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US3188769A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Niagara falls toy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-25
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-10-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Oresto J Parco

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:07
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A WATERFALL TOY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLOW RECTANGULAR CONTAINER, SAID CONTAINER HAVING TRANSPARENT PROPERTY TO PERMIT VIEW THEREINTO, A PAIR OF PARALLEL, VERTICALLY SPACED APART TANKS CARRIED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER PROVIDING A SPACE BETWEEN SAID TANKS, THE UPPER OF SAID TANKS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSED, THE LOWER OF SAID TANKS BEING OPEN, EACH OF SAID TANKS HAVING A FRONT WALL, THE FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT ALONG THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF PROVIDING A METERED ESCAPE MEANS FOR WATER CONTAINED WITHIN SAID UPPER TANK, SAID LOWER TANK FRONT WALL BEING FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK, FORWARD POSITION THAN SAID FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK, A QUANTITY OF WATER CARRIED BY SAID TANKS, SAID WATER CARRIED BY SAID UPPER TANK BEING DISPENSED THROUGH SAID ELONGATED SLOT BY GRAVITATIONAL MEANS, SAID WATER PROVIDING A WATERFALL EFFECT AS IT CASCADES UNSUPPORTED DOWNWARDLY ACROSS SAID SPACE TO SAID LOWER TANK AND AN INTERCONNECTING WATER TOW SHED OF ARCUATE CONFIGURATION BETWEEN SAID TANKS, SAID WATER SHED COMMUNICATING WITH THE REAR ENDS OF EACH OF SAID TANKS AND PROVIDING A RETURN MEANS FOR THE WATER WHICH HAS CASCADED DOWNWARDLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
A WATERFALL TOY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLOW RECTANGULAR CONTAINER, SAID CONTAINER HAVING TRANSPARENT PROPERTY TO PERMIT VIEW THEREINTO, A PAIR OF PARALLEL, VERTICALLY SPACED APART TANKS CARRIED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER PROVIDING A SPACE BETWEEN SAID TANKS, THE UPPER OF SAID TANKS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY ENCLOSED, THE LOWER OF SAID TANKS BEING OPEN, EACH OF SAID TANKS HAVING A FRONT WALL, THE FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK HAVING AN ELONGATED SLOT ALONG THE LOWER EDGE THEREOF PROVIDING A METERED ESCAPE MEANS FOR WATER CONTAINED WITHIN SAID UPPER TANK, SAID LOWER TANK FRONT WALL BEING FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK, FORWARD POSITION THAN SAID FRONT WALL OF SAID UPPER TANK, A QUANTITY OF WATER CARRIED BY SAID TANKS, SAID WATER CARRIED BY SAID UPPER TANK BEING DISPENSED THROUGH SAID ELONGATED SLOT BY GRAVITATIONAL MEANS, SAID WATER PROVIDING A WATERFALL EFFECT AS IT CASCADES UNSUPPORTED DOWNWARDLY ACROSS SAID SPACE TO SAID LOWER TANK AND AN INTERCONNECTING WATER TOW SHED OF ARCUATE CONFIGURATION BETWEEN SAID TANKS, SAID WATER SHED COMMUNICATING WITH THE REAR ENDS OF EACH OF SAID TANKS AND PROVIDING A RETURN MEANS FOR THE WATER WHICH HAS CASCADED DOWNWARDLY.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-14 1968-12-14 1969-06-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-14 1972-12-14 1973-06-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-14 1976-12-14 1977-06-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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