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US3077282A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Molded hinge structure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-10-27
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Granted: 1963-02-12
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Expires: 1980-10-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul J Eggers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 18:13
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D1/00; E05D1/06; E05D7/00; E05D7/10; E05D7/1061; E05D7/1077; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S16/00; Y10S16/13; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A PLASTIC CONTAINER WHICH INCLUDES, IN COMBINATION, A BODY MEMBER AND A COVER MEMBER THEREFOR, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A REAR WALL, TWO HINGE MEMBERS SPACED ON THE REAR WALL OF THE COVER MEMBER, TWO HINGE MEMBERS SPACED ON THE REAR WALL OF THE BODY MEMBER, SAID SPACED MEMBERS ON THE REAR WALLS FORMING TWO HINGE UNITS WHEN THE COVER MEMBER IS JOINED TO THE BODY MEMBER, EACH HINGE UNIT HAVING A MALE HINGE MEMBER EXTENDING FROM ONE REAR WALL AND A FEMALE HINGE MEMBER EXTENDING FROM THE OTHER REAR WALL, SAID MALE HINGE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF BALL-LIKE PINTLES, SAID FEMALE HINGE MEMBER HAVING A RECTILINEAR ELEMENT WITH A PAIR OF OPPOSED FIRST AND SECOND SPACED SURFACES, A SOCKET FORMED COMPLETELY WITHIN THE EDGES OF SAID FIRST SURFACE, A CONTINUOUS VERTICAL SLOT EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE SECOND SURFACE, SAID SLOT BEING OPEN AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS AND EXTENDING IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS REAR WALL, AND SAID PINTLES ON THE MALE ELEMENT SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF SAID SOCKET AND THE BOTTOM OF SAID SLOT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A PLASTIC CONTAINER WHICH INCLUDES, IN COMBINATION, A BODY MEMBER AND A COVER MEMBER THEREFOR, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A REAR WALL, TWO HINGE MEMBERS SPACED ON THE REAR WALL OF THE COVER MEMBER, TWO HINGE MEMBERS SPACED ON THE REAR WALL OF THE BODY MEMBER, SAID SPACED MEMBERS ON THE REAR WALLS FORMING TWO HINGE UNITS WHEN THE COVER MEMBER IS JOINED TO THE BODY MEMBER, EACH HINGE UNIT HAVING A MALE HINGE MEMBER EXTENDING FROM ONE REAR WALL AND A FEMALE HINGE MEMBER EXTENDING FROM THE OTHER REAR WALL, SAID MALE HINGE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF BALL-LIKE PINTLES, SAID FEMALE HINGE MEMBER HAVING A RECTILINEAR ELEMENT WITH A PAIR OF OPPOSED FIRST AND SECOND SPACED SURFACES, A SOCKET FORMED COMPLETELY WITHIN THE EDGES OF SAID FIRST SURFACE, A CONTINUOUS VERTICAL SLOT EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE SECOND SURFACE, SAID SLOT BEING OPEN AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS AND EXTENDING IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS REAR WALL, AND SAID PINTLES ON THE MALE ELEMENT SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF SAID SOCKET AND THE BOTTOM OF SAID SLOT.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-11 1966-08-13 1967-02-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-11 1970-08-13 1971-02-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-11 1974-08-13 1975-02-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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