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US3605378A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Tape loading apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-03-16
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Granted: 1971-09-20
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Expires: 1990-03-16
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Abstract

Abstract THIS SPECIFICATION DISCLOSES APPARATUS FOR LOADING TAPE INTO ONE OR MORE BOXES, SIMULTANEOUSLY, THROUGH THE OPEN TOP THEREOF TO ACHIEVE AN ORDERLY ARRANGEMENT OF THE STORED TAPE. THE APPARATUS COMPRISES A HORIZONTAL PLATFORM ON WHICH A BOX OR BOXES ARE RECEIVED, A TAPE GUIDE CHUTE OR CHUTES FASTENED TO A ROD, MECHANISM FOR OSCILLATING THE ROD AND CHUTES LATERALLY ABOVE THE BOXES AND INDEPENDENT MECHANISM FOR TRANSVERSING THE ROD AND CHUTES LONGITUDINALLY OF THE BOXES.

Inventors

  • 👤 Owen Rodwell Read

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:19
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B63/00; B65B63/04; B65H; B65H54/00; B65H54/76; B65H54/78; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31

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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) 1974-09-19 1975-03-21 1975-09-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-09-19 1979-03-21 1979-09-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-09-19 1983-03-21 1983-09-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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