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US3263291A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

End stop for plastic zipper

Assignee: Scovill Inc
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Filing: 1965-03-12
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1985-03-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Donald O Taylor

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 02:47
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B19/00; A44B19/24; A44B19/36; A44B19/40; A44B19/406; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/814; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/25; Y10T24/2518; Y10T24/2527; Y10T24/2596

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
IN A ZIPPER EMPLOYING A PAIR OF TAPES AND FASTENING MEANS IN THE FORM OF A CONTINUOUS THERMOPLASTIC FILAMENT SECURED TO EACH OF SAID TAPES, EACH OF SAID FILAMENTS BEING SHAPED TO PROVIDE CLOSELY SPACED LOOPS ADAPTED TO NEST BETWEEN AND INTERLOCK WITH THE LOOPS OF THE OTHER OF SAID FILAMENTS, PORTIONS OF EACH LOOPS BEING IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT LOOPS OF THE MATING FILAMENT; MEANS FORMING AN END STOP COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF THE AFORESAID LOOPS WHICH ARE WELDED TOGETHER WHERE THEY ARE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
IN A ZIPPER EMPLOYING A PAIR OF TAPES AND FASTENING MEANS IN THE FORM OF A CONTINUOUS THERMOPLASTIC FILAMENT SECURED TO EACH OF SAID TAPES, EACH OF SAID FILAMENTS BEING SHAPED TO PROVIDE CLOSELY SPACED LOOPS ADAPTED TO NEST BETWEEN AND INTERLOCK WITH THE LOOPS OF THE OTHER OF SAID FILAMENTS, PORTIONS OF EACH LOOPS BEING IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT LOOPS OF THE MATING FILAMENT; MEANS FORMING AN END STOP COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF THE AFORESAID LOOPS WHICH ARE WELDED TOGETHER WHERE THEY ARE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2832119A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-01 1970-01-31 1970-08-02 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-01 1974-01-31 1974-08-02 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-01 1978-01-31 1978-08-02 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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