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US3099259A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gasketing arrangement for oven door

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-12-21
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Granted: 1963-07-30
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Expires: 1980-12-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr James K Newell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 08:15
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C15/00; F24C15/02; F24C15/021

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A DOMESTIC OVEN HAVING A BODY FORMING AN OVEN CAVITY, SAID BODY HAVING A VERTICAL WALL MEMBER THAT HAS A DOOR OPENING THEREIN, A PIVOTED DOOR MEMBER ADAPTED TO CLOSE SAID OPENING, A PAIR OF GASKET MEANS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND SAID VERTICAL WALL MEMBERS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING EACH GASKET MEANS ON ONE OF SAID DOOR AND WALL MEMBERS, THE FIRST GASKET MEANS BEING A HIGHLY RESILIENT ELASTOMERIC MEMBER CIRCUMSCRIBING AT LEAST A MAJOR PORTION OF THREE EDGES OF THE DOOR OPENING, THE SAID FIRST GASKET MEANS SERVING ALSO AS A BUMPER MEMBER WHICH CUSHIONS SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COMPRESSIVE SHOCK WHEN THE DOOR IS SWUNG SHUT, THE SECOND GASKET MEANS BEING A FIBROUS INSULATION THAT CIRCUMSCRIBES A MAJOR PORTION OF THE DOOR OPENING BUT IS SPACED FROM ONE OF SAID DOOR AND WALL MEMBERS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED SO AS TO BE OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND A LATCH MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID DOOR CLOSED THEREBY REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF THE FIRST GASKET MEANS UNTIL THE SECOND GASKET MEANS IS COMPRESSED AND HENCE SEALED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VERTICAL WALL MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A DOMESTIC OVEN HAVING A BODY FORMING AN OVEN CAVITY, SAID BODY HAVING A VERTICAL WALL MEMBER THAT HAS A DOOR OPENING THEREIN, A PIVOTED DOOR MEMBER ADAPTED TO CLOSE SAID OPENING, A PAIR OF GASKET MEANS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND SAID VERTICAL WALL MEMBERS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING EACH GASKET MEANS ON ONE OF SAID DOOR AND WALL MEMBERS, THE FIRST GASKET MEANS BEING A HIGHLY RESILIENT ELASTOMERIC MEMBER CIRCUMSCRIBING AT LEAST A MAJOR PORTION OF THREE EDGES OF THE DOOR OPENING, THE SAID FIRST GASKET MEANS SERVING ALSO AS A BUMPER MEMBER WHICH CUSHIONS SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE COMPRESSIVE SHOCK WHEN THE DOOR IS SWUNG SHUT, THE SECOND GASKET MEANS BEING A FIBROUS INSULATION THAT CIRCUMSCRIBES A MAJOR PORTION OF THE DOOR OPENING BUT IS SPACED FROM ONE OF SAID DOOR AND WALL MEMBERS WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED SO AS TO BE OUT OF SEALING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND A LATCH MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID DOOR CLOSED THEREBY REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF THE FIRST GASKET MEANS UNTIL THE SECOND GASKET MEANS IS COMPRESSED AND HENCE SEALED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VERTICAL WALL MEMBERS.

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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) 1966-07-29 1967-01-28 1967-07-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-07-29 1971-01-28 1971-07-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-07-29 1975-01-28 1975-07-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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