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US3307212A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Combined surface cleaning and surface scraping device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-31
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1984-12-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter A Macinnes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/12; A47L23/00; A47L23/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 327 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BRUSHING ELEMENT INCLUDING A RIGID ELONGATED BACKING HAVING AN UNDER AND AN UPPER FACE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, AN END EDGE CONNECTING EACH OF THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE SIDE EDGES TOGETHER, AND BRISTLES EXTENDING OVER AND PROJECTING FROM THE UNDER FACE OF SAID BACKING, THERE BEING DIVERGING SOCKETS LYING ALONG THE TRANSVERSE CENTER LINE OF SAID BACKING AND OPENING OUT OF THE UPPER FACE OF SAID BACKING, OF A SCRAPER ATTACHMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE PLATE MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, SAID PLATE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING LYING ALONG A TRANSVERSE CENTER LINE, A FIRST LEG EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING PERPENDICULARLY FROM ONE OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID PLATE MEMBER, A SLOPING APRON EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING FROM THE FREE EDGE OF SAID LEG, THE FREE EDGE OF SAID APRON BEING SHAPED TO A KNIFE EDGE, AND A SECOND LEG EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING PERPENDICULARLY FROM THE OTHER OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID PLATE MEMBER, SAID SECOND LEG EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID FIRST LEG, SAID ATTACHMENT BEING DISPOSED SO THAT THE FIRST LEG EXTENDS ALONG AND ABUTS AGAINST ONE OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BACKING WITH THE OPENING IN THE PLATE MEMBER OVERLYING AND IN REGISTRY WITH ONE OF THE SOCKETS RESTING UPON THE UPPER FACE OF SAID PLATE MEMBER AND THE SECOND LEG PROJECTING AWAY FROM SAID PLATE MEMBER, A FASTENING ELEMENT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID REGISTERING SOCKET AND OPENING AND THROUGH AN APERTURE PROVIDED IN SAID FIRST LEG AND DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID PLATE MEMBER, AND A HANDLE HAVING AN END PORTION EXTENDING INTO AND REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE OTHER OF THE SOCKETS, SAID BRISTLES SERVING AS A SWEEPER FOR CLEANING A SURFACE, SAID KNIFE EDGE OF SAID APRON SERVING AS A SCRAPER FOR CLEANING A SURFACE, AND THE FREE EDGE OF SAID SECOND LEG SERVING AS A SCRAPER FOR CLEANING DEBRIS FROM THE SOLES AND HEELS OF A SHOE OF A USER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 327 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A BRUSHING ELEMENT INCLUDING A RIGID ELONGATED BACKING HAVING AN UNDER AND AN UPPER FACE, OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, AN END EDGE CONNECTING EACH OF THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE SIDE EDGES TOGETHER, AND BRISTLES EXTENDING OVER AND PROJECTING FROM THE UNDER FACE OF SAID BACKING, THERE BEING DIVERGING SOCKETS LYING ALONG THE TRANSVERSE CENTER LINE OF SAID BACKING AND OPENING OUT OF THE UPPER FACE OF SAID BACKING, OF A SCRAPER ATTACHMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BASE PLATE MEMBER HAVING OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, SAID PLATE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING LYING ALONG A TRANSVERSE CENTER LINE, A FIRST LEG EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING PERPENDICULARLY FROM ONE OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID PLATE MEMBER, A SLOPING APRON EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING FROM THE FREE EDGE OF SAID LEG, THE FREE EDGE OF SAID APRON BEING SHAPED TO A KNIFE EDGE, AND A SECOND LEG EXTENDING ALONG AND PROJECTING PERPENDICULARLY FROM THE OTHER OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID PLATE MEMBER, SAID SECOND LEG EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID FIRST LEG, SAID ATTACHMENT BEING DISPOSED SO THAT THE FIRST LEG EXTENDS ALONG AND ABUTS AGAINST ONE OF THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID BACKING WITH THE OPENING IN THE PLATE MEMBER OVERLYING AND IN REGISTRY WITH ONE OF THE SOCKETS RESTING UPON THE UPPER FACE OF SAID PLATE MEMBER AND THE SECOND LEG PROJECTING AWAY FROM SAID PLATE MEMBER, A FASTENING ELEMENT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID REGISTERING SOCKET AND OPENING AND THROUGH AN APERTURE PROVIDED IN SAID FIRST LEG AND DETACHABLY SECURED TO SAID PLATE MEMBER, AND A HANDLE HAVING AN END PORTION EXTENDING INTO AND REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE OTHER OF THE SOCKETS, SAID BRISTLES SERVING AS A SWEEPER FOR CLEANING A SURFACE, SAID KNIFE EDGE OF SAID APRON SERVING AS A SCRAPER FOR CLEANING A SURFACE, AND THE FREE EDGE OF SAID SECOND LEG SERVING AS A SCRAPER FOR CLEANING DEBRIS FROM THE SOLES AND HEELS OF A SHOE OF A USER.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-06 1970-09-05 1971-03-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-06 1974-09-05 1975-03-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-06 1978-09-05 1979-03-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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