US3353192A
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Pop-up ball rod mounting
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-20
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1984-11-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald E Christiansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:14
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/12; E03C1/22; E03C1/23; E03C1/2302
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
IN AN ACTUATOR HANDLE MOUNTING FOR A POP-UP VALVE CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY TUBULAR VALVE BODY, A VALVE MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS WITHIN SAID BODY, AND ACTUATOR MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID CYLINDRICAL VALVE BODY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID VALVE MEMBER TO OPERATE THE SAME BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN EXTERNALLY THREADED TUBULAR SECTION INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE WALL OF SAID VALVE BODY, SAID SECTION INCLUDING A FIRST BORE ADJACENT THE POINT OF INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SECTION AND SAID VALVE BODY WALL, A COUNTERBORE OF A DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID FIRST BORE EXTENDING INWARDLY TOWARD SAID FIRST BORE FROM THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID SECTION, A CONVERGING PORTION INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST BORE AND SAID COUNTERBORE, A SUBSTANTIALLY NONMETALLIC DEFORMABLE TUBULAR BUSHING INCLUDING A FIRST BORE PORTION AND A COUNTERBORE PORTION OF GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID FIRST BORE PORTION, AN ACTUATING ROD INCLUDING A SHANK PORTION AND AN ENLARGED PIVOT PORTION, SAID COUNTERBORE PORTION IN SAID BUSHING BEING OF A DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORTINGLY RECEIVE IN COMPLEMENTARY ENCIRCLING CONTACT SAID PIVOT PORTION OF SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
IN AN ACTUATOR HANDLE MOUNTING FOR A POP-UP VALVE CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY TUBULAR VALVE BODY, A VALVE MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS WITHIN SAID BODY, AND ACTUATOR MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID CYLINDRICAL VALVE BODY INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID VALVE MEMBER TO OPERATE THE SAME BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AN EXTERNALLY THREADED TUBULAR SECTION INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE WALL OF SAID VALVE BODY, SAID SECTION INCLUDING A FIRST BORE ADJACENT THE POINT OF INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN SAID SECTION AND SAID VALVE BODY WALL, A COUNTERBORE OF A DIAMETER GREATER THAN SAID FIRST BORE EXTENDING INWARDLY TOWARD SAID FIRST BORE FROM THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SAID SECTION, A CONVERGING PORTION INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST BORE AND SAID COUNTERBORE, A SUBSTANTIALLY NONMETALLIC DEFORMABLE TUBULAR BUSHING INCLUDING A FIRST BORE PORTION AND A COUNTERBORE PORTION OF GREATER DIAMETER THAN SAID FIRST BORE PORTION, AN ACTUATING ROD INCLUDING A SHANK PORTION AND AN ENLARGED PIVOT PORTION, SAID COUNTERBORE PORTION IN SAID BUSHING BEING OF A DIAMETER SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORTINGLY RECEIVE IN COMPLEMENTARY ENCIRCLING CONTACT SAID PIVOT PORTION OF SAID
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-11-20 | 1971-05-22 | 1971-11-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-11-20 | 1975-05-22 | 1975-11-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-11-20 | 1979-05-22 | 1979-11-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |