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US3203587A
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Universal receptacle dispenser
Assignee: Lily Tulip Cup Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-17
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-12-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith B Mount
- 👤 Clark D Sims
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F1/00; A47F1/04; A47F1/08; A47F1/085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
A PULL-TYPE DISPENSER FOR HOLDING RECEPTACLES OR THE LIKE AND FOR DISPENSING THE RECEPTACLES ONE AT A TIME COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDRICALLY BODY HAVING A THROAT PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF THROUGH WHICH SAID RECEPTACLES ARE NORMALLY TO BE DISPENSED, A PLURALITY OF ANNULARLY SPACED APART AND RADIALLY INWARD PROJECTING RECEPTACLE ABUTMENT ELEMENTS WITHIN SAID THROAT PORTION, EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT EXTENDING IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION AND INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE FREE ENDS IN LONGITUDINALLY SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID THROAT PORTION, EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT BEING RESILIENT AND HAVING ARCUATE SHAPE BETWEEN ITS SAID ENDS, A STUD PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT, APERTURE MENAS IN SAID CYLINDRICAL BODY WITHIN SAID THROAT PORTION AND ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SAID STUD, EACH STUD PROJECTING AND BEING RADIALLY SLIDABLE THROUGH ITS SAID ASSOCIATED APERTURE MEANS, AND NUT MEANS EXTERIOR OF SAID THROAT PORTION AND ENGAGING EACH SAID STUD, EACH SAID STUD AND ITS ASSOCIATED NUT MEANS BIASING SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE ABUTMENT ELEMENT FROM WHICH THE STUD PROJECTS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID THROAT PORTION INTERIOR, AND EACH SAID NUT MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE ON ITS SAID ASSOCIATED STUD TO VARY THE EXTENT OF SAID RADIALLY INWARD PROJECTION OF THE ABUTMENT ELEMENT FROM WHICH THE STUD PROJECTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
A PULL-TYPE DISPENSER FOR HOLDING RECEPTACLES OR THE LIKE AND FOR DISPENSING THE RECEPTACLES ONE AT A TIME COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDRICALLY BODY HAVING A THROAT PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF THROUGH WHICH SAID RECEPTACLES ARE NORMALLY TO BE DISPENSED, A PLURALITY OF ANNULARLY SPACED APART AND RADIALLY INWARD PROJECTING RECEPTACLE ABUTMENT ELEMENTS WITHIN SAID THROAT PORTION, EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT EXTENDING IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION AND INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSITE FREE ENDS IN LONGITUDINALLY SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID THROAT PORTION, EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT BEING RESILIENT AND HAVING ARCUATE SHAPE BETWEEN ITS SAID ENDS, A STUD PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION BETWEEN SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF EACH SAID ABUTMENT ELEMENT, APERTURE MENAS IN SAID CYLINDRICAL BODY WITHIN SAID THROAT PORTION AND ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SAID STUD, EACH STUD PROJECTING AND BEING RADIALLY SLIDABLE THROUGH ITS SAID ASSOCIATED APERTURE MEANS, AND NUT MEANS EXTERIOR OF SAID THROAT PORTION AND ENGAGING EACH SAID STUD, EACH SAID STUD AND ITS ASSOCIATED NUT MEANS BIASING SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE ABUTMENT ELEMENT FROM WHICH THE STUD PROJECTS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID THROAT PORTION INTERIOR, AND EACH SAID NUT MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE ON ITS SAID ASSOCIATED STUD TO VARY THE EXTENT OF SAID RADIALLY INWARD PROJECTION OF THE ABUTMENT ELEMENT FROM WHICH THE STUD PROJECTS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-30 | 1969-03-01 | 1969-08-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-30 | 1973-03-01 | 1973-08-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-30 | 1977-03-01 | 1977-08-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |