US3248121A
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Jaw assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-21
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1984-04-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Volpe Michael
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:08
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B31/00; B23B31/02; B23B31/10; B23B31/12; B23B31/16; B23B31/16004; B23B31/16008; B23B31/16012; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T279/00; Y10T279/17; Y10T279/17128; Y10T279/17136; Y10T279/17153; Y10T279/17411; Y10T279/17461; Y10T279/17666; Y10T279/17692; Y10T279/17717; Y10T279/19; Y10T279/1986; Y10T279/34; Y10T279/3456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
AN ADJUSTABLE TUBE HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING COLLAPSIBLE TUBES IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WHICH COMPRISES: A BODY; A PLURALITY OF JAW ASSEMBLIES EACH HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED JAW HAVING A FACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID TUBE, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED BODY PORTION SIDE BY SIDE AND IN LOOSE INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID JAWS; RESILIENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID JAW AND SAID BODY PORTION ADAPTED TO URGE THEM APART, SAID LOOSE INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP LIMITING THE HORIZONTAL RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT AND PERMITTING LIMITED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PIVOTING OF SAID JAW IN RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION, MEANS TO PREVENT VERTICAL RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF SAID JAW WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION; SAID JAW ASSEMBLIES BEING ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE RADIALLY IN SAID BODY, THEREBY PERMITTING SAID TUBE HOLDER TO SUPPORT COLLAPSIBLE TUBES OF DIFFERING DIAMETERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
AN ADJUSTABLE TUBE HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING COLLAPSIBLE TUBES IN SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WHICH COMPRISES: A BODY; A PLURALITY OF JAW ASSEMBLIES EACH HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED JAW HAVING A FACE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID TUBE, A VERTICALLY DISPOSED BODY PORTION SIDE BY SIDE AND IN LOOSE INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID JAWS; RESILIENT MEANS BETWEEN SAID JAW AND SAID BODY PORTION ADAPTED TO URGE THEM APART, SAID LOOSE INTERLOCKING RELATIONSHIP LIMITING THE HORIZONTAL RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT AND PERMITTING LIMITED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PIVOTING OF SAID JAW IN RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION, MEANS TO PREVENT VERTICAL RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT OF SAID JAW WITH RESPECT TO SAID BODY PORTION; SAID JAW ASSEMBLIES BEING ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE RADIALLY IN SAID BODY, THEREBY PERMITTING SAID TUBE HOLDER TO SUPPORT COLLAPSIBLE TUBES OF DIFFERING DIAMETERS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
FR552687A
Cited
US3147018A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-25 | 1973-10-25 | 1974-04-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-25 | 1977-10-25 | 1978-04-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |