← Back to Patent Explorer
US3289840A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cover for drainage tiles

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1964-03-30
•
Granted: 1966-12-06
•
Expires: 1984-03-30
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Neil W Kahn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:54
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M29/00; A01M29/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 195 words
A GATE ASSEMBLY FOR DRAINAGE TILES, COMPRISING, A CYLINDRICAL CLAMP MEMBER ADAPTED TO EMBRACE A CYLINDRICAL TILE, AN ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, A GATE UNIT HAVING A FRAME MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ARM, AT A POINT SPACED FROM SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART FINGER MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, SAID GATE UNIT ADAPTED TO PIVOT TO AN OPEN POSITION AT AN ANGLE TO THE END PLANE OF A TILE, AND TO A CLOSED POSITION ADJACENT THE END OF A TILE, SAID FINGERS HAVING A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE OPEN END OF A TILE, AND SAID FINGERS BEING DISPOSED IN A PLANE AT AN ANGLE TO A NORMAL TRANSVERSE PLANE TO SAID ARM WHEN SAID GATE UNIT IS IN SAID POSITION, SAID ARM HAVING PIVOTAL MEANS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FINGER MEMBERS FROM THE POINT OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID GATE UNIT MAY BE REVERSED AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER BY SAID PIVOTAL MEANS THEREBY POSITIONING SAID FINGER MEMBERS AT AN ANGLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID NORMAL PLANE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 195 words
A GATE ASSEMBLY FOR DRAINAGE TILES, COMPRISING, A CYLINDRICAL CLAMP MEMBER ADAPTED TO EMBRACE A CYLINDRICAL TILE, AN ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, A GATE UNIT HAVING A FRAME MEMBER CONNECTED TO SAID ARM, AT A POINT SPACED FROM SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, AND A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART FINGER MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBER, SAID GATE UNIT ADAPTED TO PIVOT TO AN OPEN POSITION AT AN ANGLE TO THE END PLANE OF A TILE, AND TO A CLOSED POSITION ADJACENT THE END OF A TILE, SAID FINGERS HAVING A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE OPEN END OF A TILE, AND SAID FINGERS BEING DISPOSED IN A PLANE AT AN ANGLE TO A NORMAL TRANSVERSE PLANE TO SAID ARM WHEN SAID GATE UNIT IS IN SAID POSITION, SAID ARM HAVING PIVOTAL MEANS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FINGER MEMBERS FROM THE POINT OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID GATE UNIT MAY BE REVERSED AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CLAMP MEMBER BY SAID PIVOTAL MEANS THEREBY POSITIONING SAID FINGER MEMBERS AT AN ANGLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID NORMAL PLANE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US891012A Cited
US929514A Cited
US928481A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-05 1970-06-06 1970-12-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-05 1974-06-06 1974-12-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-05 1978-06-06 1978-12-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag