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US3345013A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tape spacer device for an endless tape reel

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-04-07
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1986-04-07
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stanley W Nick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 00:51
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/037; G11B15/00; G11B15/70

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR WINDING A TAPE, A TAPE SPACER DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A PREDETERMINED SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT COILS OF THE TAPE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A TAPE HOLDER INCLUDING A HUB HAVING A RIM AND WITH A FLANGE FORMED ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID HUB, SAID FLANGE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ON A TURNTABLE AND SAID TAPE HOLDER ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A TAPE WOUND THEREABOUT IN A CONVENTIONAL MANNER; AND MOVABLE SPACER MEANS ADAPTED TO BE PLACED RELATIVE TO SAID HUB; SAID SPACER MEANS INCLUDING A PLATE MEANS, SAID PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ARCUATELY SPACED PROJECTIONS MOUNTED THEREON OPERABLE TO SPACE THE INNERMOST COIL OF THE TAPE A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM SAID RIM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR WINDING A TAPE, A TAPE SPACER DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A PREDETERMINED SPACE BETWEEN ADJACENT COILS OF THE TAPE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A TAPE HOLDER INCLUDING A HUB HAVING A RIM AND WITH A FLANGE FORMED ON THE PERIPHERY OF SAID HUB, SAID FLANGE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ON A TURNTABLE AND SAID TAPE HOLDER ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A TAPE WOUND THEREABOUT IN A CONVENTIONAL MANNER; AND MOVABLE SPACER MEANS ADAPTED TO BE PLACED RELATIVE TO SAID HUB; SAID SPACER MEANS INCLUDING A PLATE MEANS, SAID PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF ARCUATELY SPACED PROJECTIONS MOUNTED THEREON OPERABLE TO SPACE THE INNERMOST COIL OF THE TAPE A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM SAID RIM.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1337418A Cited
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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) 1970-10-02 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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