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US3229940A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rural mailbox support

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-25
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1984-03-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth H Kagels

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 09:55
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G29/00; A47G29/12; A47G29/1209; A47G29/1216

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A RURAL MAILBOX SUPPORT, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN ELONGATED LOWER, STRAIGHT TUBING SECTION, HAVING AN UPPER END, AND BEING ANCHORED IN THE GROUND WITH THE UPPER END PROJECTING THEREABOVE; THE UPPER END HAVING A CROSS NOTCH FORMED THEREIN OPENING ON DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED SIDES THEREOF; THE CROSS NOTCH HAVING ROUNDED UPPER CORNERS; AN UPPER TUBING SECTION ENGAGED TELESCOPICALLY AND MOVABLY WITHIN THE LOWER TUBING SECTION AND PROJECTING THEREABOVE; THE UPPER TUBING SECTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF SPACED CROSS OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS, THE PAIRS BEING SELECTIVELY ALIGNABLE WITH THE CROSS NOTCH; A MAILBOX HORIZONTAL SUPPORT ARM DETACHABLY SECURED TO THE UPPER TUBING SECTION AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM; A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL CROSS PIN SELECTIVELY AND REMOVABLY ENGAGEABLE THROUGH THE CROSS OPENINGS AND PROJECTING BEYOND THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE UPPER TUBING SECTION, AND INCLUDING END PORTIONS RELEASABLY SEATED IN THE CROSS NOTCH OF THE LOWER TUBING SECTION, WHEREBY THE UPPER TUBING SECTION IS ROTATABLE IN A FULL 360* ARC IF THE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT ARM IS SUBJECTED TO COLLISION.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CA508529A Cited
FR1021928A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-01-17 1969-07-19 1970-01-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-01-17 1973-07-19 1974-01-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-01-17 1977-07-19 1978-01-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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