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US3339914A
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Assignee: GRANTHAM FOLDER Corp A CORP OF CA
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Filing: 1964-06-23
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Granted: 1967-09-05
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Expires: 1984-06-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick W Grantham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 18:30
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F89/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER HAVING AN INLET END, COMPRISING FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A NARROW TOP ELEMENT RUNNING LONGITUDINALLY INTO THE FOLDER AT THE INLET END AND ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING A TOWEL THEREON AND FORMING A FIRST FOLD THEREIN WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS, AND IN WHICH THE LAPS THEREOF ARE DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND CLOSELY ADJACENT EACH OTHER, SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS CONVEYING THE TOWEL SO FOLDED INTO THE FOLDER, SECOND CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A RECEIVING END DISPOSED GENERALLY VERTICAL AND A DELIVERY END DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL, SAID RECEIVING END OF THE SECOND CONVEYOR BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT THE DELIVERY END OF THE FIRST CONVEYOR AND BEING DISPOSED FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL HAVING SAID FIRST FOLD THEREIN IN POSITION IN WHICH THE LAPS THEREOF ARE DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND WITH THE FOLDED TOWEL DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT THE VERTICAL SURFACE OF THE SECOND CONVEYOR AT THE RECEIVING END OF THE LATTER, MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SECOND CONVEYOR FOR MOVING THE TOWEL ALONG SAID SECOND CONVEYOR AND PROGRESSIVELY TRANSLATING IT FROM VERTICAL POSITION TO HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEREBY THE SECOND CONVEYOR IS OPERATIVE FOR TRANSPORTING THE TOWEL THEREOFF AND THEREBEYOND IN HORIZONTAL POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER HAVING AN INLET END, COMPRISING FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A NARROW TOP ELEMENT RUNNING LONGITUDINALLY INTO THE FOLDER AT THE INLET END AND ADAPTED FOR RECEIVING A TOWEL THEREON AND FORMING A FIRST FOLD THEREIN WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS, AND IN WHICH THE LAPS THEREOF ARE DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND CLOSELY ADJACENT EACH OTHER, SAID FIRST CONVEYOR MEANS CONVEYING THE TOWEL SO FOLDED INTO THE FOLDER, SECOND CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A RECEIVING END DISPOSED GENERALLY VERTICAL AND A DELIVERY END DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL, SAID RECEIVING END OF THE SECOND CONVEYOR BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT THE DELIVERY END OF THE FIRST CONVEYOR AND BEING DISPOSED FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL HAVING SAID FIRST FOLD THEREIN IN POSITION IN WHICH THE LAPS THEREOF ARE DISPOSED VERTICALLY AND WITH THE FOLDED TOWEL DISPOSED CLOSELY ADJACENT THE VERTICAL SURFACE OF THE SECOND CONVEYOR AT THE RECEIVING END OF THE LATTER, MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SECOND CONVEYOR FOR MOVING THE TOWEL ALONG SAID SECOND CONVEYOR AND PROGRESSIVELY TRANSLATING IT FROM VERTICAL POSITION TO HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEREBY THE SECOND CONVEYOR IS OPERATIVE FOR TRANSPORTING THE TOWEL THEREOFF AND THEREBEYOND IN HORIZONTAL POSITION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
184 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER COMPRISING, A CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A TOWEL AND DELIVERING IT BEYOND ITS DELIVERY END IN HORIZONTAL POSITION, A FOLDING KNIFE IMMEDIATELY BEYOND THE DELIVERY END OF THE CONVEYOR AND DISPOSED THEREBELOW AND OPERATIVE UPON RAISING MOVEMNT THEREOF FOR ENGAGING THE TOWEL AND FORMING A FOLD THEREIN, ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS ABOVE SAID FOLDING KNIFE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE TOWEL IN RESPONSE TO FOLDING THEREOF BY THE FOLDING KNIFE AND MOVEMENT OF THE TOWEL BY THE FOLDING KNIFE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS, THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST AND SECOND CONVEYOR RESPECTIVELY HAVING UP RUNS IN PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL FOLDED AS STATED AND ELEVATING IT, WICKET MEANS, THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS CONSTRAINING THE TOWEL AS CARRIED BY SAID UP RUNS TO MOVE ONTO THE WICKET MEANS, THE WICKET MEANS HAVING ELEMENTS DISPOSED REARWARDLY FROM A PLANE ON WHICH THE TOWEL IS RECEIVED, AND INCLUDING A PORTION MOVABLE FORWARDLY FROM SAID PLANE AND CARRYING THE TOWEL THEREWITH, AND MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL FROM SAID MOVABLE PORTION AND TRANSPORTING IT FROM THE FOLDER.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
184 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER COMPRISING, A CONVEYOR ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A TOWEL AND DELIVERING IT BEYOND ITS DELIVERY END IN HORIZONTAL POSITION, A FOLDING KNIFE IMMEDIATELY BEYOND THE DELIVERY END OF THE CONVEYOR AND DISPOSED THEREBELOW AND OPERATIVE UPON RAISING MOVEMNT THEREOF FOR ENGAGING THE TOWEL AND FORMING A FOLD THEREIN, ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS ABOVE SAID FOLDING KNIFE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE TOWEL IN RESPONSE TO FOLDING THEREOF BY THE FOLDING KNIFE AND MOVEMENT OF THE TOWEL BY THE FOLDING KNIFE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS, THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST AND SECOND CONVEYOR RESPECTIVELY HAVING UP RUNS IN PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL FOLDED AS STATED AND ELEVATING IT, WICKET MEANS, THE ELEVATING CONVEYOR MEANS CONSTRAINING THE TOWEL AS CARRIED BY SAID UP RUNS TO MOVE ONTO THE WICKET MEANS, THE WICKET MEANS HAVING ELEMENTS DISPOSED REARWARDLY FROM A PLANE ON WHICH THE TOWEL IS RECEIVED, AND INCLUDING A PORTION MOVABLE FORWARDLY FROM SAID PLANE AND CARRYING THE TOWEL THEREWITH, AND MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TOWEL FROM SAID MOVABLE PORTION AND TRANSPORTING IT FROM THE FOLDER.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
115 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER COMPRISING CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING AN ENDLESS BELT UNIFORM AND CONTINUOUS IN WIDTH THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, HAVING A RECEIVING END DISPOSED ON A VERTICAL AXIS, AND TWISTING PROGRESSIVELY TO A DELIVERY END WHERE IT IS DISPOSED ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND MEANS AT THE RECEIVING END AND EXTENDING A PORTION OF THE DISTANCE TO THE DELIVERY END FOR SUPPORTING A TOWEL IN VERTICAL POSITION ANTERIOR TO THE BELT AND OPERATIVE FOR SUPPORTING IT ON THE BELT AT THE RECEIVING END PORTION OF THE LATTER, THE BELT BEING EFFECTIVE FOR SUPPORTING A TOWEL OF A WIDTH AS GREAT AS ITS OWN WIDTH AT ALL POINTS TRANSVERSELY OF THE TOWEL THROUGHOUT ITS OWN LONGITUDINAL TRAVEL.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A LAUNDRY FOLDER COMPRISING CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING AN ENDLESS BELT UNIFORM AND CONTINUOUS IN WIDTH THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH, HAVING A RECEIVING END DISPOSED ON A VERTICAL AXIS, AND TWISTING PROGRESSIVELY TO A DELIVERY END WHERE IT IS DISPOSED ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, AND MEANS AT THE RECEIVING END AND EXTENDING A PORTION OF THE DISTANCE TO THE DELIVERY END FOR SUPPORTING A TOWEL IN VERTICAL POSITION ANTERIOR TO THE BELT AND OPERATIVE FOR SUPPORTING IT ON THE BELT AT THE RECEIVING END PORTION OF THE LATTER, THE BELT BEING EFFECTIVE FOR SUPPORTING A TOWEL OF A WIDTH AS GREAT AS ITS OWN WIDTH AT ALL POINTS TRANSVERSELY OF THE TOWEL THROUGHOUT ITS OWN LONGITUDINAL TRAVEL.
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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) | 1970-09-04 | 1971-03-06 | 1971-09-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-04 | 1975-03-06 | 1975-09-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-04 | 1979-03-06 | 1979-09-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |