US3357142A
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Foam plastic shelter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-31
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1983-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack F Furrer
- 👤 George E Murray
- 👤 Charles N Gardner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:30
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/20; E04H2015/202; E04H2015/205; E04H2015/206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING A STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO FORM A SHELTER, SAID STRUCUTURE COMPRISING FLEXIBLE MEMBERS FORMING INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF THE SHELTER WHEN SAID SHELTER IS ERECTED, SPACER MEANS CONNECTING SAID INNER AND OUTER WALLS AND BEING SUFFICIENT IN NUMBER AND PROPERLY SPACED TO MAINTAIN SAID WALLS IN GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP WHEN THE SHELTER IS ERECTED, SAID WALLS BEING PRE-CUT IN PATTERNS SUCH THAT THE STRUCTURE ASSUMES A SHELTER-LIKE FORM WHEN INFLATED, A PLURALITY OF APERTURES FOR INSERTION OF AGENTS WHICH WILL FOAM, INFLATE AND THEREBY ERECT THE SHELTER, SAID APERTURES BEING LOCATED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR INSERTION OF THE AGENTS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING A STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO FORM A SHELTER, SAID STRUCUTURE COMPRISING FLEXIBLE MEMBERS FORMING INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF THE SHELTER WHEN SAID SHELTER IS ERECTED, SPACER MEANS CONNECTING SAID INNER AND OUTER WALLS AND BEING SUFFICIENT IN NUMBER AND PROPERLY SPACED TO MAINTAIN SAID WALLS IN GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED APART RELATIONSHIP WHEN THE SHELTER IS ERECTED, SAID WALLS BEING PRE-CUT IN PATTERNS SUCH THAT THE STRUCTURE ASSUMES A SHELTER-LIKE FORM WHEN INFLATED, A PLURALITY OF APERTURES FOR INSERTION OF AGENTS WHICH WILL FOAM, INFLATE AND THEREBY ERECT THE SHELTER, SAID APERTURES BEING LOCATED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR INSERTION OF THE AGENTS
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