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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-06-30
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1985-06-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony L Griffin
  • 👤 Earl G Chetwynd

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 09:43
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B1/00; A44B1/18; A44B1/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 207 words
A BADGE-LIKE IDENTIFICATION BUTTON EMBODYING A FIRST BUTTON UNIT EMBODYING A HEAD HAVING AN OBVERSE FACE PROVIDED WITH IDENTIFICATION INDICIA AND HAVING A REVERSE FACE PROVIDING WITH AN AXIAL RECESS OPENING THROUGH SAID FACE AND FURTHER PROVIDED WITH A COMPLEMENTAL OUTSTANDING HOLLOW SHANK, THE HOLLOW PORTION OF SAID SHANK BEING ALIGNED WITH SAID RECESS AND COMBINING THEREWITH AND DEFINING A SOCKET FOR TELESCOPING RECEPTION OF AN INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE STUD, SAID SHANK BEING PROVIDED ON AN INTERIOR WITH A PAIR OF DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED SPRING FINGERS PROVIDING LATCH-LIKE DETENTS, SAID FINGETS BEING ANCHORED AND RETAINED IN PLACE AT OUTER ENDS ON AN OUTER END PORTION OF SAID SHANK AND HAVING THEIR INNER ENDS FREE, SAID INNER FREE ENDS BEING FLEXED AND NORMALLY SPRING BIASED INWARDLY AND TOWARD EACH OTHER AND ASSUMING CONVERGING LATCHING RELATIONSHIP, A READILY ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE SECOND BUTTON UNIT COMPLEMENTAL TO SAID FIRST UNIT AND COMPRISING A CIRCULAR FLANGE PROVIDED ON AN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED SIDE WITH AN INTEGRAL AXIALLY EXTENDING NECK-LINE STUD, SAID STUD TELESCOPING AND BEING FITTED REMOVABLY INTO THE AFOREMEMTIONED SOCKET, SAID STUD HAVING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE KEY ACCOMMODATING SLOTS AND COMMUNICATING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SHOULDERS PROVIDING KEEPERS AND REGISTERABLE WITH AND RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID LATCH-LIKE DETENTS IN UNIT ASSEMBLING BUT SEPARABLE RELATIONSHIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 207 words
A BADGE-LIKE IDENTIFICATION BUTTON EMBODYING A FIRST BUTTON UNIT EMBODYING A HEAD HAVING AN OBVERSE FACE PROVIDED WITH IDENTIFICATION INDICIA AND HAVING A REVERSE FACE PROVIDING WITH AN AXIAL RECESS OPENING THROUGH SAID FACE AND FURTHER PROVIDED WITH A COMPLEMENTAL OUTSTANDING HOLLOW SHANK, THE HOLLOW PORTION OF SAID SHANK BEING ALIGNED WITH SAID RECESS AND COMBINING THEREWITH AND DEFINING A SOCKET FOR TELESCOPING RECEPTION OF AN INSERTABLE AND REMOVABLE STUD, SAID SHANK BEING PROVIDED ON AN INTERIOR WITH A PAIR OF DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SUBSTANTIALLY L-SHAPED SPRING FINGERS PROVIDING LATCH-LIKE DETENTS, SAID FINGETS BEING ANCHORED AND RETAINED IN PLACE AT OUTER ENDS ON AN OUTER END PORTION OF SAID SHANK AND HAVING THEIR INNER ENDS FREE, SAID INNER FREE ENDS BEING FLEXED AND NORMALLY SPRING BIASED INWARDLY AND TOWARD EACH OTHER AND ASSUMING CONVERGING LATCHING RELATIONSHIP, A READILY ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE SECOND BUTTON UNIT COMPLEMENTAL TO SAID FIRST UNIT AND COMPRISING A CIRCULAR FLANGE PROVIDED ON AN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED SIDE WITH AN INTEGRAL AXIALLY EXTENDING NECK-LINE STUD, SAID STUD TELESCOPING AND BEING FITTED REMOVABLY INTO THE AFOREMEMTIONED SOCKET, SAID STUD HAVING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE KEY ACCOMMODATING SLOTS AND COMMUNICATING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SHOULDERS PROVIDING KEEPERS AND REGISTERABLE WITH AND RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID LATCH-LIKE DETENTS IN UNIT ASSEMBLING BUT SEPARABLE RELATIONSHIP.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-02 1971-04-03 1971-10-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-02 1975-04-03 1975-10-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-02 1979-04-03 1979-10-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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