US3296737A
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Sheets hingedly connected by masking tape and bendable metal strip
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-13
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Granted: 1967-01-10
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Expires: 1982-08-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William V Doyle
- 👤 Margaret D Doyle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
IN COMBINATION: TWO ADJACENT SURFACES, EACH SAID SURFACE BEING A SURFACE OF A SHEET MEMBER, SAID SURFACES BEING DISPOSED IN NON-CONCIDENT PLANES; ELONGATED SHAPE RETAINING MEANS BEING COMPRISED OF A BAND OF ELONGATED BENDABLE METAL DEFORMABLE LENGTHWISE, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CREPE SHEET HAVING PRESURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID METAL BAND, AND SAID CREPE SHEET BEING AFFIXED BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG ITS LENGTHWISE MEDIAN PORTION TO SAID METAL BAND; AND SAID SHAPE RETAINING MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SURFACES AND BEING AFFIXED TO THE LATTER BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG THE LENGTHWISE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID CREPE SHEET FOR RETAINING SAID SURFACES IN ANY PRESELECTED RELATIVE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
IN COMBINATION: TWO ADJACENT SURFACES, EACH SAID SURFACE BEING A SURFACE OF A SHEET MEMBER, SAID SURFACES BEING DISPOSED IN NON-CONCIDENT PLANES; ELONGATED SHAPE RETAINING MEANS BEING COMPRISED OF A BAND OF ELONGATED BENDABLE METAL DEFORMABLE LENGTHWISE, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CREPE SHEET HAVING PRESURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID METAL BAND, AND SAID CREPE SHEET BEING AFFIXED BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG ITS LENGTHWISE MEDIAN PORTION TO SAID METAL BAND; AND SAID SHAPE RETAINING MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SURFACES AND BEING AFFIXED TO THE LATTER BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG THE LENGTHWISE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID CREPE SHEET FOR RETAINING SAID SURFACES IN ANY PRESELECTED RELATIVE POSITION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
158 words
A DOLL CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: A PAPER DOLL MEMBER INCLUDING FLEXIBLE SHEET PORTIONS; CREASE MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF SAID DOLL MEMBER WHEREBY ONE PART OF SAID DOLL MEMBER MAY BE DISPOSED OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE ADJACENT PART OF SAID DOLL MEMBER; ELONGATED SHAPE RETAINING MEANS BEING COMPRISED OF A BAND OF ELONGATED BENDABLE METAL DEFORMABLE LENGTHWISE, ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CREPE SHEET HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID METAL BAND, AND SAID CREPE SHEET BEING AFFIXED BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG ITS LENGTHWISE MEDIAN PORTION TO SAID METAL BAND; AND SAID SHAPE RETAINING MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CREASE MEANS AND BEING AFFIXED TO SAID TWO PARTS OF SAID DOLL MEMBER BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG THE LENGTHWISE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID CREPE SHEET FOR RETAINING THE SAID ONE PART IN ANY PRESELECTED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE SAID ADJACENT PART.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
158 words
A DOLL CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING: A PAPER DOLL MEMBER INCLUDING FLEXIBLE SHEET PORTIONS; CREASE MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF SAID DOLL MEMBER WHEREBY ONE PART OF SAID DOLL MEMBER MAY BE DISPOSED OUT OF THE PLANE OF THE ADJACENT PART OF SAID DOLL MEMBER; ELONGATED SHAPE RETAINING MEANS BEING COMPRISED OF A BAND OF ELONGATED BENDABLE METAL DEFORMABLE LENGTHWISE, ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CREPE SHEET HAVING PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE THEREOF AND HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID METAL BAND, AND SAID CREPE SHEET BEING AFFIXED BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG ITS LENGTHWISE MEDIAN PORTION TO SAID METAL BAND; AND SAID SHAPE RETAINING MEANS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CREASE MEANS AND BEING AFFIXED TO SAID TWO PARTS OF SAID DOLL MEMBER BY SAID ADHESIVE MATERIAL ALONG THE LENGTHWISE MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID CREPE SHEET FOR RETAINING THE SAID ONE PART IN ANY PRESELECTED POSITION RELATIVE TO THE SAID ADJACENT PART.
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