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Cabinet locking device

Assignee: Browne Morse Co
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Filing: 1965-10-21
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-10-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walhout Tom

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:43
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B65/00; E05B65/0003; E05C; E05C7/00; E05C7/04; E05C9/00; E05C9/02; E05C9/021; E05C9/023; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5093; Y10T70/5155; Y10T70/5199; Y10T70/5246; Y10T70/5248; Y10T70/527

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 261 words
IN A CABINET HAVING UPPER AND LOWER DOOR FACINGS AND A PAIR OF CENTER OPENING DOORS HINGEDLY MOUNTED THEREBETWEEN, SAID FACINGS HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID DOORS EACH HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING LIPS WHICH OVERLAP SAID FLANGES WHEN SAID DOORS ARE CLOSED, THE COMBINATTION COMPRISING: TWO SERIES OF APERTURES, THE FIRST OF SAID SERIES RUNNING THROUGH SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND LIPS ON ONE OF SAID DOORS AND THE SECOND OF SAID SERIES RUNNING THROUGH SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND LIPS ON THE OTHER OF SAID DOORS, EACH OF SAID SERIES BEING ALIGNED WHEN SAID DOORS ARE CLOSED; A PLUNGER HAVING A PAIR OF DEPENDING FINGERS, THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FINGERS BEING EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID TWO SERIES OF APERTURES; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PLUNGER IN ONE OF SAID FACES WITH ITS FINGERS ALIGNED WITH SAID TWO SERIES OF APERTURES; A LOCKING ROD SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID DOORS, EACH SAID ROD BEING LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ALONG THE AXIS OF ONE OF SAID SERIES OF ALIGNED APERTURES; MEANS BIASING EACH SAID ROD INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION WITHDRAWN FROM THE APERTURES IN SAID FLANGES; AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID LOCKING PLUNGER SUCH THAT SAID FINGERS PASS INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE SERIES OF ALIGNED APERTURES, SAID FINDERS PASSING THROUGH THE APERTURES IN ONE SAID FLANGE AND IS ADJACENT DOOR LIPS AND ENGAGING THE ENDS OF SAID LOCKING RODS URGING THEM AGAINST SAID BIASING MEANS SO AS TO MOVE THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID LOCKING RODS THROUGH THE APERTURES IN THE OTHER SAID FLANGE AND ITS ADJACENT DOOR LIPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 261 words
IN A CABINET HAVING UPPER AND LOWER DOOR FACINGS AND A PAIR OF CENTER OPENING DOORS HINGEDLY MOUNTED THEREBETWEEN, SAID FACINGS HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND THE ADJACENT EDGES OF SAID DOORS EACH HAVING INWARDLY EXTENDING LIPS WHICH OVERLAP SAID FLANGES WHEN SAID DOORS ARE CLOSED, THE COMBINATTION COMPRISING: TWO SERIES OF APERTURES, THE FIRST OF SAID SERIES RUNNING THROUGH SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND LIPS ON ONE OF SAID DOORS AND THE SECOND OF SAID SERIES RUNNING THROUGH SAID INWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGES AND LIPS ON THE OTHER OF SAID DOORS, EACH OF SAID SERIES BEING ALIGNED WHEN SAID DOORS ARE CLOSED; A PLUNGER HAVING A PAIR OF DEPENDING FINGERS, THE SPACING BETWEEN SAID FINGERS BEING EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID TWO SERIES OF APERTURES; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PLUNGER IN ONE OF SAID FACES WITH ITS FINGERS ALIGNED WITH SAID TWO SERIES OF APERTURES; A LOCKING ROD SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID DOORS, EACH SAID ROD BEING LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE ALONG THE AXIS OF ONE OF SAID SERIES OF ALIGNED APERTURES; MEANS BIASING EACH SAID ROD INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION WITHDRAWN FROM THE APERTURES IN SAID FLANGES; AND MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID LOCKING PLUNGER SUCH THAT SAID FINGERS PASS INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE SERIES OF ALIGNED APERTURES, SAID FINDERS PASSING THROUGH THE APERTURES IN ONE SAID FLANGE AND IS ADJACENT DOOR LIPS AND ENGAGING THE ENDS OF SAID LOCKING RODS URGING THEM AGAINST SAID BIASING MEANS SO AS TO MOVE THE OTHER ENDS OF SAID LOCKING RODS THROUGH THE APERTURES IN THE OTHER SAID FLANGE AND ITS ADJACENT DOOR LIPS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
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

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