US3282415A
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Expanded cellular products
Assignee: GFC FOAM Corp A CORP OF DE
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Filing: 1964-06-01
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1984-06-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Buff Fred
- 👤 Marcus E French
- 👤 Warren N Pollock
- 👤 Michael A Ricciardi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A SHIPPING PALLET FOR TRANSPORTING AN EXPANDED CELLULAR PRODUCT COMPRISING A PAIR OF PARALLELLY DISPOSED RELATIVELY-MOVABLE RIGID SURFACES, A PAIR OF OPPOSED RELATIVELY-MOVABLE RIGID SURFACES, EACH OF SAID SURFACES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLELY DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY I-SHAPED BEAMS HAVING A FLANGE PORTION OF EACH BEAM ABUTTING THE FLANGE PORTION OF THE ADJACENT BEAM FOR FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE SURFACE, MEANS RELEASABLY INTERCONNECTING SAID BEAMS, A PLURALITY OF CASTERS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CASTERS ON THE OTHER FLANGE PORTION OF SAID I-SHAPED BEAMS, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY ISHAPED REINFORCING BEAMS DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY OF AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SURFACES, A BEARING PLATE DISPOSED TOWARDS EACH END OF SAID I-SHAPED REINFORCING BEAM, SAID BEARING PLATE HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY I-SHAPED CUT-OUT FOR RECEIVING SAID I-SHAPED REINFORCING BEAM, HINGE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID I-SHAPED REINFORCING BEAMS WITH SAID BEARING PLATES RESPECTIVELY, SEVERABLE STRAP MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE BEARING PLATES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE SURFACE WITH THE CORRESPONDING BEARING PLATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OTHER SURFACE RESPECTIVELY, SAID BEARING PLATES BEING PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CUT-OUTS FOR RECEIVING THE END PORTIONS OF SAID STRAP MEANS, SAID END PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO PASS THROUGH SAID OPENINGS AND BE CRIMPED THEREBY FIXED ATTACHING SAID STRAP MEANS TO SAID BEARING PLATES, SAID STRAP MEANS BEING FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID BEARING PLATES SUBSEQUENT TO THE POSITIONING OF SAID EXPANDED CELLULAR PRODUCT BETWEEN SAID SURFACES AND SAID STRAP MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO URGE SAID SURFACES ONE TOWARDS THE OTHER TO RETAIN SAID CELLULAR PRODUCT IN COMPRESSION THEREBETWEEN.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-31 | 1970-05-02 | 1970-11-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-31 | 1974-05-02 | 1974-11-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-31 | 1978-05-02 | 1978-11-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |