US3147943A
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Housing for business machine
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1981-09-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B67/00; A47B67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
IN A BUSINESS MACHINE INCLUDING A MACHINE FRAME; A LOWER HOUSING PART ENCLOSING PART OF SAID FRAME, SAID HOUSING PART HAVING A FLEXIBLE SIDE WALL, RESILIENT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME ON SAID HOUSING PART, AN UPPER HOUSING PART ENCLOSING THE REMAINDER OF SAID FRAME, SAID UPPER HOUSING PART HAVING A SIDE WALL, SECOND RESILIENT MEANS MOUNTING SAID UPPER HOUSING PART ON SAID FRAME, MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID UPPER HOUSING PART FORMING A LATCHING SHOULDER, AND MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER HOUSING PART FORMING A LATCH, SAID LATCH AND SAID LATCHING SHOULDER HAVING INTERLOCKING PORTIONS, SAID LATCH AND SAID LATCHING SHOULDER BEING NORMALLY CONCEALED BY SAID HOUSING PARTS, AND SAID LATCH BEING RELEASABLE FROM SAID LATCHING SHOULDER TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF SAID UPPER HOUSING PART FROM ENCLOSING RELATION WITH SAID FRAME BY FORCING SAID HOUSING PARTS TOGETHER AGAINST SAID RESILIENT MEANS WHEREBY TO RELEASE SAID INTERLOCKING PORTIONS AND BY FLEXING PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER HOUSING PART ADJACENT SAID LATCH INWARDLY TOWARD SAID FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
IN A BUSINESS MACHINE INCLUDING A MACHINE FRAME; A LOWER HOUSING PART ENCLOSING PART OF SAID FRAME, SAID HOUSING PART HAVING A FLEXIBLE SIDE WALL, RESILIENT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME ON SAID HOUSING PART, AN UPPER HOUSING PART ENCLOSING THE REMAINDER OF SAID FRAME, SAID UPPER HOUSING PART HAVING A SIDE WALL, SECOND RESILIENT MEANS MOUNTING SAID UPPER HOUSING PART ON SAID FRAME, MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID UPPER HOUSING PART FORMING A LATCHING SHOULDER, AND MEANS ON SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER HOUSING PART FORMING A LATCH, SAID LATCH AND SAID LATCHING SHOULDER HAVING INTERLOCKING PORTIONS, SAID LATCH AND SAID LATCHING SHOULDER BEING NORMALLY CONCEALED BY SAID HOUSING PARTS, AND SAID LATCH BEING RELEASABLE FROM SAID LATCHING SHOULDER TO PERMIT REMOVAL OF SAID UPPER HOUSING PART FROM ENCLOSING RELATION WITH SAID FRAME BY FORCING SAID HOUSING PARTS TOGETHER AGAINST SAID RESILIENT MEANS WHEREBY TO RELEASE SAID INTERLOCKING PORTIONS AND BY FLEXING PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER HOUSING PART ADJACENT SAID LATCH INWARDLY TOWARD SAID FRAME.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-08 | 1968-03-09 | 1968-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-08 | 1972-03-09 | 1972-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-08 | 1976-03-09 | 1976-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |