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US3188262A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dry-wall taping machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-13
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Granted: 1965-06-08
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Expires: 1982-08-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edward L Torrison

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 05:31
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F21/00; E04F21/165; E04F21/02; E04F21/026; E04F21/1655; E04F21/1657; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/179

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
IN A DRY-WALL TAPING MACHINE OF THE NATURE AFORESAID, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLOW ELONGATE HANDLE STRUCTRUALLY COMMUNICATING WITH A HOLLOW BODY MEMBER HAVING AN ELONATE SLIT IN ITS UPPER SURFACE TO ALLOW TAPE TO PASS THERETHROUGH AND CARRYING TWO SPACED UPWARDLY EXTENDING SUPPORTS HAVING A REMOVABLEY MOUNTED SPINDLE THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED TO ROTATABLY CARRY A ROLL OF TAPE THEREON; A FEEDING MECHANISM CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID HANDLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHEET-LIKE SEPTUMS AND FILETS FORMING TWO SPACED MASTIC CHAMBERS EACH HAVING A FORWARD ELONGATED NARROW ORIFICE ON EITHER SIDE OF A CENTRAL TAPE CHAMBER ADAPTED TO DEPOSIT MASTIC PASSING THERETHROUGH ON BOTH SIDE OF TAPE PASSING FROM SAID TAPE CHAMBER; A SMOOTHING KNIFE REMOVEABLE CARRIED BY SAID FEEDING MECHANISM TO SMOOTH SAID MASTIC AND TAPE TO A FINISHED SEAM; FINGERS CARRIED IN THE ORIFICE OF SAID UPPER MASTIC CHAMBER TO PRESS TAPE PASSING THEREOVER INTO UNDERLYING MASTIC; A MASTIC SUPPLY SYSTEM COMMUNICATING FROM THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID HANDLE MEMBER THROUGH SAID DEVICE TO SAID UPPER AND SAID LOWER MASTIC CHAMBERS, SAID SYSTEM HAVING A VALVE THEREIN TO REGULATE COMPLETE FLOW THERETHROUGH AND A SECOND VALVE TO REGULATE THE RELATIVE FLOW OF MASTIC TO SAID UPPER CHAMBER RELATIVE TO THAT THROUGH SAID LOWER CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
IN A DRY-WALL TAPING MACHINE OF THE NATURE AFORESAID, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLOW ELONGATE HANDLE STRUCTRUALLY COMMUNICATING WITH A HOLLOW BODY MEMBER HAVING AN ELONATE SLIT IN ITS UPPER SURFACE TO ALLOW TAPE TO PASS THERETHROUGH AND CARRYING TWO SPACED UPWARDLY EXTENDING SUPPORTS HAVING A REMOVABLEY MOUNTED SPINDLE THEREBETWEEN ADAPTED TO ROTATABLY CARRY A ROLL OF TAPE THEREON; A FEEDING MECHANISM CARRIED BY SAID BODY MEMBER OPPOSITE SAID HANDLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SHEET-LIKE SEPTUMS AND FILETS FORMING TWO SPACED MASTIC CHAMBERS EACH HAVING A FORWARD ELONGATED NARROW ORIFICE ON EITHER SIDE OF A CENTRAL TAPE CHAMBER ADAPTED TO DEPOSIT MASTIC PASSING THERETHROUGH ON BOTH SIDE OF TAPE PASSING FROM SAID TAPE CHAMBER; A SMOOTHING KNIFE REMOVEABLE CARRIED BY SAID FEEDING MECHANISM TO SMOOTH SAID MASTIC AND TAPE TO A FINISHED SEAM; FINGERS CARRIED IN THE ORIFICE OF SAID UPPER MASTIC CHAMBER TO PRESS TAPE PASSING THEREOVER INTO UNDERLYING MASTIC; A MASTIC SUPPLY SYSTEM COMMUNICATING FROM THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID HANDLE MEMBER THROUGH SAID DEVICE TO SAID UPPER AND SAID LOWER MASTIC CHAMBERS, SAID SYSTEM HAVING A VALVE THEREIN TO REGULATE COMPLETE FLOW THERETHROUGH AND A SECOND VALVE TO REGULATE THE RELATIVE FLOW OF MASTIC TO SAID UPPER CHAMBER RELATIVE TO THAT THROUGH SAID LOWER CHAMBER.

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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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