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US3367062A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Lure ladder for a fishing tackle box

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-04-07
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Granted: 1968-02-06
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Expires: 1986-04-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Theodore D Glass

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 16:14
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
IN A FISHING TACKLE BOX, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO TRAYS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED, EACH TRAY HAVING SIDE WALLS AND INCLUDING A SEPARATOR CORRUGATED WITH AT LEAST ONE RIDGE AND AT LEAST ONE VALLEY ON THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM THEREOF, EACH SAID RIDGE AND VALLEY EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE WALLS, SAID TRAYS BEING ADAPTED TO BE STACKED VERTICALLY AND UNSTACKED WITH THE SIDE WALLS THEREOF SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WHEN STACKED, SAID VALLEY IN THE BOTTOM SIDE OF ONE SEPARATOR OF ONE TRAY BEING POSITIONED ABOVE SAID VALLEY IN THE TOP SIDE OF A SECOND SEPARATOR OF A SECOND TRAY OF SAID TRAYS AND SAID RIDGE IN THE BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID ONE SEPARATOR BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID RIDGE IN THE TOP SIDE OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR TO FORM A CHAMBER EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE WALLS UPON STACKING SAID TRAYS, A LURE LADDER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE FISH HOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VALLEY ON THE TOP OF SIDE OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR, MEANS RETAINING THE LURE LADDER IN SAID VALLEY, THE HEIGHT OF SAID LURE LADDER BEING GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF SAID VALLEY OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR WHEREBY A PORTION OF SAID LADDER EXTENDS INTO THE VALLEY ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID ONE SEPARATOR WHICH FORMS THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER UPON STACKING OF SAID TRAYS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
IN A FISHING TACKLE BOX, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO TRAYS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED, EACH TRAY HAVING SIDE WALLS AND INCLUDING A SEPARATOR CORRUGATED WITH AT LEAST ONE RIDGE AND AT LEAST ONE VALLEY ON THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM THEREOF, EACH SAID RIDGE AND VALLEY EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE WALLS, SAID TRAYS BEING ADAPTED TO BE STACKED VERTICALLY AND UNSTACKED WITH THE SIDE WALLS THEREOF SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WHEN STACKED, SAID VALLEY IN THE BOTTOM SIDE OF ONE SEPARATOR OF ONE TRAY BEING POSITIONED ABOVE SAID VALLEY IN THE TOP SIDE OF A SECOND SEPARATOR OF A SECOND TRAY OF SAID TRAYS AND SAID RIDGE IN THE BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID ONE SEPARATOR BEING SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID RIDGE IN THE TOP SIDE OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR TO FORM A CHAMBER EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY THE LENGTH OF THE SIDE WALLS UPON STACKING SAID TRAYS, A LURE LADDER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE FISH HOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED IN SAID VALLEY ON THE TOP OF SIDE OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR, MEANS RETAINING THE LURE LADDER IN SAID VALLEY, THE HEIGHT OF SAID LURE LADDER BEING GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF SAID VALLEY OF SAID SECOND SEPARATOR WHEREBY A PORTION OF SAID LADDER EXTENDS INTO THE VALLEY ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID ONE SEPARATOR WHICH FORMS THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER UPON STACKING OF SAID TRAYS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-02-05 1971-08-07 1972-02-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-05 1975-08-07 1976-02-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-05 1979-08-07 1980-02-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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