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US4057166A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Drawer type ash receiver

Assignee: Aisin Corp
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Filing: 1976-10-22
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Granted: 1977-11-08
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Expires: 1996-10-22
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Abstract

Abstract In a drawer type ash receiver assembly, a supporting member for a container is formed in a half-box shape from sheet metal by stamping to have opposite-spaced side flanges and a rear end flange flared downwardly and outwardly in one piece therefrom. The supporting member includes a pair of receiving arms extended inwardly from each of the forward ends of the side flanges, and the container includes opposite spaced side rims and a rear end rim which are provided at the outsides thereof with taper surfaces engageable with the flared flanges of the supporting member and of which the side rims are slidably received at the bottom surfaces thereof by resilient means on the receiving arms.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinichiro Yamazaki
  • 👤 Teruyuki Hanabashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:32
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F19/00; A24F19/08; B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/08; B60N3/083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
In an ash receiver assembly comprising a container in the form of a drawer and a supporting member from which the container is telescopically suspended and which provides a cover over said container when the latter is in a fully-closed position; the improvement wherein the supporting member has a front end and a rear end and includes, in one piece, opposite-spaced side flanges, each having a forward end, and a rear end flange, the spaced side flanges being flared downwardly and outwardly and extending substantially along the whole length of said container, and a pair of receiving arms which extend inwardly from respective forward ends of the side flanges, each of the receiving arms having resilient means thereon; said container has opposite-spaced side rim means to engage with the flared side flanges and rear end rim means to engage with the rear end flange, the side rim means having outer tapered surfaces which are slidably guided by the flared side flanges of said supporting member and which are urged upwardly from lower surfaces thereof by the resilient means on said receiving arms to ensure air-tightness of said container when the latter is in the fully-closed position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 196 words
In an ash receiver assembly comprising a container in the form of a drawer and a supporting member from which the container is telescopically suspended and which provides a cover over said container when the latter is in a fully-closed position; the improvement wherein the supporting member has a front end and a rear end and includes, in one piece, opposite-spaced side flanges, each having a forward end, and a rear end flange, the spaced side flanges being flared downwardly and outwardly and extending substantially along the whole length of said container, and a pair of receiving arms which extend inwardly from respective forward ends of the side flanges, each of the receiving arms having resilient means thereon; said container has opposite-spaced side rim means to engage with the flared side flanges and rear end rim means to engage with the rear end flange, the side rim means having outer tapered surfaces which are slidably guided by the flared side flanges of said supporting member and which are urged upwardly from lower surfaces thereof by the resilient means on said receiving arms to ensure air-tightness of said container when the latter is in the fully-closed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 61 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side rim means of said container have bottom surfaces which opposite spaced tapered surfaces extending downwardly and inwardly and wherein the receiving arms of said supporting member are downwardly and inwardly extended with a tapered angle to slidably receive the bottom tapered surfaces of the said side rim means thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 71 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container has a front member which is provided with a stepped portion which is engageable with a short vertical flange formed at the front end of said supporting member, said stepped portion including a flat surface means to engage in air-tight fashion with inner surface of the front end of said supporting member when said container is in fully-closed position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting member is provided at the rear end flange thereof with a holder to receive the rear end rim means of said container when the container is in fully-closed position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 62 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein said supporting member has a pair of detents at its forward region and each side rim means of said container has a rear end with a projection means to engage with one of said detents to limit outward movement of the container when said container is pulled outwardly into a fully-open position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said supporting member is formed from sheet metal by stamping to have a trapezoidal at cross-section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said resilient means is a bowed leaf spring secured on each of the receiving arms to urge said container upwardly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 63 words
An ash receiver assembly as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the rear end flange of said supporting member is flared downwardly and outwardly and the rear end rim means of said container has an outer tapered surface means to engage in an air-tight fashion with the flared rear end flange of said supporting member when said container is in the fully-closed position.

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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) 1980-11-07 1981-05-09 1981-11-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-11-07 1985-05-09 1985-11-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-11-07 1989-05-09 1989-11-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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