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US3204778A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Folding tray construction

Assignee: Benner Nawman Inc
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Filing: 1962-06-15
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1982-06-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rollie B Nawman
  • 👤 Harry R Ott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:08
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D7/00; B65D7/12; B65D7/24; B65D7/26; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/0209; B65D21/0226

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 149 words
IN A FOLDING TRAY, A FRAMEWORK COMPRISED OF A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SIDE WALLS AND A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL END WALLS, THE FRAMEWORK ALSO BEING COMPRISED OF BOTTOM WALL PORTIONS EXTENDING AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE FRAMEWORK AND HAVING RUNNER-LIKE MEANS DEPENDING FROM THE SAME, THE RUNNER-LIKE MEANS BEING POSITIONED INWARDLY FROM THE SIDE AND END WALLS, AND A PAIR OF SPACED BAILS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN THE FRAMEWORK ADJACENT TWO OF THE SPACED PARALLEL WALLS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN UPRIGHT AND FOLDED POSITIONS TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID ADJACENT WALLS, AND MEANS YIELDABLY RETAINING SAID BAILS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION SAID MEANS YIELDABLY RETAINING SAID BAILS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF SPRING MEMBERS, SAID BAILS BEING FORMED WITH CAM PORTIONS, SAID SPRING MEMBERS ENGAGING THE CAM PORTIONS PROVIDED ON THE BAILS WHEN THE BAILS ARE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 149 words
IN A FOLDING TRAY, A FRAMEWORK COMPRISED OF A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SIDE WALLS AND A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL END WALLS, THE FRAMEWORK ALSO BEING COMPRISED OF BOTTOM WALL PORTIONS EXTENDING AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE FRAMEWORK AND HAVING RUNNER-LIKE MEANS DEPENDING FROM THE SAME, THE RUNNER-LIKE MEANS BEING POSITIONED INWARDLY FROM THE SIDE AND END WALLS, AND A PAIR OF SPACED BAILS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN THE FRAMEWORK ADJACENT TWO OF THE SPACED PARALLEL WALLS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN UPRIGHT AND FOLDED POSITIONS TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM SAID ADJACENT WALLS, AND MEANS YIELDABLY RETAINING SAID BAILS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION SAID MEANS YIELDABLY RETAINING SAID BAILS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF SPRING MEMBERS, SAID BAILS BEING FORMED WITH CAM PORTIONS, SAID SPRING MEMBERS ENGAGING THE CAM PORTIONS PROVIDED ON THE BAILS WHEN THE BAILS ARE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

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