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US3198589A
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Railway journal box lid seal
Assignee: HENNESSY LUBRICATOR Co IN
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Filing: 1962-07-18
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr James J Hennessy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:32
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61F; B61F15/00; B61F15/20; B61F15/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A RAILWAY JOURNAL BOX HAVING SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS, THE FORWARD EDGES OF SAID WALLS LYING IN A COMMON PLANE FORMING A RECTANGULAR OPENING BETWEEN THEM AT THE FRONT OF THE BOX, THE BOTTOM WALL BEING CURVED UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY ADJACENT TO SAID OPENING AND THE TOP WALL HAVING BEARING WEDGEPOSITIONING LUGS PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY ADJACENT THE OPENING WITH OPPOSING FACES SPACED APART HORIZONTALLY INWARDLY OF SAID OPENING, A LID HINGE PIN MOUNTING LUG PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM THE TOP WALL, AND A LID SEAL COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR FRAME OF DISTORTABLE MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID FORWARD EDGES AND SECURED TO THE BOX SOLELY BY CLIPS EXTENDING FROM SAID FRAME INWARDLY OF THE BOX AND YIELDING ENGAGING RESPECTIVELY THE INNER FACE OF SAID UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY TURNED LOWER WALL BELOW THE OUTER EDGE THEREOF AND SAID OPPOSING FACES OF THE TOP WALL LUGS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |