US3123869A
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Snap-in glass setting construction
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
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Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:03
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/54; E06B3/58; E06B3/60; E06B3/5807; E06B3/5821; E06B3/5828
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A GLASS SETTING ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A SHEET OF GLASS ON EDGE ON A SUPPORT, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED CHANNEL-SHAPED STOP MEMBERS, SAID MEMBERS BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED ON OPPOSED SIDES OF SAID GLASS SHEET AND EACH INCLUDING SPACED UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES, THE LOWER FLANGE OF EACH MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE INCLUDING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE AND EACH LOWER FLANGE BEING LOCATED UPON SAID SUPPORT AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM AN INNER LONGITUDINAL EDGE PARALLEL TO AND ADJACENT SAID GLASS SHEET TO A VERTICAL EDGE WEB CONNECTING SAID LOWER FLANGE TO SAID UPPER FLANGE, THE UPPER FLANGE OF EACH MEMBER PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM SAID WEB AND INCLUDING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SEALING MEANS ENGAGING A SIDE SURFACE OF SAID GLASS SHEET, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY SHORT SPACED SPRING CLIPS SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT BETWEEN SAID INNER LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID STOP MEMBERS, SAID CLIPS HAVING OPPOSED ARM PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY OVERLYING THE LOWER FLANGES OF SAID STOP MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID ARM PORTIONS HAVING A LIP PORTION RESILIENTLY BIASED INTO SEATING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GROOVE IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF EACH OF SAID LOWER FLANGES, AND BLOCKING MEANS WEDGED BETWEEN ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS AND THE ADJACENT UPPER FLANGE TO RETAIN THE LIP OF SAID ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS IN FIRM SEATING ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED GROOVE, SAID BLOCKING MEANS BEING READILY REMOVABLE FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE STOP MEMBER WHICH IS OPPOSITE FROM SAID BLOCKING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A GLASS SETTING ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A SHEET OF GLASS ON EDGE ON A SUPPORT, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF ELONGATED CHANNEL-SHAPED STOP MEMBERS, SAID MEMBERS BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED ON OPPOSED SIDES OF SAID GLASS SHEET AND EACH INCLUDING SPACED UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES, THE LOWER FLANGE OF EACH MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE INCLUDING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING GROOVE AND EACH LOWER FLANGE BEING LOCATED UPON SAID SUPPORT AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY FROM AN INNER LONGITUDINAL EDGE PARALLEL TO AND ADJACENT SAID GLASS SHEET TO A VERTICAL EDGE WEB CONNECTING SAID LOWER FLANGE TO SAID UPPER FLANGE, THE UPPER FLANGE OF EACH MEMBER PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM SAID WEB AND INCLUDING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SEALING MEANS ENGAGING A SIDE SURFACE OF SAID GLASS SHEET, A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY SHORT SPACED SPRING CLIPS SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT BETWEEN SAID INNER LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID STOP MEMBERS, SAID CLIPS HAVING OPPOSED ARM PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY OVERLYING THE LOWER FLANGES OF SAID STOP MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID ARM PORTIONS HAVING A LIP PORTION RESILIENTLY BIASED INTO SEATING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GROOVE IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF EACH OF SAID LOWER FLANGES, AND BLOCKING MEANS WEDGED BETWEEN ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS AND THE ADJACENT UPPER FLANGE TO RETAIN THE LIP OF SAID ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS IN FIRM SEATING ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED GROOVE, SAID BLOCKING MEANS BEING READILY REMOVABLE FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE STOP MEMBER WHICH IS OPPOSITE FROM SAID BLOCKING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-03-10 | 1967-09-09 | 1968-03-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-03-10 | 1971-09-09 | 1972-03-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-03-10 | 1975-09-09 | 1976-03-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |