US3340595A
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Method of, and apparatus for, connecting apertured members to split rings
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-02-02
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1985-02-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur T Hoadley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:45
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K91/00; A01K91/03; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49838; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53613; Y10T29/53622; Y10T29/53687; Y10T29/53691; Y10T29/53696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
THE METHOD OF LOOPING TOGETHER A SPLIT RING FORMED BY CLOSE WOUND HELICAL CONVOLUTIONS OF SPRING WIRE HAVING A LEADING END AND A TRAILING END AND A MEMBER CONTAINING AN ANCHORAGE APERTURE SPACED FROM AN EDGE OF SAID MEMBER BY A SLIM MARGIN OF THE LATTER, WHICH COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, IMMOBILIZING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID RING EXCEPT A FIRST CONVOLUTION THEREOF THAT TERMINATES IN A FREE LEADING END OF SAID WIRE, STATIONING A WEDGE BETWEEN SAID FIRST CONVOLUTION AND AN AXIALLY ADJACENT CONVOLUTION AT A POINT ON SAID RING SUFFICIENTLY NEAR SAID FREE END OF SAID WIRE TO HOLD SAID LEADING END AXIALLY SEPARATED FROM SAID ADJACENT CONVOLUTION BY A SPACE SUBSTANTIALLY AS WIDE AS SAID MARGIN OF SAID MEMBER, THREADING THE APERTURE IN SAID MEMBER OVER SAID LEADING END OF SAID WIRE INTO OCCUPANCY OF SAID SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAID WEDGE, ARRESTING SAID MEMBER AGAINST DEPARTURE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAID WEDGE, AND ROTATING SAID RING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY A SUFFICIENT ANGULAR EXTENT TO CAUSE THE TRAILING END OF SAID WIRE TO PASS AND CLEAR BOTH SAID WEDGE AND SAID MEMBER, WHEREBY TO PERMIT ESCAPE OF SAID RING FROM SAID STATIONARY WEDGE AND IMPRISON SAID MEMBER ON SAID RING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
201 words
THE METHOD OF LOOPING TOGETHER A SPLIT RING FORMED BY CLOSE WOUND HELICAL CONVOLUTIONS OF SPRING WIRE HAVING A LEADING END AND A TRAILING END AND A MEMBER CONTAINING AN ANCHORAGE APERTURE SPACED FROM AN EDGE OF SAID MEMBER BY A SLIM MARGIN OF THE LATTER, WHICH COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, IMMOBILIZING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID RING EXCEPT A FIRST CONVOLUTION THEREOF THAT TERMINATES IN A FREE LEADING END OF SAID WIRE, STATIONING A WEDGE BETWEEN SAID FIRST CONVOLUTION AND AN AXIALLY ADJACENT CONVOLUTION AT A POINT ON SAID RING SUFFICIENTLY NEAR SAID FREE END OF SAID WIRE TO HOLD SAID LEADING END AXIALLY SEPARATED FROM SAID ADJACENT CONVOLUTION BY A SPACE SUBSTANTIALLY AS WIDE AS SAID MARGIN OF SAID MEMBER, THREADING THE APERTURE IN SAID MEMBER OVER SAID LEADING END OF SAID WIRE INTO OCCUPANCY OF SAID SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAID WEDGE, ARRESTING SAID MEMBER AGAINST DEPARTURE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAID WEDGE, AND ROTATING SAID RING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY A SUFFICIENT ANGULAR EXTENT TO CAUSE THE TRAILING END OF SAID WIRE TO PASS AND CLEAR BOTH SAID WEDGE AND SAID MEMBER, WHEREBY TO PERMIT ESCAPE OF SAID RING FROM SAID STATIONARY WEDGE AND IMPRISON SAID MEMBER ON SAID RING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-11 | 1971-03-13 | 1971-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-11 | 1975-03-13 | 1975-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-11 | 1979-03-13 | 1979-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |