US3306690A
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Sewing machine cabinets
Assignee: Singer Co
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Filing: 1964-07-31
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1984-07-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James P Gibson
- 👤 Robert L Hart
- 👤 Elbert J Stanley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:56
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B29/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
360 words
A SEWING MACHINE CABINET HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, A REAR WALL, A LEFT SIDE WALL, A RIGHT SIDE WALL, SAID RIGHT SIDE WALL BEING APERTURED, A TOP WALL, AND AN OPEN FRONT; A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER HINGED TO THE FRONT OF SAID TOP WALL AND SWINGABLE TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO CAUSE SAID MEMBER TO CLOSE THE OPEN FRONT OF SAID CABINET AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO CAUSE SAID MEMBER TO ACT AS A TABLE TOP FOR RECEIVING A SEWING MACHINE, SAID MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH AN ELONGATED APERTURE LOCATED IN THAT PART OF THE MEMBER WHICH IS NEAREST TO THE LEFT SIDE WALL; A PAIR OF FOLDING LEGS CARRIED BY THE FREE END OF SAID MEMBER, SAID LEGS BEING SWINGABLE TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO POSITION THE LEGS TO SUPPORT THE FREE ENDS OF THE MEMBER AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO FOLD THE LEGS BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID MEMBER; A SEWING MACHINE SUPPORTING PLATFORM, MEANS FOR SLIDABLY MOUNTING SAID PLATFORM FOR MOVEMENT TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A STORAGE POSITION ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CABINET AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A POSITION EXTENDING PARTLY THROUGH THE APERTURE IN THE RIGHT SIDE WALL SUCH THAT A SEWING MACHINE CAN EASILY BE PLACED ON AND REMOVED FROM SAID PLATFORM; A DOOR, MEANS FOR HINGEDLY MOUNTING SAID DOOR ON SAID RIGHT SIDE WALL FOR MOVEMENT TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A POSITION FOR CLOSING THE APERTURE IN SAID RIGHT SIDE WALLS, AND THE OTHER BEING A POSITION FOR EXPOSING SAID SLIDABLY MOUNTED PLATFORM; AND A PAIR OF LINKS OPPOSITE ENDS OF WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DOOR AND TO SAID PLATFORM, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID DOOR AND SAID PLATFORM BEING SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED AS TO CAUSE SAID PLATFORM TO SLIDE OUT OF SAID CABINET WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED AND TO CAUSE SAID PLATFORM TO MOVE TO THE STORED POSITION WITHIN SAID CABINET WHEN SAID DOOR IS CLOSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
360 words
A SEWING MACHINE CABINET HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, A REAR WALL, A LEFT SIDE WALL, A RIGHT SIDE WALL, SAID RIGHT SIDE WALL BEING APERTURED, A TOP WALL, AND AN OPEN FRONT; A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MEMBER HINGED TO THE FRONT OF SAID TOP WALL AND SWINGABLE TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO CAUSE SAID MEMBER TO CLOSE THE OPEN FRONT OF SAID CABINET AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO CAUSE SAID MEMBER TO ACT AS A TABLE TOP FOR RECEIVING A SEWING MACHINE, SAID MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH AN ELONGATED APERTURE LOCATED IN THAT PART OF THE MEMBER WHICH IS NEAREST TO THE LEFT SIDE WALL; A PAIR OF FOLDING LEGS CARRIED BY THE FREE END OF SAID MEMBER, SAID LEGS BEING SWINGABLE TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO POSITION THE LEGS TO SUPPORT THE FREE ENDS OF THE MEMBER AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING SUCH AS TO FOLD THE LEGS BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID MEMBER; A SEWING MACHINE SUPPORTING PLATFORM, MEANS FOR SLIDABLY MOUNTING SAID PLATFORM FOR MOVEMENT TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A STORAGE POSITION ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CABINET AND THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A POSITION EXTENDING PARTLY THROUGH THE APERTURE IN THE RIGHT SIDE WALL SUCH THAT A SEWING MACHINE CAN EASILY BE PLACED ON AND REMOVED FROM SAID PLATFORM; A DOOR, MEANS FOR HINGEDLY MOUNTING SAID DOOR ON SAID RIGHT SIDE WALL FOR MOVEMENT TO EITHER OF TWO SELECTED POSITIONS, ONE OF SAID POSITIONS BEING A POSITION FOR CLOSING THE APERTURE IN SAID RIGHT SIDE WALLS, AND THE OTHER BEING A POSITION FOR EXPOSING SAID SLIDABLY MOUNTED PLATFORM; AND A PAIR OF LINKS OPPOSITE ENDS OF WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DOOR AND TO SAID PLATFORM, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID DOOR AND SAID PLATFORM BEING SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED AS TO CAUSE SAID PLATFORM TO SLIDE OUT OF SAID CABINET WHEN SAID DOOR IS OPENED AND TO CAUSE SAID PLATFORM TO MOVE TO THE STORED POSITION WITHIN SAID CABINET WHEN SAID DOOR IS CLOSED.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-27 | 1970-08-29 | 1971-02-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-27 | 1974-08-29 | 1975-02-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-27 | 1978-08-29 | 1979-02-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |