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Spit basket

Assignee: Washburn Co
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1982-12-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Mahlon J Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/04; A47J37/041; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S24/00; Y10S24/30; Y10S24/51; Y10S24/53; Y10S24/54; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45152; Y10T24/4522

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
A SPIT BASKET COMPRISING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OPEN TOP BASKET OF WIRE CONSTRUCTION HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, AND PARALLEL OPPOSED SIDE WALLS WITH VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL WIRES PROVIDED THEREIN IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOTTOM WALL, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CLOSURE PANEL FITTING LOOSELY IN SAID BASKET AND ADAPTED TO BE SET AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOTTOM WALL BY ENTRY OF ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION IN ONE SIDE WALL IN A SELECTED SPACE BETWEEN ANY TWO OF THE ARORESAID VERTICALLY SPACED WIRES, THE OTHER SIDE WALL HAVING THE VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL WIRES MADE OF FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE, SAID SIDE WALL INCLUDING MEANS BLOCKING PASSAGE OF THE OTHER LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL THERETHROUGH, AND A TURN-TYPE FASTENER MOUNTED ON THE LAST NAMED LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL FOR ROTATION ON AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE THEREOF AND SUBSTANTIALLY AR RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION, SAID FASTENER BEING EXTENSIBLE THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE SPACES BETWEEN THE WIRES ON THE LAST NAMED SIDE WALL AND HAVING A CROSS-HEAD OF FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE LOOP CONSTRUCTION WHICH WHEN EXTENDED FROM THE BASKET AND TURNED IN TRANSVERFSE RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAST MENTIONED WIRES SERVES TO RETAIN THE PANEL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT FROM ITS SELECTED POSITION SPACED RELATIVE TO THE BOTTOM WALL, SAID CROSS-HEAD HAVING OPPOSITELY INCLINED SURFACES DEFINED BY THE FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE ON THE INNER SIDE THEREOF ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE AXIS THEREOF, SAID CROSS-HEAD HAVING WEDGING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO FLEXIBLE RESILIENT HORIZONTAL WIRES ON THE WALL OF THE BASKET ABOVE AND BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE PANEL CAUSING THE WIRES ON THE BASKET AND ON THE CROSS-HEAD TO FLEX RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER FOR MORE SECURED FASTENING OF THE PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
A SPIT BASKET COMPRISING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OPEN TOP BASKET OF WIRE CONSTRUCTION HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, AND PARALLEL OPPOSED SIDE WALLS WITH VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL WIRES PROVIDED THEREIN IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOTTOM WALL, A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR CLOSURE PANEL FITTING LOOSELY IN SAID BASKET AND ADAPTED TO BE SET AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO THE BOTTOM WALL BY ENTRY OF ONE LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION IN ONE SIDE WALL IN A SELECTED SPACE BETWEEN ANY TWO OF THE ARORESAID VERTICALLY SPACED WIRES, THE OTHER SIDE WALL HAVING THE VERTICALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL WIRES MADE OF FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE, SAID SIDE WALL INCLUDING MEANS BLOCKING PASSAGE OF THE OTHER LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL THERETHROUGH, AND A TURN-TYPE FASTENER MOUNTED ON THE LAST NAMED LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL FOR ROTATION ON AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PLANE THEREOF AND SUBSTANTIALLY AR RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTION, SAID FASTENER BEING EXTENSIBLE THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE SPACES BETWEEN THE WIRES ON THE LAST NAMED SIDE WALL AND HAVING A CROSS-HEAD OF FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE LOOP CONSTRUCTION WHICH WHEN EXTENDED FROM THE BASKET AND TURNED IN TRANSVERFSE RELATIONSHIP TO THE LAST MENTIONED WIRES SERVES TO RETAIN THE PANEL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT FROM ITS SELECTED POSITION SPACED RELATIVE TO THE BOTTOM WALL, SAID CROSS-HEAD HAVING OPPOSITELY INCLINED SURFACES DEFINED BY THE FLEXIBLE RESILIENT WIRE ON THE INNER SIDE THEREOF ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE AXIS THEREOF, SAID CROSS-HEAD HAVING WEDGING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO FLEXIBLE RESILIENT HORIZONTAL WIRES ON THE WALL OF THE BASKET ABOVE AND BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE PANEL CAUSING THE WIRES ON THE BASKET AND ON THE CROSS-HEAD TO FLEX RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER FOR MORE SECURED FASTENING OF THE PANEL.

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