US3370591A
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Receptacle and follower assembly
Assignee: National Lock Co
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Filing: 1966-02-09
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Granted: 1968-02-27
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Expires: 1986-02-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William H Coe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:56
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42F; B42F17/00; B42F17/02; B42F17/08; B42F17/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S402/00; Y10S402/502
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
IN A RECEPTACLE FOR RETAINING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN GENERALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND HAVING A CENTRAL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOT THEREIN, A FOLLOWER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CHANNEL MEMBER SECURED IN THE SLOT AND INCLUDING A BOTTOM SURFACE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, RAISED, LATERALLY EXTENDING STOPS AND INWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER FLANGES, AND AT LEAST ONE FOLLOWER INCLUDING A GUIDE PLATE RECEIVED IN SAID CHANNEL MEMBER AND HAVING A RAISED CENTRAL PORTION STRADDLING THE STOPS AND OUTWARDLY EXTENDING RAISED FLANGES COOPERATING WITH SAID FLANGES IN THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO RETAIN AND GUIDE THE GUIDE PLATE THEREIN, A SUPPORT MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID GUIDE PLATE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY AT AN OBTUSE ANGLE TO THE GUIDE PLATE, A BACK-UP PLATE INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND FORWARDLY OFFSET THEREFROM, SAID GUIDE PLATE, SUPPORT MEMBERAND BACKUP PLATE BEING FORMED FROM A SINGLE BENT SHEET AND SAID GUIDE PLAE AND SUPPORT MEMBER BEING OF CHANNAL CROSS SECTION THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH, AND A CENTRAL TAB INTEGRAL WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER IN THE SAME CENTRAL THEREOF AND DEPENDING THEREFROM INTO THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO A POINT BELOW THE RAISED CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GUIDE PLATE TO COOPERATE WITH SAID STOPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
IN A RECEPTACLE FOR RETAINING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES IN GENERALLY UPRIGHT POSITION AND HAVING A CENTRAL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOT THEREIN, A FOLLOWER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CHANNEL MEMBER SECURED IN THE SLOT AND INCLUDING A BOTTOM SURFACE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED, RAISED, LATERALLY EXTENDING STOPS AND INWARDLY EXTENDING UPPER FLANGES, AND AT LEAST ONE FOLLOWER INCLUDING A GUIDE PLATE RECEIVED IN SAID CHANNEL MEMBER AND HAVING A RAISED CENTRAL PORTION STRADDLING THE STOPS AND OUTWARDLY EXTENDING RAISED FLANGES COOPERATING WITH SAID FLANGES IN THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO RETAIN AND GUIDE THE GUIDE PLATE THEREIN, A SUPPORT MEMBER INTEGRAL WITH SAID GUIDE PLATE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND REARWARDLY AT AN OBTUSE ANGLE TO THE GUIDE PLATE, A BACK-UP PLATE INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND FORWARDLY OFFSET THEREFROM, SAID GUIDE PLATE, SUPPORT MEMBERAND BACKUP PLATE BEING FORMED FROM A SINGLE BENT SHEET AND SAID GUIDE PLAE AND SUPPORT MEMBER BEING OF CHANNAL CROSS SECTION THROUGHOUT THEIR LENGTH, AND A CENTRAL TAB INTEGRAL WITH SAID SUPPORT MEMBER IN THE SAME CENTRAL THEREOF AND DEPENDING THEREFROM INTO THE CHANNEL MEMBER TO A POINT BELOW THE RAISED CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GUIDE PLATE TO COOPERATE WITH SAID STOPS.
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