US3098567A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Pipe rack
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1962-03-05
•
Granted: 1963-07-23
•
Expires: 1982-03-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Homer J Steel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; B65G1/04; B65G1/06; B65G1/07; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/10; Y10S414/102; Y10S414/103; Y10S414/104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
AN APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND BUNDLING PIPES INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURING STEPS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL RACKS DISPOSED IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP, EACH OF SAID RACKS INCLUDING A BASE, A PAIR OF UPRIGHT MEMBERS DISPOSED IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON SAID BASE, A FLEXIBLE NON-ELASTIC STRAP TRAINED OVER THE TOPS OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED THEREBY, SAID STRAP INCLUDING A PIPE SUPPORTING AND PIPE CONFORMING PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND END PORTIONS LYING ADJACENT TO SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS, THE STRAPS CARRIED BY THE RACKS BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION LEAVING INTERMEDIATE AND END PORTIONS OF PIPE ON SAID STRAPS CLEAR FOR ENGAGEMENT BY HANDLING APPARATUS, AND YIELDABLE STRAP ANCHORING MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID STRAP AND SAID BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID STRAP IN SUBSTANTIALLY TAUT CONDITION WHEREBY THE APPLICATION OF PIPES ON SAID PIPE SUPPORTING POR TIONS OF SAID STRAPS RESULTING IN THE ELONGATION OF SAID YIELDABLE ANCHORING MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE LOADING LEBEL OF SAID RACK AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT HEIGHT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
AN APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND BUNDLING PIPES INCIDENT TO MANUFACTURING STEPS, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL RACKS DISPOSED IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP, EACH OF SAID RACKS INCLUDING A BASE, A PAIR OF UPRIGHT MEMBERS DISPOSED IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP ON SAID BASE, A FLEXIBLE NON-ELASTIC STRAP TRAINED OVER THE TOPS OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND SUPPORTED THEREBY, SAID STRAP INCLUDING A PIPE SUPPORTING AND PIPE CONFORMING PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND END PORTIONS LYING ADJACENT TO SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS, THE STRAPS CARRIED BY THE RACKS BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION LEAVING INTERMEDIATE AND END PORTIONS OF PIPE ON SAID STRAPS CLEAR FOR ENGAGEMENT BY HANDLING APPARATUS, AND YIELDABLE STRAP ANCHORING MEANS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ENDS OF SAID STRAP AND SAID BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID STRAP IN SUBSTANTIALLY TAUT CONDITION WHEREBY THE APPLICATION OF PIPES ON SAID PIPE SUPPORTING POR TIONS OF SAID STRAPS RESULTING IN THE ELONGATION OF SAID YIELDABLE ANCHORING MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE LOADING LEBEL OF SAID RACK AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT HEIGHT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1854124A
Cited
US2449395A
Cited
US2560928A
Cited
US2493976A
Cited
DE969007C
Cited
US2739862A
Cited
US2928657A
Cited
FR1149798A
Cited
US3055515A
Cited
US3045846A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-07-22 | 1967-01-21 | 1967-07-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-07-22 | 1971-01-21 | 1971-07-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-07-22 | 1975-01-21 | 1975-07-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |