US3255987A
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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
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 David M Gatch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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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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| 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 |