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US3178249A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerator tray and cover support

Assignee: Lanteris Space LLC
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Filing: 1962-06-21
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1982-06-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John A Willis
  • 👤 Iber C Courson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 10:22
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D25/00; F25D25/02; F25D25/021

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
INDIVIDUAL ELONGATED COMPANION MEMBERS ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING HORIZONTALLY IN AN OPEN FRONT REFRIGERATOR STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THEREIN A FOOD-STORAGE PAN HAVING OPPOSITELY DIRECTED LATERAL FLANGES AND A PAN COVER HAVING OPPOSITE MARGINAL EDGE PORTIONS, EACH MEMBER BEING OF ONE-PIECE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPRISING A CHANNEL EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE MEMBER AND FACING OUTWARDLY TO ONE SIDE THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A LATERAL FLANGE OF THE PAN, A LEDGE FACING UPWARDLY OF THE MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF THE PAN COVER AND DISPOSED ABOVE AND IN SPACE PARALLELISM WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANNEL, A WEB EXTENDING VERTICALLY BETWEEN AND JOINED TO THE CHANNEL AND LEDGE FOR COOPERATION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE A RECESS FACING OUTWARDLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEMBER, AND MEANS AT EACH END PORTION OF THE MEMBER PROVIDING THEREIN A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE ROD-RECEIVING OPENINGS, ONE OF SAID OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE AFORESAID RECESS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
INDIVIDUAL ELONGATED COMPANION MEMBERS ADAPTED FOR MOUNTING HORIZONTALLY IN AN OPEN FRONT REFRIGERATOR STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THEREIN A FOOD-STORAGE PAN HAVING OPPOSITELY DIRECTED LATERAL FLANGES AND A PAN COVER HAVING OPPOSITE MARGINAL EDGE PORTIONS, EACH MEMBER BEING OF ONE-PIECE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPRISING A CHANNEL EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE MEMBER AND FACING OUTWARDLY TO ONE SIDE THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A LATERAL FLANGE OF THE PAN, A LEDGE FACING UPWARDLY OF THE MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH A MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF THE PAN COVER AND DISPOSED ABOVE AND IN SPACE PARALLELISM WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANNEL, A WEB EXTENDING VERTICALLY BETWEEN AND JOINED TO THE CHANNEL AND LEDGE FOR COOPERATION THEREWITH TO PROVIDE A RECESS FACING OUTWARDLY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEMBER, AND MEANS AT EACH END PORTION OF THE MEMBER PROVIDING THEREIN A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE ROD-RECEIVING OPENINGS, ONE OF SAID OPENINGS COMMUNICATING WITH THE AFORESAID RECESS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-04-12 1968-10-12 1969-04-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-04-12 1972-10-12 1973-04-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-12 1976-10-12 1977-04-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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