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US3304680A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Interlocking structural system for buildings

Assignee: ANEL ENGINEERING IND Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-13
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1983-12-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Benjamin F Birdwell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 05:53
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/18; E04B1/30; E04B5/00; E04B5/16; E04B5/32; E04B5/36; E04B5/38; E04B5/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 211 words
A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN A BUILDING COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED SECTIONS; EACH OF SAID SECTIONS COMPRISING A CHANNEL-LIKE MEMBER INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT AND RECTANGULAR MID-PORTION, AND A PAIR OF SPACED AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SIDE MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID MID-PORTION ALONG THE SIDE EDGES THEREOF AND PERPENDICULARLY EXTENDING FROM SAID MID-PORTION IN THE SAME DIRECTION; SAID SECTIONS BEING ARRANGED IN SIDEBY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS OF ADJACENT ONES OF SAID SECTIONS BEING IN ABUTMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH SAID MID-PORTIONS OF SAID SECTIONS ESTABLISHING ONE FACE OF SAID STRUCTURE, SNAP-LOCK INTERLOCKING MEANS RESPECTIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS ADJACENT THE DISTAL EDGES OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID SECTIONS ADDITIONALLY INCLUDING A CONCRETE MEMBER AND REINFORCING MEANS EMBEDDED THEREIN RECEIVE IN SAID CHANNEL-LIKE MEMBER, A CONCRETE SLAB ATTACHED TO SAID PLURALITY OF ELONGATED SECTIONS REMOTE FROM SAID MID-PORTIONS THEREOF OF ESTABLISH ANOTHER FACE OF SAID STRUCTURE REMOTE FROM SAID ONE FACE, SAID INTERLOCKING MEANS INCLUDING ABUTMENT MEANS ATTACHED TO ONE OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS AND EDGE MEANS ATTACHED TO THE OTHER OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS LOCKED BEHIND SAID ABUTMENT MEANS FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF SAID ADJACENT SIDE MEMBERS AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO SAID MID-PORTION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-20 1970-08-22 1971-02-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-20 1974-08-22 1975-02-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-20 1978-08-22 1979-02-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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