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Dolly for stacking chairs

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-17
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Granted: 1967-08-29
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Expires: 1985-08-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 David L Rowland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:56
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/10; B62B2202/00; B62B2202/30; B62B2202/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 304 words
A DOLLY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF COMPACTLY STACKABLE CHAIRS, HAVING BOTTOM RAILS AND FRONT AND REAR LEGS, INCLUDING IN COMBINATION: (1) A FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRONT CHANNEL HAVING A REARWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED TOP FACE, VERTICAL FRONT AND REAR FLANGES AND HORIZONTAL FRONT AND REAR BOTTOM FLANGES, AND A PAIR OF CASTERS SECURED TO SAID BOTTOM FLANGES, (2) A REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A REAR CHANNEL HAVING A HORIZONTAL TOP FACE, A VERTICAL REAR FLANGE, AND INCLINED FORWARD FLANGE, AND FRONT AND REAR HORIZONTAL BOTTOM FLANGES, AND A PAIR OF WHEEL ASSEMBLIES SUPPORTED BY SAID BOTTOM FLANGES, AND (3) A PAIR OF SIDE ASSEMBLIES SECURED TO AND JOINING SAID FRONT AND REAR ASSEMBLIES EACH COMPRISING (A) A REARWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED FORWARD ANGLE MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING GUARD RAIL PORTION ON ITS INWARD SIDE AND A FLAT PORTION SECURED TO SAID INCLINED TOP FAE AND EXTENDING FROM ITS FORWARD EDGE REARWARDLY AND BEYOND THE REAR EDGE OF SAID FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY TO A REAR EDGE OF SAID ANGLE MEMBER, (B) A REARWARDLY AND UPWARDLY INCLINED REAR ANGLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID REAR EDGE OF SAID FORWARD ANGLE MEMBER AND TO SAID INCLINED FORWARD FLANGE OF SAID REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY AND HAVING AN UPSTANDING GUARD RAIL PORTION ON ITS INWARD SIDE AND HAVING A CONTINUING STRIP PORTION EXTENDING OVER AND SECURED TO SAID REAR CHANNEL''S TOP FACE, AND (C) A GUSSET MEMBER SECURED TO BOTH SAID GUARD RAIL PORTIONS AND ACROSS THEM TO JOIN THEM TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THEM, SAID CHAIRS BEING STACKABLE ON SAID DOLLY WITH THE BOTTOM RAIL OF THE BOTTOM CHAIR RESTING ON SAID FORWARD ANGLE MEMBERS AND ITS SAID REAR LEGS RESTING ON SAID REAR ANGLE MEMBERS, WITH SAID GUARD RAILS POSITIONING THEM AGAINST LATERAL MOVEMENT, THW OTHER CHAIRS BEING STACKABLE ONE ON ANOTHER OVER THE BOTTOM CHAIR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 304 words
A DOLLY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF COMPACTLY STACKABLE CHAIRS, HAVING BOTTOM RAILS AND FRONT AND REAR LEGS, INCLUDING IN COMBINATION: (1) A FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRONT CHANNEL HAVING A REARWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED TOP FACE, VERTICAL FRONT AND REAR FLANGES AND HORIZONTAL FRONT AND REAR BOTTOM FLANGES, AND A PAIR OF CASTERS SECURED TO SAID BOTTOM FLANGES, (2) A REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A REAR CHANNEL HAVING A HORIZONTAL TOP FACE, A VERTICAL REAR FLANGE, AND INCLINED FORWARD FLANGE, AND FRONT AND REAR HORIZONTAL BOTTOM FLANGES, AND A PAIR OF WHEEL ASSEMBLIES SUPPORTED BY SAID BOTTOM FLANGES, AND (3) A PAIR OF SIDE ASSEMBLIES SECURED TO AND JOINING SAID FRONT AND REAR ASSEMBLIES EACH COMPRISING (A) A REARWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY INCLINED FORWARD ANGLE MEMBER HAVING AN UPSTANDING GUARD RAIL PORTION ON ITS INWARD SIDE AND A FLAT PORTION SECURED TO SAID INCLINED TOP FAE AND EXTENDING FROM ITS FORWARD EDGE REARWARDLY AND BEYOND THE REAR EDGE OF SAID FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY TO A REAR EDGE OF SAID ANGLE MEMBER, (B) A REARWARDLY AND UPWARDLY INCLINED REAR ANGLE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID REAR EDGE OF SAID FORWARD ANGLE MEMBER AND TO SAID INCLINED FORWARD FLANGE OF SAID REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY AND HAVING AN UPSTANDING GUARD RAIL PORTION ON ITS INWARD SIDE AND HAVING A CONTINUING STRIP PORTION EXTENDING OVER AND SECURED TO SAID REAR CHANNEL''S TOP FACE, AND (C) A GUSSET MEMBER SECURED TO BOTH SAID GUARD RAIL PORTIONS AND ACROSS THEM TO JOIN THEM TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THEM, SAID CHAIRS BEING STACKABLE ON SAID DOLLY WITH THE BOTTOM RAIL OF THE BOTTOM CHAIR RESTING ON SAID FORWARD ANGLE MEMBERS AND ITS SAID REAR LEGS RESTING ON SAID REAR ANGLE MEMBERS, WITH SAID GUARD RAILS POSITIONING THEM AGAINST LATERAL MOVEMENT, THW OTHER CHAIRS BEING STACKABLE ONE ON ANOTHER OVER THE BOTTOM CHAIR.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-28 1975-02-27 1975-08-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-28 1979-02-27 1979-08-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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