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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-08-11
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Granted: 1973-01-23
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Expires: 1991-08-11
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Abstract

Abstract THE HOLDER HAS A PAIR OF ELONGATED ANCHORING LEG EXTENSIONS CONNECTED BY HINGE FORMATIONS TO A FLAT ARTICLE SUPPORTING PANEL, THE LEGS, PANEL AND FORMATIONS BEING MOLDED OF A SUITABLE SYNTHETIC PLASTIC COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF A ONEPIECE UNIT. THE PANEL AND EACH OF THE ANCHOR LEGS CARRY BRACING AND STOP ELEMENTS, INTEGRALLY MOLDED ON THE RESPECTTIVE LEG AND PANEL PARTS, WHICH ELEMENTS CARRY TONGUE AND GROOVE-TYPE EDGE FORMATIONS FOR FRICTIONAL AND RELEASABLE MATING ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEN THE HOLDER IS SET UP ON AN OPERATIVE ARTICLE SUPPORTING CONDITION. AS THUS SET UP THE LEGS EXTEND DOWNWARDLY INTO THE USUAL UPWARDLY OPENING WINDOW RECESS OF AN AUTOMOBILE DOOR, WITH THE SUPPORTING PANEL EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY INWARDLY OF THE DOOR TO ONE SIDE OF AND JUST AHEAD OF AN OCCUPANT. THE RESPECTIVE LEG AND PANEL-BORNE BRACING AND STOP ELEMENTS THEN HAVE EDGE-ABUTTING STOP ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, YET UPON MANUAL DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID ELEMENTS FROM THEIR MATED RELATIONSHIP THE LEGS MAY BE SWUNG INTO A COMPACTLY COLLAPSED RELATION TO THE ARTILCE SUPPORTING PANEL. D R A W I N G

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  • 👤 E Russ

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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/10; B60N3/103; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/926

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-01-23 1976-07-24 1977-01-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-01-23 1980-07-24 1981-01-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-01-23 1984-07-24 1985-01-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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