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Artist's brush case and rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-09
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Granted: 1963-02-19
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Expires: 1980-12-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles R Wood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 21:20
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44D; B44D3/00; B44D3/04; B44D3/12; B44D3/125

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
IN AN ARTIST''S BRUSH CASE AND RACK, A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING BRUSHES AND OTHER ARTICLES USED BY ARTISTS, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A PLANAR BOTTOM WALL, END WALLS AND SIDE WALLS WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS DISPOSED IN INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION WITH THE BOTTOM WALL, A COVER FOR CLOSING THE CONTAINER HINGED TO SAID INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING SIDE WALL FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF TO OPEN DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE BOTTOM WALL, SAID COVER INCLUDING HINGEDLY CONNECTED SECTIONS FOR MOVEMENT FROM PLANAR RELATION TO FOLDED RELATION SO AS TO COVER WHEN IN FOLDED RELATION ANY PAINT ON THE INNER FACES THEREOF AND HAVING A SLOT EXTENDING PARTIALLY OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND SAID COVER DEPENDING FROM AND SUPPORTED WHEN IN OPEN RELATION ON SAID INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING SIDE WALL, AT LEAST ONE RACK HAVING OUTWARDLY PROJECTING TEETH WITH RECESSES THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES ON THE TEETH FOR CONVENIENT USE, AND STUD MEANS ENGAGING SAID RACK AND SAID SLOT RELEASABLY MOUNTING THE RACK IN UPWARD RELATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER WHEN THE COVER IS IN SAID OPEN RELATION WHEREBY THE RACK RETAINS THE SECTIONS OF THE COVER IN PLANAR RELATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
IN AN ARTIST''S BRUSH CASE AND RACK, A CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING BRUSHES AND OTHER ARTICLES USED BY ARTISTS, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A PLANAR BOTTOM WALL, END WALLS AND SIDE WALLS WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE WALLS DISPOSED IN INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION WITH THE BOTTOM WALL, A COVER FOR CLOSING THE CONTAINER HINGED TO SAID INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING SIDE WALL FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF TO OPEN DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED ACUTE ANGULAR RELATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE BOTTOM WALL, SAID COVER INCLUDING HINGEDLY CONNECTED SECTIONS FOR MOVEMENT FROM PLANAR RELATION TO FOLDED RELATION SO AS TO COVER WHEN IN FOLDED RELATION ANY PAINT ON THE INNER FACES THEREOF AND HAVING A SLOT EXTENDING PARTIALLY OF THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND SAID COVER DEPENDING FROM AND SUPPORTED WHEN IN OPEN RELATION ON SAID INWARDLY OVER-EXTENDING SIDE WALL, AT LEAST ONE RACK HAVING OUTWARDLY PROJECTING TEETH WITH RECESSES THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES ON THE TEETH FOR CONVENIENT USE, AND STUD MEANS ENGAGING SAID RACK AND SAID SLOT RELEASABLY MOUNTING THE RACK IN UPWARD RELATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER WHEN THE COVER IS IN SAID OPEN RELATION WHEREBY THE RACK RETAINS THE SECTIONS OF THE COVER IN PLANAR RELATION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-18 1966-08-20 1967-02-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-18 1970-08-20 1971-02-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-18 1974-08-20 1975-02-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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