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Adjustable holding mechanism

Assignee: Anderson Company of Indiana
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Filing: 1961-06-08
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Granted: 1964-04-07
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Expires: 1981-06-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jack E Martens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:31
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B1/00; A; A47; A47C; A47C20/00; A47C20/04; A47C20/041; A47C20/042; A47C20/08; A61; A61G; A61G7/00; A61G7/002; A61G7/015; F16H; F16H25/00; F16H25/18; F16H25/20; F16H25/24; F16H25/2454; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18568; Y10T74/18576; Y10T74/18704

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A POSITION BRAKE MECHANISM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION; A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER COAXIALLY AND TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, MEANS ON EACH MEMBER FOR CONNECTION TO A DEVICE TO BE POSITIONED, SAID FIRST MEMBER FIXEDLY CARRYING A NUT MEANS THEREWITH, SAID SECOND MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRYING A SCREW MEANS HAVING HELICAL THREADS OF APPRECIABLE AXIAL LEAD COOPERATING WITH THE NUT MEANS WHEREBY AXIAL FORCE APPLIED BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN AND ROTATION OF SAID ROTATABLE SCREW, AND BRAKE MEANS ON SAID SECOND MEMBER MOVABLE TO BRAKE THE SCREW MEANS FOR NONROTATION IN EITHER DIRECTION TO THEREBY PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A POSITION BRAKE MECHANISM COMPRISING IN COMBINATION; A FIRST MEMBER AND A SECOND MEMBER COAXIALLY AND TELESCOPICALLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, MEANS ON EACH MEMBER FOR CONNECTION TO A DEVICE TO BE POSITIONED, SAID FIRST MEMBER FIXEDLY CARRYING A NUT MEANS THEREWITH, SAID SECOND MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRYING A SCREW MEANS HAVING HELICAL THREADS OF APPRECIABLE AXIAL LEAD COOPERATING WITH THE NUT MEANS WHEREBY AXIAL FORCE APPLIED BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN AND ROTATION OF SAID ROTATABLE SCREW, AND BRAKE MEANS ON SAID SECOND MEMBER MOVABLE TO BRAKE THE SCREW MEANS FOR NONROTATION IN EITHER DIRECTION TO THEREBY PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID MEMBERS.

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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) 1967-04-07 1967-10-07 1968-04-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-07 1971-10-07 1972-04-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-07 1975-10-07 1976-04-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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