US3149436A
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Panel construction for covering walls and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-01-30
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1978-01-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Varlonga Giovanni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:16
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0801; E04F13/0803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
308 words
A PANEL CONSTRUCTION FOR COVERING WALLS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINAL MOUNTING BRACKETS FIXED IN SPACED, PARALLEL RELATION ON A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SAID MOUNTING BRACKETS EACH INCLUDING A BASE; A LONGITUDINAL MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID BASE PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF MIDWAY BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BASE, SAID LONGITUDINAL MEMBER INCLUDING A STEM HAVING AN ENLARGED HEAD PORTION OF MODIFIED T-SHAPED FORMATION AT THE OUTER END THEREOF EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; RIGID ARMS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BASE TERMINATING IN PANEL SUPPORTING END PORTIONS, SAID END PORTIONS BEING SPACED LATERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID HEAD PORTION; AND FLEXIBLE PANELS POSITIONED IN BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION BETWEEN ADJACENT MOUNTING BRACKETS, SAID PANELS BEING BENT OUTWARDLY ADJACENT THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, THE SIDE EDGE OF SAID OUTWARDLY BENT PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID PANELS BEING ENGAGING AND BEING HELD INWARDLY BY AN UNDERSURFACE OF THE RESPECTIVE ENLARGED HEAD, SAID SUPPORTING END PORTIONS ENGAGING THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID RESPECTIVE PANELS AT POINTS SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID BENT PORTIONS, SAID UNDERSURFACE OF SAID HEAD AND SAID PANEL SUPPORTING END PORTION OF ADJACENT BRACKETS ENGAGING OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH OF SAID PANELS BEING SO PROPORTIONED AND ARRANGED AS TO CONSTITUTE THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR SAID PANELS AND SERVING TO FLEX AND MAINTAIN SAID PANELS IN RESILIENTLY BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION, SAID PANELS, WHEN UNFLEXED AND DISPOSED IN A SINGLE PLANE HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AND WHEN MOUNTED BETWEEN ADJACENT BRACKETS IN A BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION, HAVING A WIDTH LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AND WITH THE PORTION OF EACH OF SAID PANELS LYING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTING END PORTIONS AND SAID BENDS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ARCUATE CONFIGURATION AS THE PORTION OF SAID PANEL EXTENDING BETWEEN END PORTIONS OF ADJACENT BRACKETS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
308 words
A PANEL CONSTRUCTION FOR COVERING WALLS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINAL MOUNTING BRACKETS FIXED IN SPACED, PARALLEL RELATION ON A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SAID MOUNTING BRACKETS EACH INCLUDING A BASE; A LONGITUDINAL MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID BASE PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF MIDWAY BETWEEN THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BASE, SAID LONGITUDINAL MEMBER INCLUDING A STEM HAVING AN ENLARGED HEAD PORTION OF MODIFIED T-SHAPED FORMATION AT THE OUTER END THEREOF EXTENDING LATERALLY OUTWARDLY ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; RIGID ARMS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BASE TERMINATING IN PANEL SUPPORTING END PORTIONS, SAID END PORTIONS BEING SPACED LATERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID HEAD PORTION; AND FLEXIBLE PANELS POSITIONED IN BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION BETWEEN ADJACENT MOUNTING BRACKETS, SAID PANELS BEING BENT OUTWARDLY ADJACENT THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF, THE SIDE EDGE OF SAID OUTWARDLY BENT PORTIONS OF EACH OF SAID PANELS BEING ENGAGING AND BEING HELD INWARDLY BY AN UNDERSURFACE OF THE RESPECTIVE ENLARGED HEAD, SAID SUPPORTING END PORTIONS ENGAGING THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID RESPECTIVE PANELS AT POINTS SPACED INWARDLY FROM SAID BENT PORTIONS, SAID UNDERSURFACE OF SAID HEAD AND SAID PANEL SUPPORTING END PORTION OF ADJACENT BRACKETS ENGAGING OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH OF SAID PANELS BEING SO PROPORTIONED AND ARRANGED AS TO CONSTITUTE THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR SAID PANELS AND SERVING TO FLEX AND MAINTAIN SAID PANELS IN RESILIENTLY BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION, SAID PANELS, WHEN UNFLEXED AND DISPOSED IN A SINGLE PLANE HAVING A WIDTH GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AND WHEN MOUNTED BETWEEN ADJACENT BRACKETS IN A BOWED, ARCUATE CONFIGURATION, HAVING A WIDTH LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AND WITH THE PORTION OF EACH OF SAID PANELS LYING BETWEEN SAID SUPPORTING END PORTIONS AND SAID BENDS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME ARCUATE CONFIGURATION AS THE PORTION OF SAID PANEL EXTENDING BETWEEN END PORTIONS OF ADJACENT BRACKETS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-22 | 1968-03-23 | 1968-09-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-22 | 1972-03-23 | 1972-09-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-22 | 1976-03-23 | 1976-09-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |