US3222018A
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Board mounting means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-11
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1981-05-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert M Masters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 03:37
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G1/00; A47G1/16; A47G1/20; A47G1/21; A47G1/215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
290 words
A MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING ON A WALL AT LEAST ONE BOARD SUCH AS CHALKBOARD OR CORKBOARD OR BOTH AND HAVING THICKNESS COMPRISING A CLIP CUT FROM AN EXTRUDED BAR HAVING LEDGE MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST A FIRST LEDGE WITH A FORWARD EDGE AND A REAR EDGE AND A DEPTH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BOARD OF THE DESIRED THICKNESS, A FORWARD FLANGE INTEGRAL WITH THE FORWARD EDGE AND EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LEDGE IN ONE DIRECTION, A REAR FLANGE INTEGRAL WITH THE REAR EDGE EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LEDGE AND HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION EXTENDING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THAT OF THE FORWARD FLANGE AND HAVING A FRONT FACE, THE REAR FLANGE HAVING APERTURE MEANS TO SECURE THE CLIP TO A WALL, THE LEDGE MEANS AND FLANGES BEING OF THE SAME WIDTH AND HAVING SIDE EDGES IN THE SAME PLANE, CLAMPING MEAN HAVING A CONNECTING AND LOCKING PORTION AND HAVING RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING THEREFROM AND FORMING A CLAMPING PORTION, THE LEGSOF THE CLAMPING PORTION BEING SPACED PORTION, THE LEGS OF THE CLAMPING POROF THE LEDGE, THE CLAMPING MEANS HAVING AN OBTUSE ANGLE BEND AT THE MIDSECTION OF THE CLAMPING MEANS SO THAT THE CLAMPING PORTION AND THE CONNECTING AND LOCKING PORTION EXTEND AT AN OBTUSE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, THE CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING THE FRONT FACE OF THE REAR FLANGE AT THE MIDSECTION OF THE CLAMPING MEANS AS A FULCRUM POINT; THE ANGLE BEING SUCH THAT WITH THE FULCRUM OF THE CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING THE FRONT FACE OF THE REAR FLANGE THE CLAMPING MEANS MUST BE FLEXED TO CLAMP A BOARD, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE CLIP FORMING AT LEAST A PART OF A HOLDING MEANS TO HOLD THE CLAMPING MEANS FLEXED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
290 words
A MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING ON A WALL AT LEAST ONE BOARD SUCH AS CHALKBOARD OR CORKBOARD OR BOTH AND HAVING THICKNESS COMPRISING A CLIP CUT FROM AN EXTRUDED BAR HAVING LEDGE MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST A FIRST LEDGE WITH A FORWARD EDGE AND A REAR EDGE AND A DEPTH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BOARD OF THE DESIRED THICKNESS, A FORWARD FLANGE INTEGRAL WITH THE FORWARD EDGE AND EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LEDGE IN ONE DIRECTION, A REAR FLANGE INTEGRAL WITH THE REAR EDGE EXTENDING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LEDGE AND HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION EXTENDING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THAT OF THE FORWARD FLANGE AND HAVING A FRONT FACE, THE REAR FLANGE HAVING APERTURE MEANS TO SECURE THE CLIP TO A WALL, THE LEDGE MEANS AND FLANGES BEING OF THE SAME WIDTH AND HAVING SIDE EDGES IN THE SAME PLANE, CLAMPING MEAN HAVING A CONNECTING AND LOCKING PORTION AND HAVING RESILIENT LEGS EXTENDING THEREFROM AND FORMING A CLAMPING PORTION, THE LEGSOF THE CLAMPING PORTION BEING SPACED PORTION, THE LEGS OF THE CLAMPING POROF THE LEDGE, THE CLAMPING MEANS HAVING AN OBTUSE ANGLE BEND AT THE MIDSECTION OF THE CLAMPING MEANS SO THAT THE CLAMPING PORTION AND THE CONNECTING AND LOCKING PORTION EXTEND AT AN OBTUSE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER, THE CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING THE FRONT FACE OF THE REAR FLANGE AT THE MIDSECTION OF THE CLAMPING MEANS AS A FULCRUM POINT; THE ANGLE BEING SUCH THAT WITH THE FULCRUM OF THE CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING THE FRONT FACE OF THE REAR FLANGE THE CLAMPING MEANS MUST BE FLEXED TO CLAMP A BOARD, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE CLIP FORMING AT LEAST A PART OF A HOLDING MEANS TO HOLD THE CLAMPING MEANS FLEXED.
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