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US3301475A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-09
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1985-06-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George W Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 08:12
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G29/00; A47G29/12; A47G29/1209; A47G29/121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A MAILBOX, COMPRISING, A BOX UNIT HAVING A DOOR HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE END AND ADAPTED TO PIVOT BETWEEN A VERTICAL CLOSED POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL OPEN POSITION, AND A MAIL HOLDER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE INSIDE OF SAID DOOR ADJACENT THE INNER END OF SAID DOOR AND MEANS TENDING TO PIVOT SAID MAIL HOLDER TOWARDS SAID DOOR WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN ITS OPEN POSITION, SAID MAIL HOLDER HAVING A FREE END DISPOSED ADJACENT THE FREE END OF SAID DOOR, SAID FREE END HAVING A RELEASABLE CLAMP MEANS FOR HOLDING MAIL, LATCH MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID MAIL HOLDER IN A POSITION PIVOTED AWAY FROM THE INSIDE OF A SAID DOOR, UPON SAID HOLDER BEING PIVOTED AWAY FROM SAID DOOR WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN ITS OPEN POSITION SAID HOLDER IS DISENGAGED FROM SAID LATCH MEANS WHEREBY SAID HOLDER IS PIVOTED TOWARDS SAID DOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A MAILBOX, COMPRISING, A BOX UNIT HAVING A DOOR HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE END AND ADAPTED TO PIVOT BETWEEN A VERTICAL CLOSED POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL OPEN POSITION, AND A MAIL HOLDER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE INSIDE OF SAID DOOR ADJACENT THE INNER END OF SAID DOOR AND MEANS TENDING TO PIVOT SAID MAIL HOLDER TOWARDS SAID DOOR WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN ITS OPEN POSITION, SAID MAIL HOLDER HAVING A FREE END DISPOSED ADJACENT THE FREE END OF SAID DOOR, SAID FREE END HAVING A RELEASABLE CLAMP MEANS FOR HOLDING MAIL, LATCH MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID MAIL HOLDER IN A POSITION PIVOTED AWAY FROM THE INSIDE OF A SAID DOOR, UPON SAID HOLDER BEING PIVOTED AWAY FROM SAID DOOR WHEN SAID DOOR IS IN ITS OPEN POSITION SAID HOLDER IS DISENGAGED FROM SAID LATCH MEANS WHEREBY SAID HOLDER IS PIVOTED TOWARDS SAID DOOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-01-30 | 1970-08-01 | 1971-01-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-30 | 1974-08-01 | 1975-01-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-01-30 | 1978-08-01 | 1979-01-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |