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US3126131A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

barbulesco etal

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Granted: 1964-03-24
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Expires: 1981-03-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 18:11
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/42; A47L15/44; A47L15/4409

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 317 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A WASHING APPARATUS DOOR MOVABLE BETWEEN A VERTICAL POSITION AND A HORIZONTAL POSITION, A DISPENSER BODY IN FIXED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID DOOR AND DEFINING A COMPARTMENT HAVING AN OPENING IN A PLANE PARALLEL WITH SAID DOOR, A SHUTTER PLATE HAVING A CLOSED POSITION FOR COVERING SAID OPENING AND AN OPEN POSITION FOR UNCOVERING SAID OPENING, MEANS JOURNALED IN SAID DISPENSER BODY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID SHUTTER PLATE FOR PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID SHUTTER PLATE FOR MOVEMENT IN THE PLANE OF SAID OPENING BETWEEN SAID OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTING MEANS AND SAID DISPENSER BODY FOR BIASING SAID SHUTTER PLATE TO SAID OPEN POSITION, AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY LATCHING SAID SHUTTER PLATE IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, SAID LATCHING MEANS INCLUDING A LATCH BOLT SUPPORTED AS A COAXIAL EXTENSION ON THE END OF SAID PIVOTALLY MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, A YIELDABLE LATCH BOLT KEEPER ON SAID DISPENSER BODY SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LATCH BOLT AND HAVING A FIRST POSITION IN CONTINUOUSLY TWISTINGLY BIASING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LATCH BOLT WHEN SAID SHUTTER PLATE IS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION TO RETAIN SAID SHUTTER PLATE IN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND A SECOND POSITION OUT OF BIASING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LATCH BOLT FOR RELEASING SAID SHUTTER PLATE FOR MOVEMENT TO SAID OPEN POSITION IN RESPONSE TO SAID BIASING MEANS AND BIMETAL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH BOLT KEEPER AND ENERGIZABLE FOR MOVING SAID LATCH BOLT KEEPER FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREBY TO RELEASE SAID SHUTTER PLATE FOR MOVEMENT TO SAID OPEN POSITION, SAID BIEMETAL MEANS BEING DEENERGIZABLE FOR RETURNING SAID LATCH BOLT KEEPER TO SAID FIRST POSITION AFTER SAID SHUTTER PLATE MOVES TO SAID OPEN POSITION, THEREBY TO CONDITION SAID LATCH BOLT KEEPER FOR YIELDABLY GRIPPINGLY REENGAGING SAID LATCH BOLT TO RETAIN SAID SHUTTER PLATE IN SAID CLOSED POSITION WHEN SAID SHUTTER PLATE IS AGAIN MOVED TO SAID CLOSED POSITION.

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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) 1967-03-24 1967-09-23 1968-03-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-03-24 1971-09-23 1972-03-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-03-24 1975-09-23 1976-03-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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