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US3191641A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tool for bleeding a fuel containing member

Assignee: Heinrich Maltner GmbH
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Filing: 1963-04-22
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Granted: 1965-06-29
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Expires: 1983-04-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Maltner Wolfgang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:22
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q2/00; F23Q2/34; F23Q2/52

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 301 words
APPARATUS COMPRISING A LIGHTER CASING INCLUDING A BOTTOM PORTION PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING THEREIN, A SLEEVE IN SAID OPENING HAVING AN INNERMOST END EXTENDING INTO THE CASING AND HAVING A SECOND END IN HERMETICALLY SEALED RELATION WITH SAID BOTTOM PORTION, A FLANGE ON AND WITHIN SAID SLEEVE BETWEEN SAID ENDS, A VALVE BODY DISPLACEABLE IN SAID SLEEVE BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND THE INNERMOST END OF SAID SLEEVE, A PACKING BETWEEN SAID BODY AND FLANGE AND ADAPTED FOR LIMITED MOVEMENT IN SAID SLEEVE, SAID BODY INCLUDING A BODY PORTION EXTENDING SLIDABLY THROUGH SAID PACKING, MEANS URGING SAID BODY TOWARDS SAID FLANGE AND IN A DIRECTION OUTWARDLY OF SAID CASING, SAID BODY BEING ADAPTED TO SANDWICH SAID PACKING AGAINST SAID FLANGE, A HOLLOW PIN ON SAID BODY PORTION, SAID BODY PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A PASSAGE COUPLING SAID PIN WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CASING, A CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CASING, A HOLLOW NECK ON SAID CONTAINER AND INSERTABLE INTO SAID SLEEVE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID PIN, MEANS IN SAID NECK ENGAGEABLE BY SAID PIN TO RELEASE FUEL INTO SAID CASING VIA SAID NECK AND PASSAGE, AND A CONTAINER COVER INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND COVER PORTIONS OF GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE CONNECTED IN COAXIAL RELATION, SAID FIRST COVER PORTION INCLUDING A BLIND BORE ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE SAID NECK, SAID FIRST COVER PORTION HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER EXCEEDING THAT OF THE SLEEVE AND THEREFORE PROVIDING A SHOULDER ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST SAID SLEEVE, SAID SECOND COVER PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A BLIND BORE HAVING A DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE SAID PIN AND FURTHER HAVING BOTTOM SPACED AXIALLY FROM SAID SHOULDER, SAID SECOND COVER PORTION HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER ENABLING INSERTION THEREOF INTO THE SLEEVE WITH CLEARANCE TO PERMIT ESCAPE OF FUEL FROM SAID CASING VIA SAID PASSAGE, PIN AND CLEARANCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 301 words
APPARATUS COMPRISING A LIGHTER CASING INCLUDING A BOTTOM PORTION PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING THEREIN, A SLEEVE IN SAID OPENING HAVING AN INNERMOST END EXTENDING INTO THE CASING AND HAVING A SECOND END IN HERMETICALLY SEALED RELATION WITH SAID BOTTOM PORTION, A FLANGE ON AND WITHIN SAID SLEEVE BETWEEN SAID ENDS, A VALVE BODY DISPLACEABLE IN SAID SLEEVE BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND THE INNERMOST END OF SAID SLEEVE, A PACKING BETWEEN SAID BODY AND FLANGE AND ADAPTED FOR LIMITED MOVEMENT IN SAID SLEEVE, SAID BODY INCLUDING A BODY PORTION EXTENDING SLIDABLY THROUGH SAID PACKING, MEANS URGING SAID BODY TOWARDS SAID FLANGE AND IN A DIRECTION OUTWARDLY OF SAID CASING, SAID BODY BEING ADAPTED TO SANDWICH SAID PACKING AGAINST SAID FLANGE, A HOLLOW PIN ON SAID BODY PORTION, SAID BODY PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A PASSAGE COUPLING SAID PIN WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CASING, A CONTAINER FOR SUPPLYING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID CASING, A HOLLOW NECK ON SAID CONTAINER AND INSERTABLE INTO SAID SLEEVE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID PIN, MEANS IN SAID NECK ENGAGEABLE BY SAID PIN TO RELEASE FUEL INTO SAID CASING VIA SAID NECK AND PASSAGE, AND A CONTAINER COVER INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND COVER PORTIONS OF GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL SHAPE CONNECTED IN COAXIAL RELATION, SAID FIRST COVER PORTION INCLUDING A BLIND BORE ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE SAID NECK, SAID FIRST COVER PORTION HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER EXCEEDING THAT OF THE SLEEVE AND THEREFORE PROVIDING A SHOULDER ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST SAID SLEEVE, SAID SECOND COVER PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A BLIND BORE HAVING A DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE SAID PIN AND FURTHER HAVING BOTTOM SPACED AXIALLY FROM SAID SHOULDER, SAID SECOND COVER PORTION HAVING AN OUTER DIAMETER ENABLING INSERTION THEREOF INTO THE SLEEVE WITH CLEARANCE TO PERMIT ESCAPE OF FUEL FROM SAID CASING VIA SAID PASSAGE, PIN AND CLEARANCE.

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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) 1968-06-28 1968-12-28 1969-06-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-28 1972-12-28 1973-06-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-28 1976-12-28 1977-06-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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