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US3093017A
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Spar riveting machine
Assignee: ACF Industries Inc
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Filing: 1960-11-01
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Granted: 1963-06-11
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Expires: 1980-11-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John J White
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:59
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21J; B21J15/00; B21J15/10; B21J15/16; B21J15/20; B21J15/14; B21J15/142; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/21; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A MACHINE FOR SEQUENTIAL APPLICATION OF A PLURALITY OF RIVET FASTENERS TO, WORK PIECE, INCLUDING TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS LOCATING IN PLAN THE POSITIONS AT WHICH FASTENERS ARE TO BE APPLIED, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK PIECE AND SAID TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS IN PLANES DISPLACED FROM EACH OTHER , A CARRIAGE MEMBER, A LINEAR TRACK GUIDING SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER ALONG A PATH GENERALLY PARALLEL THE LONGEST DIMENSION OF THE WORK PIECE, A WORK HEAD ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE IN A WAY PERMITTING IT TO TRAVERSE THE WORK PIECE, AN INDEX HEAD ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE IN A WAY PERMITTING IT TO SIMILARLY TRAVERSE SAID TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS BY RADIAL EXTENSION AND ROTATION, MEANS FOR TRANSLATING SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER IN A PATH RETRACTING SAID INDEX HEAD TO ITS INITIAL RADIAL EXTENT, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID WORK HEAD INTO ORIENTATION COINCIDENT WITH THAT OF SAID INDEX HEAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A MACHINE FOR SEQUENTIAL APPLICATION OF A PLURALITY OF RIVET FASTENERS TO, WORK PIECE, INCLUDING TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS LOCATING IN PLAN THE POSITIONS AT WHICH FASTENERS ARE TO BE APPLIED, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK PIECE AND SAID TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS IN PLANES DISPLACED FROM EACH OTHER , A CARRIAGE MEMBER, A LINEAR TRACK GUIDING SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER ALONG A PATH GENERALLY PARALLEL THE LONGEST DIMENSION OF THE WORK PIECE, A WORK HEAD ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE IN A WAY PERMITTING IT TO TRAVERSE THE WORK PIECE, AN INDEX HEAD ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE IN A WAY PERMITTING IT TO SIMILARLY TRAVERSE SAID TEMPLATE PATTERN MEANS BY RADIAL EXTENSION AND ROTATION, MEANS FOR TRANSLATING SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER IN A PATH RETRACTING SAID INDEX HEAD TO ITS INITIAL RADIAL EXTENT, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID WORK HEAD INTO ORIENTATION COINCIDENT WITH THAT OF SAID INDEX HEAD.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-06-10 | 1966-12-10 | 1967-06-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-06-10 | 1970-12-10 | 1971-06-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-06-10 | 1974-12-10 | 1975-06-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |