US3234623A
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Mortician's block
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-22
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1983-04-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles W Rector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G13/00; A61G13/10; A61G13/12; A61G13/1205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A BLOCK OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FORM-SUSTAINING BODY HAVING SUPPORTING FEET AT ITS UNDER SIDE DEFINING A SUPPORT PLANE, SAID BODY AT ITS UPPER SIDE BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF PEAKS DEFINING INTERVENING TRANSVERSE GROOVES, EACH GROOVE BEING AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SUCH PLANE DIFFERENT FROM THE ELEVATION OF THE OTHER GROOVES, AND THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID BODY BEING FORMED WITH A LONGITUDINAL GROOVE INTERMEDIATE ITS SIDE MARGINS AND RISING ABOVE SUCH PLANE, CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO AT LEAST SOME OF THE PEAKS, WHEREBY THE PEAKS OF A SIMILAR BLOCK MAY BE NESTED THEREIN, AND THE SIDE MARGINS BEING TRANSVERSELY SCALLOPED AT INTERVALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A BLOCK OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FORM-SUSTAINING BODY HAVING SUPPORTING FEET AT ITS UNDER SIDE DEFINING A SUPPORT PLANE, SAID BODY AT ITS UPPER SIDE BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF PEAKS DEFINING INTERVENING TRANSVERSE GROOVES, EACH GROOVE BEING AT AN ELEVATION ABOVE SUCH PLANE DIFFERENT FROM THE ELEVATION OF THE OTHER GROOVES, AND THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID BODY BEING FORMED WITH A LONGITUDINAL GROOVE INTERMEDIATE ITS SIDE MARGINS AND RISING ABOVE SUCH PLANE, CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO AT LEAST SOME OF THE PEAKS, WHEREBY THE PEAKS OF A SIMILAR BLOCK MAY BE NESTED THEREIN, AND THE SIDE MARGINS BEING TRANSVERSELY SCALLOPED AT INTERVALS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-14 | 1969-08-16 | 1970-02-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-14 | 1973-08-16 | 1974-02-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-14 | 1977-08-16 | 1978-02-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |