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US3273700A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Compact faint box for painting with water colors

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Granted: 1966-09-20
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Expires: 1983-09-20
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 13:59
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44D; B44D3/00; B44D3/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
A PAINT BOX COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE RECEPTACLES, ONE OF WHICH IS A TRAY DIMENSIONED TO BE A CLOSE SLIDING FIT WITHIN THE OTHER, EACH RECEPTACLE BEING DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, THE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE BEING SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY PARTITION MEANS AND THE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID TRAY BEING SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY MEANS WHICH DEFINE CHANNELS POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THE PARTITION MEANS IN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE, AT LEAST SOME OF THE COMPARTMENTS IN SAID TRAY BEING DIMENSIONED TO RECEIVE PAINT TUBES, SAID PARTITION AND CHANNEL DEFINING MEANS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL DEPTH, SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL HEIGHT OF SAID PARTITIONS IS RECEIVED WITHIN SAID CHENNELS WHEN SAID TRAY IS FITTED INTO SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE, SAID BOX COMPRISING ALSO A PLATE DIMENSIONED TO FIT WITHIN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE SAID PLATE BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF DEPRESSIONS SEPARATED BY DOUBLE WALLS WHICH DEFINE CHANNELS POSITIONED TO PARTIALLY RECEIVE THE CHANNEL-DEFINING MEANS ON SAID TRAY WHEN SAID PLATE IS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE ABOVE SAID TRAY, AND TO PARTIALLY RECEIVE SAID PARTITION MEANS WHEN SAID PLATE IS POSITIONED IN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TRAY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 196 words
A PAINT BOX COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE RECEPTACLES, ONE OF WHICH IS A TRAY DIMENSIONED TO BE A CLOSE SLIDING FIT WITHIN THE OTHER, EACH RECEPTACLE BEING DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF COMPARTMENTS, THE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE BEING SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY PARTITION MEANS AND THE COMPARTMENTS OF SAID TRAY BEING SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY MEANS WHICH DEFINE CHANNELS POSITIONED TO RECEIVE THE PARTITION MEANS IN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE, AT LEAST SOME OF THE COMPARTMENTS IN SAID TRAY BEING DIMENSIONED TO RECEIVE PAINT TUBES, SAID PARTITION AND CHANNEL DEFINING MEANS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL DEPTH, SO THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL HEIGHT OF SAID PARTITIONS IS RECEIVED WITHIN SAID CHENNELS WHEN SAID TRAY IS FITTED INTO SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE, SAID BOX COMPRISING ALSO A PLATE DIMENSIONED TO FIT WITHIN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE SAID PLATE BEING FORMED WITH A PLURALITY OF DEPRESSIONS SEPARATED BY DOUBLE WALLS WHICH DEFINE CHANNELS POSITIONED TO PARTIALLY RECEIVE THE CHANNEL-DEFINING MEANS ON SAID TRAY WHEN SAID PLATE IS POSITIONED WITHIN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE ABOVE SAID TRAY, AND TO PARTIALLY RECEIVE SAID PARTITION MEANS WHEN SAID PLATE IS POSITIONED IN SAID OTHER RECEPTACLE IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID TRAY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-09-19 1970-03-21 1970-09-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-09-19 1974-03-21 1974-09-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-09-19 1978-03-21 1978-09-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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