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Automobile cleaning device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-07-20
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Granted: 1967-12-26
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Expires: 1985-07-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John W Mcguire

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 14:52
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/20; A47L13/22; A47L13/23

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
A CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING A SOFT POROUS WATERABSORBENT SPONGE-LIKE BODY PORTIONS, AN ELONGATED BORE FORMED IN SAID BODY PORTION FROM ONE SURFACE THEREOF AND TERMINATING WITHIN SAID BODY PORTION, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID BORE DISPOSED WITHIN AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID BORE, SAID CONDUIT BEING LONGER THAN THE DEPTH OF SAID BORE AND HAVING A OPEN END DISPOSED THEREIN AND ITS OTHER END PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, HOSE COUPLING MEANS SECURED ON SAID OTHER END, A RIGID HOOK MEMBER PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE OPEN END OF SAID CONDUIT, SAID HOOK MEMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SHELDER REVERSELY BENT HOOK PORTIONS PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM SAID OPEN END AND INCLINED IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID OTHER END AND PENETRATING THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID BORE ADJACENT THE TERMINAL END THEREOF TO PREVENT WITHDRAWAL OF SAID CONDUIT FROM WITHIN SAID BORE, AND MEANS BONDING SAID FLEXIBLE FLUID CONDUIT TO THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID BORE THROUGHOUT A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 174 words
A CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING A SOFT POROUS WATERABSORBENT SPONGE-LIKE BODY PORTIONS, AN ELONGATED BORE FORMED IN SAID BODY PORTION FROM ONE SURFACE THEREOF AND TERMINATING WITHIN SAID BODY PORTION, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT HAVING AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF SAID BORE DISPOSED WITHIN AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID BORE, SAID CONDUIT BEING LONGER THAN THE DEPTH OF SAID BORE AND HAVING A OPEN END DISPOSED THEREIN AND ITS OTHER END PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, HOSE COUPLING MEANS SECURED ON SAID OTHER END, A RIGID HOOK MEMBER PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE OPEN END OF SAID CONDUIT, SAID HOOK MEMBER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SHELDER REVERSELY BENT HOOK PORTIONS PROJECTING RADIALLY OUTWARD FROM SAID OPEN END AND INCLINED IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID OTHER END AND PENETRATING THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID BORE ADJACENT THE TERMINAL END THEREOF TO PREVENT WITHDRAWAL OF SAID CONDUIT FROM WITHIN SAID BORE, AND MEANS BONDING SAID FLEXIBLE FLUID CONDUIT TO THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID BORE THROUGHOUT A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH THEREOF.

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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) 1970-12-25 1971-06-26 1971-12-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-12-25 1975-06-26 1975-12-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-12-25 1979-06-26 1979-12-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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