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Self-contained vibrator unit

Assignee: THREE STAR CREATION Inc
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Filing: 1963-03-29
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1983-03-29
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howard F Martin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 21:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H23/00; A61H23/02; A61H23/0254; A61H23/0263

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 159 words
A COMBINATION FORMING A SELF-CONTAINED VIBRATOR UNIT WHICH MAY BE READILY HELD IN THE HAND OF A PERSON COMPRISING: A HOLLOW CASING HAVING TWO RELATIVELY FLATTENED SIDE WALLS JOINED BY DECIDEDLY ARCHED UPPER AND LOWER WALLS AND OPPOSITE END WALLS TRANSVERSE TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID UPPER AND LOWER WALL TO FORM A HOLLOW BODY OF RELATIVELY LONG LENGTH, ONE OF SAID ENDS FORMING A ROUNDED VIBRATION APPLYING END AND THE OTHER OF SAID ENDS FORMING A HANDHOLD END; A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL MOTOR IN SAID CASING WITH A MOTOR SHAFT TRANSVERSE TO SAID LONG LENGTH AND PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS AND WITH A ROTATABLE ECCENTRIC WEIGHT ATTACHED TO SAID SHAFT; A PAIR OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERIES IN SAID CASING PARALLEL TO SAID MOTOR SHAFT; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IN SAID CASING FOR CONNECTING SAID BATTERIES WITH SAID MOTOR; AND SWITCH MEANS IN SAID CASING OPERABLE FROM OUTSIDE SAID CASING CONTROLLING SAID CIRCUIT MEANS TO ENERGIZE AND DEENERGIZE SAID MOTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 159 words
A COMBINATION FORMING A SELF-CONTAINED VIBRATOR UNIT WHICH MAY BE READILY HELD IN THE HAND OF A PERSON COMPRISING: A HOLLOW CASING HAVING TWO RELATIVELY FLATTENED SIDE WALLS JOINED BY DECIDEDLY ARCHED UPPER AND LOWER WALLS AND OPPOSITE END WALLS TRANSVERSE TO SAID SIDE WALLS AND SAID UPPER AND LOWER WALL TO FORM A HOLLOW BODY OF RELATIVELY LONG LENGTH, ONE OF SAID ENDS FORMING A ROUNDED VIBRATION APPLYING END AND THE OTHER OF SAID ENDS FORMING A HANDHOLD END; A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL MOTOR IN SAID CASING WITH A MOTOR SHAFT TRANSVERSE TO SAID LONG LENGTH AND PARALLEL TO SAID END WALLS AND WITH A ROTATABLE ECCENTRIC WEIGHT ATTACHED TO SAID SHAFT; A PAIR OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERIES IN SAID CASING PARALLEL TO SAID MOTOR SHAFT; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS IN SAID CASING FOR CONNECTING SAID BATTERIES WITH SAID MOTOR; AND SWITCH MEANS IN SAID CASING OPERABLE FROM OUTSIDE SAID CASING CONTROLLING SAID CIRCUIT MEANS TO ENERGIZE AND DEENERGIZE SAID MOTOR.

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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

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