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US3949506A
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Plaque with repositionable ornamental team units
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-06-12
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Granted: 1976-04-13
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Expires: 1994-06-12
Abstract
Abstract An ornamental team plaque of plastic having a plurality of ornamental team unit members which are repositionably mounted on the face of a plastic body. Numerical indicators may be positioned along mounting means fixed to the plastic plaque so the selectively positioned ornamental team unit members may indicate the relative standings of the teams at any selected date, which may be indicated on the plaque.
Inventors
- 👤 John Benkowski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:24
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/06; A63B71/0619; A63B71/0669; A63B71/0672; A63B71/0616
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
an ornamental team plaque, including a plastic body having a face side and an opposite side, a plurality of like fixed mounting means molded with the plastic body on the face of said plastic body, a plurality of molded, oranmental team units, each of said units having a raised obverse side depicting characteristic ornamentation representative of a team, and a reverse side having like mounting means interchangeably engageable with any of said plastic body fixed mounting means so that each of said ornamental team units is repositionably mountable on any of said plastic body fixed mounting means, and indicia on the face of said plastic body to indicate league grouping of said plurality of ornamental team units.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
an ornamental team plaque, including a plastic body having a face side and an opposite side, a plurality of like fixed mounting means molded with the plastic body on the face of said plastic body, a plurality of molded, oranmental team units, each of said units having a raised obverse side depicting characteristic ornamentation representative of a team, and a reverse side having like mounting means interchangeably engageable with any of said plastic body fixed mounting means so that each of said ornamental team units is repositionably mountable on any of said plastic body fixed mounting means, and indicia on the face of said plastic body to indicate league grouping of said plurality of ornamental team units.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ornamental team plaque as in claim 1 which further includes changeable date indicator means on the face of said plastic body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
An ornamental team plaque which includes the features of claim 2 and which further includes numerical indicia sequentially presented on the face of the plastic body, and a numerical indicator positioned adjacent each of said fixed mounting means, whereby team standing may be represented for an indicated date.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An ornamental team plaque which includes the features of claim 1 wherein said fixed mounting means is an integrally formed socket in the plastic body, and each of said team unit members having a disk configuration to closely fit any of said formed sockets in the plastic body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ornamental team plaque which includes the features of claim 1 wherien said mounting means on a team unit member and the plastic body include cooperative locator means to selectively orientate the team unit member in mounted position on the plastic body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
An ornamental team plaque which includes the features of claim 1 wherein said interchangeably engageable mounting means are a magnetic element embedded in exposed relationship on the reverse side of the team member unit, and another magnetic element embedded in exposed relationship on the plastic body mounting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An ornamental team plaque assembly which includes the features of claim 4 and which further includes cooperative locator means in said interchangeably engageable mounting means, including a projecting member at the edge of said disk in the team unit member, and a matching slot in the formed socket in the plastic body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
An ornamental team plaque assembly which includes the features of claim 1 wherein said interchangeably engageable mounting means include a tapered body projecting from the face of said plaque and a matching tapered socket in the reverse side of said ornamental team unit, whereby a wedging fit is obtained.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ornamental team plaque assembly which includes the features of claim 8 wherein said tapered projecting body and matching recess have non-uniform dimensions so that engagement results in positive orientation of the team unit member on the plastic body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ornamental team plaque assembly which includes the features of claim 1 wherein said ornamental team units include indicia distinctive for each team, and said plastic body further including a raised ornamentation distinctive for a league in which are joined said plurality of ornamental team units.
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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) | 1979-04-13 | 1979-10-13 | 1980-04-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-04-13 | 1983-10-13 | 1984-04-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-04-13 | 1987-10-13 | 1988-04-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |