US3165110A
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Building construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-11
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Granted: 1965-01-12
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Expires: 1981-08-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas W Brooks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:20
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/32; E04H15/34; E04H15/36; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/32; E04B1/3205; E04H15/64; E04H15/642; E04H15/644; E04B2001/3235; E04B2001/3241; E04B2001/3247; E04B2001/3252; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S135/00; Y10S135/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A FRAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, PARALLEL, ELONGATE ARCH-SHAPED FRAME MEMBERS HAVING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING UNINTERRUPTED GROOVES FORMED IN THE OPPOSING OUTER AND INNER SURFACES THEREOF AND BRACE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FRAME MEMBERS, A FIRST SHEET OF MATERIAL COVERING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FRAME, SECOND AND THIRD SHEETS OF MATERIAL DISPOSED IN AND COVERING THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING THE ENDS OF SAID FRAME, AND A MATERIAL SECURING MEMBER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID OUTER AND INNER GROOVES AND FRICTIONALLY COOPERATING WITH THE WALLS DEFINING SAID GROOVES TO CLAMP THE SHEETS OF COVERING MATERIAL TO SAID FRAME, SAID GROOVES AND SAID MATERIAL SECURING MEMBERS BEING OF SUCH RELATIVE SIZE THAT THE MATERIAL SECURING MEMBERS ARE TIGHTLY AND SNUGLY RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVES TO TIGHTLY CLAMP THE SHEETS OF MATERIAL TO THE FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A FRAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, PARALLEL, ELONGATE ARCH-SHAPED FRAME MEMBERS HAVING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING UNINTERRUPTED GROOVES FORMED IN THE OPPOSING OUTER AND INNER SURFACES THEREOF AND BRACE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FRAME MEMBERS, A FIRST SHEET OF MATERIAL COVERING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID FRAME, SECOND AND THIRD SHEETS OF MATERIAL DISPOSED IN AND COVERING THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING THE ENDS OF SAID FRAME, AND A MATERIAL SECURING MEMBER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID OUTER AND INNER GROOVES AND FRICTIONALLY COOPERATING WITH THE WALLS DEFINING SAID GROOVES TO CLAMP THE SHEETS OF COVERING MATERIAL TO SAID FRAME, SAID GROOVES AND SAID MATERIAL SECURING MEMBERS BEING OF SUCH RELATIVE SIZE THAT THE MATERIAL SECURING MEMBERS ARE TIGHTLY AND SNUGLY RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVES TO TIGHTLY CLAMP THE SHEETS OF MATERIAL TO THE FRAME.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-01-12 | 1968-07-13 | 1969-01-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-01-12 | 1972-07-13 | 1973-01-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-01-12 | 1976-07-13 | 1977-01-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |