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US3140133A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-01-18
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1982-01-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James J Kraft
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B69/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A FOLDABLE PORTABLE COUNTER OR BAR COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED FACING PANELS WITH THE PANELS WITHIN EACH PAIR HINGED TOGETHER ALONG VERTICAL ADJACENT EDGES, MEANS HINGING AT LEAST TWO OF SAID PAIRS ALONG VERTICAL EDGES OF SAID FACING PANELS TO A COMMON CENTER PORTION, WHEREBY SAID PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF PANELS ARE ADAPTED TO FORM A CONTINUOUS FACING SURFACE IN AN UNFOLDED POSITION AND A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL PANELS IN A FOLDED POSITION, A CENTER PANEL EXTENDING VERTICALLY AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID CENTER PORTION AND SECURED THERETO, END PANELS PIVOTALLY HINGED TO THE OUTER-MOST EDGES OF THE OUTER-MOST OF SAID FACING PANELS, AND A COUNTER COMPRISING A CENTER COUNTER PANEL AND A PAIR OF END COUNTER PANELS HINGED TO SAID CENTER COUNTER PANEL AT ADJACENT EDGES, SAID CENTER COUNTER PANEL SECURED OVER SAID CENTER PORTION WITH SAID END COUNTER PANELS ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER SAID END PANELS AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID FACING PANELS WHEN SAID COUNTER IS IN AN UNFOLDED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A FOLDABLE PORTABLE COUNTER OR BAR COMPRISING, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED FACING PANELS WITH THE PANELS WITHIN EACH PAIR HINGED TOGETHER ALONG VERTICAL ADJACENT EDGES, MEANS HINGING AT LEAST TWO OF SAID PAIRS ALONG VERTICAL EDGES OF SAID FACING PANELS TO A COMMON CENTER PORTION, WHEREBY SAID PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF PANELS ARE ADAPTED TO FORM A CONTINUOUS FACING SURFACE IN AN UNFOLDED POSITION AND A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL PANELS IN A FOLDED POSITION, A CENTER PANEL EXTENDING VERTICALLY AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID CENTER PORTION AND SECURED THERETO, END PANELS PIVOTALLY HINGED TO THE OUTER-MOST EDGES OF THE OUTER-MOST OF SAID FACING PANELS, AND A COUNTER COMPRISING A CENTER COUNTER PANEL AND A PAIR OF END COUNTER PANELS HINGED TO SAID CENTER COUNTER PANEL AT ADJACENT EDGES, SAID CENTER COUNTER PANEL SECURED OVER SAID CENTER PORTION WITH SAID END COUNTER PANELS ADAPTED TO EXTEND OVER SAID END PANELS AND REARWARDLY FROM SAID FACING PANELS WHEN SAID COUNTER IS IN AN UNFOLDED POSITION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-07-07 | 1968-01-06 | 1968-07-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-07-07 | 1972-01-06 | 1972-07-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-07-07 | 1976-01-06 | 1976-07-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |