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Disposable tissue sock and one-piece tissue paper blank for same

Assignee: DOUGLAS G TIBBITTS JR
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1964-09-15
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Expires: 1982-12-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Tibbitts Mary

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 18:35
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B11/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
AS AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE A DISPOSABLE SOCK MADE FROM A ONE-PIECE BLANK OF TISSUE PAPER PERIPHERALLY OUTLINED GENERALLY AS A BLOCK-V SYMMETRICAL ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, AND MORE PARTICULARLY OUTLINED BY A PAIR OF SIMILAR GENERALLY OBLONG LEGS HAVING INNER EDGES, OUTER EDGES, AND END EDGES, A LENGTH DIMENSION OF EACH OBLONG EXTENDING SLANTINGLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK V AND BOUNDED AT ITS TOP BY A HEEL PORTION OF THE SOCK AND BOUNDED AT ITS BOTTOM BY A TOE PORTION OF THE SOCK, A WIDTH DIMENSION OF EACH OBLONG EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID LENGTH DIMENSION ADN APPROXIMATING THE TOP TO MID BOTTOM DIMENSION OF THE SOCK, AN INVERTED V NOTCH AT THE BOTTOM AND TOE END OF THE BLANK, THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID INNER EDGES BEING JOINED BY AN ARCUATE APEX MERGING SMOOTHLY INTO SAID INNER EDGE PORTIONS, THE VERTEX OF THE INVERTED V NOTCH BEING SPACED FROM THE ARCUATE APEX OF THE BLANK, SEAMS FORMED BY JOINING TOGETHER SAID END EDGES TO FORM A HEEL SEAM, SAID OUTER EDGES TO FORM A BOTTOM SEAM, AND THE EDGES OF SAID NOTCH TO FORM A TOE SEAM THUS FORMING A CONTINUOUS TOP EDGE DELINEATING AN OPENING OF THE SOCK.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-09-15 1968-03-16 1968-09-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-09-15 1972-03-16 1972-09-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-09-15 1976-03-16 1976-09-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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