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US3216644A
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Disposable sink strainer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-14
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-02-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry C Harrison
- 👤 Harrison Henry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:22
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/12; E03C1/26; E03C1/264; B; B01; B01D; B01D35/00; B01D35/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
340 words
A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR BLANK OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING TWO OPPOSING SIDE EDGES AND TWO OPPOSING END EDGES AND BEING FOLDABLE TO FORM A CONTAINER HAVING A GENERALLY UNIFORMLY INCLINED TRIANGULAR BOTTOM WALL AND THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR UPSTANDING SIDEWALLS ADJACENT THERETO, SAID BLANK INCLUDING: MEANS DEFINING A CENTRAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID BLANK PARALLEL TO AND INTERMEDIATE SAID END EDGES; MEANS DEFINING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES EXTENDING ACROSS SAID BLANK ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE, EACH FOLD LINE OF SAID PAIR BEING SPACED WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER OF THE PAIR AND WITH RESPECT TO SAID BLANK END EDGES TO DEFINE THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR PANELS THEREBETWEEN OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL SIZE AND SHAPE; MEANS DEFINING A LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE ON SAID BLANK EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID BLANK END EDGES INTERMEDIATE THE BLANK SIDE EDGES THEREBY INERSECTING SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AND EACH OF SAID TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES; MEANS DEFINING A FIRST PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES EACH EXTENDING FROM AN INTERSECTION OF A TRANSVERSE FOLD LINE AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE TO SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AT A POINT THEREON ADJACENT ONE OF SAID BLANK SIDE EDGES; MEANS DEFINING A SECOND PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES EACH EXTENDING FROM AN INTERSECTION OF A TRANSVERSE FOILD LINE AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE TO SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AT A POINT THEREON ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID BLANK SIDE EDGES; WHEREBY THE CONTAINER FORMED UPON FOLDING SAID BLANK ALONG SAID FOLD LINES IS DEFINED BY BLANK PORTIONS WHEREIN THE PORTION OF SAID BLANK DEFINED BETWEEN SAID ONE SIDE EDGE AND LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE AND SAID END EDGES FORMS ONE OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, THE TWO PORTIONS OF SAID BLANK DEFIND BETWEEN SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE, SAID OTHER SIDE EDGE, AN END EDGE AND A TRANSVERSE FOLD LINE FORM TWO OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS AND THE PORTION OF SAID BLANK DEFINED BETWEEN SAID SECOND PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE FORMS SAID GENERALLY UNIFORMLY INCLINED TRIANGULAR BOTTOM WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
340 words
A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR BLANK OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING TWO OPPOSING SIDE EDGES AND TWO OPPOSING END EDGES AND BEING FOLDABLE TO FORM A CONTAINER HAVING A GENERALLY UNIFORMLY INCLINED TRIANGULAR BOTTOM WALL AND THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR UPSTANDING SIDEWALLS ADJACENT THERETO, SAID BLANK INCLUDING: MEANS DEFINING A CENTRAL FOLD LINE EXTENDING ACROSS SAID BLANK PARALLEL TO AND INTERMEDIATE SAID END EDGES; MEANS DEFINING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES EXTENDING ACROSS SAID BLANK ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE, EACH FOLD LINE OF SAID PAIR BEING SPACED WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER OF THE PAIR AND WITH RESPECT TO SAID BLANK END EDGES TO DEFINE THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR PANELS THEREBETWEEN OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL SIZE AND SHAPE; MEANS DEFINING A LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE ON SAID BLANK EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID BLANK END EDGES INTERMEDIATE THE BLANK SIDE EDGES THEREBY INERSECTING SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AND EACH OF SAID TRANSVERSE FOLD LINES; MEANS DEFINING A FIRST PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES EACH EXTENDING FROM AN INTERSECTION OF A TRANSVERSE FOLD LINE AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE TO SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AT A POINT THEREON ADJACENT ONE OF SAID BLANK SIDE EDGES; MEANS DEFINING A SECOND PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES EACH EXTENDING FROM AN INTERSECTION OF A TRANSVERSE FOILD LINE AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE TO SAID CENTRAL FOLD LINE AT A POINT THEREON ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID BLANK SIDE EDGES; WHEREBY THE CONTAINER FORMED UPON FOLDING SAID BLANK ALONG SAID FOLD LINES IS DEFINED BY BLANK PORTIONS WHEREIN THE PORTION OF SAID BLANK DEFINED BETWEEN SAID ONE SIDE EDGE AND LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE AND SAID END EDGES FORMS ONE OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS, THE TWO PORTIONS OF SAID BLANK DEFIND BETWEEN SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE, SAID OTHER SIDE EDGE, AN END EDGE AND A TRANSVERSE FOLD LINE FORM TWO OF SAID UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS AND THE PORTION OF SAID BLANK DEFINED BETWEEN SAID SECOND PAIR OF DIAGONAL FOLD LINES AND SAID LONGITUDINALLY DIRECTED FOLD LINE FORMS SAID GENERALLY UNIFORMLY INCLINED TRIANGULAR BOTTOM WALL.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-08 | 1969-05-10 | 1969-11-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-08 | 1973-05-10 | 1973-11-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-08 | 1977-05-10 | 1977-11-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |