US3333669A
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Tabulation rack
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1965-03-26
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Granted: 1967-08-01
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Expires: 1985-03-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John O Schaefer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:08
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J21/00; B41J21/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49105; Y10T29/49609; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A TABULATION RACK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: ANCHORING MEANS, A SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE, THIN STRIPS OF TWISTED, RESILIENT MATERIAL FITTED IN THE SLOTS OF SAID FRAME STRUCTURE AND ANCHORED BY SAID ANCHORING MEANS AT A DISTAL POINT FROM SAID SLOTS, THE TWIST OF EACH STRIP CREATING A TORQUE OPERATIVE AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE SLOT TO HOLD EACH STRIP BY FRICTION, EACH SLOT BEING LONG ENOUGH RELATIVE TO THE STRIP FITTED IN THE SLOT TO ALLOW EACH STRIP TO BEND THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH TO ASSUME BOTH SET AND CLEAR POSITIONS FOR TABULATION, ABUTMENT MEANS POSITIONED ON THE SIDE OF SAID SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE AWAY FROM SAID ANCHORING MEANS, AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID ANCHORING MEANS AND SAID SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE FOR RELATIVE ROCKING WITH RESPECT TO SAID ABUTMENT MEANS TO PUSH SAID STRIPS TO SET AND CLEAR POSITIONS FOR TABULATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A TABULATION RACK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: ANCHORING MEANS, A SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE, THIN STRIPS OF TWISTED, RESILIENT MATERIAL FITTED IN THE SLOTS OF SAID FRAME STRUCTURE AND ANCHORED BY SAID ANCHORING MEANS AT A DISTAL POINT FROM SAID SLOTS, THE TWIST OF EACH STRIP CREATING A TORQUE OPERATIVE AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE SLOT TO HOLD EACH STRIP BY FRICTION, EACH SLOT BEING LONG ENOUGH RELATIVE TO THE STRIP FITTED IN THE SLOT TO ALLOW EACH STRIP TO BEND THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH TO ASSUME BOTH SET AND CLEAR POSITIONS FOR TABULATION, ABUTMENT MEANS POSITIONED ON THE SIDE OF SAID SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE AWAY FROM SAID ANCHORING MEANS, AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID ANCHORING MEANS AND SAID SLOTTED FRAME STRUCTURE FOR RELATIVE ROCKING WITH RESPECT TO SAID ABUTMENT MEANS TO PUSH SAID STRIPS TO SET AND CLEAR POSITIONS FOR TABULATION.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-31 | 1979-01-30 | 1979-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |