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Deck and truss
Assignee: INLAND STEEL PRODUCTS CO
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Filing: 1964-06-29
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1984-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr John R Ward
- 👤 Kenneth C Naslund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:47
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C3/00; E04C3/02; E04C3/04; E04C3/08; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/342; E04B7/00; E04B7/16; E04B7/163; E04C2003/0486; E04C2003/0491; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/4984; Y10T29/49863
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
IN COMBINATION: DECK MEANS HAVING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES; AN ELONGATED TRUSS CHORD MEMBER; A PAIR OF ELONGATED TRUSS WEB MEMBERS; MEANS ATTACHING ONE END OF EACH WEB MEMBER TO SAID CHORD MEMBER AT RESPECTIVE LONGITUDINALLY SPACED LOCATIONS ON THE LATTER; SAID WEB MEMBERS CONVERGING TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM SAID CHORD MEMBER; SAID DECK MEANS BEING ELONGATED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID CHORD MEMBER AND HAVING SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO FLEX BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF LONGITUDINAL DECK CHAMBER; AND MEANS, AT THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID WEB MEMBERS, TRYING SAID OTHER ENDS TOGETHER AND CONNECTING SAID WEB MEMBERS TO THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID DECK MEANS; SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTING SAID WEB MEMBERS AND SAID CHORD MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID DECK MEANS, ABOUT A PIVOTAL AXIS EXTENDING IN THE LENGTHWISE DIRECTION OF SAID CHORD MEMBER; SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTING SAID OTHER ENDS OF THE WEB MEMBERS FOR BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT ALONG A PATH EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID PIVOTAL AXIS TO ACCOMMODATE SAID DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF LONGITUDINAL DECK CAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
IN COMBINATION: DECK MEANS HAVING INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES; AN ELONGATED TRUSS CHORD MEMBER; A PAIR OF ELONGATED TRUSS WEB MEMBERS; MEANS ATTACHING ONE END OF EACH WEB MEMBER TO SAID CHORD MEMBER AT RESPECTIVE LONGITUDINALLY SPACED LOCATIONS ON THE LATTER; SAID WEB MEMBERS CONVERGING TOWARD EACH OTHER FROM SAID CHORD MEMBER; SAID DECK MEANS BEING ELONGATED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID CHORD MEMBER AND HAVING SUFFICIENT FLEXIBILITY TO FLEX BETWEEN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF LONGITUDINAL DECK CHAMBER; AND MEANS, AT THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID WEB MEMBERS, TRYING SAID OTHER ENDS TOGETHER AND CONNECTING SAID WEB MEMBERS TO THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID DECK MEANS; SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTING SAID WEB MEMBERS AND SAID CHORD MEMBER FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID DECK MEANS, ABOUT A PIVOTAL AXIS EXTENDING IN THE LENGTHWISE DIRECTION OF SAID CHORD MEMBER; SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS MOUNTING SAID OTHER ENDS OF THE WEB MEMBERS FOR BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT ALONG A PATH EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID PIVOTAL AXIS TO ACCOMMODATE SAID DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF LONGITUDINAL DECK CAMBER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-08-21 | 1971-02-20 | 1971-08-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-08-21 | 1975-02-20 | 1975-08-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-08-21 | 1979-02-20 | 1979-08-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |