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US3337059A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-13
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-10-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hoy David P Le

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 04:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F5/00; A47F5/04; A47F5/05

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A PHONOGRAPH RECORD OR ALBUM HOLDER COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER IN UPRIGHT POSITION; AT LEAST ONE RECORD HOLDING LEAD PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER; EACH SAID LEAF INCLUDING UPPER HORIZONTAL, LOWER HORIZONTAL AND SIDE FRAME MEMBERS FORMING A PERIPHERALLY CLOSED RECTANGULAR FRAME AND AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE HORIZONTAL RAIL SPACEDLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME; SAID UPPER AND LOWER MEMBERS HAVING AT LEAST ONE GROOVE THEREIN FACING EACH OTHER AND INWARDLY OF THE EDGE OF SAID FRAME, SAID AT LEAST ONE HORIZONTAL RAIL BEING SPACEDLY MOUNTED FROM SAID LOWER AND UPPER FRAME MEMBER AND EACH HORIZONTAL RAIL SPACED FROM OTHER HORIZONTAL RAILS A DISTANCE APART WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREBETWEEN; EACH SAID HORIZONTAL RAIL HAVING AT LEAST ONE LOWER GROOVE FACING A GROOVE IN THE NEXT LOWER ADJACENT HORIZONTAL MEMBER FORMING A SET OF GROOVES ACCOMMODATING A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREIN AND AN UPPER GROOVE FACING THE LOWER GROOVE IN THE NEXT UPPER ADJACENT HORIZONTAL MEMBER FORMING A SET OF GROOVES ACCOMMODATING A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREIN; AND DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MEANS MOUNTED IN EACH UPWARDLY FACING GROOVE AND BEING SUFFICIENTLY DEFORMABLE TO DEPRESS BY A RECORD PRESSED THEREAGAINST SO AS TO PERMIT A RECORD TO ENTER THE UPPER GROOVE AND TO EXPAND TO NORMAL SHAPE TO RETAIN A RECORD BETWEEN SAID LOWER AND SAID UPPER GROOVES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
A PHONOGRAPH RECORD OR ALBUM HOLDER COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER IN UPRIGHT POSITION; AT LEAST ONE RECORD HOLDING LEAD PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPRIGHT FRAME MEMBER; EACH SAID LEAF INCLUDING UPPER HORIZONTAL, LOWER HORIZONTAL AND SIDE FRAME MEMBERS FORMING A PERIPHERALLY CLOSED RECTANGULAR FRAME AND AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE HORIZONTAL RAIL SPACEDLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME; SAID UPPER AND LOWER MEMBERS HAVING AT LEAST ONE GROOVE THEREIN FACING EACH OTHER AND INWARDLY OF THE EDGE OF SAID FRAME, SAID AT LEAST ONE HORIZONTAL RAIL BEING SPACEDLY MOUNTED FROM SAID LOWER AND UPPER FRAME MEMBER AND EACH HORIZONTAL RAIL SPACED FROM OTHER HORIZONTAL RAILS A DISTANCE APART WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE DIAMETER OF A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREBETWEEN; EACH SAID HORIZONTAL RAIL HAVING AT LEAST ONE LOWER GROOVE FACING A GROOVE IN THE NEXT LOWER ADJACENT HORIZONTAL MEMBER FORMING A SET OF GROOVES ACCOMMODATING A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREIN AND AN UPPER GROOVE FACING THE LOWER GROOVE IN THE NEXT UPPER ADJACENT HORIZONTAL MEMBER FORMING A SET OF GROOVES ACCOMMODATING A PHONOGRAPH RECORD THEREIN; AND DEFORMABLE AND RESILIENT MEANS MOUNTED IN EACH UPWARDLY FACING GROOVE AND BEING SUFFICIENTLY DEFORMABLE TO DEPRESS BY A RECORD PRESSED THEREAGAINST SO AS TO PERMIT A RECORD TO ENTER THE UPPER GROOVE AND TO EXPAND TO NORMAL SHAPE TO RETAIN A RECORD BETWEEN SAID LOWER AND SAID UPPER GROOVES.

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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) 1970-08-21 1971-02-20 1971-08-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-08-21 1975-02-20 1975-08-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-08-21 1979-02-20 1979-08-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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