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US3096573A
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Apparatus for repairing a seal
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-12-09
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Granted: 1963-07-09
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Expires: 1980-12-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sr Thomas W Connors
- 👤 Howard J Blonde
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:36
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B27/00; B25B27/0028; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49718; Y10T29/49719; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49838; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/49872; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53678; Y10T29/53683; Y10T29/53909; Y10T29/5393; Y10T29/53943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DECREASING THE TOLERANCE BETWEEN AN ELONGATED, RELATIVELY COMPRESSIBLE SEALING MEANS AND AN ADJACENT SURFACE, SAID MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN, AND HAVING ONE SIDE PROJECTING SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH FROM, A CHANNEL-SHAPED GROOVE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED, THIN AND RELATIVELY INCOMPRESSIBLE AND NONEXTENSIBLE ELEMENT OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, SAID ELEMENT BEING OF NO GREATER WIDTH AND LENGTH THAN THE WIDTH AND LENGTH OF THE SEALING MEANS; AN ELONGATED GUIDE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST LENGHTWISE OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID FIRST OPENING BEING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL SIZE AND SHAPE SIMILAR TO AND NO GREATER THAN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL SIZE AND SHAPE OF SAID ELONGATED ELEMENT, SAID GUIDE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED FOR SLIDABLY AND SNUGLY RECEIVING INTO THE SAID FIRST OPENING, SAID ELONGATED, THIN AND RELATIVELY INCOMPRESSIBLE ELEMENT, AND SAID FIRST OPENING BEING ADAPTED TO GUIDE MOVEMENT OF SAID ELEMENT; A SECOND LENGHTWISE OPENING THROUGH SAID ELONGATED GUIDE MEMBER, SAID SECOND OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE FIRST OPENING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH THEREOF; AND A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID, ELONGATED DRIVING MEMBER SNUGLY AND SLIDABLY RECEIVIABLE INTO SAID SECOND OPENING, PART OF SAID DRIVING MEMBER EXTENDING INTO A PORTION OF SAID FIRST OPENING FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE END OF SAID ELEMENT FOR URGING SAID ELEMENT THROUGH SAID FIRST OPENING AND ENDWISE INTO THE GROOVE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM THEREOF AND THE ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID SEALING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SEALING MEANS IS URGED SIDEWARDLY OUT OF SAID GROOVE AND TOWARD SAID SUFACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
237 words
AN APPARATUS FOR DECREASING THE TOLERANCE BETWEEN AN ELONGATED, RELATIVELY COMPRESSIBLE SEALING MEANS AND AN ADJACENT SURFACE, SAID MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN, AND HAVING ONE SIDE PROJECTING SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH FROM, A CHANNEL-SHAPED GROOVE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED, THIN AND RELATIVELY INCOMPRESSIBLE AND NONEXTENSIBLE ELEMENT OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM THICKNESS THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, SAID ELEMENT BEING OF NO GREATER WIDTH AND LENGTH THAN THE WIDTH AND LENGTH OF THE SEALING MEANS; AN ELONGATED GUIDE MEMBER HAVING A FIRST LENGHTWISE OPENING THERETHROUGH, SAID FIRST OPENING BEING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL SIZE AND SHAPE SIMILAR TO AND NO GREATER THAN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL SIZE AND SHAPE OF SAID ELONGATED ELEMENT, SAID GUIDE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED FOR SLIDABLY AND SNUGLY RECEIVING INTO THE SAID FIRST OPENING, SAID ELONGATED, THIN AND RELATIVELY INCOMPRESSIBLE ELEMENT, AND SAID FIRST OPENING BEING ADAPTED TO GUIDE MOVEMENT OF SAID ELEMENT; A SECOND LENGHTWISE OPENING THROUGH SAID ELONGATED GUIDE MEMBER, SAID SECOND OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE FIRST OPENING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH THEREOF; AND A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID, ELONGATED DRIVING MEMBER SNUGLY AND SLIDABLY RECEIVIABLE INTO SAID SECOND OPENING, PART OF SAID DRIVING MEMBER EXTENDING INTO A PORTION OF SAID FIRST OPENING FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE END OF SAID ELEMENT FOR URGING SAID ELEMENT THROUGH SAID FIRST OPENING AND ENDWISE INTO THE GROOVE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM THEREOF AND THE ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID SEALING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID SEALING MEANS IS URGED SIDEWARDLY OUT OF SAID GROOVE AND TOWARD SAID SUFACE.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |