US3163296A
Expired / Lapsed
US
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Collapsible rack
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-04
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Granted: 1964-12-29
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Expires: 1983-06-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hohnstein Paul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:45
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B43/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A COLLAPSIBLE RACK COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR TRAY HAVING UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL SIDE AND END WALK, CARRIERS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OF SAID END WALLS, EACH CARRIER INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEGS WITH UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, HINGE MEANS FOLDABLY SECURING SAID LOWER END OF EACH LEG ADJACENT ONE OF THE CORNERS OF SAID TRAY, EACH OF SAID LEGS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPENED RELATIONSHIP WHEREIN SAID LEG IS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID TRAY AND A COLLAPSED RELATIONSHIP WHEREIN SAID LEG IS DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALLS AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRAY, EACH OF SAID HINGE MEANS INCLUDING A PIN MEANS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING ONE OF SAID LEGS, AND A SNAP-OVER-CENTER SPRING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING SAID LEG AWAY FROM A POSITION INTERMEDIATE SAID OPENED AND COLLAPSED RELATIONSHIPS, EACH OF SAID SPRING MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED AND HAVING A LOWER ARM, AN UPPER ARM, A FREE END ON EACH OF SAID ARMS, AND A BIGHT PORTION CONNECTING THE OTHER ENDS OF EACH OF SAID ARMS, EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED ABOVE SAID PIN MEANS WHEN SAID LEG IS IN SAID OPENED RELATIONSHIP AND BELOW SAID PIN MEANS WHEN SAID LEG IS IN SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A COLLAPSIBLE RACK COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR TRAY HAVING UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL SIDE AND END WALK, CARRIERS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OF SAID END WALLS, EACH CARRIER INCLUDING A PAIR OF LEGS WITH UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, HINGE MEANS FOLDABLY SECURING SAID LOWER END OF EACH LEG ADJACENT ONE OF THE CORNERS OF SAID TRAY, EACH OF SAID LEGS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPENED RELATIONSHIP WHEREIN SAID LEG IS DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID TRAY AND A COLLAPSED RELATIONSHIP WHEREIN SAID LEG IS DISPOSED INWARDLY OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALLS AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRAY, EACH OF SAID HINGE MEANS INCLUDING A PIN MEANS EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS AND PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING ONE OF SAID LEGS, AND A SNAP-OVER-CENTER SPRING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING SAID LEG AWAY FROM A POSITION INTERMEDIATE SAID OPENED AND COLLAPSED RELATIONSHIPS, EACH OF SAID SPRING MEANS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED AND HAVING A LOWER ARM, AN UPPER ARM, A FREE END ON EACH OF SAID ARMS, AND A BIGHT PORTION CONNECTING THE OTHER ENDS OF EACH OF SAID ARMS, EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED ABOVE SAID PIN MEANS WHEN SAID LEG IS IN SAID OPENED RELATIONSHIP AND BELOW SAID PIN MEANS WHEN SAID LEG IS IN SAID
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