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US3103396A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

portnoy

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Granted: 1963-09-10
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Expires: 1980-09-10
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:57
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F3/00; A47F3/08; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/453; A47B88/457; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0029; A47B2210/0032; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0059

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 245 words
IN A DISPLAY CABINET, PROVIDED WITH TWO SIDE WALLS AND A FRONT GLASS, A PAIR OF RAILS, AN UPPER AND A LOWER MOUNTED ON A FIRST SIDE WALL, A PAIR OF LEGS ON EACH RAIL, AN UPPER AND A LOWER, EACH OF WHICH FORMS A RACEWAY, A SET OF BALL BEARINGS IN EACH OF SAID RACEWAYS, TWO SLIDE CHANNELS ONE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID RAILS, A C-SHAPED MEANS ON EACH SLIDE CHANNEL DISPOSED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID SETS OF BALL BEARINGS IN THE RACEWAYS ON EACH RAIL, TWO EXTENSION LEGS ON EACH SLIDE CHANNEL, A PAIR OF SHELVES ONE END OF EACH OF WHICH IS DISPOSED IN EACH SLIDE CHANNEL BETWEEN SAID EXTENSION LEGS, A C-CHANNEL MOUNTED ON THE OTHER END OF EACH OF SAID SHELVES, A PAIR OF SHELFSUPPORT RAILS ON THE SECOND SIDE WALL, A SET OF BALL BEARINGS DISPOSED IN A RACEWAY FORMED IN EACH OF SAID SHELFSUPPORT RAILS AND SLIDABLY COOPERATIVE WITH SAID C-CHANNEL, A FRICTION DRIVE WHEEL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TWO SLIDE CHANNELS AND RECIPROCABLY ENGAGING BOTH OF SAID CHANNELS, A ROTATABLE SHAFT ON WHICH SAID DRIVE WHEEL IS MOUNTED AND WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH SAID FIRST SIDE WALL, A SPROCKET ON SAID SHAFT, A DRIVE SPROCKET ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SPROCKET, A CHAIN DRIVE CONNECTING SAID TWO SPROCKETS, AND A MOTOR AND ROCKER ARM CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SPROCKET TO RECIPROCABLY MOVE SAID PAIR OF SHELVES BACK AND FORTH TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID FRONT GLASS OF SAID DISPLAY CABINET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 245 words
IN A DISPLAY CABINET, PROVIDED WITH TWO SIDE WALLS AND A FRONT GLASS, A PAIR OF RAILS, AN UPPER AND A LOWER MOUNTED ON A FIRST SIDE WALL, A PAIR OF LEGS ON EACH RAIL, AN UPPER AND A LOWER, EACH OF WHICH FORMS A RACEWAY, A SET OF BALL BEARINGS IN EACH OF SAID RACEWAYS, TWO SLIDE CHANNELS ONE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF SAID RAILS, A C-SHAPED MEANS ON EACH SLIDE CHANNEL DISPOSED TO COOPERATE WITH SAID SETS OF BALL BEARINGS IN THE RACEWAYS ON EACH RAIL, TWO EXTENSION LEGS ON EACH SLIDE CHANNEL, A PAIR OF SHELVES ONE END OF EACH OF WHICH IS DISPOSED IN EACH SLIDE CHANNEL BETWEEN SAID EXTENSION LEGS, A C-CHANNEL MOUNTED ON THE OTHER END OF EACH OF SAID SHELVES, A PAIR OF SHELFSUPPORT RAILS ON THE SECOND SIDE WALL, A SET OF BALL BEARINGS DISPOSED IN A RACEWAY FORMED IN EACH OF SAID SHELFSUPPORT RAILS AND SLIDABLY COOPERATIVE WITH SAID C-CHANNEL, A FRICTION DRIVE WHEEL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TWO SLIDE CHANNELS AND RECIPROCABLY ENGAGING BOTH OF SAID CHANNELS, A ROTATABLE SHAFT ON WHICH SAID DRIVE WHEEL IS MOUNTED AND WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH SAID FIRST SIDE WALL, A SPROCKET ON SAID SHAFT, A DRIVE SPROCKET ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SPROCKET, A CHAIN DRIVE CONNECTING SAID TWO SPROCKETS, AND A MOTOR AND ROCKER ARM CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE SPROCKET TO RECIPROCABLY MOVE SAID PAIR OF SHELVES BACK AND FORTH TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID FRONT GLASS OF SAID DISPLAY CABINET.

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