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Locking mechanism

Assignee: BODOFF JOSEPH S U ESQ
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Filing: 1963-10-03
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Granted: 1965-11-16
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Expires: 1983-10-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Earl W Shewell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G1/00; B65G1/02; A; A47; A47B; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/40; A47B57/402; A47B47/00; A47B47/0083; A47B47/02; A47B47/021; A47B47/027; A47B57/06; A47B57/16; A47B57/48; A47B57/50; A47B96/00; A47B96/14; E; E04; E04G; E04G7/00; E04G7/30; E04G7/302; E04G7/303; E04G7/305; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/71; Y10T403/7129

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
IN A INTERCONNECTING, DISENGAGEABLE STRUCTURE HAVING POST MEMBERS AND LOAD SUPPORTING MEMBERS, SLOTS FORMED AT INTERVALS ALONG AT LEAST ONE CORNER OF EACH POST MEMBER, MEANS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING SAID LOAD SUPPORTING MEMBERS TO SAID POST MEMBERS EACH OF WHICH COMPRISES AN END PLATE SECURED TO A LOAD SUPPORTING MEMBER, EACH END PLATE BEING L-SHAPED FORMING TWO WINGS AND HAVING ONE WING PORTION THEREOF SECURED TO SAID LOAD SUPPORTING MEMBER, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION STRUCK INWARDLY FORM THE MATERIAL OF THE PLATE AT THE CENTRE THEREOF WHERE THE TWO WINGS OF THE L-SHAPED PLATE MEET, SAID PROJECTION BEING OF A SHAPE TO ENTER THE SLOTS FORMED IN THE POST MEMBERS AND HAVING ITS LOWER PORTION FORMED WITH WALLS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH THE WALLS OF THE POST MEMBER SUCH THAT THE OUTER SURFACES OF SAID PROJECTION WALLS ABUT THE MUTUALLY CO-EXTENSIVE INNER SURFACES OF THE POST MEMBER WALLS.

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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) 1968-11-15 1969-05-17 1969-11-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-11-15 1973-05-17 1973-11-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-11-15 1977-05-17 1977-11-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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