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US3131453A
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Corner construction for wall forms
Assignee: KWIK LOCK FORMS CO
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Filing: 1962-04-20
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1982-04-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 North J Stockton
- 👤 Jr Frank G Pauli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:40
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G17/00; E04G17/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
314 words
AN INSIDE CORNER CONSTRUCTION FOR WALL FORMS COMPRISING A PAIR OF UPRIGHT WALL SECTIONS ARRANGED IN PERPENDICULAR RELATION WITH THEIR ADJACENT VERTICAL ENDS SPACED APART, A SHEET METAL CORNER FORM HAVING A PAIR OF PERPENDICULAR RELATED WALLS WHICH ARE IN COPLANAR ENGAGEMENT ONE WITH THE OUTER FACE OF EACH WALL SECTION AND FORMING A CORNER CLOSING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT ENDS OF THE WALL SECTIONS, SAID CORNOR FROM HAVING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED REINFORCING WEBS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE PERPENDICULARLY RELATED WALLS THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID WEBS TERMINATING INWARDLY OF THE FREE VERTICAL EDGES OF THE PERPENDICULARY RELATED WALLS SO THAT THE CORNOR FORM CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR WIDE VARIATION IN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE TWO WALL SECTIONS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM SAID WEBS, SAID END OF EACH WALL SECTION HAVING ABUTMENT MEANS THEREON ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY WITH AT LEAST SOME OF SAID WEBS, A BRACE EXTENDING DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE CORNER FORMED BY SAID CORNER FORM AND LOCALLY ENGAGING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT ITS OPPOSTITE ENDS SO THAT THE INCLINATION OF THE BRACE IN HORIZONTAL PLANE RELATIVE TO THE PERPENDICULARLY RELATED WALLS OF THE CORNER FORM VARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ADJACENT VERTICAL ENDS OF THE TWO WALLS SECTIONS, SAID BRACE HAVING A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED SLOT AT THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF, A TIE ROD MEMBER SECURED TO ONE OF SAID WEBS FOR PIVOTAL ADJUSTMENT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID TIE ROD MEMBER EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH THE ELONGATED SLOT IN SAID BRACE TRANSVERSELY OF THE BRACE AND HAVING A LATERAL DIMENSION SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID SLOT AND MEANS INTERENGAGING THE BRACE AND TIE ROD MEMBER FOR EXERTING A PULL ON THE TIE ROD MEMBER TRANSVERSELY OF THE BRACE TO THEREBY SECURELY CLAMP THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE TWO WALL SECTION BETWEEN THE TWO WALLS OF THE CORNER FORM AND THE ENDS OF SAID BRACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
314 words
AN INSIDE CORNER CONSTRUCTION FOR WALL FORMS COMPRISING A PAIR OF UPRIGHT WALL SECTIONS ARRANGED IN PERPENDICULAR RELATION WITH THEIR ADJACENT VERTICAL ENDS SPACED APART, A SHEET METAL CORNER FORM HAVING A PAIR OF PERPENDICULAR RELATED WALLS WHICH ARE IN COPLANAR ENGAGEMENT ONE WITH THE OUTER FACE OF EACH WALL SECTION AND FORMING A CORNER CLOSING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ADJACENT ENDS OF THE WALL SECTIONS, SAID CORNOR FROM HAVING A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED REINFORCING WEBS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE PERPENDICULARLY RELATED WALLS THEREOF, THE OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID WEBS TERMINATING INWARDLY OF THE FREE VERTICAL EDGES OF THE PERPENDICULARY RELATED WALLS SO THAT THE CORNOR FORM CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR WIDE VARIATION IN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE TWO WALL SECTIONS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM SAID WEBS, SAID END OF EACH WALL SECTION HAVING ABUTMENT MEANS THEREON ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY WITH AT LEAST SOME OF SAID WEBS, A BRACE EXTENDING DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE CORNER FORMED BY SAID CORNER FORM AND LOCALLY ENGAGING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT ITS OPPOSTITE ENDS SO THAT THE INCLINATION OF THE BRACE IN HORIZONTAL PLANE RELATIVE TO THE PERPENDICULARLY RELATED WALLS OF THE CORNER FORM VARIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPACING BETWEEN THE ADJACENT VERTICAL ENDS OF THE TWO WALLS SECTIONS, SAID BRACE HAVING A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED SLOT AT THE CENTRAL PORTION THEREOF, A TIE ROD MEMBER SECURED TO ONE OF SAID WEBS FOR PIVOTAL ADJUSTMENT IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, SAID TIE ROD MEMBER EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY THROUGH THE ELONGATED SLOT IN SAID BRACE TRANSVERSELY OF THE BRACE AND HAVING A LATERAL DIMENSION SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID SLOT AND MEANS INTERENGAGING THE BRACE AND TIE ROD MEMBER FOR EXERTING A PULL ON THE TIE ROD MEMBER TRANSVERSELY OF THE BRACE TO THEREBY SECURELY CLAMP THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE TWO WALL SECTION BETWEEN THE TWO WALLS OF THE CORNER FORM AND THE ENDS OF SAID BRACE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-05-05 | 1967-11-04 | 1968-05-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-05-05 | 1971-11-04 | 1972-05-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-05-05 | 1975-11-04 | 1976-05-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |