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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-29
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1983-08-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Cousins Sydne

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:24
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41F; A41F1/00; A41F1/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S24/00; Y10S24/30; Y10S24/43; Y10S24/44; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45241; Y10T24/45471; Y10T24/45524; Y10T24/45529; Y10T24/45534; Y10T24/4588

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 382 words
A FASTENER DEVICE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SEPARABLE MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS HAVING AN ELONGATE BASE PLATE, SAID BASE PLATE HAVING WALL PORTIONS PROJECTING IN A GENERALLY COMMON DIRECTION FROM ADJACENT AT LEAST AN END PORTION AND OPPOSED SIDE PORTIONS AND BARLIKE STRUCTURE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE OPPOSED SIDE WALL PORTIONS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE END WALL PORTION TO DEFINE A HOUSING HAVING A FENESTRATION THEREIN WITH THAT END PORTION OF THE HOUSING WHICH IS OPPOSED TO THE END WALL PORTION THEREOF BEING SUBSTANTIALLY OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED, THE OTHER OF SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS COMPRISING AN ELONGATE FRAME MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED SIDE AND END PORTIONS AND A FENESTRATION THEREIN TOGETHER WITH A RESILIENTLY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID TONGUE MEMBER HAVING A THICKNESS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE THICKNESS OF THE FRAME MEMBER PROJECTING FROM ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER INTO THE FENESTRATION WHEREAT THE TONGUE MEMBER TERMINATES IN A FREE END PORTION, SAID TONGUE MEMBER DEFINING AN INCLINED SURFACE EXTENDING FROM FLUSH WITH THE FRAME MEMBER TO A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE FENESTRATION WHEREAT THE SURFACE TERMINATES TO DEFINE A SHOULDER FACING THE FREE END PORTION AND CLOSER TO THE FREE END PORTION THAN TO THE ONE END PORTION FORMING A NOTCH HAVING A DEPTH NOT GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE BAR-LIKE STRUCTURE EXTENDING ALONG SAID TONGUE MEMBER FROM SAID SHOULDER TO SAID FREE END PORTION, THE FRAME MEMBER BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN THE HOUSING BY PROJECTING THE ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER THROUGH THE OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED END PORTION OF THE HOUSING WITH THE SHOULDER AND FREE END PORTION OF THE TONGUE MEMBER INTO THE FENESTRATION OF THE HOUSING AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BAR-LIKE STRUCTURE TO SUBSTANTIALLY SECURELY POSITION SAID TONGUE WITHIN SAID HOUSING TO PRECLUDE THE ADVENT OF PROTUBERANCES BY RELATIVE MOVEMIENT BETWEEN SAID TONGUE AND SAID HOUSING, AND MAINTAIN A FLUSH RELATIONSHIP THEREBETWEEN AND WITH THE SIDE PORTIONS AND THE ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDE AND END WALL PORTIONS OF THE HOUSING, SAID FRAME MEMBER AND THE TONGUE PORTION THEREOF BEING DISPOSED IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON TO THE PLANE OF THE HOUSING AND WITHIN THE CONFINES THEREOF WHEN THE FRAME MEMBER IS ATTACHED THERETO, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS TO SEPARABLE AND ADJOINING AREAS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 382 words
A FASTENER DEVICE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SEPARABLE MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS HAVING AN ELONGATE BASE PLATE, SAID BASE PLATE HAVING WALL PORTIONS PROJECTING IN A GENERALLY COMMON DIRECTION FROM ADJACENT AT LEAST AN END PORTION AND OPPOSED SIDE PORTIONS AND BARLIKE STRUCTURE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE OPPOSED SIDE WALL PORTIONS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE END WALL PORTION TO DEFINE A HOUSING HAVING A FENESTRATION THEREIN WITH THAT END PORTION OF THE HOUSING WHICH IS OPPOSED TO THE END WALL PORTION THEREOF BEING SUBSTANTIALLY OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED, THE OTHER OF SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS COMPRISING AN ELONGATE FRAME MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED SIDE AND END PORTIONS AND A FENESTRATION THEREIN TOGETHER WITH A RESILIENTLY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID TONGUE MEMBER HAVING A THICKNESS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THE THICKNESS OF THE FRAME MEMBER PROJECTING FROM ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER INTO THE FENESTRATION WHEREAT THE TONGUE MEMBER TERMINATES IN A FREE END PORTION, SAID TONGUE MEMBER DEFINING AN INCLINED SURFACE EXTENDING FROM FLUSH WITH THE FRAME MEMBER TO A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE FENESTRATION WHEREAT THE SURFACE TERMINATES TO DEFINE A SHOULDER FACING THE FREE END PORTION AND CLOSER TO THE FREE END PORTION THAN TO THE ONE END PORTION FORMING A NOTCH HAVING A DEPTH NOT GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE BAR-LIKE STRUCTURE EXTENDING ALONG SAID TONGUE MEMBER FROM SAID SHOULDER TO SAID FREE END PORTION, THE FRAME MEMBER BEING RECEIVABLE WITHIN THE HOUSING BY PROJECTING THE ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER THROUGH THE OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED END PORTION OF THE HOUSING WITH THE SHOULDER AND FREE END PORTION OF THE TONGUE MEMBER INTO THE FENESTRATION OF THE HOUSING AND INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BAR-LIKE STRUCTURE TO SUBSTANTIALLY SECURELY POSITION SAID TONGUE WITHIN SAID HOUSING TO PRECLUDE THE ADVENT OF PROTUBERANCES BY RELATIVE MOVEMIENT BETWEEN SAID TONGUE AND SAID HOUSING, AND MAINTAIN A FLUSH RELATIONSHIP THEREBETWEEN AND WITH THE SIDE PORTIONS AND THE ONE END PORTION OF THE FRAME MEMBER BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SIDE AND END WALL PORTIONS OF THE HOUSING, SAID FRAME MEMBER AND THE TONGUE PORTION THEREOF BEING DISPOSED IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY COMMON TO THE PLANE OF THE HOUSING AND WITHIN THE CONFINES THEREOF WHEN THE FRAME MEMBER IS ATTACHED THERETO, AND MEANS FOR ATTACHING SAID SEPARABLE MEMBERS TO SEPARABLE AND ADJOINING AREAS.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-16 1969-02-15 1969-08-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-16 1973-02-15 1973-08-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-16 1977-02-15 1977-08-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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