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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-12
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-08-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert B Staver

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:06
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K5/00; A47K5/04; A47K5/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 268 words
A COMBINATION OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR SUPPORTING A BODY OF MATERIAL OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A SURFACE ADAPTED TO OPERATE ON AN OBJECT AND A HOLDING MEANS HAVING A LOWER PORTION SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID BODY, SAID HOLDING MEANS HAVING A SLENDER STEM PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION ENABLING SAID STEM TO BE HELD COMFORTABLY IN TH CROTCH OF TWO ADJACENT FINGERS OF A HAND WITHOUT SPREADING SAID FINGERS TO AN UNCOMFORTABLE DEGREE, WHEN THE ARTICLE IS IN USE, SAID COMBINATION COMPRISING SAID BODY OF MATERIAL; SAID HOLDING MEANS, A MAGNETIC SUPPORT MEANS; AND INTERMEDIATE SUPORT MEANS DISPOSED GENERALLY UPWARDLY FROM SAID STEM PORTION TO COOPERATE WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS TO SUPPORT THE ARTICLE THEREFROM, WHILE LEAVING SAID STEM PORTION, AND THE SPACE LYING GENERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID STEM, UNOBSTRUCTED WHEREBY SAID INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS MAY BE ENGAGED WITH OR REMOVED FROM SAID SUPPORT MEANS MAY BE ENGAGED WITH OR REMOVED FROM SAID IS ENGAGED IN THE CROTCH BETWEEN SAID FINGERS, THE SUPPORT MEANS AND THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS BEING COMPRISED ONE OF A MAGNET AND THE OTHER OF MAGNETIC MATERAIL ATTRACTABLE TO SAID MAGNET, THE MAGNET BEING OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO SECURELY SUPPORT THE ARTICLE THEREFROM IN THE WAY INTENDED BUT WITHOUT BEING SO STRONG AS TO PREVENT REASONABLY EASY DETACHMENT OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE SUPPORT MEANS, THE COOPERATING SURFACE OF THE SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE INTERMEDIATE SUPORT MEANS, TOGETHER WITH SURFACES ADJACENT THERETO, BEING OF SUCH CONFIGURATION AS TO PREVENT SUBSTANTAIL LATERAL TRANSLATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE COOPERATING PORTION OF THE SUPPORT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 268 words
A COMBINATION OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR SUPPORTING A BODY OF MATERIAL OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A SURFACE ADAPTED TO OPERATE ON AN OBJECT AND A HOLDING MEANS HAVING A LOWER PORTION SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID BODY, SAID HOLDING MEANS HAVING A SLENDER STEM PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID LOWER PORTION ENABLING SAID STEM TO BE HELD COMFORTABLY IN TH CROTCH OF TWO ADJACENT FINGERS OF A HAND WITHOUT SPREADING SAID FINGERS TO AN UNCOMFORTABLE DEGREE, WHEN THE ARTICLE IS IN USE, SAID COMBINATION COMPRISING SAID BODY OF MATERIAL; SAID HOLDING MEANS, A MAGNETIC SUPPORT MEANS; AND INTERMEDIATE SUPORT MEANS DISPOSED GENERALLY UPWARDLY FROM SAID STEM PORTION TO COOPERATE WITH THE SUPPORT MEANS TO SUPPORT THE ARTICLE THEREFROM, WHILE LEAVING SAID STEM PORTION, AND THE SPACE LYING GENERALLY OUTWARDLY FROM SAID STEM, UNOBSTRUCTED WHEREBY SAID INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS MAY BE ENGAGED WITH OR REMOVED FROM SAID SUPPORT MEANS MAY BE ENGAGED WITH OR REMOVED FROM SAID IS ENGAGED IN THE CROTCH BETWEEN SAID FINGERS, THE SUPPORT MEANS AND THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS BEING COMPRISED ONE OF A MAGNET AND THE OTHER OF MAGNETIC MATERAIL ATTRACTABLE TO SAID MAGNET, THE MAGNET BEING OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO SECURELY SUPPORT THE ARTICLE THEREFROM IN THE WAY INTENDED BUT WITHOUT BEING SO STRONG AS TO PREVENT REASONABLY EASY DETACHMENT OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE SUPPORT MEANS, THE COOPERATING SURFACE OF THE SUPPORT MEANS WITH THE INTERMEDIATE SUPORT MEANS, TOGETHER WITH SURFACES ADJACENT THERETO, BEING OF SUCH CONFIGURATION AS TO PREVENT SUBSTANTAIL LATERAL TRANSLATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE COOPERATING PORTION OF THE SUPPORT MEANS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-09-06 1969-03-08 1969-09-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-06 1973-03-08 1973-09-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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