US3233356A
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Convertible doll box
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-28
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1982-08-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thompson Margaret Ernestine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:31
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36; A63H3/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
270 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A DOLL BED FROM A RECTANGULAR BOX HAVING A PLURALITY OF PUNCH OUT MEANS IN ONE END THEREOF AND FROM A LID FOR SAID BOX, SAID LID HAVING A TOP AND SIDES WITH A LINE OF PERFORATIONS EXTENDING ENTIRELY ACROSS SAID LID AT APPROXIMATELY ITS MID POINT, SAID LID FURTHER HAVING AT LEAST TWO PUNCH OUT MEANS IN EACH SIDE WITH AT LEAST ONE PUNCH OUT MEANS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS, SAID LID ALSO HAVING A PLURALITY OF PUNCH OUT MEANS IN ONE HALF OF THE TOP OF SAID LID SPACED FROM SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS AND THE SIDES OF SAID LID THE SAME DISTANCES, RESPECTIVELY, AS SAID PUNCH OUT MEANS OF SAID END OF THE BOX ARE SPACED FROM THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE BOX, COMPRISING: SEPARATING SAID LID ALONG SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS INTO TWO HALVES; REMOVING SELECTED PUNCH OUT MEANS TO FORM OPENINGS IN THE END OF SAID BOX, IN THE TOP AND SIDES OF SAID ONE HALF OF THE LID, AND IN THE SIDES OF THE OTHER HALF OF THE LID; PLACING THE TOP OF SAID ONE HALF OF THE LID AGAINST SAID ONE END OF THE BOX WITH THE OPENINGS THEREIN ALIGNED, ONE THE SIDES OF SAID LID EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE BOX; MOUNTING FASTENING MEANS IN SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS; ASSEMBLING THE OTHER HALF OF SAID LID AGAINST SAID ONE HALF WITH THE OPENINGS IN THE SIDES OF THE HALVES ALIGNED AND THE SIDES OF SAID OTHER HALF EXTENDING TOWARD SAID BOX; AND MOUNTING FASTENING MEANS IN SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS OF THE SIDES OF SAID HALVES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
270 words
A METHOD OF FORMING A DOLL BED FROM A RECTANGULAR BOX HAVING A PLURALITY OF PUNCH OUT MEANS IN ONE END THEREOF AND FROM A LID FOR SAID BOX, SAID LID HAVING A TOP AND SIDES WITH A LINE OF PERFORATIONS EXTENDING ENTIRELY ACROSS SAID LID AT APPROXIMATELY ITS MID POINT, SAID LID FURTHER HAVING AT LEAST TWO PUNCH OUT MEANS IN EACH SIDE WITH AT LEAST ONE PUNCH OUT MEANS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS, SAID LID ALSO HAVING A PLURALITY OF PUNCH OUT MEANS IN ONE HALF OF THE TOP OF SAID LID SPACED FROM SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS AND THE SIDES OF SAID LID THE SAME DISTANCES, RESPECTIVELY, AS SAID PUNCH OUT MEANS OF SAID END OF THE BOX ARE SPACED FROM THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE BOX, COMPRISING: SEPARATING SAID LID ALONG SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS INTO TWO HALVES; REMOVING SELECTED PUNCH OUT MEANS TO FORM OPENINGS IN THE END OF SAID BOX, IN THE TOP AND SIDES OF SAID ONE HALF OF THE LID, AND IN THE SIDES OF THE OTHER HALF OF THE LID; PLACING THE TOP OF SAID ONE HALF OF THE LID AGAINST SAID ONE END OF THE BOX WITH THE OPENINGS THEREIN ALIGNED, ONE THE SIDES OF SAID LID EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE BOX; MOUNTING FASTENING MEANS IN SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS; ASSEMBLING THE OTHER HALF OF SAID LID AGAINST SAID ONE HALF WITH THE OPENINGS IN THE SIDES OF THE HALVES ALIGNED AND THE SIDES OF SAID OTHER HALF EXTENDING TOWARD SAID BOX; AND MOUNTING FASTENING MEANS IN SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS OF THE SIDES OF SAID HALVES.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-07 | 1969-08-09 | 1970-02-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-07 | 1973-08-09 | 1974-02-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-07 | 1977-08-09 | 1978-02-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |