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US3558169A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Record handling device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-07-29
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Granted: 1971-01-26
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Expires: 1988-07-29
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Abstract

Abstract A DEVICE FOR PICKING UP INDIVIDUAL PHONOGRAPH RECORDS FROM A STACK OF RECORDS AND FOR HOLDING THE SELECTED RECORD SO THAT THE FINGERS DO NOT TOUCH THE PLAYING SURFACE OF THE RECORD, CONSISTS OF A FOLD OF RIGID MATERIAL WHICH DEFINES AN OPEN ENVELOPE THE TWO SIDES OF WHICH ARE NOT IN REGISTRY SO THAT EACH DOES NOT COVER THE OTHER AND AS A RESULT A PORTION OF EACH SIDE EXTENDS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE OTHER SIDE. THE EXTENDING PORTION OF EACH SIDE OF THE FOLD, CALLED A TAB, TAPERS TO A KNIFE-LIKE EDGE SO THAT ONE TAB CAN READILY BE PLACED ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF A SELECTED RECORD, THEN THE HOLDER IS TURNED SO THAT THE OTHER TAB SLIDES UNDER THE SELECTED RECORD AND THE HOLDER IS THEN PUSHED ONTO THE RECORD UNTIL THE EDGE OF THE RECORD ABUTS THE BACK OF THE HOLDER.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard A Onanian

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 01:36
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00

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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) 1974-01-25 1974-07-27 1975-01-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-25 1978-07-27 1979-01-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-25 1982-07-27 1983-01-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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