US3208706A
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Receptacle support and closure operator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-01
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-10-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clare L Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/14; B65F1/16; B65F1/1623; B65F1/163; B65F1/141; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/907; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19698; Y10T74/19702; Y10T74/19721
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
THE COMBINATION OF A RECEPTACLE SUPPORT AND A CLOSURE OPERATOR COMPRISING A FRAME ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE BASE OF THE RECEPTACLE, A PLURALITY OF LEGS CONNECTED WITH AND SUPPORTING SAID FRAME, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER SUPPORTED ADJACENT SAID FRAME, A CLOSURE FOR THE RECEPTACLE, A STANDARRD EXTENDING WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTIONS INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, MEANS FOR AFFIXING SAID CLOSURE TO ONE END OF SAID STANDARD, A STRP MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID STANDARD HAVING A TWISTED PORTION ARRANGED FOR COOPERATION WITH THE INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTIONS, SAID STANDARD BEING DISPOSED FOR MOVEMENNT RELATIVE TO SAID CYLINDDRICAL SUPPORT, A COMPRESSION SPRING COILED ABOUT SAID STANDARD AND ARRANGED TO BE SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FOR POSITIVELY SEATING SAID CLOSURE ON THE RECEPTACLE, ROD MEANNS IEXTENDING WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STRAP MEMBER, MEANS FORMING A FIXED FULCRUM BELOW SAID FRAME, ANND A TREADLE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO SAID FULCRUM AND HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID ROD MEANNS TO CAUSE SAID ROD MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID STRAP MEMBER AND MOVE SAID STRIAP MEMBER UPWARDLY UPON ACTUATION OF SAID TREADLE AGAINST THE FORCE OF SAID COMPRESSION SPRING TO CAUSE SAID CLOSURE TO BE LIFTED AND DISPLACED LATERALLY FROM THE RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
THE COMBINATION OF A RECEPTACLE SUPPORT AND A CLOSURE OPERATOR COMPRISING A FRAME ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THE BASE OF THE RECEPTACLE, A PLURALITY OF LEGS CONNECTED WITH AND SUPPORTING SAID FRAME, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED CYLINDRICAL MEMBER SUPPORTED ADJACENT SAID FRAME, A CLOSURE FOR THE RECEPTACLE, A STANDARRD EXTENDING WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTIONS INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, MEANS FOR AFFIXING SAID CLOSURE TO ONE END OF SAID STANDARD, A STRP MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH THE OTHER END OF SAID STANDARD HAVING A TWISTED PORTION ARRANGED FOR COOPERATION WITH THE INWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTIONS, SAID STANDARD BEING DISPOSED FOR MOVEMENNT RELATIVE TO SAID CYLINDDRICAL SUPPORT, A COMPRESSION SPRING COILED ABOUT SAID STANDARD AND ARRANGED TO BE SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FOR POSITIVELY SEATING SAID CLOSURE ON THE RECEPTACLE, ROD MEANNS IEXTENDING WITHIN SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STRAP MEMBER, MEANS FORMING A FIXED FULCRUM BELOW SAID FRAME, ANND A TREADLE PIVOTALLY ATTACHED INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS TO SAID FULCRUM AND HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID ROD MEANNS TO CAUSE SAID ROD MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID STRAP MEMBER AND MOVE SAID STRIAP MEMBER UPWARDLY UPON ACTUATION OF SAID TREADLE AGAINST THE FORCE OF SAID COMPRESSION SPRING TO CAUSE SAID CLOSURE TO BE LIFTED AND DISPLACED LATERALLY FROM THE RECEPTACLE.
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