US3235924A
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Patchwork connection
Assignee: ERICH AND HUGO TIMMERBEIL
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Filing: 1963-02-19
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-02-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Timmerbeil Hans Jochen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:09
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D63/00; B65D63/02; B65D63/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1457; Y10T24/148
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A PATCHWORK CONNECTION, ESPECIALLY FOR CONNECTING USED LENGTHS OF BAND IRON ARRANGED WITH END PORTIONS IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP IN A CONNECTION ZONE, ONE OF SAID OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING FORMED WITH AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED STEPPED SLITS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID BAND AND CONVERGING TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID ONE END PORTION SO AS TO FORM A MIDDLE RIB BETWEEN SAID SLITS AND A PAIR OF LATERAL RIBS ARRANGED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MIDDLE RIB, THE OTHER OF SAID OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING FORMED WITH AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED STEPPED SLITS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID BAND AND DIVERGING TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID OTHER END PORTION SO AS TO FORM A MIDDLE RIB BETWEEN SAID SLITS AND A PAIR OF LATERAL RIBS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MIDDLE RIB THEREOF, AT LEAST SAID MIDDLE RIB BEING BENT OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE RESPECTIVE IRON BAND LENGTH AND THE MIDDLE RIB OF ONE OF THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING INSERTED BETWEEN THE LATERAL RIBS OF THE OTHER OF SAID END PORTIONS, AT LEAST SAID INSERTED MIDDLE RIB OF SAID ONE END PORTION BEING WIDER THAN THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID LATERAL RIBS OF THE OTHER END PORTION TO THUS PREVENT DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID END PORTIONS IN DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE PLANE OF THE BAND AND SAID MIDDLE RIBS AND SAID LATERAL RIBS BEING FIRMLY SECURABLE IN A LOCKING POSITION BY TIGHTENING SAID IRON BAND LENGTHS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A PATCHWORK CONNECTION, ESPECIALLY FOR CONNECTING USED LENGTHS OF BAND IRON ARRANGED WITH END PORTIONS IN OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP IN A CONNECTION ZONE, ONE OF SAID OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING FORMED WITH AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED STEPPED SLITS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID BAND AND CONVERGING TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID ONE END PORTION SO AS TO FORM A MIDDLE RIB BETWEEN SAID SLITS AND A PAIR OF LATERAL RIBS ARRANGED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID MIDDLE RIB, THE OTHER OF SAID OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING FORMED WITH AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED STEPPED SLITS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID BAND AND DIVERGING TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID OTHER END PORTION SO AS TO FORM A MIDDLE RIB BETWEEN SAID SLITS AND A PAIR OF LATERAL RIBS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MIDDLE RIB THEREOF, AT LEAST SAID MIDDLE RIB BEING BENT OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE RESPECTIVE IRON BAND LENGTH AND THE MIDDLE RIB OF ONE OF THE OVERLAPPING END PORTIONS BEING INSERTED BETWEEN THE LATERAL RIBS OF THE OTHER OF SAID END PORTIONS, AT LEAST SAID INSERTED MIDDLE RIB OF SAID ONE END PORTION BEING WIDER THAN THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN SAID LATERAL RIBS OF THE OTHER END PORTION TO THUS PREVENT DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID END PORTIONS IN DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE PLANE OF THE BAND AND SAID MIDDLE RIBS AND SAID LATERAL RIBS BEING FIRMLY SECURABLE IN A LOCKING POSITION BY TIGHTENING SAID IRON BAND LENGTHS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
DE191799C
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-21 | 1969-08-23 | 1970-02-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-21 | 1973-08-23 | 1974-02-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-21 | 1977-08-23 | 1978-02-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |