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US3268284A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Knock-down chests and the like

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-23
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1984-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph Z Branciforte

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:49
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B47/00; A47B47/04; A47B47/042; A47B2230/00; A47B2230/0074; A47B2230/0077

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
IN A CHEST OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, TWO PAIRS OF OPPOSITE PANELS POSITIONED TO CONSTITUTE THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR WALL THEREOF; ONE WALL OF EACH PAIR OF ADJACENT WALLS HAVING A HEIGHWISE DOVE-TAIL GROOVE ON ITS INNER SURFACE AND THE OTHER WALL HAVING A DOVE-TAIL TONGUE ON AND ALONG ITS SIDE EDGE, SLIDABLY ENGAGED IN THE GROOVE; ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE WALLS HAVING OPPOSITE HORIZONTAL DOVE-TAIL GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACES THEREOF, AT LEAST TWO SLATS; SAID SLATS THEREOF PARALLEL DOVE-TAIL TONGUES ON AND ALONG THE ENDS THEREOF RESPECTIVELY; SAID TONGUES ON THE SLATS BEING SLIDABLY ENGAGED IN SAID HORIZONTAL DOVETAIL GROOVES AND A BOTTOM WALL RESTING ON SAID SLATS; THE OTHER PAIR OF OPPOSITE WALLS HAVING OPPOSITE HORIZONTAL GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF, INTO WHICH OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BOTTOM WALL EXTEND RESPECTIVELY; SAID SLATS BEING RESPECTIVELY FORCE-FITTED INTO THE SAID LAST-MENTIONED GROOVES HAVING ONE OF THE ENDS OF THE BOTTOM WALL THEREIN; THE WIDTH OF EACH OF THE GROOVES INTO WHICH A LOCKING SLAT IS FORCED, BEING JUST SUFFICIENT TO TIGHTLY HOLD A SLAT AND AN END OF THE BOTTOM WALL THEREIN WHEREBY SAID BOTTOM WALL AND ALL THE OTHER WALLS ARE LOCKED IN ASSEMBLY AND UPON REMOVAL OF SAID LOCKING SLATS FROM THE GROOVES THEY ARE FORCED INTO, ALL THE WALLS ARE SEPARABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
IN A CHEST OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, TWO PAIRS OF OPPOSITE PANELS POSITIONED TO CONSTITUTE THE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR WALL THEREOF; ONE WALL OF EACH PAIR OF ADJACENT WALLS HAVING A HEIGHWISE DOVE-TAIL GROOVE ON ITS INNER SURFACE AND THE OTHER WALL HAVING A DOVE-TAIL TONGUE ON AND ALONG ITS SIDE EDGE, SLIDABLY ENGAGED IN THE GROOVE; ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE WALLS HAVING OPPOSITE HORIZONTAL DOVE-TAIL GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACES THEREOF, AT LEAST TWO SLATS; SAID SLATS THEREOF PARALLEL DOVE-TAIL TONGUES ON AND ALONG THE ENDS THEREOF RESPECTIVELY; SAID TONGUES ON THE SLATS BEING SLIDABLY ENGAGED IN SAID HORIZONTAL DOVETAIL GROOVES AND A BOTTOM WALL RESTING ON SAID SLATS; THE OTHER PAIR OF OPPOSITE WALLS HAVING OPPOSITE HORIZONTAL GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACE THEREOF, INTO WHICH OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BOTTOM WALL EXTEND RESPECTIVELY; SAID SLATS BEING RESPECTIVELY FORCE-FITTED INTO THE SAID LAST-MENTIONED GROOVES HAVING ONE OF THE ENDS OF THE BOTTOM WALL THEREIN; THE WIDTH OF EACH OF THE GROOVES INTO WHICH A LOCKING SLAT IS FORCED, BEING JUST SUFFICIENT TO TIGHTLY HOLD A SLAT AND AN END OF THE BOTTOM WALL THEREIN WHEREBY SAID BOTTOM WALL AND ALL THE OTHER WALLS ARE LOCKED IN ASSEMBLY AND UPON REMOVAL OF SAID LOCKING SLATS FROM THE GROOVES THEY ARE FORCED INTO, ALL THE WALLS ARE SEPARABLE.

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