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US3141565A
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Car top boat loader
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-30
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-10-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis E Cain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/06; B60P3/10; B60P3/1008; B60P3/1025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A CAR TOP BOAT LOADER AND CARRIER MECHANISM COMPRISING, A PAIR OF CROSS-BARS ADAPTED TO BE ANCHORED TO A CAR TOP IN LONGITUDINALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP THEREON, A PAIR OF SWING BARS PAIRED WITH AND NORMALLY EXTENDING ALONG AND SUPPORTED BY SAID CROSS-BARS, MEANS HINGEDLY SECURING THOSE ENDS OF SAID SWING BARS THAT ARE AT THE BOAT LOADING SIDE OF THE CAR, TO THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID CROSS-BARS FOR THE UPWARD AND OUTWARD SWINGING OF SAID SWING BARS TO LATERALLY EXTENDING BOAT LOADING POSITIONS, A LEG MEMBER FOR THE SUPPORT OF EACH SWING BAR WHEN IN ITS LATERALLY EXTENDED POSITION, SLIDINGLY AND HINGEDLY SECURED AT ITS TOP END TO THE SWING BAR FOR ITS INWARD AND OUTWARD ADJUSTMENT THEREALONG, AND ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED AT ITS LOWER END ON A SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND MEANS ON SAID LEGS FOR THE HOLDING SUPPORT OF A BOAT THEREON FOR LOADING INCIDENT TO THE INWARD SHIFTING OF SAID LEGS TO POSITIONS INWARDLY ALONG THE EXTENDED SWING BARS AND THEN CAUSING SAID SWING BARS TO BE SWUNG UPWARDLY AND ACROSS THE CAR TOP TO THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS OF SUPPORT ON SAID CROSS-BARS AND CAUSING THE TWO LEGS, WITH BOAT AS SUPPORTED THEREON, TO BE SLID ALONG SAID SWING BARS TO POSITIONS OF REST THEREON WITHIN THEIR END LIMITS; SAID SWING BARS BEING EACH MOUNTED BY A HINGE PIN FOR VERTICAL
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A CAR TOP BOAT LOADER AND CARRIER MECHANISM COMPRISING, A PAIR OF CROSS-BARS ADAPTED TO BE ANCHORED TO A CAR TOP IN LONGITUDINALLY SPACED RELATIONSHIP THEREON, A PAIR OF SWING BARS PAIRED WITH AND NORMALLY EXTENDING ALONG AND SUPPORTED BY SAID CROSS-BARS, MEANS HINGEDLY SECURING THOSE ENDS OF SAID SWING BARS THAT ARE AT THE BOAT LOADING SIDE OF THE CAR, TO THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID CROSS-BARS FOR THE UPWARD AND OUTWARD SWINGING OF SAID SWING BARS TO LATERALLY EXTENDING BOAT LOADING POSITIONS, A LEG MEMBER FOR THE SUPPORT OF EACH SWING BAR WHEN IN ITS LATERALLY EXTENDED POSITION, SLIDINGLY AND HINGEDLY SECURED AT ITS TOP END TO THE SWING BAR FOR ITS INWARD AND OUTWARD ADJUSTMENT THEREALONG, AND ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED AT ITS LOWER END ON A SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND MEANS ON SAID LEGS FOR THE HOLDING SUPPORT OF A BOAT THEREON FOR LOADING INCIDENT TO THE INWARD SHIFTING OF SAID LEGS TO POSITIONS INWARDLY ALONG THE EXTENDED SWING BARS AND THEN CAUSING SAID SWING BARS TO BE SWUNG UPWARDLY AND ACROSS THE CAR TOP TO THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS OF SUPPORT ON SAID CROSS-BARS AND CAUSING THE TWO LEGS, WITH BOAT AS SUPPORTED THEREON, TO BE SLID ALONG SAID SWING BARS TO POSITIONS OF REST THEREON WITHIN THEIR END LIMITS; SAID SWING BARS BEING EACH MOUNTED BY A HINGE PIN FOR VERTICAL
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-07-21 | 1968-01-20 | 1968-07-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-07-21 | 1972-01-20 | 1972-07-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-07-21 | 1976-01-20 | 1976-07-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |