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Mounting of flanged appliances in countertops

Assignee: JUERGENS Mfg CO Inc
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Filing: 1960-10-10
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1980-10-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William A Juergens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 15:21
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/12; E03C1/32; E03C1/33; E03C1/335

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 157 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN APPLIANCE HAVING A PERIPHERAL RIM ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED WITHIN AN OPENING IN A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, A FRAME HAVING A TOP PORTION OVERLYING SAID APPLIANCE RIM AND ADAPTED TO OVERLIE SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND A VERTICAL PORTION EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, SAID FRAME DEFINING A GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF SAID VERTICAL PORTION AND SAID TOP PORTION, A SEPARATE CLIP HAVING A PORTION WITHIN SAID GAP FOR RELEASABLE CONNECTION TO SAID FRAME, MEANS ON SAID CLIP CONNECTING SAID APPLIANCE RIM TO SAID FRAME TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF SAID APPLIANCE AND FRAME AS A UNIT IN SAID OPENING IN SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND A SPRING DETENT ON SAID CLIP ADAPTED TO LOCK SAID MOLDING FRAME TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WHEN SAID APPLIANCE AND FRAME ARE INSERTED INTO SAID OPENING AS A UNIT, SAID SPRING DETENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARM EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE APPLIANCE AND BENT TO DEFINE A CAM SURFACE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 157 words
IN COMBINATION WITH AN APPLIANCE HAVING A PERIPHERAL RIM ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED WITHIN AN OPENING IN A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, A FRAME HAVING A TOP PORTION OVERLYING SAID APPLIANCE RIM AND ADAPTED TO OVERLIE SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND A VERTICAL PORTION EXTENDING THEREBETWEEN, SAID FRAME DEFINING A GAP BETWEEN THE TOP OF SAID VERTICAL PORTION AND SAID TOP PORTION, A SEPARATE CLIP HAVING A PORTION WITHIN SAID GAP FOR RELEASABLE CONNECTION TO SAID FRAME, MEANS ON SAID CLIP CONNECTING SAID APPLIANCE RIM TO SAID FRAME TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF SAID APPLIANCE AND FRAME AS A UNIT IN SAID OPENING IN SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND A SPRING DETENT ON SAID CLIP ADAPTED TO LOCK SAID MOLDING FRAME TO SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WHEN SAID APPLIANCE AND FRAME ARE INSERTED INTO SAID OPENING AS A UNIT, SAID SPRING DETENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ARM EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE APPLIANCE AND BENT TO DEFINE A CAM SURFACE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-11 1966-09-10 1967-03-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-11 1970-09-10 1971-03-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-11 1974-09-10 1975-03-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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