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US3196465A
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Bath tub stools
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-03
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1982-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Montgomery Donald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/12; A47K3/122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
IN A CONVENTIONAL BATH TUB WHEREIN UPGOING SIDE WALLS OF THE TUB HAVE THEIR LOWER PORTIONS CONVERGING INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO SUPPORT A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TUB BOTTOM, A STOOL INSERTED IN THE TUB AND PRESENTING INNER AND OUTER PAIRS OF WELL SPREAD LEGS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE TUB AND CROSSING ONE ANOTHER AND PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED TOGETHER AT THEIR POINTS OF CROSSING BY SIMILAR PIVOT PINS IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT AND EXTENDING CENTRALLY AND LENGTHWISE OF THE TUB AND SAID PAIRS OF LEGS HAVING THEIR OUTERMOST LOWER ENDS HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AND IN FRICTIONAL CONTACT WITH THE AFORESAID INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINING LOWER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS, AND SIMILAR, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED, INDEPENDENT AND SPACED SEAT SECTIONS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF THE TUB AND FIXEDLY SECURED TO THE UPPER ENDS OF THE RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF LEGS AND FREE OF THE SAID UPGOING SIDE WALLS, THE SAID PIVOT PINS BEING SO POSITIONED THAT UPON THE WEIGHT OF A SITTER BEING APPLIED ON THE SEAT SECTIONS, THE OUTER ENDS OF THE LEGS AT THEIR POINTS OF CONTACT WITH THE INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID WALLS AFORESAID, WILL DEVELOP SUFFICIENT OUT PRESSURE TO PREVENT SLIPPAGE OF THE STOOL UNDER THE APPLIED WEIGHT OF THE SITTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
IN A CONVENTIONAL BATH TUB WHEREIN UPGOING SIDE WALLS OF THE TUB HAVE THEIR LOWER PORTIONS CONVERGING INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY TO SUPPORT A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED TUB BOTTOM, A STOOL INSERTED IN THE TUB AND PRESENTING INNER AND OUTER PAIRS OF WELL SPREAD LEGS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE TUB AND CROSSING ONE ANOTHER AND PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED TOGETHER AT THEIR POINTS OF CROSSING BY SIMILAR PIVOT PINS IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT AND EXTENDING CENTRALLY AND LENGTHWISE OF THE TUB AND SAID PAIRS OF LEGS HAVING THEIR OUTERMOST LOWER ENDS HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AND IN FRICTIONAL CONTACT WITH THE AFORESAID INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINING LOWER PORTIONS OF THE SIDE WALLS, AND SIMILAR, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED, INDEPENDENT AND SPACED SEAT SECTIONS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF THE TUB AND FIXEDLY SECURED TO THE UPPER ENDS OF THE RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF LEGS AND FREE OF THE SAID UPGOING SIDE WALLS, THE SAID PIVOT PINS BEING SO POSITIONED THAT UPON THE WEIGHT OF A SITTER BEING APPLIED ON THE SEAT SECTIONS, THE OUTER ENDS OF THE LEGS AT THEIR POINTS OF CONTACT WITH THE INWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY CONVERGING LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID WALLS AFORESAID, WILL DEVELOP SUFFICIENT OUT PRESSURE TO PREVENT SLIPPAGE OF THE STOOL UNDER THE APPLIED WEIGHT OF THE SITTER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-07-26 | 1969-01-25 | 1969-07-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-07-26 | 1973-01-25 | 1973-07-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-07-26 | 1977-01-25 | 1977-07-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |