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US3314715A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Travel trailer

Assignee: STAR TANK AND BOAT CO
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Filing: 1965-02-18
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Granted: 1967-04-18
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Expires: 1985-02-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lloyd J Bontrager

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 18:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32; B60P3/34; B62; B62D; B62D63/00; B62D63/06; B62D63/061

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 256 words
A TRAVEL TRAILER COMPRISING A FRAME WITH A FORWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION, AN UNDERCARRIAGE SUPPORTING SAID FRAME, A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED BODY ON SAID FRAME, A RECTANGULAR TOP MOVABLE FROM A LOWERED POSITION ON SAID BODY TO A RAISED POSITION SPACED ABOVE SAID BODY, FOLDABLE MEANS BETWEEN SAID BODY AND TOP FOR CLOSING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BODY AND TOP WHEN THE TOP IS IN RAISED POSITION, A MECHANISM FOR LIFTING AND LOWERING THE TOP INCLUDING A MAIN OPERATING CABLE, A TELESCOPIC POST AT EACH CORNER OF SAID BODY, EACH POST CONSISTING OF LOWER, INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER SECTIONS, PULLEY MEANS AT THE UPPER END OF SAID LOWER AND INTERMEDIATE SECTIONS, A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID UPPER SECTION AND EXTENDING OVER THE PULLEY MEANS ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SECTION TO AN ANCHOR POINT AT THE LOWER END OF SAID LOWER SECTION, A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE SECTION AND EXTENDING OVER THE PULLEY MEANS ON SAID LOWER SECTION TO A POINT BENEATH SAID BODY, MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID LAST MENTIONED CABLES TO SAID MAIN CABLE, SAID LOWER SECTION BEING MOUNTED RIGIDLY ON SAID BODY AND SAID UPPER SECTION BEING CONNECTED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP, A REEL MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME NEAR THE FRONT THEREOF FOR WINDING SAID MAIN CABLE, AND A MEANS FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID REEL FOR HOLDING SAID POSTS IN THEIR EXTENDED POSITION SAID CONNECTING MEANS BEING POSITIONED ON SAID MAIN CABLE AT A POINT BEYOND THE SECTION OF SAID MAIN CABLE WOUND ON SAID REEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 256 words
A TRAVEL TRAILER COMPRISING A FRAME WITH A FORWARDLY EXTENDING PORTION, AN UNDERCARRIAGE SUPPORTING SAID FRAME, A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED BODY ON SAID FRAME, A RECTANGULAR TOP MOVABLE FROM A LOWERED POSITION ON SAID BODY TO A RAISED POSITION SPACED ABOVE SAID BODY, FOLDABLE MEANS BETWEEN SAID BODY AND TOP FOR CLOSING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BODY AND TOP WHEN THE TOP IS IN RAISED POSITION, A MECHANISM FOR LIFTING AND LOWERING THE TOP INCLUDING A MAIN OPERATING CABLE, A TELESCOPIC POST AT EACH CORNER OF SAID BODY, EACH POST CONSISTING OF LOWER, INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER SECTIONS, PULLEY MEANS AT THE UPPER END OF SAID LOWER AND INTERMEDIATE SECTIONS, A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID UPPER SECTION AND EXTENDING OVER THE PULLEY MEANS ON SAID INTERMEDIATE SECTION TO AN ANCHOR POINT AT THE LOWER END OF SAID LOWER SECTION, A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID INTERMEDIATE SECTION AND EXTENDING OVER THE PULLEY MEANS ON SAID LOWER SECTION TO A POINT BENEATH SAID BODY, MEANS CONNECTING EACH OF SAID LAST MENTIONED CABLES TO SAID MAIN CABLE, SAID LOWER SECTION BEING MOUNTED RIGIDLY ON SAID BODY AND SAID UPPER SECTION BEING CONNECTED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID TOP, A REEL MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME NEAR THE FRONT THEREOF FOR WINDING SAID MAIN CABLE, AND A MEANS FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID REEL FOR HOLDING SAID POSTS IN THEIR EXTENDED POSITION SAID CONNECTING MEANS BEING POSITIONED ON SAID MAIN CABLE AT A POINT BEYOND THE SECTION OF SAID MAIN CABLE WOUND ON SAID REEL.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-04-17 1978-10-17 1979-04-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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