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US3142513A
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Shower stall fixture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-13
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Granted: 1964-07-28
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Expires: 1981-10-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Skokut Louis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:57
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C9/00; A47C9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
A SHOWER STALL SEAT SUPPORTED ON A WALL OF SAID STALL AND COMPRISING, COMBINATION, A FIRST BRACKET FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID WALL, SAID FIRST BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONAL PLATE EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM, SAID PLATE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSELY-EXTENDING OPENINGS SPACED RADIALLY THEREFROM, A SECOND BRACKET FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID WALL BELOW SAID FIRST BRACKET, SAID SECOND BRACKET INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL PLATE EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM AND HAVING AN OPENING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL OPENING FORMED IN SAID FIRST PLATE, AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY HOLLOW TUBULAR BRACE, MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID BRACE INSERTABLE INTO SAID CENTRAL OPENING TO DETACHABLY AND PIVOTALLY CONNECT SAID BRACE TO SAID FIRST BRACKET, MEANS ON SAID ONE END OF SAID BRACE INSERTABLE INTO SAID RADIALLY-SPACED OPENINGS TO HOLD SAID BRACE AT ANY SELECTED ANGLE RELATIVE TO SAID WALL, AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER TELESCOPICALY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BRACE, MEANS HOLDING SAID MEMBER IN FIXED AXIALLYADJUSTED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID BRACE, A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL SEAT, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SEAT WITH SAID MEMBER, A HOLLOW TUBULAR STRUT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS CONNECTED WITH SAID OTHER END OF SAID BRACE, THE OTHER END OF SAID STRUT EXTENDING TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID BRACE, THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID BRACE AND STRUT FORMING AN ACUTE ANGLE THEREBETWEEN, AND MEANS ON SAID OTHER END OF SAID STRUT INSERTABLE WITHIN SAID OPENING FORMED IN SAID SECOND BRACKET TO DETACHABLY AND PIVOTALLY CONNECT SAID STRUT THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
A SHOWER STALL SEAT SUPPORTED ON A WALL OF SAID STALL AND COMPRISING, COMBINATION, A FIRST BRACKET FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID WALL, SAID FIRST BRACKET HAVING A HORIZONAL PLATE EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM, SAID PLATE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH AND A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSELY-EXTENDING OPENINGS SPACED RADIALLY THEREFROM, A SECOND BRACKET FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID WALL BELOW SAID FIRST BRACKET, SAID SECOND BRACKET INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL PLATE EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREFROM AND HAVING AN OPENING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH ALIGNED WITH SAID CENTRAL OPENING FORMED IN SAID FIRST PLATE, AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY HOLLOW TUBULAR BRACE, MEANS ON ONE END OF SAID BRACE INSERTABLE INTO SAID CENTRAL OPENING TO DETACHABLY AND PIVOTALLY CONNECT SAID BRACE TO SAID FIRST BRACKET, MEANS ON SAID ONE END OF SAID BRACE INSERTABLE INTO SAID RADIALLY-SPACED OPENINGS TO HOLD SAID BRACE AT ANY SELECTED ANGLE RELATIVE TO SAID WALL, AN ELONGATED TUBULAR MEMBER TELESCOPICALY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BRACE, MEANS HOLDING SAID MEMBER IN FIXED AXIALLYADJUSTED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID BRACE, A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL SEAT, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SEAT WITH SAID MEMBER, A HOLLOW TUBULAR STRUT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS CONNECTED WITH SAID OTHER END OF SAID BRACE, THE OTHER END OF SAID STRUT EXTENDING TOWARD SAID ONE END OF SAID BRACE, THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID BRACE AND STRUT FORMING AN ACUTE ANGLE THEREBETWEEN, AND MEANS ON SAID OTHER END OF SAID STRUT INSERTABLE WITHIN SAID OPENING FORMED IN SAID SECOND BRACKET TO DETACHABLY AND PIVOTALLY CONNECT SAID STRUT THERETO.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-07-28 | 1968-01-27 | 1968-07-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-07-28 | 1972-01-27 | 1972-07-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-07-28 | 1976-01-27 | 1976-07-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |