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US3278221A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Collapsible vehicle

Assignee: MBK Industrie SA
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Filing: 1964-03-25
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1984-03-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jaulmes Eric

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 00:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/20; B60J7/201; B60J7/08; B60J7/16; B60J7/1628; B60J7/1664; B60J7/1692; B60J7/206; B62; B62D; B62D31/00; B62D31/003; B62D31/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 215 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A COLLAPSIBLE VEHICLE OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED HAVING A BODY, TWO OPPOSITE DOORS THEREIN FITTED WITH FREE-STANDING DOOR WINDOWS OPERABLE BETWEEN RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS, A HOOD EXTENDING FROM THE FRONT OF AND DRIVE''S SEAT DISPOSED BEHIND SAID BODY; OF A COLLAPSIBLE SUPERSTRUCTURE COMPRISING A WINDSHIELD AND A REAR WINDOW BOTH HAVING UPRIGHTS AND BEING OF THE SAME VERTICAL DIMENSIONS, AND A ROOF, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID WINDSHIELD AND SAID REAR WINDOW AT THEIR LOWER ENDS TO SAID BODY IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND, RESPECTIVELY, THE OPENINGS DEFINED BY SAID DOORS, FURTHER MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW AT SAID ROOF TO THE UPPER ENDS OF THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID WINDSHIELD AND SAID REAR WINDOW, RESPECTIVELY, TO FORM A JOINTED PARALLELOPIPED BY SAID SUPERSTRUCTURE IN ITS EXTENDED POSITION AND TO ENABLE THE SAME TO BE OPERATED TO A COLLAPSED POSITON WITH SAID WINDSHIELD HORIZONTALLY OVERLYING SAID HOOD, WITH SAID ROOF RESTING UPON SAID WINDSHIELD, AND WITH SAID REAR WINDOW HORIZONTALLY OVERLYING SAID SEAT BEHIND SAID WINDSHIELD, AND A PAIR OF PANELS CONNECTED TO THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID REAR WINDOW, TO OCCUPY THE SPACES BETWEEN SAID REAR WINDOW AND THE DOOR WINDOWS IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND TO ACT AS ABUTMENT FOR SAID SUPERSTRUCTURE IN THE EXTENDING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 215 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A COLLAPSIBLE VEHICLE OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED HAVING A BODY, TWO OPPOSITE DOORS THEREIN FITTED WITH FREE-STANDING DOOR WINDOWS OPERABLE BETWEEN RAISED AND LOWERED POSITIONS, A HOOD EXTENDING FROM THE FRONT OF AND DRIVE''S SEAT DISPOSED BEHIND SAID BODY; OF A COLLAPSIBLE SUPERSTRUCTURE COMPRISING A WINDSHIELD AND A REAR WINDOW BOTH HAVING UPRIGHTS AND BEING OF THE SAME VERTICAL DIMENSIONS, AND A ROOF, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID WINDSHIELD AND SAID REAR WINDOW AT THEIR LOWER ENDS TO SAID BODY IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND, RESPECTIVELY, THE OPENINGS DEFINED BY SAID DOORS, FURTHER MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW AT SAID ROOF TO THE UPPER ENDS OF THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID WINDSHIELD AND SAID REAR WINDOW, RESPECTIVELY, TO FORM A JOINTED PARALLELOPIPED BY SAID SUPERSTRUCTURE IN ITS EXTENDED POSITION AND TO ENABLE THE SAME TO BE OPERATED TO A COLLAPSED POSITON WITH SAID WINDSHIELD HORIZONTALLY OVERLYING SAID HOOD, WITH SAID ROOF RESTING UPON SAID WINDSHIELD, AND WITH SAID REAR WINDOW HORIZONTALLY OVERLYING SAID SEAT BEHIND SAID WINDSHIELD, AND A PAIR OF PANELS CONNECTED TO THE UPRIGHTS OF SAID REAR WINDOW, TO OCCUPY THE SPACES BETWEEN SAID REAR WINDOW AND THE DOOR WINDOWS IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND TO ACT AS ABUTMENT FOR SAID SUPERSTRUCTURE IN THE EXTENDING POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-10 1970-04-11 1970-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-10 1974-04-11 1974-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-10 1978-04-11 1978-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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