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US3276182A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tapered structural member

Assignee: McGraw Edison Co
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Filing: 1963-08-26
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1983-08-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold E Handley

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:25
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H12/00; E04H12/02; E04H12/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
A HOLLOW, ELONGATED, ALUMINUM STRUCTURAL MEMBER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED ELEMENTS HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL EDGES, AN ELONGATED GROOVE DEFINED IN ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID ELEMENTS, THE OTHER ELEMENT LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID A TONGUE BEING RECEIVED WITHIN THE GROOVE OF THE ADJACENT ELEMENT, AND A HIGH SHEAR STRESS RESISTANCE EPOXY RESIN ADHESIVE WITHIN SAID GROOVES MAINTAINING ASSEMBLY OF SAID TONGUE-AND-GROOVE ELEMENT LONGITUDINAL EDGE CONNECTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 72 words
A HOLLOW, ELONGATED, ALUMINUM STRUCTURAL MEMBER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED ELEMENTS HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL EDGES, AN ELONGATED GROOVE DEFINED IN ONE OF THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID ELEMENTS, THE OTHER ELEMENT LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF SAID A TONGUE BEING RECEIVED WITHIN THE GROOVE OF THE ADJACENT ELEMENT, AND A HIGH SHEAR STRESS RESISTANCE EPOXY RESIN ADHESIVE WITHIN SAID GROOVES MAINTAINING ASSEMBLY OF SAID TONGUE-AND-GROOVE ELEMENT LONGITUDINAL EDGE CONNECTIONS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-03 1970-04-04 1970-10-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-03 1974-04-04 1974-10-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-03 1978-04-04 1978-10-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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