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US3235141A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Manual ice cube tray filler

Assignee: Dole Valve Co
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Filing: 1964-01-15
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1984-01-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Robert W Couffer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 19:46
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25C; F25C1/00; F25C1/22; F25C1/25

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A LIQUID DISPENSER COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR AND HAVING A PARTITION EXTENDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF DIVIDING IT INTO STORAGE AND METERING CHAMBERS, A PORT FORMED WITHIN SAID PARTITION AND COMMUNICATING SAID CHAMBERS WITH ONE ANOTHER, AN OUTLET PORT OPENING THROUGH A WALL OF SAID HOUSING TO SAID METERING CHAMBER, WHEREIN SAID PORTS ARE COAXIAL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTEND THROUGH PARALLEL PLANES, A SINGLE VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED WITHIN SAID METERING CHAMBER AND MOVABLE BETWEEN SAID PORTS TO CONTROL LIQUID FLOW THROUGH THE SAID PORTS, AN ACTUATOR ROD JOURNALED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ALONG AN AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF MOVEMENT OF SAID VALVE MOVEMENT AND HAVING AN ECCENTRIC PORTION, MEANS MOUNTING SAID VALVE MEMBER TO SAID ECCENTRIC PORTION OF SAID ACTUATOR ROD, WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROD WILL ACT THROUGH SAID ECCENTRIC TO MOVE SAID VALVE MEMBER TO CLOSE ONE AND OPEN THE OTHER OF SAID PORTS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ACTUATORY ROD, AND INDEPENDENT LIQUID DISCHARGE MEANS OPENING FROM THE SAID METERING CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A LIQUID DISPENSER COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING A HOLLOW INTERIOR AND HAVING A PARTITION EXTENDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF DIVIDING IT INTO STORAGE AND METERING CHAMBERS, A PORT FORMED WITHIN SAID PARTITION AND COMMUNICATING SAID CHAMBERS WITH ONE ANOTHER, AN OUTLET PORT OPENING THROUGH A WALL OF SAID HOUSING TO SAID METERING CHAMBER, WHEREIN SAID PORTS ARE COAXIAL WITH ONE ANOTHER AND EXTEND THROUGH PARALLEL PLANES, A SINGLE VALVE MEMBER POSITIONED WITHIN SAID METERING CHAMBER AND MOVABLE BETWEEN SAID PORTS TO CONTROL LIQUID FLOW THROUGH THE SAID PORTS, AN ACTUATOR ROD JOURNALED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ALONG AN AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF MOVEMENT OF SAID VALVE MOVEMENT AND HAVING AN ECCENTRIC PORTION, MEANS MOUNTING SAID VALVE MEMBER TO SAID ECCENTRIC PORTION OF SAID ACTUATOR ROD, WHEREBY ROTATION OF SAID ROD WILL ACT THROUGH SAID ECCENTRIC TO MOVE SAID VALVE MEMBER TO CLOSE ONE AND OPEN THE OTHER OF SAID PORTS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ACTUATORY ROD, AND INDEPENDENT LIQUID DISCHARGE MEANS OPENING FROM THE SAID METERING CHAMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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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