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Truss connector plaste with self-crimping tooth
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-01-11
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Granted: 1967-05-30
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Expires: 1985-01-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Maurice J Dufficy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:39
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B15/00; F16B15/0023; F16B15/003; F16B15/0046; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A CONNECTOR HAVING A PLATE PORTION DEFINING AN ABUTMENT PLANE FROM WHICH A PLURALITY OF TEETH ARE STRUCK, SAID TEETH EXTENDING IN ONE DIRECTION AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID PLATE FOR PENETRATION OF A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL AGAINST WHICH THE PLATE PORTION IS FLATTENED, EACH OF SAID TEETH COMPRISING, A RIGID, ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE MEMBER HAVING A RELATIVELY WIDE BASE INTEGRALLY JOINED TO THE PLATE PORTION AND GRADUALLY TAPERING TO A POINTED TIP REMOTE FROM SAID PLATE PORTION, SAID TEETH BEING SUBSTANTIALLY VSHAPED IN TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH WITH THE CONCAVE SIDE OF THE TEETH BEING DIRECTED TOWARD THE OPENINGS FROM WHICH THE TEETH ARE STRUCK, JUNCTURE MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE BASE TO THE PLATE PORTION FOR CURLING OF THE TIP IN RESPONSE TO SAID FLATTENING OF THE PLATE PORTION AGAINST THE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, SAID JUNCTURE MEANS INCLUDING A BEARING POINT ON SAID ABUTMENT PLANE AT THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A CONNECTOR HAVING A PLATE PORTION DEFINING AN ABUTMENT PLANE FROM WHICH A PLURALITY OF TEETH ARE STRUCK, SAID TEETH EXTENDING IN ONE DIRECTION AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID PLATE FOR PENETRATION OF A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL AGAINST WHICH THE PLATE PORTION IS FLATTENED, EACH OF SAID TEETH COMPRISING, A RIGID, ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE MEMBER HAVING A RELATIVELY WIDE BASE INTEGRALLY JOINED TO THE PLATE PORTION AND GRADUALLY TAPERING TO A POINTED TIP REMOTE FROM SAID PLATE PORTION, SAID TEETH BEING SUBSTANTIALLY VSHAPED IN TRANSVERSE CROSS-SECTION THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH WITH THE CONCAVE SIDE OF THE TEETH BEING DIRECTED TOWARD THE OPENINGS FROM WHICH THE TEETH ARE STRUCK, JUNCTURE MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE BASE TO THE PLATE PORTION FOR CURLING OF THE TIP IN RESPONSE TO SAID FLATTENING OF THE PLATE PORTION AGAINST THE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, SAID JUNCTURE MEANS INCLUDING A BEARING POINT ON SAID ABUTMENT PLANE AT THE
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-05-29 | 1970-11-28 | 1971-05-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-05-29 | 1974-11-28 | 1975-05-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-05-29 | 1978-11-28 | 1979-05-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |