US3322381A
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Display device
Assignee: Designa GmbH
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Filing: 1966-04-26
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Granted: 1967-05-30
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Expires: 1986-04-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bubb Max
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 19:03
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/14; A47F7/143; A47F5/00; A47F5/04; A47F5/05; G; G09; G09F; G09F1/00; G09F1/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3439; Y10T24/344; Y10T24/3444; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44641; Y10T24/4465
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) AN ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION ABOUT SAID AXIS; (B) A CLAMPING MEMBER HAVING TWO INTEGRALLY JOINED LEG PORTIONS JOINTLY DEFINING AN AXIALLY OPEN CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID CLAMPING MEMBER CONSTITUTING A RESILIENT WALL OF SAID CHANNEL CONFORMINGLY ENGAGING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ABOUT MORE THAN 180*, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN 360* OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF, RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PARTS OF SAID LEG PORTIONS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN A RADIAL ENTRANCE TO SAID CHANNEL, SAID TERMINAL PARTS BEING RESILIENTLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION BETWEEN A RELAXED POSITION IN WHICH SAID ENTRANCE IS NARROWER THAN THE CROSS SECTIONAL WIDTH OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND A DISTENDED POSITION IN WHICH SAID ENTRANCE IS AT LEAST AS WIDE AS SAID CROSS SECTIONAL WIDTH; AND (C) SECURING MEANS FOR SECURING A SUBSTANTIALLY PLATESHAPED DISPLAY ELEMENT TO SAID CLAMPING MEMBER, (1) SAID SECURING MEANS INCLUDING TWO PRONG PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY ATTACHED TO SAID LEG PORTIONS AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TRANSVERSELY OF SAID AXIS IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ENTRANCE, (2) SAID PRONG PORTIONS DEFINING AN AXIALLY ELONGATED SLOT THEREBETWEEN, SAID PRONG PORTIONS MOVING APART TO WIDEN SAID SLOT WHEN SAID TERMINAL PARTS MOVE FROM SAID DISTENDED TO SAID RELAXED POSITION, AND (3) SAID PRONG PORTIONS URGING SAID TERMINAL PARTS TO MOVE FROM SAID DISTENDED POSITION TOWARD
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
A DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: (A) AN ELONGATED SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION ABOUT SAID AXIS; (B) A CLAMPING MEMBER HAVING TWO INTEGRALLY JOINED LEG PORTIONS JOINTLY DEFINING AN AXIALLY OPEN CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, SAID CLAMPING MEMBER CONSTITUTING A RESILIENT WALL OF SAID CHANNEL CONFORMINGLY ENGAGING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ABOUT MORE THAN 180*, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN 360* OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF, RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PARTS OF SAID LEG PORTIONS DEFINING THEREBETWEEN A RADIAL ENTRANCE TO SAID CHANNEL, SAID TERMINAL PARTS BEING RESILIENTLY MOVABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION BETWEEN A RELAXED POSITION IN WHICH SAID ENTRANCE IS NARROWER THAN THE CROSS SECTIONAL WIDTH OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND A DISTENDED POSITION IN WHICH SAID ENTRANCE IS AT LEAST AS WIDE AS SAID CROSS SECTIONAL WIDTH; AND (C) SECURING MEANS FOR SECURING A SUBSTANTIALLY PLATESHAPED DISPLAY ELEMENT TO SAID CLAMPING MEMBER, (1) SAID SECURING MEANS INCLUDING TWO PRONG PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY ATTACHED TO SAID LEG PORTIONS AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TRANSVERSELY OF SAID AXIS IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ENTRANCE, (2) SAID PRONG PORTIONS DEFINING AN AXIALLY ELONGATED SLOT THEREBETWEEN, SAID PRONG PORTIONS MOVING APART TO WIDEN SAID SLOT WHEN SAID TERMINAL PARTS MOVE FROM SAID DISTENDED TO SAID RELAXED POSITION, AND (3) SAID PRONG PORTIONS URGING SAID TERMINAL PARTS TO MOVE FROM SAID DISTENDED POSITION TOWARD
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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 |