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US3199187A
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Fastener assembly procedure
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1963-10-28
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1983-10-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard W Lyday
- 👤 Cletus L Moorman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 19:49
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B21/00; F16B21/06; F16B21/08; B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53313; Y10T29/53383; Y10T29/53391; Y10T29/53657
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
IN PROCEDURE FOR PROGRESSIVELY ASSEMBLING INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICES EACH WITH A STEM PORTION AND AN ELASTOMERIC SEALING STRIP HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CAVITY ADJACENT TO AN UNDERSIDE THEREOF WITH ACCESS OPENINGS THERETO IN PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS, STEPS COMPRISING, FEEDING THE FASTENING DEVICES INDIVIDUALLY TO A LOCATION REMOTE FROM THE SEALING STRIP, TEMPORARILY RETAINING THE STEM PORTION OF EACH FASTENING DEVICE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY ON A RECIPROCABLE ROCKER MEANS POSITIONED FOR A TIME INTERVAL ADJACENT TO THE REMOTE LOCATION SUCH THAT WHERE INTEGRALLY HEADED EACH FASTENING DEVICE PROJECTS LATERALLY BEYOND THE ROCKER MEANS AND ULTIMATELY EACH CAN ENGAGE THE PREDETERMINED ACCESS OPENING THAT IS SMALLER THAN THE FASTENING DEVICE WHERE INTEGRALLY HEADED IN ORDER TO ATTAIN SNAP FIT ASSEMBLING, MOVING THE SEALING STRIP LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF THROUGH A LOCATION AT LEAST MOMENTARILY TANGENTIAL TO A PATH OF SUBSTANTIALLY ARCUATE CONFIGURATION COINCIDING IN A PREDETERMINED MANNER FOR FASTENING DEVICE TRANSFER, ROCKING THE INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICE IN THE ARCUATE PATH WHILE STILL RETAINING THE STEM PORTION, SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY DILATING THE CORRESPONDING SMALLER OPENING OF THE SEALING STRIP TEMPORARILY DEFORMED SUFFICIENT FOR ENTRY OF THE LARGER INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICE THERETHROUGH INTO THE CAVITY WITH SNAP FIT ASSEMBLING DURING SAID ROCKING, AND RELEASING THE STEM PORTION LEFT TO PROJECT THROUGH THE SEALING STRIP OPENING FOR MOUNTING PURPOSES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
IN PROCEDURE FOR PROGRESSIVELY ASSEMBLING INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICES EACH WITH A STEM PORTION AND AN ELASTOMERIC SEALING STRIP HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CAVITY ADJACENT TO AN UNDERSIDE THEREOF WITH ACCESS OPENINGS THERETO IN PREDETERMINED LOCATIONS, STEPS COMPRISING, FEEDING THE FASTENING DEVICES INDIVIDUALLY TO A LOCATION REMOTE FROM THE SEALING STRIP, TEMPORARILY RETAINING THE STEM PORTION OF EACH FASTENING DEVICE RADIALLY OUTWARDLY ON A RECIPROCABLE ROCKER MEANS POSITIONED FOR A TIME INTERVAL ADJACENT TO THE REMOTE LOCATION SUCH THAT WHERE INTEGRALLY HEADED EACH FASTENING DEVICE PROJECTS LATERALLY BEYOND THE ROCKER MEANS AND ULTIMATELY EACH CAN ENGAGE THE PREDETERMINED ACCESS OPENING THAT IS SMALLER THAN THE FASTENING DEVICE WHERE INTEGRALLY HEADED IN ORDER TO ATTAIN SNAP FIT ASSEMBLING, MOVING THE SEALING STRIP LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF THROUGH A LOCATION AT LEAST MOMENTARILY TANGENTIAL TO A PATH OF SUBSTANTIALLY ARCUATE CONFIGURATION COINCIDING IN A PREDETERMINED MANNER FOR FASTENING DEVICE TRANSFER, ROCKING THE INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICE IN THE ARCUATE PATH WHILE STILL RETAINING THE STEM PORTION, SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY DILATING THE CORRESPONDING SMALLER OPENING OF THE SEALING STRIP TEMPORARILY DEFORMED SUFFICIENT FOR ENTRY OF THE LARGER INTEGRALLY HEADED NAIL-LIKE FASTENING DEVICE THERETHROUGH INTO THE CAVITY WITH SNAP FIT ASSEMBLING DURING SAID ROCKING, AND RELEASING THE STEM PORTION LEFT TO PROJECT THROUGH THE SEALING STRIP OPENING FOR MOUNTING PURPOSES.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-09 | 1969-02-08 | 1969-08-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-09 | 1973-02-08 | 1973-08-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-09 | 1977-02-08 | 1977-08-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |