US3141392A
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Portable sectional flooring
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-16
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-02-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Irene H Schneider
- 👤 Albert W Schneider
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:27
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
IN A STRUCTURE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A MAIN RECTANGULAR PORTION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR PAN-SHAPED MAIN SECTIONS, EACH SECTION COMPRISING A FLAT TOP WALL AND PAIRS OF OPPOSED DEPENDING SIDE WALLS, ONE WALL OF EACH PAIR BEING FORMED WITH LONGITUDINALLY SPACED SLOTS, THE OTHER WALL THEREOF BEING FORMED WITH LONGITUDINALLY SPACED SLOTS ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH THE SLOTS OF THE ONE WALL OF THE ADJACENT SECTION, SPRING CLIPS HAVING SHANKS SECURED TO THE UNDER SURFACES OF THE TOP WALLS OF EACH SECTION, DECLINING PORTIONS ON THE OUTER ENDS OF THE SHANKS ALIGNED WITH THE OTHER WALL SLOTS, SAID DECLINING PORTIONS TERMINATING IN VERTICALLY OPENING HOOKS HAVING ARCUATE BIGHT PORTIONS EXTENDING THROUGH THE OTHER WALL SLOTS, SAID BIGHT PORTIONS TERMINATING IN VERTICAL TERMINALS SPACED FROM THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID OTHER WALLS, SAID ONE WALL AND SAID OTHER WALLS OF THE SECTIONS BEING IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOOK TERMINALS ENGAGED THROUGH SLOTS OF THE ONE WALL AND WITH THE BIGHT PORTIONS OF THE HOOKS SPREAD UNDER TENSION AND CLAMPING ABUTTED ONE AND OTHER WALLS TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
IN A STRUCTURE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A MAIN RECTANGULAR PORTION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR PAN-SHAPED MAIN SECTIONS, EACH SECTION COMPRISING A FLAT TOP WALL AND PAIRS OF OPPOSED DEPENDING SIDE WALLS, ONE WALL OF EACH PAIR BEING FORMED WITH LONGITUDINALLY SPACED SLOTS, THE OTHER WALL THEREOF BEING FORMED WITH LONGITUDINALLY SPACED SLOTS ADAPTED TO REGISTER WITH THE SLOTS OF THE ONE WALL OF THE ADJACENT SECTION, SPRING CLIPS HAVING SHANKS SECURED TO THE UNDER SURFACES OF THE TOP WALLS OF EACH SECTION, DECLINING PORTIONS ON THE OUTER ENDS OF THE SHANKS ALIGNED WITH THE OTHER WALL SLOTS, SAID DECLINING PORTIONS TERMINATING IN VERTICALLY OPENING HOOKS HAVING ARCUATE BIGHT PORTIONS EXTENDING THROUGH THE OTHER WALL SLOTS, SAID BIGHT PORTIONS TERMINATING IN VERTICAL TERMINALS SPACED FROM THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID OTHER WALLS, SAID ONE WALL AND SAID OTHER WALLS OF THE SECTIONS BEING IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOOK TERMINALS ENGAGED THROUGH SLOTS OF THE ONE WALL AND WITH THE BIGHT PORTIONS OF THE HOOKS SPREAD UNDER TENSION AND CLAMPING ABUTTED ONE AND OTHER WALLS TOGETHER.
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