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US3087767A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Secretariat convertible cabinets

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-18
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Granted: 1963-04-30
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Expires: 1981-05-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Schell Samuel Duvall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:55
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B85/00; A47B85/08; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0066; A47B2200/0067; A47B2200/0069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A SECRETARIAT-CONVERTIBLE CABINET OF THE KIND DESCRIBED, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FRONT WALL, TWO SIDE WALLS, A REAR WALL, A BOTTOM WALL AND A TOP WALL MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT TO EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET AT ITS TOP, A HORIZONTAL PARTITION MOUNTED WITHIN THE CABINET AT A DISTANCE BELOW THE TOP WALL TO PROVIDE AN UPPER COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE CABINET AND POSITIONED AT A HEIGHT TO PROVIDE A TABLE, THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL FORMING THE FRONT WALL OF SAID COMPARTMENT BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED TO EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT WITHIN SAID CABINET, THE PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS UPWARDLY FROM SAID PARTITION BEING MOUNTED ON THE CABINET TO SWING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO FORM HORIZONTAL SIDE EXTENSIONS OF SAID PARTITION, WHEN SAID TOP WALL AND UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL ARE MOVED TO EXPOSE SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, SAID UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL COMPRISING TWO DOOR PANELS, EACH HINGED TO THE VERTICAL EDGE PORTION OF ITS ADJACENT SWINGABLE SIDE WALL PORTION SO AS TO LIE ADJACENT THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL THEREWITH WHEN SAID SWINGABLE SIDE WALL PORTIONS ARE MOVED TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION TO PROVIDE TABLE-LIKE EXTENSIONS IN SAID PARTITION, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SIDE WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR HORIZONTAL EXTENDED POSITION, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SIDE AND FRONT WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR CLOSED POSITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A SECRETARIAT-CONVERTIBLE CABINET OF THE KIND DESCRIBED, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FRONT WALL, TWO SIDE WALLS, A REAR WALL, A BOTTOM WALL AND A TOP WALL MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT TO EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET AT ITS TOP, A HORIZONTAL PARTITION MOUNTED WITHIN THE CABINET AT A DISTANCE BELOW THE TOP WALL TO PROVIDE AN UPPER COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE CABINET AND POSITIONED AT A HEIGHT TO PROVIDE A TABLE, THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL FORMING THE FRONT WALL OF SAID COMPARTMENT BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED TO EXPOSE THE INTERIOR OF SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT WITHIN SAID CABINET, THE PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE WALLS UPWARDLY FROM SAID PARTITION BEING MOUNTED ON THE CABINET TO SWING OUTWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO FORM HORIZONTAL SIDE EXTENSIONS OF SAID PARTITION, WHEN SAID TOP WALL AND UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL ARE MOVED TO EXPOSE SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, SAID UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRONT WALL COMPRISING TWO DOOR PANELS, EACH HINGED TO THE VERTICAL EDGE PORTION OF ITS ADJACENT SWINGABLE SIDE WALL PORTION SO AS TO LIE ADJACENT THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL THEREWITH WHEN SAID SWINGABLE SIDE WALL PORTIONS ARE MOVED TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION TO PROVIDE TABLE-LIKE EXTENSIONS IN SAID PARTITION, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SIDE WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR HORIZONTAL EXTENDED POSITION, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID SIDE AND FRONT WALL PORTIONS IN THEIR CLOSED POSITIONS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-29 1966-10-29 1967-04-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-29 1970-10-29 1971-04-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-29 1974-10-29 1975-04-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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