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Assignee: Textron Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-04
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1983-12-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilson Edgar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 05:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/02; B60R13/0237; B60R13/0243; B60R13/0206; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/30; Y10T24/46; Y10T24/468
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A TRIM STRIP FOR ATTACHING A COVER SHEET TO A FRAME OF A PANEL WHICH COMPRISES A BODY SUBSTANTIALLY J-SHAPED IN SECTION AND INCLUDING SPACED ARMS AND A BASE CONNECTING THE ARMS, EACH OF SAID ARMS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY V-SHAPED SLOTS THEREIN DIVIDING THE ARMS IN A PLURALITY OF TABS, THE SLOTS IN THE ARMS BEING ALIGNED, THE SPACING BETWEEN ARMS BEING SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE AN EDGE OF THE PANEL FRAME AND BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE FROM THE BASE TO APEXES OF THE SLOTS, THE STRIP BEING YIELDABLE AT THE APEXES OF THE SLOTS TO FOLLOW THE CONTOUR OF THE PANEL FRAME, MEANS AT FREE ENDS OF THE TABS OF ONE OF THE ARMS EXTENDING SIDEWISE THEREFROM FOR ENGAGING ADJACENT TABS TO LIMIT BENDING TO A PREDETERMINED DEGREE SHORT OF FULL CLOSING OF THE SLOTS, MEANS ON THE TABS OF ONE OF THE ARMS FOR ATTACHING THE COVER SHEET THERETO AND MEANS ON TABS OF SAID ONE OF THE ARMS FOR ATTACHING THE PANEL TO A MAIN FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
A TRIM STRIP FOR ATTACHING A COVER SHEET TO A FRAME OF A PANEL WHICH COMPRISES A BODY SUBSTANTIALLY J-SHAPED IN SECTION AND INCLUDING SPACED ARMS AND A BASE CONNECTING THE ARMS, EACH OF SAID ARMS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY V-SHAPED SLOTS THEREIN DIVIDING THE ARMS IN A PLURALITY OF TABS, THE SLOTS IN THE ARMS BEING ALIGNED, THE SPACING BETWEEN ARMS BEING SUFFICIENT TO RECEIVE AN EDGE OF THE PANEL FRAME AND BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE FROM THE BASE TO APEXES OF THE SLOTS, THE STRIP BEING YIELDABLE AT THE APEXES OF THE SLOTS TO FOLLOW THE CONTOUR OF THE PANEL FRAME, MEANS AT FREE ENDS OF THE TABS OF ONE OF THE ARMS EXTENDING SIDEWISE THEREFROM FOR ENGAGING ADJACENT TABS TO LIMIT BENDING TO A PREDETERMINED DEGREE SHORT OF FULL CLOSING OF THE SLOTS, MEANS ON THE TABS OF ONE OF THE ARMS FOR ATTACHING THE COVER SHEET THERETO AND MEANS ON TABS OF SAID ONE OF THE ARMS FOR ATTACHING THE PANEL TO A MAIN FRAME.
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