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Assignee: Shaw Walker Co
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Filing: 1964-02-04
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1984-02-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gobel Dolph
- 👤 Leonard M Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:54
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D3/00; B26D3/14; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/917; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2066; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/654; Y10T83/6563; Y10T83/6566; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8844
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A MACHINE FOR GROOVING FOR CLASSIFICATION STACKS OF RECORD CARDS THAT HAVE A PLURALITY OF PERFORATIONS IN ROWS THAT ARE DISPOSED EACH A FIXED DISTANCE FROM AN EDGE OF THE CARDS, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING: (1) A FRAMEWORK; (2) A CUTTING BLADE MOUNTED IN SAID FRAMEWORK FOR SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL MOVEMENT AND HAVING A NORMAL POSITION; (3) SPRING MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID BLADE IN SAID NORMAL POSITION; (4) A CARD TRAY SUPPORTED UPON SAID FRAMEWORK, BENEATH SAID BLADE FOR MOVEMENT LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE BLADE AND FRAMEWORK; (5) MEANS UPSTANDING FROM SAID TRAY AND ENGAGING THREE OF THE EDGES OF THE STACK OF CARDS FOR HOLDING THE CARDS IN DEFINITE POSITION UPON THE TRAY; (6) MEANS INTER-ENGAGED WITH SAID FRAMEWORK AND TRAY FOR POSITIONING SAID TRAY IN PREDETERMINED POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID BLADE THEREBY TO ALIGN A PERFORATION IN THE CARDS WITH THE BLADE; (7) MEANS ON SAID TRAY FOR RELEASING SAID INTERENGAGED MEANS TO PERMIT THE TRAY TO BE MANUALLY MOVED LATERALLY OF THE MACHINE THEREBY TO CHANGE THE PREDETERMINED POSITION OF THE TRAY; (8) AND MANUAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID BLADE OUT OF SAID NORMAL POSITION TOWARDS SAID TRAY AGAINST THE TENSION OF SAID SPRING MEANS THEREBY TO GROOVE THE STACK OF CARDS AT SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A MACHINE FOR GROOVING FOR CLASSIFICATION STACKS OF RECORD CARDS THAT HAVE A PLURALITY OF PERFORATIONS IN ROWS THAT ARE DISPOSED EACH A FIXED DISTANCE FROM AN EDGE OF THE CARDS, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING: (1) A FRAMEWORK; (2) A CUTTING BLADE MOUNTED IN SAID FRAMEWORK FOR SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL MOVEMENT AND HAVING A NORMAL POSITION; (3) SPRING MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID BLADE IN SAID NORMAL POSITION; (4) A CARD TRAY SUPPORTED UPON SAID FRAMEWORK, BENEATH SAID BLADE FOR MOVEMENT LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE BLADE AND FRAMEWORK; (5) MEANS UPSTANDING FROM SAID TRAY AND ENGAGING THREE OF THE EDGES OF THE STACK OF CARDS FOR HOLDING THE CARDS IN DEFINITE POSITION UPON THE TRAY; (6) MEANS INTER-ENGAGED WITH SAID FRAMEWORK AND TRAY FOR POSITIONING SAID TRAY IN PREDETERMINED POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID BLADE THEREBY TO ALIGN A PERFORATION IN THE CARDS WITH THE BLADE; (7) MEANS ON SAID TRAY FOR RELEASING SAID INTERENGAGED MEANS TO PERMIT THE TRAY TO BE MANUALLY MOVED LATERALLY OF THE MACHINE THEREBY TO CHANGE THE PREDETERMINED POSITION OF THE TRAY; (8) AND MANUAL MEANS FOR MOVING SAID BLADE OUT OF SAID NORMAL POSITION TOWARDS SAID TRAY AGAINST THE TENSION OF SAID SPRING MEANS THEREBY TO GROOVE THE STACK OF CARDS AT SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-01 | 1970-01-31 | 1970-08-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-01 | 1974-01-31 | 1974-08-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-01 | 1978-01-31 | 1978-08-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |