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US3342386A
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Rag folding machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-07
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1984-04-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Rademacher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:17
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H45/00; B65H45/02; B65H45/06; B65H45/10; B65H45/101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
RAG FOLDING MACHINE COMPRISING PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED, SYNCHRONOUSLY DRIVEN CONVEYOR FLIGHTS IN A COMMON LEVEL PLANE, THE UPSTREAM ENDS OF SAID FLIGHTS BEING A FEEDING STATION FOR RAGS MANUALLY PLACED SPREAD, ONE AT A TIME, ACROSS SAID FLIGHTS IN BRIDGING RELATION TO THE SPACE BETWEEN THEM, A RECEIVING ARM AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID FEEDING STATION, ITS POSITION ESTABLISHING A FOLDING STATION, SAID ARM BEING PARALLEL TO SAID FLIGHTS, MIDWAY BETWEEN THEM AND AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL, COOPERATING FOLDING ARMS MOUNTED TO REVOLVE IN CYLINDRICAL PATHS OF REVOLUTION OF EQUAL RADIUS, AXIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECEIVING ARM AND SIMILARLY POSITIONED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECEIVING ARM SO THAT THE ADJACENT ARCS OF SAID PATHS OF REVOLUTION PASS THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID FLIGHTS SAID FOLDING ARMS BEING OPPOSITELY REVOLUBLE AND SYNCHRONIZED TO MAINTAIN THE SAME PHASE OF ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT, THE DIRECTION OF REVOLUTION BEING SUCH THAT
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
RAG FOLDING MACHINE COMPRISING PARALLEL LATERALLY SPACED, SYNCHRONOUSLY DRIVEN CONVEYOR FLIGHTS IN A COMMON LEVEL PLANE, THE UPSTREAM ENDS OF SAID FLIGHTS BEING A FEEDING STATION FOR RAGS MANUALLY PLACED SPREAD, ONE AT A TIME, ACROSS SAID FLIGHTS IN BRIDGING RELATION TO THE SPACE BETWEEN THEM, A RECEIVING ARM AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID FEEDING STATION, ITS POSITION ESTABLISHING A FOLDING STATION, SAID ARM BEING PARALLEL TO SAID FLIGHTS, MIDWAY BETWEEN THEM AND AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL, COOPERATING FOLDING ARMS MOUNTED TO REVOLVE IN CYLINDRICAL PATHS OF REVOLUTION OF EQUAL RADIUS, AXIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID RECEIVING ARM AND SIMILARLY POSITIONED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECEIVING ARM SO THAT THE ADJACENT ARCS OF SAID PATHS OF REVOLUTION PASS THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID FLIGHTS SAID FOLDING ARMS BEING OPPOSITELY REVOLUBLE AND SYNCHRONIZED TO MAINTAIN THE SAME PHASE OF ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT, THE DIRECTION OF REVOLUTION BEING SUCH THAT
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-09-18 | 1971-03-20 | 1971-09-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-09-18 | 1975-03-20 | 1975-09-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-09-18 | 1979-03-20 | 1979-09-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |