US3263735A
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Roller tube
Assignee: Novelis Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-22
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1984-04-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vecchiarelli Francis
- 👤 Martin M Vasas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:56
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F10/00; E04F10/02; E04F10/06; E04F10/0633; E04F10/08; E04F10/0611; E04F10/0614; E04F10/0625; E04F10/0644; E04F10/0648
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A ROLL-UP AWNING ASSEMBLY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, ROLLER TUBE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED PANEL MEMBERS FORMING SAID AWNING, AN OPERATING MECHANISM INCLUDING AN OPERATING CORD FOR ROLLING DOWN SAID AWNING ASSEMBLY, WHEREIN SAID TUBE MEANS COMPRISES AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY ANNULAR-SHAPED TUBE HAVING THE LOWERMOST OF SAID PANEL MEMBERS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO; A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY C-SHAPED GROOVE IN THE FACE OF SAID TUBE PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF CONTAINING THEREIN A KNOTTED END OF SAID OPERATING CORD, THE LIPS OF SAID C-SHAPED GROOVE BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID KNOT AND RETAIN THE SAME WITHIN SAID C-SHAPED GROOVE TO CONTROL THE ROTATION OF SAID ROLLER TUBE MEANS; A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY C-SHAPED GROOVE IN THE FACE OF SAID TUBE PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST GROOVE AND RECEIVING ONE END OF THE LOWERMOST PANEL MEMBER ADJACENT SAID ROLLER TUBE, MEANS TO PIVOTALLY SECURE SAID PANEL MEMBERS TO SAID ROLLER TUBE; MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE ROLL-UP AND ROLL-DOWN OPERATION; AND AN ABUTMENT WITHIN SAID TUBE ADAPTED FOR DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH ROLLER ROTATING MEANS WITHIN SAID TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A ROLL-UP AWNING ASSEMBLY, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, ROLLER TUBE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED PANEL MEMBERS FORMING SAID AWNING, AN OPERATING MECHANISM INCLUDING AN OPERATING CORD FOR ROLLING DOWN SAID AWNING ASSEMBLY, WHEREIN SAID TUBE MEANS COMPRISES AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY ANNULAR-SHAPED TUBE HAVING THE LOWERMOST OF SAID PANEL MEMBERS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED THERETO; A FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY C-SHAPED GROOVE IN THE FACE OF SAID TUBE PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF CONTAINING THEREIN A KNOTTED END OF SAID OPERATING CORD, THE LIPS OF SAID C-SHAPED GROOVE BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID KNOT AND RETAIN THE SAME WITHIN SAID C-SHAPED GROOVE TO CONTROL THE ROTATION OF SAID ROLLER TUBE MEANS; A SECOND SUBSTANTIALLY C-SHAPED GROOVE IN THE FACE OF SAID TUBE PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED FROM SAID FIRST GROOVE AND RECEIVING ONE END OF THE LOWERMOST PANEL MEMBER ADJACENT SAID ROLLER TUBE, MEANS TO PIVOTALLY SECURE SAID PANEL MEMBERS TO SAID ROLLER TUBE; MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE ROLL-UP AND ROLL-DOWN OPERATION; AND AN ABUTMENT WITHIN SAID TUBE ADAPTED FOR DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH ROLLER ROTATING MEANS WITHIN SAID TUBE.
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