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US3208589A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for handling and transporting articles

Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Filing: 1961-03-31
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles C Rayburn

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
A MAGAZINE FOR HANDLING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND IDENTICAL MEMBERS, EACH MEMBER HAVING SPACED PARALLEL PROJECTIONS CAN ONE FACE DEFINING TROUGHS THEREBETWEEN, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING PROVIDED AT THEIR OUTER EXTREMITIES WITH ARTICLE SUPPORTING SHOULDERS AND ALIGNED LUGS FORMING TRACKWAYS FOR SAID ARTICLES, SAID MEMBERS BEING POSITIONED IN RIGHT ANGLE MIRROR IMAGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING SHOULDERS AND SAID LUGS COOPERATING TO PROVIDE CONFINED COMPARTMENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID PROJECTIONS FOR THE ALIGNED RETENTION OF ARTICLES LOCATED THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID TROUGHS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE COMPONENTS MOUNTED ON SAID ARTICLES, AND SAID MEMBERS WHEN SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER AFFORDING READY MOVEMENT OF EACH OF THE ARTICLES ON ITS TRACKWAYS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
A MAGAZINE FOR HANDLING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND IDENTICAL MEMBERS, EACH MEMBER HAVING SPACED PARALLEL PROJECTIONS CAN ONE FACE DEFINING TROUGHS THEREBETWEEN, SAID PROJECTIONS BEING PROVIDED AT THEIR OUTER EXTREMITIES WITH ARTICLE SUPPORTING SHOULDERS AND ALIGNED LUGS FORMING TRACKWAYS FOR SAID ARTICLES, SAID MEMBERS BEING POSITIONED IN RIGHT ANGLE MIRROR IMAGE RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING SHOULDERS AND SAID LUGS COOPERATING TO PROVIDE CONFINED COMPARTMENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID PROJECTIONS FOR THE ALIGNED RETENTION OF ARTICLES LOCATED THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID TROUGHS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE COMPONENTS MOUNTED ON SAID ARTICLES, AND SAID MEMBERS WHEN SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER AFFORDING READY MOVEMENT OF EACH OF THE ARTICLES ON ITS TRACKWAYS.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-27 1969-03-29 1969-09-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-27 1973-03-29 1973-09-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-27 1977-03-29 1977-09-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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