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US3258232A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-28
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Granted: 1966-06-28
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Expires: 1984-04-28
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Nestegard Sander Charles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:46
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F1/00; G09F1/10; G09F1/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING A FLAT RESILIENT CARD, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER HAVING SPACED OPPOSITE END PORTIONS, AN EAR PORTION FORMED ON SAID BASE MEMBER AT EACH OF SAID OPPOSITE END PORTIONS WHICH ARE ANGULARLY RELATED TO SAID BASE MEMBER, EACH SAID EAR PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A SLOT DEFINED BY TWO PARALLEL WALL PORTIONS, THE WALL PORTIONS OF ONE SLOT LYING IN PARALLEL PLANES DIFFERENT FROM THE PLANES OF THE WALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SLOT BUT CONVERGING THEREWITH, SAID WALL PORTIONS HAVING PARALLEL EDGES AND DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF ONE SLOT DEFINING A NARROW SLOT THROUGH ONE EAR PORTION PARALLEL WITH THE NARROW SLOT DEFINED BY DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE WALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SLOT SUCH THAT A SAID CARD WHICH IS BOWED OUT OF ITS FLAT SHAPE MAY ENTER BOTH OF SAID SLOTS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WILL RETURN TO A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR POSITION AND THE DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF EACH SLOT THUS ENGAGE OPPOSITE SIDES OF A SAID CARD TO FIRMLY HOLD A SAID CARD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING A FLAT RESILIENT CARD, SAID HOLDER COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER HAVING SPACED OPPOSITE END PORTIONS, AN EAR PORTION FORMED ON SAID BASE MEMBER AT EACH OF SAID OPPOSITE END PORTIONS WHICH ARE ANGULARLY RELATED TO SAID BASE MEMBER, EACH SAID EAR PORTION BEING PROVIDED WITH A SLOT DEFINED BY TWO PARALLEL WALL PORTIONS, THE WALL PORTIONS OF ONE SLOT LYING IN PARALLEL PLANES DIFFERENT FROM THE PLANES OF THE WALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SLOT BUT CONVERGING THEREWITH, SAID WALL PORTIONS HAVING PARALLEL EDGES AND DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF ONE SLOT DEFINING A NARROW SLOT THROUGH ONE EAR PORTION PARALLEL WITH THE NARROW SLOT DEFINED BY DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF THE WALL PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SLOT SUCH THAT A SAID CARD WHICH IS BOWED OUT OF ITS FLAT SHAPE MAY ENTER BOTH OF SAID SLOTS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WILL RETURN TO A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR POSITION AND THE DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE EDGES OF EACH SLOT THUS ENGAGE OPPOSITE SIDES OF A SAID CARD TO FIRMLY HOLD A SAID CARD.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-06-27 | 1969-12-27 | 1970-06-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-06-27 | 1973-12-27 | 1974-06-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-06-27 | 1977-12-27 | 1978-06-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |