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US3096528A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Couch convertible into beds

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-01
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Granted: 1963-07-09
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Expires: 1981-09-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph F Inco

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 09:56
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/04; A47C17/13; A47C17/132; A47C17/134; A47C17/22; A47C17/24; A47C17/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 181 words
IN A CONVERTIBLE COUCH STRUCTURE: A PAIR OF HINGEDLY CONNECTED RECTANGULAR FRAMES, WHEREBY ONE MAY BE MOVED FROM A SIDE-BY-SIDE POSITION TO A JUXTAPOSED POSITION AND FROM A JUXTAPOSED POSITION TO A SIDE-BY-SIDE POSITION; SAID FRAMES EACH CARRYING A WIRE-SPRING NETWORK; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OF THE FRAMES ABOVE THE FLOOR; A BACK STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO THE OTHER FRAME AND SERVING TO FORM AT LEAST A PART OF THE COUCH BACK, SAID BACK STRUCTURE HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE COOPERATING WITH THE FLOOR TO SUPPORT THE SAID OTHER FRAME ADJACENT SAID ONE OF THE FRAMES; A PAIR OF CUSHIONS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING ALONG THE FRAMES AND IN SUPERPOSED POSITION OVER SAID WIRE-SPRING NETWORK WHEN THE STRUCTURE IS USED AS A COUCH; AND A FABRIC COVER HAVING ONE END SO ATTACHED TO SAID OTHER FRAME THAT IT LIES BETWEEN ITS SPRING-WIRE NETWORK AND THE UPPER CUSHION WHEN THE STRUCTURE IS USED AS A COUCH, SAID FABRIC THEN EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN FRONT OF THE LOWER CUSHION AND IN FRONT OF AND UNDER SAID ONE FRAME WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO A PERMANENTLY STATIONARY UNDER-PORTION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 181 words
IN A CONVERTIBLE COUCH STRUCTURE: A PAIR OF HINGEDLY CONNECTED RECTANGULAR FRAMES, WHEREBY ONE MAY BE MOVED FROM A SIDE-BY-SIDE POSITION TO A JUXTAPOSED POSITION AND FROM A JUXTAPOSED POSITION TO A SIDE-BY-SIDE POSITION; SAID FRAMES EACH CARRYING A WIRE-SPRING NETWORK; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING ONE OF THE FRAMES ABOVE THE FLOOR; A BACK STRUCTURE ATTACHED TO THE OTHER FRAME AND SERVING TO FORM AT LEAST A PART OF THE COUCH BACK, SAID BACK STRUCTURE HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE COOPERATING WITH THE FLOOR TO SUPPORT THE SAID OTHER FRAME ADJACENT SAID ONE OF THE FRAMES; A PAIR OF CUSHIONS RESPECTIVELY EXTENDING ALONG THE FRAMES AND IN SUPERPOSED POSITION OVER SAID WIRE-SPRING NETWORK WHEN THE STRUCTURE IS USED AS A COUCH; AND A FABRIC COVER HAVING ONE END SO ATTACHED TO SAID OTHER FRAME THAT IT LIES BETWEEN ITS SPRING-WIRE NETWORK AND THE UPPER CUSHION WHEN THE STRUCTURE IS USED AS A COUCH, SAID FABRIC THEN EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY IN FRONT OF THE LOWER CUSHION AND IN FRONT OF AND UNDER SAID ONE FRAME WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO A PERMANENTLY STATIONARY UNDER-PORTION THEREOF.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-07-08 1967-01-07 1967-07-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-08 1971-01-07 1971-07-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-08 1975-01-07 1975-07-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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