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US3206037A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Clothesline support

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-06-18
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Granted: 1965-09-14
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Expires: 1983-06-18
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Earl B Woolsey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:14
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F57/00; D06F57/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 212 words
A DEVICE FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE CLOTHESLINE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS IN A TAUT CONDITION, INCLUDING: (A) FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGEABLE MEANS COMPRISING ELONGATE RIGID MEMBERS IN WHICH A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED OPENINGS ARE FORMED, WITH EACH OF SAID OPENINGS HAVING TWO NOTCHES THAT PROJECT THEREFROM IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS, AND WITH SAID OPENINGS AND NOTCHES IN SAID FIRST MEMBER BEING ALIGNABLE WITH COMPARABLE OPENINGS AND NOTCHES IN SAID SECOND MEMBER; (B) MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS IN SPACED FIXED POSITIONS WHEREIN SAID OPENINGS AND NOTCHES THEREIN ARE IN ALIGNMENT; (C) A CLOTHESLINE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS, WHICH LINE IS SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO EXTEND BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS; AND (D) FIRST AND SECOND RIGID BODIES CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODIES HAVING TAPERED RIBS PROJECTING FROM OPPOSITE LONGITUDINAL SIDES THEREOF, WHICH BODIES AND RIBS ARE INSERTED IN SAID OPENINGS AND SAID SLOTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID OPENINGS, AND WITH THE COMBINED WIDTH OF EACH OF SAID BODIES AND SAID RIBS AT THE OUTER END THEREOF BEING GREATER THAN THE COMBINED WIDTH OF ONE OF SAID OPENINGS AND SLOTS TO PREVENT SAID BODIES FROM BEING PULLED THROUGH SAID OPENINGS WHEN SAID LINE IS SUBJECTED TO TENSION.

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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) 1968-09-13 1969-03-15 1969-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-09-13 1973-03-15 1973-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-09-13 1977-03-15 1977-09-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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