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Torque rod
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-28
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Granted: 1964-02-18
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Expires: 1981-11-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul J Reed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G7/00; B60G7/001; F; F16; F16C; F16C7/00; F16C7/08; B60G2206/00; B60G2206/01; B60G2206/017; B60G2206/10; B60G2206/11; B60G2206/111; B60G2206/1112; B60G2206/70; B60G2206/72; B60G2206/722; B60G2206/80; B60G2206/81; B60G2206/8102; B60G2206/83; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/01; F16C2326/05; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2142; Y10T74/2153
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A FABRICATED TORQUE ROD COMPRISING: TWO ROD ASSEMBLIES, EACH OF SAID ROD ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING TWO IDENTICAL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY FORMED OF RELATIVELY THIN SHEET METAL; EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A FLAT SURFACE WITH A CIRCULAR OPENING FORMED THEREIN, A ROUNDED END COAXIAL WITH SAID OPENING, STRAIGHT PARALLEL SIDES RESPECTIVELY TANGENT WITH SAID ROUNDED END, AND AN OPPOSITE END, SAID FLAT SURFACE HAVING A FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID SIDES AND ROUNDED END HAVING AN EDGE PARALLEL WITH SAID FLAT SURFACE; SAID EDGES OF SAID FLANGES OF SAID TWO MEMBERS BEING WELDED TOGETHER IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FLAT SURFACES IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP AND SAID OPENINGS RESPECTIVELY IN ALIGNMENT, SAID FLANGES AND FLAT SURFACES AT SAID OPPOSITE END THEREOF DEFINING A TUBULAR CROSS-SECTION HAVING AN OPEN END; AND A MEMBER TELESCOPED PARTIALLY WITHIN SAID OPEN END OF ONE OF SAID ASSEMBLIES AND SECURED THERETO WITH A PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTING PORTION BEING TELESCOPED WITHIN THE OPEN END OF THE OTHER OF SAID ASSEMBLIES AND SECURED THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A FABRICATED TORQUE ROD COMPRISING: TWO ROD ASSEMBLIES, EACH OF SAID ROD ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING TWO IDENTICAL MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY FORMED OF RELATIVELY THIN SHEET METAL; EACH OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A FLAT SURFACE WITH A CIRCULAR OPENING FORMED THEREIN, A ROUNDED END COAXIAL WITH SAID OPENING, STRAIGHT PARALLEL SIDES RESPECTIVELY TANGENT WITH SAID ROUNDED END, AND AN OPPOSITE END, SAID FLAT SURFACE HAVING A FLANGE DEPENDING FROM SAID SIDES AND ROUNDED END HAVING AN EDGE PARALLEL WITH SAID FLAT SURFACE; SAID EDGES OF SAID FLANGES OF SAID TWO MEMBERS BEING WELDED TOGETHER IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FLAT SURFACES IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP AND SAID OPENINGS RESPECTIVELY IN ALIGNMENT, SAID FLANGES AND FLAT SURFACES AT SAID OPPOSITE END THEREOF DEFINING A TUBULAR CROSS-SECTION HAVING AN OPEN END; AND A MEMBER TELESCOPED PARTIALLY WITHIN SAID OPEN END OF ONE OF SAID ASSEMBLIES AND SECURED THERETO WITH A PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTING PORTION BEING TELESCOPED WITHIN THE OPEN END OF THE OTHER OF SAID ASSEMBLIES AND SECURED THERETO.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-02-17 | 1967-08-19 | 1968-02-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-02-17 | 1971-08-19 | 1972-02-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-02-17 | 1975-08-19 | 1976-02-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |