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US3270333A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Portable closure alarm having compensating support bracket

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-11-09
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1985-11-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Barber Joseph A La

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 20:52
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/02; G08B13/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
IN A DEVICE FOR SIGNALING THE UNAUTAHORIZED MOVEMENT OF A CLOSURE MEANS AWAY FROM ITS MATING SURFACE THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A HOUSING; A SIGNAL MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; A SIGNAL MEANS CONTAINED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTING SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS, SAID CIRCUIT HAVING A PRESSURE OPERATED SWITCH CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE SAID ELECTRICAL SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS, SAID SWITCH EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND WHEN IN THE OPERATIVE POSITION ENGAGING THE MATING SURFACE OF THE CLOSURE MEANS TO DISENGAGE SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS; A SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED BRACKET ATTACHED ON A HINGE MEANS TO SAID HOUSING, SAID BRACKET SECURING SAID HOUSING TO SAID CLOSURE MEANS, SAID HINGE MEANS ALLOWING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BRACKET AND SAID HOUSING, AND TENSION MEANS POSITIONED ON SAID HINGED ATTACHMENT BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID BRACKET, SAID TENSION MEANS ACTING TO RESTRAIN SAID HOUSING AGAINST LIMITED MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BRACKET THEREBY FORCING SAID SWITCH MEANS INTO THE MATING SURFACE OF SAID CLOSURE MEANS TO DISCONNECT THE CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS WHEN SAID HOUSING IS ON SAID CLOLSURE MEANS AND SAID CLOSURE MEANS AND ITS MATING SURFACE ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
IN A DEVICE FOR SIGNALING THE UNAUTAHORIZED MOVEMENT OF A CLOSURE MEANS AWAY FROM ITS MATING SURFACE THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A HOUSING; A SIGNAL MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; A SIGNAL MEANS CONTAINED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTING SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS, SAID CIRCUIT HAVING A PRESSURE OPERATED SWITCH CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING TO OPERATIVELY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE SAID ELECTRICAL SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS, SAID SWITCH EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF SAID HOUSING AND WHEN IN THE OPERATIVE POSITION ENGAGING THE MATING SURFACE OF THE CLOSURE MEANS TO DISENGAGE SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS; A SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED BRACKET ATTACHED ON A HINGE MEANS TO SAID HOUSING, SAID BRACKET SECURING SAID HOUSING TO SAID CLOSURE MEANS, SAID HINGE MEANS ALLOWING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BRACKET AND SAID HOUSING, AND TENSION MEANS POSITIONED ON SAID HINGED ATTACHMENT BETWEEN SAID HOUSING AND SAID BRACKET, SAID TENSION MEANS ACTING TO RESTRAIN SAID HOUSING AGAINST LIMITED MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID BRACKET THEREBY FORCING SAID SWITCH MEANS INTO THE MATING SURFACE OF SAID CLOSURE MEANS TO DISCONNECT THE CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID ENERGY SOURCE AND SAID SIGNAL MEANS WHEN SAID HOUSING IS ON SAID CLOLSURE MEANS AND SAID CLOSURE MEANS AND ITS MATING SURFACE ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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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
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