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US3367679A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Book cover-easel combination

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-21
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Granted: 1968-02-06
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Expires: 1986-03-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Slanhoff Bertram

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 03:25
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D3/00; B42D3/12; B42D3/126

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 444 words
IN A BOOK COVER-EASEL COMBINATION MADE OF RELATIVELY HEAVY PAPER SHEETING, A HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED TRIANGULAR TUBE COMPRISING A BASE PANEL TO REST ON A SURFACE, A REAR LEG PANEL AND A RECTANGULAR FRONT PANEL; THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT PANEL HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF THE LEG PANEL; THE LOWER PANEL END OF THE FRONT PANEL HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE BASE PANEL, A FIRST FLAP EXTENDING UPWARDLY IN BACK OF THE LEG PANEL; THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FLAP HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE REARWARD EDGE OF THE BASE PANEL; THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FLAP HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE LEG PANEL INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF THE LEG PANEL; THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SAID EDGES OF SAID FLAP, BEING AT MOST, ONE HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID EDGES OF THE LEG PANEL, SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS, EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY FROM THE SIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT PANEL AND HAVING HINGED CONNECTION THEREWITH RESPECTIVELY, SO SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS MAY BE SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO LIE IN FRONT OF THE FRONT PANEL; THE LOWER EDGE OF THE LEG PANEL RESTING ON THE INNER VERTEX LINE OF THE DIHEDRAL ANGLE FROMED BY THE BASE PANEL AND THE FIRST FLAP; SAID FRONT PANEL COMPRISING A CENTRAL UPRIGHT RECTANGULAR SECTION FOR COVERING THE BACK OF A BOOK; THAT PART OF THE FRONT PANEL WHICH IS BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND THE SECOND FLAP, HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND ADAPTED FOR COVERING ONE OF THE LIDS OF THE BOOK; THAT PART OF THE FRONT PANEL WHICH IS BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND THE THIRD FLAP, HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND ADAPTED FOR COVERING THE OTHER LID OF THE BOOK; SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS BEING FOR PLACEMENT AGAINST THE INSIDE SURFACES OF SAID LIDS RESPECTIVELY; SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE BEING COLLAPSIBLE INTO A FLAT FORM WHEREUPON THE LEG PANEL IS POSITIONED AGAINST THE REAR SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL; SAID LEG PANEL, BASE PANEL AND SAID FIRST FLAP, WHEN SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE IS SO COLLAPSED, BEING BENDABLE IN THE SAME MANNER THE FRONT PANEL IS BENDABLE WHEN THE LID-COVERING PORTIONS OF THE FRONT PANEL ARE SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER FORWARDLY OF SAID CENTRAL SECTION; SAID FRONT SECTION, AND SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS WHEN SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO LIE FACING THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL, BEING ADAPTED TO SERVE AS THE JACKET FOR THE BOOK; SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE BEING SUFFICIENTLY STURDY TO SUPPORT A BOOK RESTING AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL, WHEN SAID STRUCTURE IS SET TO REST ON ONE OF ITS OTHER PANELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 444 words
IN A BOOK COVER-EASEL COMBINATION MADE OF RELATIVELY HEAVY PAPER SHEETING, A HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED TRIANGULAR TUBE COMPRISING A BASE PANEL TO REST ON A SURFACE, A REAR LEG PANEL AND A RECTANGULAR FRONT PANEL; THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT PANEL HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF THE LEG PANEL; THE LOWER PANEL END OF THE FRONT PANEL HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE BASE PANEL, A FIRST FLAP EXTENDING UPWARDLY IN BACK OF THE LEG PANEL; THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID FLAP HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE REARWARD EDGE OF THE BASE PANEL; THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FLAP HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH THE LEG PANEL INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF THE LEG PANEL; THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SAID EDGES OF SAID FLAP, BEING AT MOST, ONE HALF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID EDGES OF THE LEG PANEL, SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS, EXTENDING RESPECTIVELY FROM THE SIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT PANEL AND HAVING HINGED CONNECTION THEREWITH RESPECTIVELY, SO SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS MAY BE SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO LIE IN FRONT OF THE FRONT PANEL; THE LOWER EDGE OF THE LEG PANEL RESTING ON THE INNER VERTEX LINE OF THE DIHEDRAL ANGLE FROMED BY THE BASE PANEL AND THE FIRST FLAP; SAID FRONT PANEL COMPRISING A CENTRAL UPRIGHT RECTANGULAR SECTION FOR COVERING THE BACK OF A BOOK; THAT PART OF THE FRONT PANEL WHICH IS BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND THE SECOND FLAP, HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND ADAPTED FOR COVERING ONE OF THE LIDS OF THE BOOK; THAT PART OF THE FRONT PANEL WHICH IS BETWEEN SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND THE THIRD FLAP, HAVING HINGE CONNECTION WITH SAID CENTRAL SECTION AND ADAPTED FOR COVERING THE OTHER LID OF THE BOOK; SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS BEING FOR PLACEMENT AGAINST THE INSIDE SURFACES OF SAID LIDS RESPECTIVELY; SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE BEING COLLAPSIBLE INTO A FLAT FORM WHEREUPON THE LEG PANEL IS POSITIONED AGAINST THE REAR SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL; SAID LEG PANEL, BASE PANEL AND SAID FIRST FLAP, WHEN SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE IS SO COLLAPSED, BEING BENDABLE IN THE SAME MANNER THE FRONT PANEL IS BENDABLE WHEN THE LID-COVERING PORTIONS OF THE FRONT PANEL ARE SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER FORWARDLY OF SAID CENTRAL SECTION; SAID FRONT SECTION, AND SAID SECOND AND THIRD FLAPS WHEN SWUNG TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO LIE FACING THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL, BEING ADAPTED TO SERVE AS THE JACKET FOR THE BOOK; SAID TRIANGULAR STRUCTURE BEING SUFFICIENTLY STURDY TO SUPPORT A BOOK RESTING AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FRONT PANEL, WHEN SAID STRUCTURE IS SET TO REST ON ONE OF ITS OTHER PANELS.

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