US3299440A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-20
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1984-08-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gene T Grable
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:10
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41B; A41B13/00; A41B13/10; A41B2400/00; A41B2400/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A BLANK FOR A PLURALITY OF BIBS COMPRISING: A STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SIDES; A PLURALITY OF PERFORATION LINES, EACH PERFORATION LINE SYMMETRICAL ABOUT THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STRIP AND EXTENDING BETWEEN OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID STRIP; FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES, SAID FIRST PORTIONS ADJACENT SAID STRIP SIDES AND INCLUDING PARTS DEFINING ANGLES OF AT LEAST ABOUT 30* WITH THE SIDES OF SAID STRIP; SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES CONNECTING WITH SAID FIRST PORTIONS AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID PARALLEL SIDES OF SAID STRIP AT A DISTANCE THEREFROM OF LESS THAN ABOUT ONE-EIGHT THE WIDTH OF SAID STRIP; AND THIRD PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES, SAID THIRD PORTIONS CONNECTING WITH SAID SECOND PORTIONS AND HAVING PARTS EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID STRIP IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PARALLEL SIDES OF SAID STRIP, SAID PLURALITY OF PERFORATION LINES SPACED LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID STRIP AT DISTANCES APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE LENGTHWISE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PARTS OF SAID FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES WHICH DEFINE ANGLES OF AT LEAST ABOUT 30* WITH SAID SIDES OF SAID STRIP AND THE PARTS OF SAID THIRD PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES WHICH EXTEND THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID STRIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A BLANK FOR A PLURALITY OF BIBS COMPRISING: A STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SIDES; A PLURALITY OF PERFORATION LINES, EACH PERFORATION LINE SYMMETRICAL ABOUT THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STRIP AND EXTENDING BETWEEN OPPOSITE EDGES OF SAID STRIP; FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES, SAID FIRST PORTIONS ADJACENT SAID STRIP SIDES AND INCLUDING PARTS DEFINING ANGLES OF AT LEAST ABOUT 30* WITH THE SIDES OF SAID STRIP; SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES CONNECTING WITH SAID FIRST PORTIONS AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID PARALLEL SIDES OF SAID STRIP AT A DISTANCE THEREFROM OF LESS THAN ABOUT ONE-EIGHT THE WIDTH OF SAID STRIP; AND THIRD PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES, SAID THIRD PORTIONS CONNECTING WITH SAID SECOND PORTIONS AND HAVING PARTS EXTENDING THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID STRIP IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PARALLEL SIDES OF SAID STRIP, SAID PLURALITY OF PERFORATION LINES SPACED LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID STRIP AT DISTANCES APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE LENGTHWISE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PARTS OF SAID FIRST PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES WHICH DEFINE ANGLES OF AT LEAST ABOUT 30* WITH SAID SIDES OF SAID STRIP AND THE PARTS OF SAID THIRD PORTIONS OF SAID PERFORATION LINES WHICH EXTEND THROUGH THE CENTER OF SAID STRIP.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-23 | 1974-07-25 | 1975-01-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-23 | 1978-07-25 | 1979-01-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |