← Back to Patent Explorer
US3190408A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Joining means

Assignee: PROFILE SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL
•
Filing: 1961-01-30
•
Granted: 1965-06-22
•
Expires: 1981-01-30
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Adolf Helmer Petterson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 03:19
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B11/00; F16B11/006; B; B62; B62D; B62D27/00; B62D27/02; B62D27/026; B63; B63B; B63B3/00; B63B3/14; B63B3/142; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/38; E04B1/61; E04B1/6108; E04B1/6116; E04B1/612; E04B1/6166; E04B1/6175; E04B2/00; E04B2/56; E04B2/58; E04B2/60; F16B2/00; F16B2/02; F16B2/14; F16B5/00; F16B5/0004; F16B5/0008; F16B5/0028; F16B5/06; F16B5/0607

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
MEANS CONNECTING A PANEL MEMBER TO AN ELONGATED MEMBER, SAID ELONGATED MEMBER COMPRISING FIRST ELONGATED RIB MEANS FORMED INTEGRALLY THEREWITH AND HAVING A FIRST SURFACE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, SECOND ELONGATED RIB MEANS FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID ELONGATED MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST RIB MEANS, A SECOND SURFACE ON SAID SECOND RIB MEANS IN FACING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FIRST SURFACE ON SAID FIRST RIB MEANS AND GENERALLY PARALLEL THERETO WHEN SAID RIB MEANS ARE UNSTRESSED, EACH OF SAID RIB MEANS BEING FORMED OF RESILIENTLY DEFLECTABLE METAL AND HAVING A MATERIALLY GREATER WIDTH THAN THICKNESS TO PERMIT A RESILIENT BENDING OF SAID RIB MEANS WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER AND EACH OF SAID RIB MEANS TAPERING IN CROSS-SECTION AWAY FROM SAID ELONGATED MEMBER, SAID RIB MEANS RECEIVNG A PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER THEREBETWEEN AND BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER, AND ELONGATED WEDGE MEANS HAVING A WEDGE-SHAPED CROSS SECTION INSERTED BETWEEN SAID RIB MEANS, SMALL THICKNESS EDGE FIRST, WHEN SAID PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER IS DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN, THE OUTSIDE CROSSSECTIONAL CONFIGURATION OF SAID WEDGE MEANS BEING SUFFICIENT WHEN THUS INSERTED TO CAUSE A RESILIENT BENDING OF SAID RIB MEANS AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER WHEREBY THE PANEL MEMBER WILL BE CLAMPED THEREBETWEEN PRIMARILY BY THE RESILIENT BENDING STRESSES IN SAID RIB MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
MEANS CONNECTING A PANEL MEMBER TO AN ELONGATED MEMBER, SAID ELONGATED MEMBER COMPRISING FIRST ELONGATED RIB MEANS FORMED INTEGRALLY THEREWITH AND HAVING A FIRST SURFACE ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, SECOND ELONGATED RIB MEANS FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID ELONGATED MEMBER DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FIRST RIB MEANS, A SECOND SURFACE ON SAID SECOND RIB MEANS IN FACING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FIRST SURFACE ON SAID FIRST RIB MEANS AND GENERALLY PARALLEL THERETO WHEN SAID RIB MEANS ARE UNSTRESSED, EACH OF SAID RIB MEANS BEING FORMED OF RESILIENTLY DEFLECTABLE METAL AND HAVING A MATERIALLY GREATER WIDTH THAN THICKNESS TO PERMIT A RESILIENT BENDING OF SAID RIB MEANS WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER AND EACH OF SAID RIB MEANS TAPERING IN CROSS-SECTION AWAY FROM SAID ELONGATED MEMBER, SAID RIB MEANS RECEIVNG A PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER THEREBETWEEN AND BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER, AND ELONGATED WEDGE MEANS HAVING A WEDGE-SHAPED CROSS SECTION INSERTED BETWEEN SAID RIB MEANS, SMALL THICKNESS EDGE FIRST, WHEN SAID PORTION OF THE PANEL MEMBER IS DISPOSED THEREBETWEEN, THE OUTSIDE CROSSSECTIONAL CONFIGURATION OF SAID WEDGE MEANS BEING SUFFICIENT WHEN THUS INSERTED TO CAUSE A RESILIENT BENDING OF SAID RIB MEANS AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER WHEREBY THE PANEL MEMBER WILL BE CLAMPED THEREBETWEEN PRIMARILY BY THE RESILIENT BENDING STRESSES IN SAID RIB MEANS.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US569235A Cited
US647872A Cited
US1297591A Cited
US2010848A Cited
US2877874A Cited
US2887877A Cited
US2909253A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-21 1968-12-21 1969-06-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-21 1972-12-21 1973-06-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-21 1976-12-21 1977-06-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag