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US3080892A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wire harness having provision for branchouts

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-07-01
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1980-07-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter A Plummer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 07:14
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/10; F16L59/02; F16L59/021; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0437; H02G3/045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 106 words
AN ELONGATED ONE-PIECE GENERALLY TUBULAR ENCLOSURE FOR CABLING HAVING A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED BRANCHOUTS OF RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE IN COMPARISON WITH THE SIZE OF THE CABLING AS A WHOLE, SAID ENCLOSURE COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE OF HEAT-FUSIBLE SUBSTANTIALLY HOMOGENEOUS INSULATING MATERIAL PREFORMED ALONG ITS LATERAL EDGES TO EXHIBIT NORMALLY A RELATIVELY WIDE THIN ELLIPTICAL SHAPE IN CROSS SECTION WITH THE OPPOSED WALLS NORMALLY LYING CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID ELLIPTICALLY SHAPED ENCLOSURE HAVING OPENINGS SPACED ALONG AT LEAST ONE LATERAL EDGE THEREOF OF A SIZE READILY ACCOMMODATING THE INSULATION-COVERED WIRES OF INDIVDUAL BRANCHOUTS FROM THE MAIN BODY OF CABLING ADAPTED TO BE ENCASED BY SAID ENCLOSURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 106 words
AN ELONGATED ONE-PIECE GENERALLY TUBULAR ENCLOSURE FOR CABLING HAVING A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED BRANCHOUTS OF RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE IN COMPARISON WITH THE SIZE OF THE CABLING AS A WHOLE, SAID ENCLOSURE COMPRISING AN ENVELOPE OF HEAT-FUSIBLE SUBSTANTIALLY HOMOGENEOUS INSULATING MATERIAL PREFORMED ALONG ITS LATERAL EDGES TO EXHIBIT NORMALLY A RELATIVELY WIDE THIN ELLIPTICAL SHAPE IN CROSS SECTION WITH THE OPPOSED WALLS NORMALLY LYING CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID ELLIPTICALLY SHAPED ENCLOSURE HAVING OPENINGS SPACED ALONG AT LEAST ONE LATERAL EDGE THEREOF OF A SIZE READILY ACCOMMODATING THE INSULATION-COVERED WIRES OF INDIVDUAL BRANCHOUTS FROM THE MAIN BODY OF CABLING ADAPTED TO BE ENCASED BY SAID ENCLOSURE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-11 1966-09-10 1967-03-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-11 1970-09-10 1971-03-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-11 1974-09-10 1975-03-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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