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US3102728A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Duplicate bridge card tray

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-09
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Granted: 1963-09-03
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Expires: 1981-08-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Neil S Booth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:45
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/20; Y10T24/202; Y10T24/205; Y10T24/206

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A PLAYING-CARD TRAY OF MOLDED MATERIAL RECTANGULAR IN CONTOUR AND HAVING FOUR RECTANGULAR-SHAPED, UPWARDLYOPEN, CARD-RETAINING POCKETS FORMED THEREIN BETWEEN AND BELOW THE COMMON PLANE OF THE UPPER FACE OF A CENTRAL SECTION AND THE RESPECTIVE PERIMETRICAL PORTIONS DEFINING THE POCKETS, THE TRAY WALL DEFINING A LONG INNER PERIMETRICAL PORTION OF EACH POCKET HAVING A RECESS FORMED THEREIN BELOW THE TOP FACE OF THE TRAY WITH A NARROW TRANSVERSE SLOT OPEN TO THE FACE OF THE TRAY, A PLURALITY OF T-SHAPED CARD-RETAINING CLIPS EACH FORMED OF SPRING MATERIAL AND HAVING THE STEM PART DOUBLED BACK UPON ITSELF ADJACENT THE ARM PARTS TO DISPOSE THE ARM PARTS IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STEM PART, THE ARM PARTS BEING BOWED IN THE DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF THE ADJACENT STEM PART, THE CLIPS BEING ARRANGED IN THE RESPECTIVE POCKETS WITH THE BOWED ARM PARTS SEATED IN THE RESPECTIVE RECESSES AND WITH THE ADJACENT STEM PARTS IN THE RESPECTIVE SLOTS TO THEREBY DISPOSE THE FREE ENDS OF THE CLIPS IN YIELDING CONTACT WITH THE GROUPS OF CARDS IN THE RESPECTIVE POCKETS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
A PLAYING-CARD TRAY OF MOLDED MATERIAL RECTANGULAR IN CONTOUR AND HAVING FOUR RECTANGULAR-SHAPED, UPWARDLYOPEN, CARD-RETAINING POCKETS FORMED THEREIN BETWEEN AND BELOW THE COMMON PLANE OF THE UPPER FACE OF A CENTRAL SECTION AND THE RESPECTIVE PERIMETRICAL PORTIONS DEFINING THE POCKETS, THE TRAY WALL DEFINING A LONG INNER PERIMETRICAL PORTION OF EACH POCKET HAVING A RECESS FORMED THEREIN BELOW THE TOP FACE OF THE TRAY WITH A NARROW TRANSVERSE SLOT OPEN TO THE FACE OF THE TRAY, A PLURALITY OF T-SHAPED CARD-RETAINING CLIPS EACH FORMED OF SPRING MATERIAL AND HAVING THE STEM PART DOUBLED BACK UPON ITSELF ADJACENT THE ARM PARTS TO DISPOSE THE ARM PARTS IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STEM PART, THE ARM PARTS BEING BOWED IN THE DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF THE ADJACENT STEM PART, THE CLIPS BEING ARRANGED IN THE RESPECTIVE POCKETS WITH THE BOWED ARM PARTS SEATED IN THE RESPECTIVE RECESSES AND WITH THE ADJACENT STEM PARTS IN THE RESPECTIVE SLOTS TO THEREBY DISPOSE THE FREE ENDS OF THE CLIPS IN YIELDING CONTACT WITH THE GROUPS OF CARDS IN THE RESPECTIVE POCKETS.

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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) 1966-09-02 1967-03-04 1967-09-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-02 1971-03-04 1971-09-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-02 1975-03-04 1975-09-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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