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US3331333A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Mounting bolster for containers

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-04
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Granted: 1967-07-18
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Expires: 1985-10-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 David F Coulson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/13; B60P7/132; B61; B61D; B61D45/00; B61D45/007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 366 words
IN A MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, WHEREIN THE CONTAINER HAS A BOTTOM CROSS BEAM ADAPTED TO REST ON AND BE SECURED TO A BOLSTER AND THE BOTTOM FACE OF THE CROSS BEAM HAS A SOCKET NEAR EACH END FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SECURING MEANS ON A BOLSER, AN IMPROVED MOUNTING BOLSTER INCLUDING A BOX-LIKE BODY SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION HAVING A LENGTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE CONTAINER BOTTOM CROSS BEAM, A SECURING BLOCK MOUNTED IN SAID BOLSTER NEAR EACH END, SAID BLOCK HAVING AN ELONGATED BASE PORTION, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BASE PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF INDENTICAL SLOTS RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF SAID BLOCK, SAID SLOTS HAVING A WIDTH SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER AND HAVING INNER WALLS CONSTITUTING ARCS OF A CIRCLE, SAID BLOCK HAVING AN UPPER PORTION DECREASING IN A SIZE UPWARDLY, THE HEIGHT OF SAID BLOCK NOT EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT OF SAID BOLSTER, A CENTRAL STEM EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE PORTION OF SAID BLOCK DOWN THROUGH AN APERTURE IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID BOLSTER, A MANIPULATING HANDLE AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID STEM, THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER HAVING A MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING ABOVE SAID BLOCK CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO SAID BASE PORTION OF SAID BLOCK, SAID BOLSTER TOP WALL HAVING SAID MAIN CUTOUT OPENING EXTENDED ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING TO FORM A PAIR OF ARCUATE FLANGES FOR ENGAGING SAID SLOTS IN THE ENDS OF SAID BASE PORTION WHEREBY WHEN SAID BLOCK IS MANUALLY RAISED TO EXTEND UP THROUGH SAID MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING UNTIL SAID SLOTS ARE IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER AND THEN IS GIVEN A PARTIAL ROTATION TO CAUSE SAID SLOTS TO ENGAGE SAID FLANGES RESPECTIVELY SAID BLOCK WILL BE HELD IN RAISED POSITION BY SAID FLANGES UNTIL SAID BLOCK IS GIVEN A PARTIAL REVERSE ROTATION, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BLOCK TO THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM IS IN POSITION ON SAID BOLSTER WITH SAID BLOCK ENGAGING A SOCKET IN THE CROSS BEAM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 366 words
IN A MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, WHEREIN THE CONTAINER HAS A BOTTOM CROSS BEAM ADAPTED TO REST ON AND BE SECURED TO A BOLSTER AND THE BOTTOM FACE OF THE CROSS BEAM HAS A SOCKET NEAR EACH END FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SECURING MEANS ON A BOLSER, AN IMPROVED MOUNTING BOLSTER INCLUDING A BOX-LIKE BODY SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR IN CROSS SECTION HAVING A LENGTH APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE CONTAINER BOTTOM CROSS BEAM, A SECURING BLOCK MOUNTED IN SAID BOLSTER NEAR EACH END, SAID BLOCK HAVING AN ELONGATED BASE PORTION, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BASE PORTION HAVING A PAIR OF INDENTICAL SLOTS RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE VERTICAL AXIS OF SAID BLOCK, SAID SLOTS HAVING A WIDTH SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER AND HAVING INNER WALLS CONSTITUTING ARCS OF A CIRCLE, SAID BLOCK HAVING AN UPPER PORTION DECREASING IN A SIZE UPWARDLY, THE HEIGHT OF SAID BLOCK NOT EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT OF SAID BOLSTER, A CENTRAL STEM EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID BASE PORTION OF SAID BLOCK DOWN THROUGH AN APERTURE IN THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID BOLSTER, A MANIPULATING HANDLE AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID STEM, THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER HAVING A MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING ABOVE SAID BLOCK CORRESPONDING IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO SAID BASE PORTION OF SAID BLOCK, SAID BOLSTER TOP WALL HAVING SAID MAIN CUTOUT OPENING EXTENDED ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING TO FORM A PAIR OF ARCUATE FLANGES FOR ENGAGING SAID SLOTS IN THE ENDS OF SAID BASE PORTION WHEREBY WHEN SAID BLOCK IS MANUALLY RAISED TO EXTEND UP THROUGH SAID MAIN CUT-OUT OPENING UNTIL SAID SLOTS ARE IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE TOP WALL OF SAID BOLSTER AND THEN IS GIVEN A PARTIAL ROTATION TO CAUSE SAID SLOTS TO ENGAGE SAID FLANGES RESPECTIVELY SAID BLOCK WILL BE HELD IN RAISED POSITION BY SAID FLANGES UNTIL SAID BLOCK IS GIVEN A PARTIAL REVERSE ROTATION, AND MEANS FOR SECURING SAID BLOCK TO THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM OF THE CONTAINER WHEN THE BOTTOM CROSS BEAM IS IN POSITION ON SAID BOLSTER WITH SAID BLOCK ENGAGING A SOCKET IN THE CROSS BEAM.

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