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US3300263A
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Wall wardrobe
Assignee: Steelcase Inc
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Filing: 1964-10-06
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Granted: 1967-01-24
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Expires: 1984-10-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh C Acton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:19
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B43/00; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/02; A47G25/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
IN A WALL WADROBE FOR CONTAINING APPAREL AND THE LIKE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE WALL OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE, A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING COVER PANEL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE WALL, APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE WALL AND SAID PANEL FRAME MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED ALONG ITS OPPOSITE EDGES TO SAID PANEL AND THE WALL FOR SUPPORTING SAID PANEL FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN SAID PANEL IS SPACED FROM AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE WALL AND A SECOND POSITION WHEREIN SAID PANEL IS PARALLEL TO AND SUBSTANTIALLY ADJACENT THE WALL, AND MEANS SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FRAME MEANS ADAPTED TO LIMIT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FRAME MEANS BEYOND A POSITION WHEREIN SAID APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS ASSUMES A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL CONFIGURATION BETWEEN SAID PANEL AND THE WALL, THE AREA OF SAID PANEL BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRAME MEANS, WHEREBY SAID FRAME MEANS AND SAID APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS ARE ENTIRELY CONCEALED BEHIND SAID PANEL IN EACH OF SAID POSITIONS WHEN SAID PANEL IS VIEWED IN FRONT HORIZONTAL ELEVATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
IN A WALL WADROBE FOR CONTAINING APPAREL AND THE LIKE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON THE WALL OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE, A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING COVER PANEL DISPOSED ADJACENT THE WALL, APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE WALL AND SAID PANEL FRAME MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED ALONG ITS OPPOSITE EDGES TO SAID PANEL AND THE WALL FOR SUPPORTING SAID PANEL FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION WHEREIN SAID PANEL IS SPACED FROM AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE WALL AND A SECOND POSITION WHEREIN SAID PANEL IS PARALLEL TO AND SUBSTANTIALLY ADJACENT THE WALL, AND MEANS SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FRAME MEANS ADAPTED TO LIMIT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID FRAME MEANS BEYOND A POSITION WHEREIN SAID APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS ASSUMES A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL CONFIGURATION BETWEEN SAID PANEL AND THE WALL, THE AREA OF SAID PANEL BEING SUFFICIENTLY LARGE WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRAME MEANS, WHEREBY SAID FRAME MEANS AND SAID APPAREL SUPPORTING MEANS ARE ENTIRELY CONCEALED BEHIND SAID PANEL IN EACH OF SAID POSITIONS WHEN SAID PANEL IS VIEWED IN FRONT HORIZONTAL ELEVATION.
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