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US3213746A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Anchoring socket for screw type fasteners

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-24
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1983-10-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James E Dwyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 16:13
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B13/00; F16B13/04; F16B13/08; F16B13/0808; F16B13/06; F16B13/12; F16B13/124; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/913; Y10S411/955; Y10S411/965; Y10S411/97

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
A SOCKET DEVICE FOR ANCHORING A SCREW TO A WALL COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ANGULAR SHAPED BODY MEMBERS, EACH SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A FIRST LONGITUDINAL SEGMENT AND A SECOND SEGMENT INTEGRALLY ATTACHED AND INCLINED THERETO; A FIXED NON-YIELDABLE WEB MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING AND CONNECTING SAID FIRST LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS TOGETHER AT ONE END, THEREBY FORMING THE HEAD END OF THE SOCKET, AND A FLANGE EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS AT SAID HEAD END, SAID FIRST SEGMENTS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITHIN A WALL APERTURE BEFORE A SCREW IS INSERTED WITHIN THE SOCKET, WHILE SAID SECOND SEGMENTS ARE DIVERGENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER; A FIRST SLIGHTLY FLEXIBLE WEB MEANS CONNECTING SAID BODY MEMBERS AT THE JUNCTIONS OF SID FIRST AND SECOND SEGMENTS AND HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING; A SECOND FLEXIBLE WEB MEANS LOCATED BETWEEN AND CONNECTED THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND INTEGRAL SEGMENTS, FOR FORCING SAID SECOND SEGMENTS FURTHER APART TO SECURE THE SOCKET DEVICE WITHIN A WALL APERTURE WHEN IT IS ENGAGED BY A SCREW ADVANCED AXIALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST SEGMENTS AND THROUGH SAID FIXED AND SAID FIRST FLEXIBLE WEB MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
A SOCKET DEVICE FOR ANCHORING A SCREW TO A WALL COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ANGULAR SHAPED BODY MEMBERS, EACH SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A FIRST LONGITUDINAL SEGMENT AND A SECOND SEGMENT INTEGRALLY ATTACHED AND INCLINED THERETO; A FIXED NON-YIELDABLE WEB MEMBER HAVING AN AXIAL OPENING AND CONNECTING SAID FIRST LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS TOGETHER AT ONE END, THEREBY FORMING THE HEAD END OF THE SOCKET, AND A FLANGE EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID LONGITUDINAL SEGMENTS AT SAID HEAD END, SAID FIRST SEGMENTS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITHIN A WALL APERTURE BEFORE A SCREW IS INSERTED WITHIN THE SOCKET, WHILE SAID SECOND SEGMENTS ARE DIVERGENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER; A FIRST SLIGHTLY FLEXIBLE WEB MEANS CONNECTING SAID BODY MEMBERS AT THE JUNCTIONS OF SID FIRST AND SECOND SEGMENTS AND HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING; A SECOND FLEXIBLE WEB MEANS LOCATED BETWEEN AND CONNECTED THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND INTEGRAL SEGMENTS, FOR FORCING SAID SECOND SEGMENTS FURTHER APART TO SECURE THE SOCKET DEVICE WITHIN A WALL APERTURE WHEN IT IS ENGAGED BY A SCREW ADVANCED AXIALLY BETWEEN SAID FIRST SEGMENTS AND THROUGH SAID FIXED AND SAID FIRST FLEXIBLE WEB MEMBERS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-25 1969-04-26 1969-10-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-10-25 1973-04-26 1973-10-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-10-25 1977-04-26 1977-10-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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