US3261049A
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Tool having a pneumatic boot
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1963-12-03
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1983-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James J Murphy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:52
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A TOOL ADAPTED TO PRESENT A SURFACE TREATING SHEET COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A BOOT ATTACHED TO AN END OF SAID HANDLE BY A UNIVERSAL JOINT, SAID BOOT COMPRISING: RELATIVELY RIGID SUPPORTING MEANS PRESENTING A SUPPORTING SURFACE; RESILIENT PNEUMATIC MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE TO TRAP AIR BETWEEN SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS AND SAID SURFACE; SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS COMPRISING A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED WORKING PORTIONS ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE SURFACE TREATING SHEET, A MULTIPLICITY OF SUPPORTING PORTION ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND A MULTIPLILCITY OF FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT WALLS CONNECTING SAID WORKING PORTIONS AND SAID SUPPORTING PORTION; SAID WALLS, SAID WORKING PORTIONS AND SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS BEING INTEGRAL AND DEFINING A MULTIPLICITY OF AT LEAST PARTIALLY COLLAPSIBLE HOLLOW NODULES, SAID SPACED WORKING PORTIONS PRESENTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NODULES, SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS LOCATED BETWEEN THE NODULES, SAID NODULES BEING NORMALLY CLOSED AT THE BOTTOM AND ADAPTED TO BE CLOSED AT THE TOP TO FORM INDIVIDUAL AIR CHAMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE IS PRESSED INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS, AND SAID NODULES SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS, SAID NODULES WHEN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED TENDING TO RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL SHAPE DUE TO THEIR RESILIENCY AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE AIR TRAPPED BETWEEN THE PNEUMATIC MEANS AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE; WHEREBY SAID TOOL IS ADAPTED TO CONFORM EASILY TO UNEVEN SURFACES WHEN ONLY RELATIVELY LIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE TOOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A TOOL ADAPTED TO PRESENT A SURFACE TREATING SHEET COMPRISING A HANDLE AND A BOOT ATTACHED TO AN END OF SAID HANDLE BY A UNIVERSAL JOINT, SAID BOOT COMPRISING: RELATIVELY RIGID SUPPORTING MEANS PRESENTING A SUPPORTING SURFACE; RESILIENT PNEUMATIC MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE TO TRAP AIR BETWEEN SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS AND SAID SURFACE; SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS COMPRISING A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED WORKING PORTIONS ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE SURFACE TREATING SHEET, A MULTIPLICITY OF SUPPORTING PORTION ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND A MULTIPLILCITY OF FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT WALLS CONNECTING SAID WORKING PORTIONS AND SAID SUPPORTING PORTION; SAID WALLS, SAID WORKING PORTIONS AND SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS BEING INTEGRAL AND DEFINING A MULTIPLICITY OF AT LEAST PARTIALLY COLLAPSIBLE HOLLOW NODULES, SAID SPACED WORKING PORTIONS PRESENTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NODULES, SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS LOCATED BETWEEN THE NODULES, SAID NODULES BEING NORMALLY CLOSED AT THE BOTTOM AND ADAPTED TO BE CLOSED AT THE TOP TO FORM INDIVIDUAL AIR CHAMBER WHEN SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE IS PRESSED INTO CONTACT WITH SAID SUPPORTING PORTIONS, AND SAID NODULES SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER LONGITUDINALLY AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID PNEUMATIC MEANS, SAID NODULES WHEN PARTIALLY COLLAPSED TENDING TO RETURN TO THEIR NORMAL SHAPE DUE TO THEIR RESILIENCY AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE AIR TRAPPED BETWEEN THE PNEUMATIC MEANS AND THE SUPPORTING SURFACE; WHEREBY SAID TOOL IS ADAPTED TO CONFORM EASILY TO UNEVEN SURFACES WHEN ONLY RELATIVELY LIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE TOOL.
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