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US3152697A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Modular dispensing display rack

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-09
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Granted: 1964-10-13
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Expires: 1983-12-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Berman Jacob
  • 👤 Lee A Casper
  • 👤 Weiss Henry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:18
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F1/00; A47F1/04; A47F1/08; A47F1/082

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
A MODULAR PARALLELEPIPEDAL STORAGE AND DISPENSING RACK FOR SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS COMPRISING A PAIR OF PARALLEL, GENERALLY RECTANGULAR, VERTICAL SIDE WALLS OF SOLID, VIBRATABLE MATERIAL, SAID WALLS BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS; TRANSVERSE SPACERS AFFIXED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS TO KEEP THEM IN SAID SPACED-APART RELATIONSHIP; A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, REARWARDLY EXTENDING FRONT TRACKS, VERTICALLY SPACED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SPACERS, EACH FRONT TRACK BEING A CONTINUOUS GENERALLY SERPENTINE-SHAPED RIGID WIRE HAVING A SERIES OF RAMPS INCLINED DOWNWARDLY IN ALTERNATE AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS; A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL FRONTWARDLY EXTENDING REAR TRACKS, VERTICALLY SPACED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SPACERS IN COPLANAR ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FRONT TRACKS, EACH REAR TRACK BEING A CONTINUOUS GENERALLY SERPENTINESHAPED RIGID WIRE HAVING A SERIES OF RAMPS INCLINED DOWNWARDLY IN ALTERNATE AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS; SAID TRACKS BEING SPACED APART TO DEFINE THEREBETWEEN A CHANNEL FOR UNIFORM CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OPPOSING SIDES THEREOF SLIGHTLY EXCEEDING THE DIAMETER OF THE OBJECTS THEREIN, AND PRESENTING NO LOCATION WHEREIN HORIZONTAL FORCES ON SAID CYLINDERS EXCEED VERTICAL FORCES; SAID SIDES VIBRATING WHEN CYLINDERS ARE DROPPED INTO SAID CHANNEL AND TRANSMITTING SAID VIBRATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SAID TRACKS REMOTE FROM THE ORIGIN OF SAID VIBRATIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 212 words
A MODULAR PARALLELEPIPEDAL STORAGE AND DISPENSING RACK FOR SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS COMPRISING A PAIR OF PARALLEL, GENERALLY RECTANGULAR, VERTICAL SIDE WALLS OF SOLID, VIBRATABLE MATERIAL, SAID WALLS BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS; TRANSVERSE SPACERS AFFIXED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS TO KEEP THEM IN SAID SPACED-APART RELATIONSHIP; A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, REARWARDLY EXTENDING FRONT TRACKS, VERTICALLY SPACED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SPACERS, EACH FRONT TRACK BEING A CONTINUOUS GENERALLY SERPENTINE-SHAPED RIGID WIRE HAVING A SERIES OF RAMPS INCLINED DOWNWARDLY IN ALTERNATE AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS; A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL FRONTWARDLY EXTENDING REAR TRACKS, VERTICALLY SPACED BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SPACERS IN COPLANAR ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FRONT TRACKS, EACH REAR TRACK BEING A CONTINUOUS GENERALLY SERPENTINESHAPED RIGID WIRE HAVING A SERIES OF RAMPS INCLINED DOWNWARDLY IN ALTERNATE AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS; SAID TRACKS BEING SPACED APART TO DEFINE THEREBETWEEN A CHANNEL FOR UNIFORM CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN OPPOSING SIDES THEREOF SLIGHTLY EXCEEDING THE DIAMETER OF THE OBJECTS THEREIN, AND PRESENTING NO LOCATION WHEREIN HORIZONTAL FORCES ON SAID CYLINDERS EXCEED VERTICAL FORCES; SAID SIDES VIBRATING WHEN CYLINDERS ARE DROPPED INTO SAID CHANNEL AND TRANSMITTING SAID VIBRATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SAID TRACKS REMOTE FROM THE ORIGIN OF SAID VIBRATIONS.

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