US3171698A
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Seat slide mechanism
Assignee: HANCOCK IND Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-29
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Granted: 1965-03-02
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Expires: 1982-08-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald W Campbell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/04; B60N2/06; B60N2/07; B60N2/0702; B60N2/0705; B60N2/0715
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
IN A SEAT SLIDE MECHANISM, A FIXED LOWER TRACK, AN UPPER TRACK, LOAD BEARING MEANS BETWEEN SAID TRACKS PERMITTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TRACK WITH RESPECT TO THE LOWER TRACK, FACING PORTIONS ON SAID TRACKS SPACED FROM SAID LOAD BEARING MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT FLEXIBLE BOWED INSERT MEMBERS OF LOW-FRICTION MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS AND EACH HAVING AN UNSTRESSED SIZE GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM SPACING BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS, SAID MEMBERS BEING COMPRESSED BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS WHEREBY THE INTERNAL RESILIENCY OF SAID MEMBERS URGING THEM TO RETURN TO THEIR UNSTRESSED SIZE WILL CAUSE THE MEMBERS TO EXERT A CONSTANT FORCE ON SAID UPPER TRACK URGING IT TOWARD SAID LOAD BEARING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
IN A SEAT SLIDE MECHANISM, A FIXED LOWER TRACK, AN UPPER TRACK, LOAD BEARING MEANS BETWEEN SAID TRACKS PERMITTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TRACK WITH RESPECT TO THE LOWER TRACK, FACING PORTIONS ON SAID TRACKS SPACED FROM SAID LOAD BEARING MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT FLEXIBLE BOWED INSERT MEMBERS OF LOW-FRICTION MATERIAL DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS AND EACH HAVING AN UNSTRESSED SIZE GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM SPACING BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS, SAID MEMBERS BEING COMPRESSED BETWEEN SAID FACING PORTIONS WHEREBY THE INTERNAL RESILIENCY OF SAID MEMBERS URGING THEM TO RETURN TO THEIR UNSTRESSED SIZE WILL CAUSE THE MEMBERS TO EXERT A CONSTANT FORCE ON SAID UPPER TRACK URGING IT TOWARD SAID LOAD BEARING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-01 | 1968-08-31 | 1969-03-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-01 | 1972-08-31 | 1973-03-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-01 | 1976-08-31 | 1977-03-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |