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US3292632A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-10
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-09-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold M Hopen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:57
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A CARD FILE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MOUNTING MEMBER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL TANDEM SLOTS THEREIN, EACH OF SAID SLOTS INCLUDING A PAIR OF PARALLEL OFFSET LENGTHS COMMUNICATING VIA ANOTHER LENGTH AT THE APPROXIMATE SLOT CENTER, THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID PAIR OF OFFSET LENGTHS BEING SEPARATED BY A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD TO BE MOUNTED THEREIN TO PROVIDE A COMMON RECTILINEAR SLOT PORTION HAVING A WIDTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID CARD WHEREBY THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID OFFSET LENGTHS OF EACH SLOT ACT AS BEARING EDGES ABOUT WHICH SAID CARD IS ADAPTED TO ROTATE; AND A PLURALITY OF CARDS, MOUNTED IN SAID SLOTS, EACH OF SAID CARDS HAVING A PAIR OF INWARDLY DISPOSED NOTCHES AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF EMBRACING THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE ASSOCIATED SLOT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A CARD FILE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MOUNTING MEMBER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID SHEET HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL TANDEM SLOTS THEREIN, EACH OF SAID SLOTS INCLUDING A PAIR OF PARALLEL OFFSET LENGTHS COMMUNICATING VIA ANOTHER LENGTH AT THE APPROXIMATE SLOT CENTER, THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID PAIR OF OFFSET LENGTHS BEING SEPARATED BY A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF THE CARD TO BE MOUNTED THEREIN TO PROVIDE A COMMON RECTILINEAR SLOT PORTION HAVING A WIDTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID CARD WHEREBY THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID OFFSET LENGTHS OF EACH SLOT ACT AS BEARING EDGES ABOUT WHICH SAID CARD IS ADAPTED TO ROTATE; AND A PLURALITY OF CARDS, MOUNTED IN SAID SLOTS, EACH OF SAID CARDS HAVING A PAIR OF INWARDLY DISPOSED NOTCHES AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF EMBRACING THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE ASSOCIATED SLOT.
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