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US3076669A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plastic bellows elbow with spigot and socket ends

Assignee: Fanner Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1961-02-20
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Granted: 1963-02-05
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Expires: 1981-02-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Seymour N Schlein

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:02
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L43/00; F16L43/008; E; E04; E04D; E04D13/00; E04D13/04; E04D13/08; F16J; F16J3/00; F16J3/04; F16J3/041; E04D2013/0833; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S4/00; Y10S4/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
AN ELBOW FOR CONNECTING AN EAVESTROUGH TO A DOWNSPOUT WHEREIN THE EAVESTROUGH HAS A COUPLING OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION CONNECTED THERETO, SAID ELBOW COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION FOR TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT OVER THE OUTSIDE OF SAID COUPLING AND BEING COMPRISED OF A PLASTIC HAVING LIMITED FLEXIBILITY AND A TENDENCY TO COLD FLOW TO A PREDETERMINED SET UNDER SUSTAINED PRESSURE AND HAVING AN ELASTIC MEMORY, SUCH AS TO CAUSE IT TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFORMATION UPON RELEASE OF PRESSURE AND THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND FORM A CLOSE WEATHERPROOF SEAL, SUCH AS POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND HAVING AN UPPER PORTION WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION AND OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY THAT OF THE COUPLING ON THE EAVESTROUGH AND BEING OF INCREASING DIAMETER TOWARD ITS UPPER END, TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID WALLS BEING FORMED WITH AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION ARRANGED TO BE DISTORTED ON APPLICATION AND THE TWO ADJACENT SIDES BEING FORMED WITH A MEDIAN ZONE WHICH GRADUALLY INCREASES IN DIAMETER TOWARD THE MID-LINE OF THE WALL TO PROVIDE AN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
AN ELBOW FOR CONNECTING AN EAVESTROUGH TO A DOWNSPOUT WHEREIN THE EAVESTROUGH HAS A COUPLING OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION CONNECTED THERETO, SAID ELBOW COMPRISING AN UPPER PORTION FOR TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT OVER THE OUTSIDE OF SAID COUPLING AND BEING COMPRISED OF A PLASTIC HAVING LIMITED FLEXIBILITY AND A TENDENCY TO COLD FLOW TO A PREDETERMINED SET UNDER SUSTAINED PRESSURE AND HAVING AN ELASTIC MEMORY, SUCH AS TO CAUSE IT TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFORMATION UPON RELEASE OF PRESSURE AND THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT AND FORM A CLOSE WEATHERPROOF SEAL, SUCH AS POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND HAVING AN UPPER PORTION WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION AND OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY THAT OF THE COUPLING ON THE EAVESTROUGH AND BEING OF INCREASING DIAMETER TOWARD ITS UPPER END, TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID WALLS BEING FORMED WITH AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION ARRANGED TO BE DISTORTED ON APPLICATION AND THE TWO ADJACENT SIDES BEING FORMED WITH A MEDIAN ZONE WHICH GRADUALLY INCREASES IN DIAMETER TOWARD THE MID-LINE OF THE WALL TO PROVIDE AN

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-04 1966-08-06 1967-02-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-04 1970-08-06 1971-02-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-04 1974-08-06 1975-02-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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