US3236204A
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Channel indicator window assembly
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-06-18
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-06-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond S Joseph
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:42
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03J; H03J1/00; H03J1/02; H03J1/04; H03J1/045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
IN A TELEVISION CHANNEL INDICATOR ASSEMBLY, A WINDOW INSERT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FIRST APERTURE IN AN ESCUTCHEON COMPRISING: (A) AN OVERLAY ARRANGED TO BE MOUNTED PARALLEL TO THE ESCUTCHEON AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE ARRANGED FOR SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE FIRST APERTURE IN THE ESCUTCHEON; (B) A FRAME SIZED TO OVERLIE THE PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (C) A HOOD EXTENDING FROM SAID FRAME AND DEFINING AN INSET VIEWING AREA; AND (D) A PAIR OF PLANAR RESILIENT MEMBERS ATTACHED TO SAID HOOD ADJACENT SAID FRAME; (AA) SAID MEMBERS BEING MOUNTED ON OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID HOOD AND BEING DIMENSIONED TO EXTEND THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (BB) A PROJECTION BEING FORMED ON EACH OF SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS ADJACENT ITS UNATTACHED END, EACH PROJECTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HOOD; (CC) THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF SAID FRAME TO THE LEADING EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PORJECTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE COMBINED WIDTH OF THE ESCUTCHEON AND SAID OVERLAY; (DD) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTERMOST POINTS OF SAID PROJECTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES WHEREBY SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS MAY BE FLEXED UPON BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES TO PROVIDE A SNAP-IN MOUNTING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
IN A TELEVISION CHANNEL INDICATOR ASSEMBLY, A WINDOW INSERT ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FIRST APERTURE IN AN ESCUTCHEON COMPRISING: (A) AN OVERLAY ARRANGED TO BE MOUNTED PARALLEL TO THE ESCUTCHEON AND HAVING A SECOND APERTURE ARRANGED FOR SUBSTANTIAL REGISTRY WITH THE FIRST APERTURE IN THE ESCUTCHEON; (B) A FRAME SIZED TO OVERLIE THE PERIPHERY OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (C) A HOOD EXTENDING FROM SAID FRAME AND DEFINING AN INSET VIEWING AREA; AND (D) A PAIR OF PLANAR RESILIENT MEMBERS ATTACHED TO SAID HOOD ADJACENT SAID FRAME; (AA) SAID MEMBERS BEING MOUNTED ON OPPOSING SIDES OF SAID HOOD AND BEING DIMENSIONED TO EXTEND THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES; (BB) A PROJECTION BEING FORMED ON EACH OF SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS ADJACENT ITS UNATTACHED END, EACH PROJECTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID HOOD; (CC) THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF SAID FRAME TO THE LEADING EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PORJECTIONS BEING EQUAL TO THE COMBINED WIDTH OF THE ESCUTCHEON AND SAID OVERLAY; (DD) THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTERMOST POINTS OF SAID PROJECTIONS BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES WHEREBY SAID RESILIENT MEMBERS MAY BE FLEXED UPON BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND APERTURES TO PROVIDE A SNAP-IN MOUNTING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-21 | 1969-08-23 | 1970-02-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-21 | 1973-08-23 | 1974-02-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-21 | 1977-08-23 | 1978-02-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |