US3286412A
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Panel and frame assembly
Assignee: Woodall Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-02-13
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1984-02-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James W Greig
- 👤 Leslie J Berridge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:11
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A PANEL AND SUPPORTING FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A FRAME SUPPORT HAVING OPPOSED SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER PROVIDED WITH A LINEARLY DISPOSED PANEL FACE SUPPORT PORTION AND MEANS DISPOSED LINEARLY OF THE FACE SUPPORTING PORTION OF EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED BY CLIPS SECURED TO THE PANEL WHEN THE PANEL IS MOUNTED UPON THE PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS OF THE SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, SAID CLIPS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE FRAME FROM SAID PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTION, A PANEL MOUNTED UPON THE FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS OF THE OPPOSED SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, TO EXTEND ACROSS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND OVERLIE SAID PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS THEREOF, CLIP RETAINERS SECURED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE PANEL ADJACENT TO THE OPPOSED INNER SIDES OF THE TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS OVERLAID BY THE PANEL SPRING CLIPS OF A GENERALLY RIGHT ANGULAR SHAPE, EACH CLIP HAVING A BASE PORTION ENGAGED WITH A CLIP RETAINER SECURED TO THE PANEL AND A LEG PORTION EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE BASE PORTION AND AWAY FROM THE PANEL AND TERMINATING AT ITS FREE END IN A FLANGE, SAID FLANGE ENGAGED OVER THE CLIP ENGAGING MEANS OF THE FRAME MEMBER HOLDING THE PANEL TOWARD THE PANEL SUPPORTING FACE THEREOF WHEN THE PANEL IS MOUNTED UPON
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A PANEL AND SUPPORTING FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A FRAME SUPPORT HAVING OPPOSED SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER PROVIDED WITH A LINEARLY DISPOSED PANEL FACE SUPPORT PORTION AND MEANS DISPOSED LINEARLY OF THE FACE SUPPORTING PORTION OF EACH SIDE FRAME MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED BY CLIPS SECURED TO THE PANEL WHEN THE PANEL IS MOUNTED UPON THE PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS OF THE SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, SAID CLIPS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE FRAME FROM SAID PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTION, A PANEL MOUNTED UPON THE FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS OF THE OPPOSED SPACED APART SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, TO EXTEND ACROSS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND OVERLIE SAID PANEL FACE SUPPORTING PORTIONS THEREOF, CLIP RETAINERS SECURED TO THE INNER FACE OF THE PANEL ADJACENT TO THE OPPOSED INNER SIDES OF THE TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS OVERLAID BY THE PANEL SPRING CLIPS OF A GENERALLY RIGHT ANGULAR SHAPE, EACH CLIP HAVING A BASE PORTION ENGAGED WITH A CLIP RETAINER SECURED TO THE PANEL AND A LEG PORTION EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE BASE PORTION AND AWAY FROM THE PANEL AND TERMINATING AT ITS FREE END IN A FLANGE, SAID FLANGE ENGAGED OVER THE CLIP ENGAGING MEANS OF THE FRAME MEMBER HOLDING THE PANEL TOWARD THE PANEL SUPPORTING FACE THEREOF WHEN THE PANEL IS MOUNTED UPON
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