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US3340635A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Calendar pad stand

Assignee: Brown Brothers Ltd
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Filing: 1966-02-24
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1986-02-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lawrie G Mcintosh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:01
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D5/00; B42D5/04; B42D5/041; B42D5/043; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/224

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 234 words
A CALENDAR PAD STAND MOLDED OF PLASTIC, COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A PAD OF PAPER HAVING A PAIR OF PERFORATIONS AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID BASE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF APERTURES POSITIONED AS TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID PERFORATIONS IN THE PAD WITH THE PAD HAVING BEEN INSTALLED ON THE BASE MEMBER, EACH OF SAID BASE MEMBER APERTURES HAVING ONE SIDE THEREOF SHARPENED AS TO PROVIDE A RATCHET-LIKE TOOTH IN THE APERTURES; AND A TOP PIECE INCLUDING A PAIR OF INTEGRALLY MOLDED PRONGS PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY FOR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID PERFORATIONS IN SAID PAD AND THROUGH SAID APERTURES IN THE BASE MEMBER, EACH OF SAID PRONGS HAVING AT LEAST ONE RATCHET TOOTH ON THE SIDE THEREOF WHICH LIES ADJACENT TO THE SHARPENED EDGE OF ITS MATING BASE MEMBER APERTURE, SAID TOP PIECE INCLUDING A TOP WALL WHICH IS GENERALLY ROOFSHAPED BUT TRUNCATED AT ITS ENDS AND HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE WHICH IS SPLIT AT EITHER END OF THE TOP PIECE AS TO DEFINE FOUR SECTIONS IN SAID TOP WALL WITH THE PRONGS BEING CONNECTED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP WALL ADJACENT THE POINTS OF DIVISION OF SAID GROOVE WHEREBY PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID POINTS OF DIVISION FROM ABOVE WILL FLEX SAID TOP WALL DOWNWARDLY AT THESE POINTS AS TO CAUSE THE PRONGS TO MOVE OUTWARDLY TO MORE TIGHTLY ENGAGE THEIR RATCHET TEETH WITH THE RATCHET-LIKE TEETH OF SAID APERTURES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 234 words
A CALENDAR PAD STAND MOLDED OF PLASTIC, COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A PAD OF PAPER HAVING A PAIR OF PERFORATIONS AT ONE END THEREOF, SAID BASE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF APERTURES POSITIONED AS TO BE ALIGNED WITH SAID PERFORATIONS IN THE PAD WITH THE PAD HAVING BEEN INSTALLED ON THE BASE MEMBER, EACH OF SAID BASE MEMBER APERTURES HAVING ONE SIDE THEREOF SHARPENED AS TO PROVIDE A RATCHET-LIKE TOOTH IN THE APERTURES; AND A TOP PIECE INCLUDING A PAIR OF INTEGRALLY MOLDED PRONGS PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY FOR PASSAGE THROUGH SAID PERFORATIONS IN SAID PAD AND THROUGH SAID APERTURES IN THE BASE MEMBER, EACH OF SAID PRONGS HAVING AT LEAST ONE RATCHET TOOTH ON THE SIDE THEREOF WHICH LIES ADJACENT TO THE SHARPENED EDGE OF ITS MATING BASE MEMBER APERTURE, SAID TOP PIECE INCLUDING A TOP WALL WHICH IS GENERALLY ROOFSHAPED BUT TRUNCATED AT ITS ENDS AND HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE WHICH IS SPLIT AT EITHER END OF THE TOP PIECE AS TO DEFINE FOUR SECTIONS IN SAID TOP WALL WITH THE PRONGS BEING CONNECTED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP WALL ADJACENT THE POINTS OF DIVISION OF SAID GROOVE WHEREBY PRESSURE APPLIED TO SAID POINTS OF DIVISION FROM ABOVE WILL FLEX SAID TOP WALL DOWNWARDLY AT THESE POINTS AS TO CAUSE THE PRONGS TO MOVE OUTWARDLY TO MORE TIGHTLY ENGAGE THEIR RATCHET TEETH WITH THE RATCHET-LIKE TEETH OF SAID APERTURES.

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