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US3255987A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adjustable plastic pin support

Assignee: GB Lewis Co
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Filing: 1965-04-28
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1985-04-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David M Gatch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 08:57
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B21/00; F16B21/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
IN A JOINT, A PANEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPENING THEREIN WITH ITS PERIPHERY DEFINED ABOUT ITS CENTER BY VARYING RADII, A CONNECTION INCLUDING TWO ENLARGEMENTS WITH A SHANK BETWEEN THEM AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE NO LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE PANEL, AT LEAST ONE ENLARGEMENT BEING SHAPED SO THAT WHEN IT IS ORIENTED IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE OPENING IT WILL PASS THROUGH THE OPENING BUT NOT WHEN ORIENTED IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, AND A FORMATION ON AT LEAST A SELECTED ONE OF THE ENLARGEMENTS SPACED OUTWARDLY A DISTANCE FROM THE SHANK PROVIDING AN INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE ENLARGEMENTS AND THE PANEL WHEN THE ENLARGEMENTS ARE POSITIONED IN THE OPENING, ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PANEL, AND ORIENTED IN THE SAID ANOTHER DIRECTION, THE ENLARGEMENT WITH THE FORMATION BEING SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE RELATIVE TO THE DISTANCE OF THE FORMATION FROM THE SHANK SUCH THAT ROTATION OF THE CONNECTION FROM THE SAID ONE DIRECTION TO THE SAID ANOTHER DIRECTION CAUSES THE SELECTED ONE OF THE ENLARGEMENTS TO FLEX THEREBY PROVIDING A RIGID COMPRESSION FIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
IN A JOINT, A PANEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPENING THEREIN WITH ITS PERIPHERY DEFINED ABOUT ITS CENTER BY VARYING RADII, A CONNECTION INCLUDING TWO ENLARGEMENTS WITH A SHANK BETWEEN THEM AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE NO LESS THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE PANEL, AT LEAST ONE ENLARGEMENT BEING SHAPED SO THAT WHEN IT IS ORIENTED IN ONE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE OPENING IT WILL PASS THROUGH THE OPENING BUT NOT WHEN ORIENTED IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, AND A FORMATION ON AT LEAST A SELECTED ONE OF THE ENLARGEMENTS SPACED OUTWARDLY A DISTANCE FROM THE SHANK PROVIDING AN INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE ENLARGEMENTS AND THE PANEL WHEN THE ENLARGEMENTS ARE POSITIONED IN THE OPENING, ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PANEL, AND ORIENTED IN THE SAID ANOTHER DIRECTION, THE ENLARGEMENT WITH THE FORMATION BEING SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE RELATIVE TO THE DISTANCE OF THE FORMATION FROM THE SHANK SUCH THAT ROTATION OF THE CONNECTION FROM THE SAID ONE DIRECTION TO THE SAID ANOTHER DIRECTION CAUSES THE SELECTED ONE OF THE ENLARGEMENTS TO FLEX THEREBY PROVIDING A RIGID COMPRESSION FIT.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-06-13 1969-12-13 1970-06-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-06-13 1973-12-13 1974-06-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-06-13 1977-12-13 1978-06-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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