US3197353A
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Apparatus for mounting films and other inserts in cards
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1960-07-27
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1980-07-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo C Williams
- 👤 Clifford R Rounsefell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:44
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/1304; Y10T156/1309; Y10T156/1317; Y10T156/1322; Y10T156/1339; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/525; Y10T83/533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR OPERATING ON CARDS EACH HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN AND AN ADHESIVE SHEET SECURED OVER SAID APERTURE AT ONE FACE OF EACH CARD, THE COMBINATION OF A CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN CONVEYOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING SUCCESSIVE CARDS IN SPACED RELATON ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, STOP MEANS ARRANGED ALONG SAID PATH, MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID STOP MEANS FOR EACH CYCLE OF OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS FOR ARRESTING THE MOVEMENT OF EACH CARD FOR A PREDETERMINED INTERVAL AND THEREAFTER RELEASING SAID CARD FOR FURTHER MOVEMENT BY SAID CONVEYOR MEANS, A STRIP SEVERING MEANS, MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID SEVERING MEANS ONCE FOR EACH SAID CYCLE OF OPERATION, AN ENDLESS STRIP OF MATERIAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF REGISTER MARKS SPACED THEREALONG, A FIRST MEANS TO FEED SAID STRIP IN A PREDETERMINED PATH TOWARD SAID SEVERING MEANS AT A FIRST SPEED IN TIMED RELATION TO THE OPERATION OF SAID SEVERING MEANS, A SCANNING MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID STRIP PATH A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM SAID SEVERING MEANS, A SECOND MEANS TO FEED A PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF SAID STRIP
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR OPERATING ON CARDS EACH HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN AND AN ADHESIVE SHEET SECURED OVER SAID APERTURE AT ONE FACE OF EACH CARD, THE COMBINATION OF A CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN CONVEYOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING SUCCESSIVE CARDS IN SPACED RELATON ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, STOP MEANS ARRANGED ALONG SAID PATH, MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID STOP MEANS FOR EACH CYCLE OF OPERATION OF THE APPARATUS FOR ARRESTING THE MOVEMENT OF EACH CARD FOR A PREDETERMINED INTERVAL AND THEREAFTER RELEASING SAID CARD FOR FURTHER MOVEMENT BY SAID CONVEYOR MEANS, A STRIP SEVERING MEANS, MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID SEVERING MEANS ONCE FOR EACH SAID CYCLE OF OPERATION, AN ENDLESS STRIP OF MATERIAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF REGISTER MARKS SPACED THEREALONG, A FIRST MEANS TO FEED SAID STRIP IN A PREDETERMINED PATH TOWARD SAID SEVERING MEANS AT A FIRST SPEED IN TIMED RELATION TO THE OPERATION OF SAID SEVERING MEANS, A SCANNING MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID STRIP PATH A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM SAID SEVERING MEANS, A SECOND MEANS TO FEED A PREDETERMINED LENGTH OF SAID STRIP
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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 |