US3182769A
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Interlocking constructions and parts therefor or the like
Assignee: Reynolds Metals Co
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Filing: 1961-05-04
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1981-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ridder Ernst J De
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:21
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/0004; F16B5/008; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/30; E04C2/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF INTERLOCKED MEMBERS EACH HAVING AN ADJACENT END AND AN OUTER PANEL DISPOSED IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE PANEL OF THE OTHER MEMBER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A PROJECTION OFFSET INWARDLY FROM ITS PANEL AT THE END THEREOF AND HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING LEG SPACED FROM SAID PROJECTION AND DEFINING A CHANNEL THEREWITH, SAID PROJECTION HAVING AN ARCUATE SURFACE PROVIDED WITH A CENTER OF CURVATURE DISPOSED INWARDLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID ONE MEMBER, THE OTHER MEMBER HAVING AN OFFSET LEG EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE END THEREOF AND HAVING A CHANNEL-DEFINING PORTION RECEIVING SAID PROJECTION ON SAID ONE MEMBER, SAID CHANNEL-DEFINGING PORTION HAVING AN ARCUATE SURFACE DISPOSED IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID FIRST-NAMED ARCUATE SURFACAE WHEREBY SAID MEMBERS ARE PIVOTALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER WHEN BEING INTERLOCKED TOGETHER, SAID OFFSET LEG OF SAID OTHER MEMBER HAVING AN END PORTION RECEIVED IN SAID CHANNEL OF SAID ONE MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF INTERLOCKED MEMBERS EACH HAVING AN ADJACENT END AND AN OUTER PANEL DISPOSED IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE PANEL OF THE OTHER MEMBER, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A PROJECTION OFFSET INWARDLY FROM ITS PANEL AT THE END THEREOF AND HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING LEG SPACED FROM SAID PROJECTION AND DEFINING A CHANNEL THEREWITH, SAID PROJECTION HAVING AN ARCUATE SURFACE PROVIDED WITH A CENTER OF CURVATURE DISPOSED INWARDLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID ONE MEMBER, THE OTHER MEMBER HAVING AN OFFSET LEG EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE END THEREOF AND HAVING A CHANNEL-DEFINING PORTION RECEIVING SAID PROJECTION ON SAID ONE MEMBER, SAID CHANNEL-DEFINGING PORTION HAVING AN ARCUATE SURFACE DISPOSED IN SLIDING CONTACT WITH SAID FIRST-NAMED ARCUATE SURFACAE WHEREBY SAID MEMBERS ARE PIVOTALLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER WHEN BEING INTERLOCKED TOGETHER, SAID OFFSET LEG OF SAID OTHER MEMBER HAVING AN END PORTION RECEIVED IN SAID CHANNEL OF SAID ONE MEMBER.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-10 | 1972-11-09 | 1973-05-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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