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US3256904A
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Processing vessel means
Assignee: B H HUBBERT AND SON Inc
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Filing: 1964-01-08
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Granted: 1966-06-21
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Expires: 1984-01-08
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Ralph E Costa
- 👤 Walter W Trevillian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 19:08
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J27/00; A47J27/14; A47J27/16; A23; A23B; A23B2/00; A23B2/40; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/7039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
VESSEL MEANS ADAPTED TO BE FIXED TO A VERTICALL SURFACE, SAID VESSEL MEANS COMPRISING: (A) A VESSEL WITH A SPHERICAL BASE PORTION; (B) A SUPPORT PLATE ADAPTED TO BE FIXED TO A VERTICAL SURFACE; (C) A HOLLOW TUBULAR SUPPORT COLUMN FIXED AT END TO SAID SPHERICAL BASE OF SAID VESSEL AND FIXED AT ITS OPPOSITE END TO SAID SUPPORT PLATE, (1)D SAID SUPPORT COLUMN EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY FROM SAID PLATE AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID PLATE, (2) SAID VESSEL BEING FIXED TO SAID SUPPORT COLUMN ABOVE THE LOWER EXTREMITY OF THE VESSEL AND WITH THE BOTTOM EXTREMITY OF SAID VESSEL ABOVE THE LOWER EXTREMITY OF THE JUNCTIOIN BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT COLUMN AND SAID PLATE, (3) SAID SUPPORT COLUMN HAVING A DOWNWARD FACING OPENING THEREIN, (4) SAID SUPPORT COLUMN INCLUDING A CLOSURE DOOR FOR SAID OPENING, SAID DOOR CONFORMING WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID SUPPORT TO MAKE THE SAME HAVE A UNIFORM APPEARANCE THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, (D) CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SUPPORT COLUMN AND SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND COMMUNICATION INTERIORLY WITH SAID VESSEL, SAID CONDUIT MEANS BEING ENTIRELY HIDDEN BY SAID SUPPORT COLUMN WHEN SAID CLOSURE DOOR CLOSES SAID OPENING; WHERBY WHEN SAID PLATE IS FIXED TO A VERTICAL SURFACE SAID SUPPORT COLUMN SUPPORTS SAID VESSEL UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID PLATE WITH THE COINDUIT LEADING TO SAID VESSEL HIDDEN FROM VIEW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
VESSEL MEANS ADAPTED TO BE FIXED TO A VERTICALL SURFACE, SAID VESSEL MEANS COMPRISING: (A) A VESSEL WITH A SPHERICAL BASE PORTION; (B) A SUPPORT PLATE ADAPTED TO BE FIXED TO A VERTICAL SURFACE; (C) A HOLLOW TUBULAR SUPPORT COLUMN FIXED AT END TO SAID SPHERICAL BASE OF SAID VESSEL AND FIXED AT ITS OPPOSITE END TO SAID SUPPORT PLATE, (1)D SAID SUPPORT COLUMN EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY FROM SAID PLATE AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID PLATE, (2) SAID VESSEL BEING FIXED TO SAID SUPPORT COLUMN ABOVE THE LOWER EXTREMITY OF THE VESSEL AND WITH THE BOTTOM EXTREMITY OF SAID VESSEL ABOVE THE LOWER EXTREMITY OF THE JUNCTIOIN BETWEEN SAID SUPPORT COLUMN AND SAID PLATE, (3) SAID SUPPORT COLUMN HAVING A DOWNWARD FACING OPENING THEREIN, (4) SAID SUPPORT COLUMN INCLUDING A CLOSURE DOOR FOR SAID OPENING, SAID DOOR CONFORMING WITH THE CONTOUR OF SAID SUPPORT TO MAKE THE SAME HAVE A UNIFORM APPEARANCE THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, (D) CONDUIT MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SUPPORT COLUMN AND SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND COMMUNICATION INTERIORLY WITH SAID VESSEL, SAID CONDUIT MEANS BEING ENTIRELY HIDDEN BY SAID SUPPORT COLUMN WHEN SAID CLOSURE DOOR CLOSES SAID OPENING; WHERBY WHEN SAID PLATE IS FIXED TO A VERTICAL SURFACE SAID SUPPORT COLUMN SUPPORTS SAID VESSEL UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID PLATE WITH THE COINDUIT LEADING TO SAID VESSEL HIDDEN FROM VIEW.
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