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US3114338A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Freight-bracing apparatus

Assignee: Sparton Corp
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Filing: 1961-10-11
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Granted: 1963-12-17
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Expires: 1981-10-11
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert C Schroeder
  • 👤 David D Wood

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:45
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/135; B60P7/15; B61; B61D; B61D45/00; B61D45/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTAL RAIL HAVING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING FRONT WALL AND A REARWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER WALL, A ROW OF REGULARLY SPACED SLOTS FORMED ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID RAIL, EACH SLOT OCCUPYING A FRONT PORTION OF THE UPPER WALL AND AN UPPER PORTION OF THE FRONT WALL, A FREIGHT-BRACING CROSS MEMBER HAVING A HEAD LOCATABLE ADJACENT THE RAIL, SAID HEAD HAVING TWO RIGID HORIZONTALLY SPACED PROJECTIONS INSERTABLE INTO AND REMOVABLE FROM SELECTED SAID SLOTS SOLELY BY RELATIVE VERTICAL MOVEMENT TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE CROSS MEMBER DOWNWARDLY AND LONGITUDINALLY OF THE RAIL, AND A SPRINGBIASED LATCH MOUNTED ON THE HEAD FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID LATCH BEING ADAPTED IN A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTAL RAIL HAVING A VERTICALLY EXTENDING FRONT WALL AND A REARWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER WALL, A ROW OF REGULARLY SPACED SLOTS FORMED ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID RAIL, EACH SLOT OCCUPYING A FRONT PORTION OF THE UPPER WALL AND AN UPPER PORTION OF THE FRONT WALL, A FREIGHT-BRACING CROSS MEMBER HAVING A HEAD LOCATABLE ADJACENT THE RAIL, SAID HEAD HAVING TWO RIGID HORIZONTALLY SPACED PROJECTIONS INSERTABLE INTO AND REMOVABLE FROM SELECTED SAID SLOTS SOLELY BY RELATIVE VERTICAL MOVEMENT TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE CROSS MEMBER DOWNWARDLY AND LONGITUDINALLY OF THE RAIL, AND A SPRINGBIASED LATCH MOUNTED ON THE HEAD FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID LATCH BEING ADAPTED IN A

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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) 1966-12-16 1967-06-17 1967-12-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-12-16 1971-06-17 1971-12-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-12-16 1975-06-17 1975-12-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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