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US3278129A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-22
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1984-12-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Bolger Henry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:59
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/24; A47K10/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A TISSUE HOLDER FOR ROLLED TISSUE ADAPTED TO SEAT IN A RECESS IN A WALL COMPRISING A FACE PLATE HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN OF A SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE A ROLL OF TISSUE AND A RELATIVELY SMALL OPENING ADJACENT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED OPENING, A SEMI-CYLINDRICAL HOUSING SECURED TO SAID FACE PLATE IN THE REAR OF OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED OPENING, END PLATES CLOSING THE END OF SAID HOUSING, SAID END PLATES HAVING OPENINGS THEREIN, LUGS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SAID END PLATES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE OPEN ENDS OF THE CORE OF A ROLL OF TISSUE, A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED L-SHAPED OPERATING MEMBERS EACH COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL LEG AND A DEPENDING LEG HAVING THE END OF ONE LEG SECURED TO A LUG AND THE OTHER LEG EXTENDING OVER THE TOP OF SAID HOUSING TO A POINT ADJACENT THE CENTER THEREOF, SPRING MEANS EXTENDED BETWEEN SAID OTHER LEGS NORMALLY DRAWING SAID LEGS TOWARD EACH OTHER, A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO AN INTERMEDIATED TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID OTHER LEGS AND EXTENDING ANGULARLY AWAY FROM SAID FACE PLATE, A PIVOT CONNECTING THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID LINKS TOGETHER, A STUD HAVING AN END CONNECTED TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED PIVOT, AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID FACE PLATE THROUGH SAID RELATIVELY SMALL OPENING, AND A PULL BUTTON HEAD ON SAID STUD EXTERIORLY OF SAID HOUSING AND FACE PLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A TISSUE HOLDER FOR ROLLED TISSUE ADAPTED TO SEAT IN A RECESS IN A WALL COMPRISING A FACE PLATE HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN OF A SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE A ROLL OF TISSUE AND A RELATIVELY SMALL OPENING ADJACENT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED OPENING, A SEMI-CYLINDRICAL HOUSING SECURED TO SAID FACE PLATE IN THE REAR OF OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED OPENING, END PLATES CLOSING THE END OF SAID HOUSING, SAID END PLATES HAVING OPENINGS THEREIN, LUGS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS IN SAID END PLATES ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE OPEN ENDS OF THE CORE OF A ROLL OF TISSUE, A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED L-SHAPED OPERATING MEMBERS EACH COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL LEG AND A DEPENDING LEG HAVING THE END OF ONE LEG SECURED TO A LUG AND THE OTHER LEG EXTENDING OVER THE TOP OF SAID HOUSING TO A POINT ADJACENT THE CENTER THEREOF, SPRING MEANS EXTENDED BETWEEN SAID OTHER LEGS NORMALLY DRAWING SAID LEGS TOWARD EACH OTHER, A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO AN INTERMEDIATED TOP PORTION OF EACH OF SAID OTHER LEGS AND EXTENDING ANGULARLY AWAY FROM SAID FACE PLATE, A PIVOT CONNECTING THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID LINKS TOGETHER, A STUD HAVING AN END CONNECTED TO SAID LAST-MENTIONED PIVOT, AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID FACE PLATE THROUGH SAID RELATIVELY SMALL OPENING, AND A PULL BUTTON HEAD ON SAID STUD EXTERIORLY OF SAID HOUSING AND FACE PLATE.

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