US3159885A
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Sealing gasket with magnet insert
Assignee: H O CANFIELD CO Inc
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Filing: 1961-10-12
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Granted: 1964-12-08
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Expires: 1981-10-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond H Cowles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:29
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/08; F25D23/082; F25D23/087
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
333 words
IN A GASKET OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A RESILIENT DEFORMABLE STRIP OF PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR SEALING THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND DOOR MEMBERS OF A REFRIGERATOR CABINET OR THE LIKE, SAID STRIP BEING OF UNIFORM SECTION AND COMPRISING IN A NORMAL UNSTRESSED CONDITION LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING BASE AND HOLDING PORTIONS, SAID HOLDING PORTION BEING SPACED ABOVE THE BASE PORTION FOR RELATIVE LATERAL BODILY MOTION AND FOR BODILY MOTION TO AND FROM THE BASE PORTION AND HAVING MEANS FOR CARRYING MAGNETIC MEANS TO COACT WITH ONE OF THE CABINET MEMBERS, A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS EACH EXTENDING BETWEEN THE HOLDING AND BASE PORTIONS, THE SIDE WALLS BEING CONNECTED TO THE BASE PORTION ALONG A FIRST PAIR AND TO THE HOLDING PORTION ALONG A SECOND PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL JUNCTURE LINES, THE HOLDING PORTION HAVING SIDE WALLS WITH OPPOSITELY DIRECTED OUTSIDE SURFACES AND THE SECOND PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES BEING LOCATED ALONG SAID OUTSIDE SURFACES, THE SIDE WALLS BEING BOWED OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER WITH INTERNAL CONCAVE SURFACES FACING ONE ANOTHER, EACH SIDE WALL EXTENDING FROM ONE OF THE FIRST JUNCTURE LINES TO ONE OF THE SECOND JUNCTURE LINES IN A CONTINUOUS BULGING CURVE EXTERNALLY CONVEX THROUGHOUT THE EXTENT OF THE SIDE WALL, SAID FIRST PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES BEING MORE WIDELY SPACED APART THAN SAID SECOND PAIR AND PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS INTERMEDIATE THEIR RESPECTIVE JUNCTURE LINES BEING SPACED FURTHER APART THAN SAID FIRST PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES, WHEREBY UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SUCH CABINET MEMBERS AND DISTENTION UPON SEPARATION OF SUCH CABINET MEMBERS THE GASKET IS ADAPTED TO YIELD AND DISTEND BY EASY MOVEMENTS OF THE HOLDING PORTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE BASE PORTION WITH THE BULGING CURVATURE OF THE SIDE WALLS INCREASING AND DECREASING, RESPECTIVELY, AND WHEREBY UPON LATERAL MOVEMENT OF ONE SUCH CABINET MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE OTHER WITH THE GASKET ENGAGED BETWEEN, THE HOLDING PORTION IS ADAPTED TO SHIFT LATERALLY BY EASY MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE BASE PORTION WITH ACCOMPANYING ROLLING MOTIONS OF THE BULGING SIDE WALLS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
333 words
IN A GASKET OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A RESILIENT DEFORMABLE STRIP OF PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR SEALING THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND DOOR MEMBERS OF A REFRIGERATOR CABINET OR THE LIKE, SAID STRIP BEING OF UNIFORM SECTION AND COMPRISING IN A NORMAL UNSTRESSED CONDITION LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING BASE AND HOLDING PORTIONS, SAID HOLDING PORTION BEING SPACED ABOVE THE BASE PORTION FOR RELATIVE LATERAL BODILY MOTION AND FOR BODILY MOTION TO AND FROM THE BASE PORTION AND HAVING MEANS FOR CARRYING MAGNETIC MEANS TO COACT WITH ONE OF THE CABINET MEMBERS, A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS EACH EXTENDING BETWEEN THE HOLDING AND BASE PORTIONS, THE SIDE WALLS BEING CONNECTED TO THE BASE PORTION ALONG A FIRST PAIR AND TO THE HOLDING PORTION ALONG A SECOND PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL JUNCTURE LINES, THE HOLDING PORTION HAVING SIDE WALLS WITH OPPOSITELY DIRECTED OUTSIDE SURFACES AND THE SECOND PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES BEING LOCATED ALONG SAID OUTSIDE SURFACES, THE SIDE WALLS BEING BOWED OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER WITH INTERNAL CONCAVE SURFACES FACING ONE ANOTHER, EACH SIDE WALL EXTENDING FROM ONE OF THE FIRST JUNCTURE LINES TO ONE OF THE SECOND JUNCTURE LINES IN A CONTINUOUS BULGING CURVE EXTERNALLY CONVEX THROUGHOUT THE EXTENT OF THE SIDE WALL, SAID FIRST PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES BEING MORE WIDELY SPACED APART THAN SAID SECOND PAIR AND PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS INTERMEDIATE THEIR RESPECTIVE JUNCTURE LINES BEING SPACED FURTHER APART THAN SAID FIRST PAIR OF JUNCTURE LINES, WHEREBY UNDER COMPRESSION BETWEEN SUCH CABINET MEMBERS AND DISTENTION UPON SEPARATION OF SUCH CABINET MEMBERS THE GASKET IS ADAPTED TO YIELD AND DISTEND BY EASY MOVEMENTS OF THE HOLDING PORTION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE BASE PORTION WITH THE BULGING CURVATURE OF THE SIDE WALLS INCREASING AND DECREASING, RESPECTIVELY, AND WHEREBY UPON LATERAL MOVEMENT OF ONE SUCH CABINET MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE OTHER WITH THE GASKET ENGAGED BETWEEN, THE HOLDING PORTION IS ADAPTED TO SHIFT LATERALLY BY EASY MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE BASE PORTION WITH ACCOMPANYING ROLLING MOTIONS OF THE BULGING SIDE WALLS.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-12-08 | 1968-06-08 | 1968-12-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-12-08 | 1972-06-08 | 1972-12-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-12-08 | 1976-06-08 | 1976-12-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |