US3357671A
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Assignee: Colad Co Inc
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Filing: 1966-05-04
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Granted: 1967-12-12
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Expires: 1986-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward M Ketterer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 05:31
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F1/00; G09F1/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
533 words
A DISPLAY EASEL CAPABLE OF BEING MANUALLY FOLDED AND UNFOLDED, COMPRISING, IN ITS FOLDED STATE, (A) A BODY OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL FOLDED TO PROVIDE (A) AN UPRIGHT RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH ITS BOTTOM FORMING A FIRST BOTTOM EDGE AND THE RECTANGULAR PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO FORM THE UPRIGHT FRONT FACE OF THE EASEL, (B) A FIRST BACK PANEL CONNECTED TO ONE UPRIGHT EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL BY A FIRST FOLD LINE AND FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE (1) A SECOND BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST FOLD LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL (2) A FIRST OUTER EDGE EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID SECOND BOTTOM EDGE AT AN OBTUSE INCLUDED ANGLE THERETO, AND (3) HAVING A TOP PART POSITIONED ABOVE THE UPPER END, OF SAID FIRST OUTER EDGE OF (C) A SECOND BACK PANEL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER UPRIGHT EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL BY A SECOND FOLD LINE AND ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND HAVING (1) A BODY PART ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE (A) A THIRD BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID SECOND FOLD LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, (2) A FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL OF GREATER HEIGHT THAN WIDTH ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND HAVING (A) ONE LONGER EDGE CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PART BY A THIRD FOLD LINE EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID THIRD BOTTOM EDGE IN UPWARDLY DIVERGING RELATION TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE AND (B) ITS BASE EDGE FORMING A FOURTH BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BODY PART ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, (3) A SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL ALSO ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH (A) ONE LONGER EDGE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER LONGER EDGE OF SAID FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL BY A FOURTH FOLD LINE AND (4) A WING ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND (A) CONNECTED BY A FIFTH FOLD LINE TO THE EDGE OF SAID SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL OPPOSITE ITS SAID FOURTH FOLD LINE, AND (D) MEANS UNITING SAID TOP PART OF SAID FIRST BACK PANEL TO THE BODY PART OF SAID SECOND BACK PANEL, (B) WHEREBY UPON PULLING THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL AT ITS SIDE REMOTE FROM ITS SAID THIRD FOLD LINE REARWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, IT (A) DRAWS BOTH SAID ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANELS INTO THE FORM OF A TRIANGULAR PYRAMID ONE SIDE OF WHICH IS FORMED BY SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL TO SUPPORT THE LATTER IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON A FLAT SURFACE, AND (B) DRAWS SAID WING SO THAT SAID FIFTH HINGE LINE IS BROUGHT INTO COINCIDENCE WITH SAID FIRST OUTER EDGE TO MAINTAIN SAID TRIANGULAR PYRAMID AND (C) UPON PUSHING THE REAR PART OF THE BASE OF SAID TRIANGULAR PYRAMID TOWARD SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, SAID SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL SLIDES BETWEEN SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND FIRST BACK PANEL INTO COPLANAR RELATION WITH SAID BODY PART AND FIRST ISOSCELES PANEL OF SAID SECOND BACK PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
533 words
A DISPLAY EASEL CAPABLE OF BEING MANUALLY FOLDED AND UNFOLDED, COMPRISING, IN ITS FOLDED STATE, (A) A BODY OF FOLDABLE SHEET MATERIAL FOLDED TO PROVIDE (A) AN UPRIGHT RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH ITS BOTTOM FORMING A FIRST BOTTOM EDGE AND THE RECTANGULAR PANEL BEING ADAPTED TO FORM THE UPRIGHT FRONT FACE OF THE EASEL, (B) A FIRST BACK PANEL CONNECTED TO ONE UPRIGHT EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL BY A FIRST FOLD LINE AND FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE (1) A SECOND BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST FOLD LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL (2) A FIRST OUTER EDGE EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID SECOND BOTTOM EDGE AT AN OBTUSE INCLUDED ANGLE THERETO, AND (3) HAVING A TOP PART POSITIONED ABOVE THE UPPER END, OF SAID FIRST OUTER EDGE OF (C) A SECOND BACK PANEL CONNECTED TO THE OTHER UPRIGHT EDGE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL BY A SECOND FOLD LINE AND ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND HAVING (1) A BODY PART ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE (A) A THIRD BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID SECOND FOLD LINE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, (2) A FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL OF GREATER HEIGHT THAN WIDTH ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND HAVING (A) ONE LONGER EDGE CONNECTED TO SAID BODY PART BY A THIRD FOLD LINE EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID THIRD BOTTOM EDGE IN UPWARDLY DIVERGING RELATION TO SAID SECOND FOLD LINE AND (B) ITS BASE EDGE FORMING A FOURTH BOTTOM EDGE EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID BODY PART ALONG THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, (3) A SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL ALSO ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE SIDE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL WITH (A) ONE LONGER EDGE CONNECTED TO THE OTHER LONGER EDGE OF SAID FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL BY A FOURTH FOLD LINE AND (4) A WING ARRANGED AGAINST THE REVERSE FACE OF SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND (A) CONNECTED BY A FIFTH FOLD LINE TO THE EDGE OF SAID SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL OPPOSITE ITS SAID FOURTH FOLD LINE, AND (D) MEANS UNITING SAID TOP PART OF SAID FIRST BACK PANEL TO THE BODY PART OF SAID SECOND BACK PANEL, (B) WHEREBY UPON PULLING THE BOTTOM OF SAID FIRST ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL AT ITS SIDE REMOTE FROM ITS SAID THIRD FOLD LINE REARWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, IT (A) DRAWS BOTH SAID ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANELS INTO THE FORM OF A TRIANGULAR PYRAMID ONE SIDE OF WHICH IS FORMED BY SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL TO SUPPORT THE LATTER IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON A FLAT SURFACE, AND (B) DRAWS SAID WING SO THAT SAID FIFTH HINGE LINE IS BROUGHT INTO COINCIDENCE WITH SAID FIRST OUTER EDGE TO MAINTAIN SAID TRIANGULAR PYRAMID AND (C) UPON PUSHING THE REAR PART OF THE BASE OF SAID TRIANGULAR PYRAMID TOWARD SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL, SAID SECOND ISOSCELES TRIANGULAR PANEL SLIDES BETWEEN SAID RECTANGULAR PANEL AND FIRST BACK PANEL INTO COPLANAR RELATION WITH SAID BODY PART AND FIRST ISOSCELES PANEL OF SAID SECOND BACK PANEL.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-12-11 | 1971-06-12 | 1971-12-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-11 | 1975-06-12 | 1975-12-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-11 | 1979-06-12 | 1979-12-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |