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Article support construction

Assignee: Shelfmaker Products Corp
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Filing: 1965-01-29
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Granted: 1966-09-20
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Expires: 1985-01-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Duboff Philip

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:58
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/04; A47B; A47B57/00; A47B57/30; A47B57/54; A47B57/56; A47B57/565; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 264 words
AN ARTICLE SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: A SUPPORTING BASE; A FIRST ELONGATED POLE; ATTACHING MEANS COUPLED SAID FIRST ELONGATED POLE TO SAID SUPPORTING BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID FIRST POLE IN VERTICAL UPSTANDING DISPOSITION; A SECOND ELONGATED POLE IN NESTED TELESCOPING RELATION WITH SAID FIRST POLE AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID FIRST POLE; COLLAR MEANS SLIDABLE ALONG ONE OF SAID POLES AND LOCKABLE IN ANY DESIRED LOCATION THERRALONG; SAID COLLAR MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH AN END OF ONE SAID POLES TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT AT WHICH SAID SECOND POLE IS EXTENDED ABOVE SAID FIRST POLE; SAID SECOND POLE BEING ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST POLE AND HAVING ITS UPPERMOST END FREE FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY SUPPORTING SURFACE; AND ARTICLE SUPPORT MEANS SECURED TO SAID SECOND POLE AND ROTATABLE THEREWITH; SAID ATTACHING MEANS INCLUDING A NUT SECURED WITHIN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST POLE AND A SCREW MEANS THREADABLY ENGAGED WITH SAID NUT AND PROJECTING THEREFROM BEYOND THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE; SAID NUT BEING SPACED INWARDLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE TO THUS DEFINE A BOTTOM MARGIN BETWEEN THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID NUT AND THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE; SAID BOTTOM MARGIN BEING FLARED OUTWARDLY; SAID SUPPORTING BASE HAVING APERTURE MEANS THEREIN FOR RECEPTION OF SAID PROJECTING SCREW MEANS; SAID SCREW MEANS BEING TIGHTNED AFTER INSERTION THROUGH SAID APERTURE MEANS TO THUS ENGAGE SAID FIRST POLE LOWER END WITH THE TOP OF SAID SUPPORTING BASE, SAID BOTTOM MARGIN FLARING OUTWARDLY TO ASSURE A FIRM AND STABLE COUPLING BETWEEN SAID FIRST POLE AND SAID SUPPORTING BASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 264 words
AN ARTICLE SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: A SUPPORTING BASE; A FIRST ELONGATED POLE; ATTACHING MEANS COUPLED SAID FIRST ELONGATED POLE TO SAID SUPPORTING BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID FIRST POLE IN VERTICAL UPSTANDING DISPOSITION; A SECOND ELONGATED POLE IN NESTED TELESCOPING RELATION WITH SAID FIRST POLE AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID FIRST POLE; COLLAR MEANS SLIDABLE ALONG ONE OF SAID POLES AND LOCKABLE IN ANY DESIRED LOCATION THERRALONG; SAID COLLAR MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH AN END OF ONE SAID POLES TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT AT WHICH SAID SECOND POLE IS EXTENDED ABOVE SAID FIRST POLE; SAID SECOND POLE BEING ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST POLE AND HAVING ITS UPPERMOST END FREE FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY SUPPORTING SURFACE; AND ARTICLE SUPPORT MEANS SECURED TO SAID SECOND POLE AND ROTATABLE THEREWITH; SAID ATTACHING MEANS INCLUDING A NUT SECURED WITHIN THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST POLE AND A SCREW MEANS THREADABLY ENGAGED WITH SAID NUT AND PROJECTING THEREFROM BEYOND THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE; SAID NUT BEING SPACED INWARDLY A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE TO THUS DEFINE A BOTTOM MARGIN BETWEEN THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID NUT AND THE LOWER END OF SAID FIRST POLE; SAID BOTTOM MARGIN BEING FLARED OUTWARDLY; SAID SUPPORTING BASE HAVING APERTURE MEANS THEREIN FOR RECEPTION OF SAID PROJECTING SCREW MEANS; SAID SCREW MEANS BEING TIGHTNED AFTER INSERTION THROUGH SAID APERTURE MEANS TO THUS ENGAGE SAID FIRST POLE LOWER END WITH THE TOP OF SAID SUPPORTING BASE, SAID BOTTOM MARGIN FLARING OUTWARDLY TO ASSURE A FIRM AND STABLE COUPLING BETWEEN SAID FIRST POLE AND SAID SUPPORTING BASE.

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