US3203062A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-09-07
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-09-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ausnit Steven
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 03:30
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D33/00; B65D33/16; B65D33/25; B65D33/2508; A; A44; A44B; A44B19/00; A44B19/10; A44B19/16; A44B19/24; A44B19/26; A44B19/267; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/25; Y10T24/2532; Y10T24/2534; Y10T24/2561; Y10T24/2582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A FLEXURE CLOSURE STRUCTURE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSED FLEXIBLE STRIPS HAVING RELEASABLE PRESSURE INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS INCLUDING A RIB ELEMENT AND A GROOVE ELEMENT, A LATERALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON EACH OF THE STRIPS, A SLIDER ON THE STRIPS, MEANS ON THE SLIDER TAPERING DOWNWARDLY AND ENGAGING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID FLANGES FOR APPLYING FORCES TO HELP BEND THE STRIPS APART, AND MEANS ONN THE SLIDER FOR APPLYING A SEPARATING FORCE TO THE STRIPS BY ENGAGING THE RIB ELEMENT AND BY PROJECTING INTO THE GROOVE ELEMENT SO AS TO PULL THE RIB ELEMENT OUT OF THE GROOVE ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A FLEXURE CLOSURE STRUCTURE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND OPPOSED FLEXIBLE STRIPS HAVING RELEASABLE PRESSURE INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS INCLUDING A RIB ELEMENT AND A GROOVE ELEMENT, A LATERALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON EACH OF THE STRIPS, A SLIDER ON THE STRIPS, MEANS ON THE SLIDER TAPERING DOWNWARDLY AND ENGAGING THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID FLANGES FOR APPLYING FORCES TO HELP BEND THE STRIPS APART, AND MEANS ONN THE SLIDER FOR APPLYING A SEPARATING FORCE TO THE STRIPS BY ENGAGING THE RIB ELEMENT AND BY PROJECTING INTO THE GROOVE ELEMENT SO AS TO PULL THE RIB ELEMENT OUT OF THE GROOVE ELEMENT.
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