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Hoop device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-26
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1983-04-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chul Yun

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 00:07
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B19/00; A63B19/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 324 words
A HOOP DEVICE COMPRISING A BASE RING, TWO CROSS BARS DISPOSED PARALLEL TO AND SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER AND SECURED WITHIN SAID BASE RING TO THE LATTER, TWO BARS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AT AN ANGLE TOWARDS EACH OTHER FROM THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID CROSS BARS TO BE JOINED AT THEIR UPPER ENDS AT A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE THE PLANE DEFINED BY SAID BASE RING, A BEARING DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE UPPER ENDS OF EACH SET OF SAID TWO BARS, SAID OPPOSITE BEARINGS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL ROTATING AXIS, AND FORMING A FIRST SET OF BEARINGS, A FIRST HOOP ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID OPPOSITELY DISPOSED BEARINGS, A SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND 90* APART FROM SAID FIRST PAIR OF BEARINGS AND SECURED TO SAID FIRST HOOP, A SECOND HOOP SUPPORTED BY SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS FOR ROTATION WITHIN SAID FIRST HOOP ABOUT AN AXIS DEFINED BY SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS, A THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND 90* APART FROM SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS AND SECURED TO SAID SECOND HOOP, A FIRST CROSS BAR SECURED TO EACH OF SAID BEARINGS OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS DEFINED BY SAID THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS, A THIRD HOOP COMPRISING TWO HOOP MEMBERS DISPOSED SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER IN PARALLEL PLANES AND SECURED TO THE ENDS OF SAID LAST MENTIONED CROSS BARS, TWO SECOND PARALLEL CROSS BARS SECURED TO AND DISPOSED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN SAID HOOP MEMBER OF SAID THIRD HOOP AND HAVING FOOT SUPPORTS, ADAPTED TO SECURE SAFETY THE FEET OF A USER OF SAID HOOP TO SAID THIRD HOOP, AND TWO THIRD PARALLEL CROSS BARS SECURED TO AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID HOOP MEMBERS OF SAID THIRD HOOP SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID SECOND PARALLEL CROSS BARS, SAID THIRD PARALLEL CROSS BARS BEING ADAPTED TO BE GRIPPED BY THE HANDS OF A USER OF SAID HOOP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 324 words
A HOOP DEVICE COMPRISING A BASE RING, TWO CROSS BARS DISPOSED PARALLEL TO AND SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER AND SECURED WITHIN SAID BASE RING TO THE LATTER, TWO BARS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AT AN ANGLE TOWARDS EACH OTHER FROM THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID CROSS BARS TO BE JOINED AT THEIR UPPER ENDS AT A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE THE PLANE DEFINED BY SAID BASE RING, A BEARING DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE UPPER ENDS OF EACH SET OF SAID TWO BARS, SAID OPPOSITE BEARINGS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL ROTATING AXIS, AND FORMING A FIRST SET OF BEARINGS, A FIRST HOOP ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID OPPOSITELY DISPOSED BEARINGS, A SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND 90* APART FROM SAID FIRST PAIR OF BEARINGS AND SECURED TO SAID FIRST HOOP, A SECOND HOOP SUPPORTED BY SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS FOR ROTATION WITHIN SAID FIRST HOOP ABOUT AN AXIS DEFINED BY SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS, A THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND 90* APART FROM SAID SECOND PAIR OF BEARINGS AND SECURED TO SAID SECOND HOOP, A FIRST CROSS BAR SECURED TO EACH OF SAID BEARINGS OF SAID THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN AXIS DEFINED BY SAID THIRD PAIR OF BEARINGS, A THIRD HOOP COMPRISING TWO HOOP MEMBERS DISPOSED SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER IN PARALLEL PLANES AND SECURED TO THE ENDS OF SAID LAST MENTIONED CROSS BARS, TWO SECOND PARALLEL CROSS BARS SECURED TO AND DISPOSED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BETWEEN SAID HOOP MEMBER OF SAID THIRD HOOP AND HAVING FOOT SUPPORTS, ADAPTED TO SECURE SAFETY THE FEET OF A USER OF SAID HOOP TO SAID THIRD HOOP, AND TWO THIRD PARALLEL CROSS BARS SECURED TO AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID HOOP MEMBERS OF SAID THIRD HOOP SUBSTANTIALLY DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID SECOND PARALLEL CROSS BARS, SAID THIRD PARALLEL CROSS BARS BEING ADAPTED TO BE GRIPPED BY THE HANDS OF A USER OF SAID HOOP.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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

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