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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-31
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1985-03-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Anna L Negri

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:29
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/12; A47G; A47G25/00; A47G25/02; A47G25/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A BRACKET FOR DRIP DRYING WET CLOTHES USABLE WITH A BATH UNIT HAVING A BOTTOM WITH A DRAIN AND A SUPPORT FIXTURE ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE BATH UNIT, THE BRACKET COMPRISING A UNITARY BODY FORMED OF A SINGLE PIECE OF SHEET MATERIAL HAVING A SLEEVE OF GENERALLY C-SHAPED CROSS SECTION SPLIT LENGTHWISE BY A BOTTOM SLOT WITH DEPENDING FLANGES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SLOT, THE SLEEVE BEING RADIALLY FLEXIBLE TO FACILITATE ITS INSTALLATION ON A FIXTURE AND REMOVAL THEREFROM, AND A CANTILEVER ARM HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE SLEEVE IN A PLANE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, THE ARM HAVING A FIXED END CONTIGUOUS AND COEXTENSIVE WITH AN UPPER END PORTION OF THE SLEEVE, THE FIXED END OF THE ARM BEING ADAPTED TO OVERLIE A FIXTURE AND PROVIDE BEARING SUPPORT FOR THE BRACKET, THE ARM HAVING AN OPPOSITE FREE END WITH AN UPWARDLY BENT FLANGE, AND A FASTENER ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DEPENDING FLANGES OF THE SLEEVE FOR DETACHABLY CLAMPING THE SLEEVE TO A FIXTURE IN FIXED OVERHANGING RELATION TO A BOTTOM OF A BATH UNIT FOR SUSPENDING WET CLOTHES TO DRIP INTO THE SAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A BRACKET FOR DRIP DRYING WET CLOTHES USABLE WITH A BATH UNIT HAVING A BOTTOM WITH A DRAIN AND A SUPPORT FIXTURE ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE BATH UNIT, THE BRACKET COMPRISING A UNITARY BODY FORMED OF A SINGLE PIECE OF SHEET MATERIAL HAVING A SLEEVE OF GENERALLY C-SHAPED CROSS SECTION SPLIT LENGTHWISE BY A BOTTOM SLOT WITH DEPENDING FLANGES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SLOT, THE SLEEVE BEING RADIALLY FLEXIBLE TO FACILITATE ITS INSTALLATION ON A FIXTURE AND REMOVAL THEREFROM, AND A CANTILEVER ARM HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE SLEEVE IN A PLANE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS THEREOF, THE ARM HAVING A FIXED END CONTIGUOUS AND COEXTENSIVE WITH AN UPPER END PORTION OF THE SLEEVE, THE FIXED END OF THE ARM BEING ADAPTED TO OVERLIE A FIXTURE AND PROVIDE BEARING SUPPORT FOR THE BRACKET, THE ARM HAVING AN OPPOSITE FREE END WITH AN UPWARDLY BENT FLANGE, AND A FASTENER ENGAGEABLE WITH THE DEPENDING FLANGES OF THE SLEEVE FOR DETACHABLY CLAMPING THE SLEEVE TO A FIXTURE IN FIXED OVERHANGING RELATION TO A BOTTOM OF A BATH UNIT FOR SUSPENDING WET CLOTHES TO DRIP INTO THE SAME.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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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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