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US3382606A
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Cartesian type toy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-11
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Granted: 1968-05-14
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Expires: 1986-03-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James T Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:21
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H23/00; A63H23/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A SUBMERSIBLE ELEMENT FOR A CARTESIAN TOY COMPRISING AN OPEN ELONGATED FRAME INCLUDING A PAIR OF END FRAME MEMBERS AND A SIDE FRAME MEMBER CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PAIR OF ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID END FRAME MEMBERS, A SUBSTANTIALLY HOLLOW RECEPTACLE HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ENDS, A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS RECEPTACLE INTERMEDIATE ITS SAID ENDS TO DIVIDE SAID RECEPTACLE INTO A PAIR OF AIRCONTAINING AND LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID RECEPTACLE HAVING A PORT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH AND IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER, A LIQUID PRESSURE-RESPONSIVE FLAP VALVE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER AND MOUNTED ON SAID RECEPTACLE, SAID FLAP VALVE NORMALLY SEATING ACROSS SAID PORT TO CLOSE THE SAME AGAINST LIQUID ENTRY, A CONDUIT HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ENDS, SAID CONDUIT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID RECEPTACLE IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER AND THE OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT BEING EXTERNALLY-DISPOSED RELATIVE TO SAID RECEPTACLE, MEANS AT SAID OPPOSED ENDS OF SAID RECEPTACLE ROTATABLY-SUPPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE ON AND BETWEEN SAID END FRAME MEMBERS, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A SHAFT HAVING AN END THEREOF FIXEDLY-SECURED TO ONE END OF SAID RECEPTACLE WITH THE OTHER END EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH ONE OF SAID END FRAME MEMBERS, SAID SHAFT BEING ROTATABLE WITH SAID RECEPTACLE, AND PROPELLER MEANS FIXEDLY-SECURED ON THE OTHER END OF SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
358 words
A SUBMERSIBLE ELEMENT FOR A CARTESIAN TOY COMPRISING AN OPEN ELONGATED FRAME, SAID FRAME INCLUDING A PAIR OF LATERALLY-SPACED AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY-SPACED END FRAME MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID END FRAME MEMBERS CONNECTING, RESPECTIVELY, AN ADJACENT PAIR OF ENDS OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, AN OGIVE FRONT FRAME MEMBER HAVING ITS ENDS CONNECTED, RESPECTIVELY, WITH AN ADJACENT PAIR OF ENDS OF SAID END FRAME MEMBERS, A SUBSTANTIALLY HOLLOW RIGID RECEPTACLE HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY-DISPOSED OPEN AND CLOSED ENDS, A RIGID CLOSURE WALL EXTENDING ACROSS AND CLOSING SAID OPEN END OF SAID RECEPTACLE, A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAM EXTENDING ACROSS SAID RECEPTACLE, A FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM EXTENDING SURE WALL AND DIVIDING SAID RECEPTACLE INTO A PAIR OF AIRCONTAINING AND LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID CLOSURE WALL HAVING A PORT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THERETHROUGH, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE FOR ROTATION ON SAID FRAME, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A STUB SHAFT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS FIXEDLY-SECURED TO SAID CLOSED END OF SAID RECEPTACLE FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, THE OTHER END OF SAID STUB SHAFT BEING JOURNALED FOR ROTATION ON SAID OGIVE FRONT FRAME MEMBER CENTRALLY OF THE ENDS THEREOF AND AN ELONGATED SHAFT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS FIXEDLY-SECURED TO SAID CLOSURE WALL CENTRALLY THEREOF FOR ROTATION WITH SAID RECEPTACLE, THE OTHER END OF SAID SHAFT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH THE SIDE FRAME MEMBER ADJACENT SAID OGIVE FRAME MEMBER CENTRALLY OF SAID ENDS THEREOF AND BEING JOURNALED FOR ROTATION THEREIN, SAID OTHER END OF SAID SHAFT HAVING AN END PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, A PROPELLER FIXEDLY-SECURED ON SAID END PORTION OF SAID SHAFT BETWEEN SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, A LIQUID PRESSURE-RESPONSIVE FLAP VALVE DISPOSED IN SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER AND HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ENDS, MEANS FIXEDLY-SECURING ONE OF SAID ENDS OF SAID FLAP VALVE TO SAID FIXEDLYCONNECTED END OF SAID SHAFT WITH ITS OTHER END NORMALLY EXTENDING ACROSS AND CLOSING SAID PORT AGAINST ENTRY OF SAID LIQUID INTO SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER, AND AN L-SHAPED CONDUIT HAVING AN END THEREOF EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THROUGH SAID CLOSURE WALL AND IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID LIQUID-RECEIVING CHAMBER, THE OTHER END OF SAID CONDUIT TERMINATING ADJACENT THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID CLOSURE WALL.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-05-14 | 1971-11-13 | 1972-05-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-05-14 | 1975-11-13 | 1976-05-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-05-14 | 1979-11-13 | 1980-05-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |