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Continuous, self-locking means and method of attaching roof sheet to sides of vehicle body

Assignee: STRICK TRAILERS
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Filing: 1964-06-09
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1984-06-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Abolins Andrew

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:27
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/04; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/08; B60J7/10; B60J7/102; B60J7/104; B62D27/00; B62D27/02; B62D27/023; F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/06; F16B5/0692; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44034; Y10T24/44043; Y10T24/49; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A METHOD OF ATTACHING A DEFORMABLE ROOF SHEET TO SPACED SIDE WALLS OF A VEHICLE COMPRISED OF MOUNTING A LONGITUDINAL RAIL ON THE TOP OF EACH SIDE WALL HAVING A LONGITUDINAL GROOVE THEREIN FORMED OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED SIDES JOINED BY A WEB HAVING A LENGTH EXCEEDING THE SPACING BETWEEN THE SIDES, FORMING BY CONTINUOUS ROLLING LONGITUDINAL INDENTATIONS IN THE ROOF SHEET HAVING TRANSVERSELY SPACED SIDES JOINED BY A WEB WITH A CRIMP IN IT AND SPACED CONFORMABLY TO THE RAIL GROOVES, INSERTING THE ROOF SHEET IDENTATIONS VERTICALLY INTO THE RAIL GROOVES TO RESTRAIN SIDEWISE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE SIDE WALLS, INSERTING A DUCTIBLE LONGITUDINAL STRIP IN EACH ROOF SHEET INDENTATION AND PRESSING THE STRIP AGAINST THE WEB AND SIDES OF THE ROOF SHEET IDENTATION TO STRAIGHTEN THE CRIMP AND PRESS THE SIDES OF THE ROOF SHEET IDENTATION ADJACENT ITS WEB AGAINST THE CORNERS OF THE RAIL GROOVE TO LOCK THE ROOF SHEET IN THE RAIL GROOVE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-06 1969-03-08 1969-09-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-06 1973-03-08 1973-09-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-06 1977-03-08 1977-09-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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