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US3187459A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Toy washing machine

Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1962-12-13
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1982-12-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marvin I Glass
  • 👤 Dalia E Verbickas
  • 👤 Gordon A Barlow

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:05
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/30; A63H33/3061

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 229 words
A TOY WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING AN OPENING IN THE FRONT WALL THEREOF, A DRUM ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CABINET AND HAVING THE OPEN END THEREOF ALIGNED WITH THE FRONT WALL OPENING, A DOOR MOUNTED ON SAID CABINET FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT TO AND FROM A CLOSED POSITION ACROSS SAID FRONT WALL OPENING, SAID DOOR COMPRISING A FRAME HINGEDLY CONNECTED AT ONE SIDE TO SAID CABINET FRONT WALL, A CIRCULAR TRANSPARENT HOUSING MOUNTED IN SAID DOOR FRAME FOR ROTATION RELATIVE THERETO WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID HOUSING CONCEALED WITH THE FRAME, A LIQUID NORMALLY DISPOSED WITHIN THE CONCEALED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID TRANSPARENT HOUSING, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID DRUM AND OPERABLE TO EFFECT ROTATION OF THE DRUM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, MEANS ON SAID DRUM AND ON SAID TRANSPARENT HOUSING IN POSITION FOR ENGAGEMENT WHEN SAID DOOR IS CLOSED AND OPERATIVE TO CAUSE ROTATION OF SAID HOUSING IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID DRUM, AND LIQUID TRANSFER MEANS IN SAID HOUSING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE LIQUID IN SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION TO GRADUALLY RISE IN SAID HOUSING AT THE SLOWER SPEED TO ROTATION OF SAID DRUM AND HOUSING AND REACH A LIQUID LEVEL VIEWABLE THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT HOUSING, AND SAID TRANSFER MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE LIQUID TO RETURN TO SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION AND THUS DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW AT A FASTER SPEED OF ROTATION OF SAID HOUSING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 229 words
A TOY WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING AN OPENING IN THE FRONT WALL THEREOF, A DRUM ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CABINET AND HAVING THE OPEN END THEREOF ALIGNED WITH THE FRONT WALL OPENING, A DOOR MOUNTED ON SAID CABINET FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT TO AND FROM A CLOSED POSITION ACROSS SAID FRONT WALL OPENING, SAID DOOR COMPRISING A FRAME HINGEDLY CONNECTED AT ONE SIDE TO SAID CABINET FRONT WALL, A CIRCULAR TRANSPARENT HOUSING MOUNTED IN SAID DOOR FRAME FOR ROTATION RELATIVE THERETO WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID HOUSING CONCEALED WITH THE FRAME, A LIQUID NORMALLY DISPOSED WITHIN THE CONCEALED PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID TRANSPARENT HOUSING, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID DRUM AND OPERABLE TO EFFECT ROTATION OF THE DRUM AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, MEANS ON SAID DRUM AND ON SAID TRANSPARENT HOUSING IN POSITION FOR ENGAGEMENT WHEN SAID DOOR IS CLOSED AND OPERATIVE TO CAUSE ROTATION OF SAID HOUSING IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID DRUM, AND LIQUID TRANSFER MEANS IN SAID HOUSING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE LIQUID IN SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION TO GRADUALLY RISE IN SAID HOUSING AT THE SLOWER SPEED TO ROTATION OF SAID DRUM AND HOUSING AND REACH A LIQUID LEVEL VIEWABLE THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT HOUSING, AND SAID TRANSFER MEANS BEING EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE THE LIQUID TO RETURN TO SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION AND THUS DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW AT A FASTER SPEED OF ROTATION OF SAID HOUSING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-07 1968-12-07 1969-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-07 1972-12-07 1973-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-07 1976-12-07 1977-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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