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Glass cutting head

Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 1961-02-15
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Granted: 1964-06-09
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Expires: 1981-02-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph G Madge

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 09:21
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B33/00; C03B33/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/02; Y10T83/0333; Y10T83/0385; Y10T83/768; Y10T83/7755; Y10T83/7763; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8769

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
A TWO-WAY GLASS CUTTING HEAD, COMPRISING: A FRAME ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT IN TWO GENERALLY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, PARALLEL PLATE PORTIONS, A CUTTER SUPPORTING LEVER MOUNTED FOR FLOATING MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SPACED PORTIONS OF THE FRAME, A CUTTER PROJECTING FROM THE MIDPORTION OF SAID LEVER, AND MEANS BIASING SAID LEVER IN A DIRECTION TO PROJECT THE LEVER AND CUTTER FROM THE HEAD, THE LEVER HAVING A PROJECTING PIVOT ELEMENT AT EACH END THEREOF AND THE FRAME HAVING AN OUTWARDLY OPENING CONCAVE PORTION ADJACENT EACH END OF THE LEVER TO FORM A PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF EACH END OF THE LEVER IN THE FRAME, THE SPACING BETWEEN THE PIVOT ELEMENTS OF THE LEVER BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE CONCAVE BEARING PORTIONS OF THE FRAME, WHEREBY THE DRAG OF THE CUTTER ON A SHEET OF GLASS WILL MOVE THE LEVER REARWARDLY IN THE FRAME TO FORM A PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE END OF THE LEVER AT THE LEADING SIDE OF THE CUTTER, THE END OF THE LEVER AT THE TRAILING SIDE OF THE CUTTER BEING FREE TO MOVE WITHIN THE FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
A TWO-WAY GLASS CUTTING HEAD, COMPRISING: A FRAME ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT IN TWO GENERALLY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, PARALLEL PLATE PORTIONS, A CUTTER SUPPORTING LEVER MOUNTED FOR FLOATING MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE SPACED PORTIONS OF THE FRAME, A CUTTER PROJECTING FROM THE MIDPORTION OF SAID LEVER, AND MEANS BIASING SAID LEVER IN A DIRECTION TO PROJECT THE LEVER AND CUTTER FROM THE HEAD, THE LEVER HAVING A PROJECTING PIVOT ELEMENT AT EACH END THEREOF AND THE FRAME HAVING AN OUTWARDLY OPENING CONCAVE PORTION ADJACENT EACH END OF THE LEVER TO FORM A PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF EACH END OF THE LEVER IN THE FRAME, THE SPACING BETWEEN THE PIVOT ELEMENTS OF THE LEVER BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE SPACING BETWEEN THE CONCAVE BEARING PORTIONS OF THE FRAME, WHEREBY THE DRAG OF THE CUTTER ON A SHEET OF GLASS WILL MOVE THE LEVER REARWARDLY IN THE FRAME TO FORM A PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF THE END OF THE LEVER AT THE LEADING SIDE OF THE CUTTER, THE END OF THE LEVER AT THE TRAILING SIDE OF THE CUTTER BEING FREE TO MOVE WITHIN THE FRAME.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-09 1967-12-09 1968-06-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-09 1971-12-09 1972-06-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-09 1975-12-09 1976-06-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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