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US3279567A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Brakes for walking-aid vehicles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-31
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-08-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norbert F Kempel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H3/00; A61H3/04; A61H2003/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A BRAKE ACTUATED BY AN UPRIGHT OF A VEHICLE FRAME IN RELATION TO A WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE, THE WHEEL HAVING AN AXLE; COMPRISING A HOUSING STRADDLING THE WHEEL WITH SECTORAL SIDES CENTERED ON SAID AXLE, A PIVOT BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE UPRIGHT AND ONE OF THE ENDS OF SAID SIDES, AND A PROJECTION OF SAID LOWER END LOWERED TO ENGAGE THE TOP OF THE WHEEL AS A BRAKE WHEN THE UPRIGHT IS DEPRESSED, SAID PROJECTION BEING A BAR EXTENDING UNDERNEATH THE HOUSING TO THE REGION OF THE OTHER END OF SAID SIDES, A BOLT CARRIED BY THE BAR AND RISING THROUGH THE HOUSING, A SPRING RISING ABOVE THE LATTER AND COILED AROUND THE BOLT, AND A STOP FOR THE UPPER END OF THE SPRING CARRIED BY THE BOLT, THE LOWERING OF THE BAR COMPRESSING THE SPRING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A BRAKE ACTUATED BY AN UPRIGHT OF A VEHICLE FRAME IN RELATION TO A WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE, THE WHEEL HAVING AN AXLE; COMPRISING A HOUSING STRADDLING THE WHEEL WITH SECTORAL SIDES CENTERED ON SAID AXLE, A PIVOT BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE UPRIGHT AND ONE OF THE ENDS OF SAID SIDES, AND A PROJECTION OF SAID LOWER END LOWERED TO ENGAGE THE TOP OF THE WHEEL AS A BRAKE WHEN THE UPRIGHT IS DEPRESSED, SAID PROJECTION BEING A BAR EXTENDING UNDERNEATH THE HOUSING TO THE REGION OF THE OTHER END OF SAID SIDES, A BOLT CARRIED BY THE BAR AND RISING THROUGH THE HOUSING, A SPRING RISING ABOVE THE LATTER AND COILED AROUND THE BOLT, AND A STOP FOR THE UPPER END OF THE SPRING CARRIED BY THE BOLT, THE LOWERING OF THE BAR COMPRESSING THE SPRING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-17 1970-04-18 1970-10-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-17 1974-04-18 1974-10-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-17 1978-04-18 1978-10-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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