US3138859A
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Method of assembling cabling in inflatable seamless tubing
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-03
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1981-01-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwards Hugh Robert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:26
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C63/00; B29C63/18; B29C63/20; H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/06; H01B13/062; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/02; H02G3/04; H02G3/0462; H02G3/0481; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S174/00; Y10S174/11; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/25; Y10T24/2598; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53243; Y10T29/53652; Y10T29/53657
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
THAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF INFLATABLE SEAMLESS TUBING OVER CABLING WHICH COMPRISES, PLACING INFLATABLE SEAMLESS TUBING IN A SURROUNDING TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET SUBSTANTIALLY CO-EXTENSIVE IN LENGTH WITH SAID SEAMLESS TUBING AND READILY ADJUSTABLE IN SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF SEAMLESS TUBING TO BE INFLATED FOR ASSEMBLY OVER CABLING, ADJUSTING THE SIZE OF SAID RESTRICTOR JACKET TO ACCOMMODATE THE SELECTED SIZE OF INFLATABLE TUBING BEING ASSEMBLED TO CABLING, INFLATING SAID TUBING BY INTRODUCING PRESSURIZED AIR INTO ONE END OF SAID TUBING WHILE RESTRICTING THE OUTFLOW AT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF SUFFICIENTLY TO MAINTAIN SAID TUBING INFLATED AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET AND CONTINUING TO HOLD SAID TUBING INFLATED WHILE INSERTING A LENGTH OF CABLING AXIALLY INTO THE OPPOSITE END, DEFLATING SAID TUBING AGAINST THE CABLING, AND REMOVING SAID TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET FROM THE ASSEMBLED CABLING AND SEAMLESS TUBING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
THAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF INFLATABLE SEAMLESS TUBING OVER CABLING WHICH COMPRISES, PLACING INFLATABLE SEAMLESS TUBING IN A SURROUNDING TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET SUBSTANTIALLY CO-EXTENSIVE IN LENGTH WITH SAID SEAMLESS TUBING AND READILY ADJUSTABLE IN SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF SEAMLESS TUBING TO BE INFLATED FOR ASSEMBLY OVER CABLING, ADJUSTING THE SIZE OF SAID RESTRICTOR JACKET TO ACCOMMODATE THE SELECTED SIZE OF INFLATABLE TUBING BEING ASSEMBLED TO CABLING, INFLATING SAID TUBING BY INTRODUCING PRESSURIZED AIR INTO ONE END OF SAID TUBING WHILE RESTRICTING THE OUTFLOW AT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF SUFFICIENTLY TO MAINTAIN SAID TUBING INFLATED AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET AND CONTINUING TO HOLD SAID TUBING INFLATED WHILE INSERTING A LENGTH OF CABLING AXIALLY INTO THE OPPOSITE END, DEFLATING SAID TUBING AGAINST THE CABLING, AND REMOVING SAID TUBULAR RESTRICTOR JACKET FROM THE ASSEMBLED CABLING AND SEAMLESS TUBING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-06-30 | 1967-12-30 | 1968-06-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-06-30 | 1971-12-30 | 1972-06-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-06-30 | 1975-12-30 | 1976-06-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |