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Drapery pleating and pressing machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-13
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Granted: 1964-10-27
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Expires: 1981-09-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Joseph E Klint

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 08:58
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06J; D06J1/00; D10; D10B; D10B2503/00; D10B2503/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
IN A DRAPERY PLEATING AND PRESSING MACHINE COMPRISING APPARATUS PROVIDING AN ELONGATE WORK PATH ALONG WHICH DRAPERIES ARE MOVED DURING A PLEATING AND PRESSING OPERATION, A PAIR OF OPPOSED PRESSING HEADS ACTING IN THE DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID WORK PATH AND EACH COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PRESSING ELEMENTS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID WORK PATH AND SPACED APART TRANSVERSELY OF THE WORK PATH IN FIXED RELATION WITH EACH OTHER AND ON SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL CENTERS, THE PRESSING ELEMENTS OF ONE PRESSING HEAD BEING OFFSET LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESSING ELEMENTS OF THE OPPOSITE HEAD SO AS TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE SPACES BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS OF THE OPPOSITE HEAD, MEANS FOR MOVING ONE PRESSING HEAD TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE OTHER TO INTERDIGITATE AND THEN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
IN A DRAPERY PLEATING AND PRESSING MACHINE COMPRISING APPARATUS PROVIDING AN ELONGATE WORK PATH ALONG WHICH DRAPERIES ARE MOVED DURING A PLEATING AND PRESSING OPERATION, A PAIR OF OPPOSED PRESSING HEADS ACTING IN THE DIRECTION NORMAL TO THE PLANE OF SAID WORK PATH AND EACH COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PRESSING ELEMENTS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID WORK PATH AND SPACED APART TRANSVERSELY OF THE WORK PATH IN FIXED RELATION WITH EACH OTHER AND ON SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL CENTERS, THE PRESSING ELEMENTS OF ONE PRESSING HEAD BEING OFFSET LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESSING ELEMENTS OF THE OPPOSITE HEAD SO AS TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE SPACES BETWEEN THE ELEMENTS OF THE OPPOSITE HEAD, MEANS FOR MOVING ONE PRESSING HEAD TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE OTHER TO INTERDIGITATE AND THEN

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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) 1967-10-27 1968-04-27 1968-10-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-10-27 1972-04-27 1972-10-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-10-27 1976-04-27 1976-10-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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