US3261094A
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Combination implement assembly
Assignee: Britton Corp
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Filing: 1964-08-17
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-08-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harvey N Bliss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:41
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D29/00; A45D29/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
A COMBINATION IMPLEMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CASING UNIT HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED GENERALLY PARLLEL EXTENDING FACE PORTIONS OF SHEET MATERIAL AND MEANS ALONG ONE SIDE EDGE OF SAID PORTIONS JOINING SAID PORTIONS; AN ELONGATED IMPLEMENT WITHIN SAID CASING UNIT AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE EDGE OF SAID FACE PORTIONS AND HAVING AN ELONGATED HOUSING OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION OPENING OUTWARDLY OF SAID CASING UNIT AT SAID OPPOSITE SIDE EDGE, SAID HOUSING HAVING GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDE WALL PORTIONS EXTENDING ADJACENT SAID FACE PORTIONS AND A CONNECTING BASE PORTION FACING SAID JOINING MEANS OF SAID CASING UNIT AND SPACED THEREFROM TODEFINE A POCKET THEREBETWEEN, SAID IMPLEMENT HAVING A KNIFE-LIKE BLADE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; MEANS SECURING SAID HOUSING IN SAID CASING UNIT WITH SAID KNIFE-LIKE BLADE BEING PIVOTABLE OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOUSING AND CASING UNIT INTO OPERATIVE POSITION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID HOUSING; AND A NAIL CLIPPER HAVING A PAIR OF SUPERPOSED ELONGATED JAW ELEMENTS HAVING COOPERATING CUTTER JAWS AT ONE END THEREOF AND FASTENED TOGETHER AT THE OTHER END THEREOF, SAID JAW ELEMENTS BEING BIASED APART IN OPERATIVE POSITION TO PROVIDE YIELDABLE SPACING BETWEEN SAID CUTTER JAWS, A PIVOT PIN INTERMEDIATE THE LENGTH OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS AND ADJACENT SAID ONE END, AND AN ELONGATED OPERATING LEVER FOR SAID JAW ELEMENTS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PIVOT PIN AND EXTENDING GENERALLY LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS, THE MAJOR PORTION OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS INCLUDING SAID OTHER END THEREOF BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED WITHIN SAID POCKET DEFINED BY SAID CASING UNIT AND KNIFELIKE IMPLEMENT AND SAID OPERATING LEVER EXTENDING ALONG THE OUTER SURFACE OF ONE OF SAID CASING UNIT FACE PORTIONS, SAID OPERATING LEVER AND SAID ONE FACE PORTION HAVING INTERENGAGING MEANS TO LIMIT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER LATERALLY OF THE CASING UNIT AND SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CLIPPER WITH RESPECT TO SAID CASING UNIT, SAID INTERENGAGING MEANS BEING DISENGAGEABLE BY MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER GENERALLY NORMALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ONE FACE PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
A COMBINATION IMPLEMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CASING UNIT HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED GENERALLY PARLLEL EXTENDING FACE PORTIONS OF SHEET MATERIAL AND MEANS ALONG ONE SIDE EDGE OF SAID PORTIONS JOINING SAID PORTIONS; AN ELONGATED IMPLEMENT WITHIN SAID CASING UNIT AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE EDGE OF SAID FACE PORTIONS AND HAVING AN ELONGATED HOUSING OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION OPENING OUTWARDLY OF SAID CASING UNIT AT SAID OPPOSITE SIDE EDGE, SAID HOUSING HAVING GENERALLY PARALLEL SIDE WALL PORTIONS EXTENDING ADJACENT SAID FACE PORTIONS AND A CONNECTING BASE PORTION FACING SAID JOINING MEANS OF SAID CASING UNIT AND SPACED THEREFROM TODEFINE A POCKET THEREBETWEEN, SAID IMPLEMENT HAVING A KNIFE-LIKE BLADE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; MEANS SECURING SAID HOUSING IN SAID CASING UNIT WITH SAID KNIFE-LIKE BLADE BEING PIVOTABLE OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOUSING AND CASING UNIT INTO OPERATIVE POSITION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID HOUSING; AND A NAIL CLIPPER HAVING A PAIR OF SUPERPOSED ELONGATED JAW ELEMENTS HAVING COOPERATING CUTTER JAWS AT ONE END THEREOF AND FASTENED TOGETHER AT THE OTHER END THEREOF, SAID JAW ELEMENTS BEING BIASED APART IN OPERATIVE POSITION TO PROVIDE YIELDABLE SPACING BETWEEN SAID CUTTER JAWS, A PIVOT PIN INTERMEDIATE THE LENGTH OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS AND ADJACENT SAID ONE END, AND AN ELONGATED OPERATING LEVER FOR SAID JAW ELEMENTS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PIVOT PIN AND EXTENDING GENERALLY LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS, THE MAJOR PORTION OF SAID JAW ELEMENTS INCLUDING SAID OTHER END THEREOF BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED WITHIN SAID POCKET DEFINED BY SAID CASING UNIT AND KNIFELIKE IMPLEMENT AND SAID OPERATING LEVER EXTENDING ALONG THE OUTER SURFACE OF ONE OF SAID CASING UNIT FACE PORTIONS, SAID OPERATING LEVER AND SAID ONE FACE PORTION HAVING INTERENGAGING MEANS TO LIMIT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER LATERALLY OF THE CASING UNIT AND SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID CLIPPER WITH RESPECT TO SAID CASING UNIT, SAID INTERENGAGING MEANS BEING DISENGAGEABLE BY MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER GENERALLY NORMALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ONE FACE PORTION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-07-18 | 1970-01-17 | 1970-07-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-07-18 | 1974-01-17 | 1974-07-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-07-18 | 1978-01-17 | 1978-07-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |