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US3343318A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rail partition assembly

Assignee: HLB Corp
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Filing: 1965-06-24
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Granted: 1967-09-26
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Expires: 1985-06-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Herbert L Birum

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:05
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/76; E04B2/78

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 274 words
A PARTITION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: AT LEAST ONE UPRIGHT POST; A PANEL AND FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PANEL MEMBER; A FRAME SURROUNDING SAID PANEL MEMBER, SAID FRAME BEING COMPRISED OF FIRST AND SECOND MEMOF CHANNEL MEMBERS; ALL OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED, SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF GROOVES POSITIONED ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BASE PORTION OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER; BOTH ENDS OF EACH OF THE CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING A PROJECTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID BASE PORTION; THE PROJECTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF OF CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING BENT AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER; THE FREE END OF SAID BENT PROJECTION OF SAID FIRST PAIR BEING SLIDABLY ENGAGED BY THE PAIR OF GROOVES OF THE SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS, TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPED FRAME FOR RECEIVING SAID PANEL MEMBER WITH THE ARMS OF SAID U-SHAPED CHANNEL MEMBERS EMBRACING THE MARGINAL EDGES OF SAID PANEL MEMBER; THE PROJECTIONS OF THE SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS ENGAGING THE FIRST PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBER PROJECTIONS END THEREOF; SAID FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER PROJECTIONS BEING NOTCHED ADJACENT SAID BENT PORTION OF ENABLE THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID BASE PORTION TO BE POSITIONED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE END OF SAID SECOND CHANNEL MEMBER RECEIVING THE FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER PROEJECTIONS; AND THE GROOVES OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING DEFORMED AT A SPACED DISTANCE FROM THE ENDS OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO RESTRAIN ALL OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS FROM MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER WHILE AVOIDING THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FASTENING MEANS; MEANS FOR JOINING SAID PANEL AND FRAME ASSEMBLY TO SAID POST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 274 words
A PARTITION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: AT LEAST ONE UPRIGHT POST; A PANEL AND FRAME ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PANEL MEMBER; A FRAME SURROUNDING SAID PANEL MEMBER, SAID FRAME BEING COMPRISED OF FIRST AND SECOND MEMOF CHANNEL MEMBERS; ALL OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED, SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF GROOVES POSITIONED ADJACENT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BASE PORTION OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER; BOTH ENDS OF EACH OF THE CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING A PROJECTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID BASE PORTION; THE PROJECTIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF OF CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING BENT AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TRANSVERSE TO THE LENGTH OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER; THE FREE END OF SAID BENT PROJECTION OF SAID FIRST PAIR BEING SLIDABLY ENGAGED BY THE PAIR OF GROOVES OF THE SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS, TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPED FRAME FOR RECEIVING SAID PANEL MEMBER WITH THE ARMS OF SAID U-SHAPED CHANNEL MEMBERS EMBRACING THE MARGINAL EDGES OF SAID PANEL MEMBER; THE PROJECTIONS OF THE SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS ENGAGING THE FIRST PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBER PROJECTIONS END THEREOF; SAID FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER PROJECTIONS BEING NOTCHED ADJACENT SAID BENT PORTION OF ENABLE THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID BASE PORTION TO BE POSITIONED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE END OF SAID SECOND CHANNEL MEMBER RECEIVING THE FIRST CHANNEL MEMBER PROEJECTIONS; AND THE GROOVES OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF CHANNEL MEMBERS BEING DEFORMED AT A SPACED DISTANCE FROM THE ENDS OF THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO RESTRAIN ALL OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS FROM MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER WHILE AVOIDING THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FASTENING MEANS; MEANS FOR JOINING SAID PANEL AND FRAME ASSEMBLY TO SAID POST.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-09-25 1971-03-27 1971-09-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-09-25 1975-03-27 1975-09-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-09-25 1979-03-27 1979-09-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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