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US3269594A
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Nail distributors
Assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
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Filing: 1963-01-28
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1983-01-28
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Fred T Mackenzie
- 👤 Jr Frank C Mattern
- 👤 Joseph F Schuster
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:46
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43D; A43D79/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
IN A NAIL DISTRIBUTOR, A HOPPER TILTABLE ABOUT AN AXIS AND HAVING A FLOOR WHICH PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF NAILWAYS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID HOPPER AT APPROXMATELY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID AXIS, MEANS FOR MOVING THE HOPPER ABOUT SAID AXIS BETWEEN ELEVATED AND LOWERED POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY IN WHICH THE NAILWAYS ARE ARRANGED ABOVE AND BELOW A HORIZONTAL PLANE INCLUDING SAID AXIS, A NAILWAY CLEARER, MEANS FOR MOVING THE NAILWAY CLEARER TOWRAD SAID AXIS TO A PROJECTED POSITION AS THE HOPPER IS MOVE TO ITS ELEVATED POSITION AND FOR MOVING THE NAILWAY CLEARER AWAY FROM SAID AXIS TO A RETRACTED POSITION AS THE HOPPER IS MOVED TO ITS LOWERED POSITION, MEANS FOR CAUSING THE NAILWAY CLEARER IN MOVING FROM ITS PROJECTED TO ITS RETRACTED POSITION TO BE FORCED AGAINST A PORTION OF THE FLOOR OF THE HOPPER WHEREBY TO REMOVE NAILS, WHICH ARE ON SAID PORTION OF THE FLOOR AND ARE NOT HANGING BY THEIR HEADS IN THE NAILWAYS, REARWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID NAILWAYS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING THE NAILWAY CLEARER TO BE RETAINED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE HOPPER IN MOVING FROM ITS RETRACTED TO ITS PROJECTED POSITION WHEREBY TO INSURE THAT THE CLEARER SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH NAILS ON SAID FLOOR PORTION DURING SUCH MOVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
IN A NAIL DISTRIBUTOR, A HOPPER TILTABLE ABOUT AN AXIS AND HAVING A FLOOR WHICH PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF NAILWAYS EXTENDING LENGTHWISE OF SAID HOPPER AT APPROXMATELY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID AXIS, MEANS FOR MOVING THE HOPPER ABOUT SAID AXIS BETWEEN ELEVATED AND LOWERED POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY IN WHICH THE NAILWAYS ARE ARRANGED ABOVE AND BELOW A HORIZONTAL PLANE INCLUDING SAID AXIS, A NAILWAY CLEARER, MEANS FOR MOVING THE NAILWAY CLEARER TOWRAD SAID AXIS TO A PROJECTED POSITION AS THE HOPPER IS MOVE TO ITS ELEVATED POSITION AND FOR MOVING THE NAILWAY CLEARER AWAY FROM SAID AXIS TO A RETRACTED POSITION AS THE HOPPER IS MOVED TO ITS LOWERED POSITION, MEANS FOR CAUSING THE NAILWAY CLEARER IN MOVING FROM ITS PROJECTED TO ITS RETRACTED POSITION TO BE FORCED AGAINST A PORTION OF THE FLOOR OF THE HOPPER WHEREBY TO REMOVE NAILS, WHICH ARE ON SAID PORTION OF THE FLOOR AND ARE NOT HANGING BY THEIR HEADS IN THE NAILWAYS, REARWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID NAILWAYS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING THE NAILWAY CLEARER TO BE RETAINED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE HOPPER IN MOVING FROM ITS RETRACTED TO ITS PROJECTED POSITION WHEREBY TO INSURE THAT THE CLEARER SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH NAILS ON SAID FLOOR PORTION DURING SUCH MOVEMENT.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-29 | 1970-02-28 | 1970-08-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-29 | 1974-02-28 | 1974-08-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-29 | 1978-02-28 | 1978-08-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |