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US3980363A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Storage system

Assignee: Hutchinson Aerospace and Industry Inc
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Filing: 1975-01-31
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Granted: 1976-09-14
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Expires: 1995-01-31
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Abstract

Abstract System for storing computer printouts or the like which includes a cabinet or shell supporting a plurality of trays which may be removed from the cabinet or be partially pulled out of the cabinet to view a printout supported by the tray. Provision is provided in the preferred embodiment for binding the computer printout to the tray supporting the printout.

Inventors

  • 👤 Carl J. Dean
  • 👤 Donald B. McCallum
  • 👤 Norman C. May, Sr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 15:40
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B63/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
Computer printout storage and filing system comprising a tray having a flat surface for supporting a computer printout, storage means for said tray, said tray being removable from said storage means, said tray having a pair of spaced apart holes extending therethrough from the bottom to the top thereof, a bracket positioned above the tray surface for supporting the computer printout, said bracket having a pair of holes, a pair of cutout portions and a hold-down finger positioned over each of said cutouts, and a pair of straps for holding said computer printout between said tray and said bracket and said straps having heads, each strap extending through said separate hole of said pair of holes of said tray and said bracket and held against the bracket by said fingers, the head of said straps abutting the bottom of said tray.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
Computer printout storage and filing system comprising a tray having a flat surface for supporting a computer printout, storage means for said tray, said tray being removable from said storage means, said tray having a pair of spaced apart holes extending therethrough from the bottom to the top thereof, a bracket positioned above the tray surface for supporting the computer printout, said bracket having a pair of holes, a pair of cutout portions and a hold-down finger positioned over each of said cutouts, and a pair of straps for holding said computer printout between said tray and said bracket and said straps having heads, each strap extending through said separate hole of said pair of holes of said tray and said bracket and held against the bracket by said fingers, the head of said straps abutting the bottom of said tray.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The system of claim 1 in which said bracket is L shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 267 words
A storage system comprising a shell open at least at the front, a tray, a pair of first and second slides supported by said shell at opposite sides of the shell for supporting said tray, each of said first slides having a stop means at the mouth thereof and each of said second slides having an incline at the mouth thereof, said tray supporting rails on either side thereof, said rails being supportable between said slides, each of said rails having near the rear thereof a stop on the bottom thereof which abuts the stop of each of said first slides when the tray is moved in a direction to pull it out of said shell and a levelling surface on the rail tops for sliding against the second slide, said incline of each of said second slides including a rear stop and the levelling surfaces each including a forward stop, the spacing between the stop on the bottom of said rails, the forward stop of said levelling surface of said rails, the stop of said first slide, and the stop at the rear of the incline of said second slide being such that the tray is suspendible from the shell with the forward stop of said levelling surface being adjacent to and to the rear of the stop to the rear of the incline of the second slide and the stop of said first slide is adjacent to and to the rear of the stop of the bottom of said rail thereby preventing substantial forward and rearward motion of said tray with respect to said shell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 267 words
A storage system comprising a shell open at least at the front, a tray, a pair of first and second slides supported by said shell at opposite sides of the shell for supporting said tray, each of said first slides having a stop means at the mouth thereof and each of said second slides having an incline at the mouth thereof, said tray supporting rails on either side thereof, said rails being supportable between said slides, each of said rails having near the rear thereof a stop on the bottom thereof which abuts the stop of each of said first slides when the tray is moved in a direction to pull it out of said shell and a levelling surface on the rail tops for sliding against the second slide, said incline of each of said second slides including a rear stop and the levelling surfaces each including a forward stop, the spacing between the stop on the bottom of said rails, the forward stop of said levelling surface of said rails, the stop of said first slide, and the stop at the rear of the incline of said second slide being such that the tray is suspendible from the shell with the forward stop of said levelling surface being adjacent to and to the rear of the stop to the rear of the incline of the second slide and the stop of said first slide is adjacent to and to the rear of the stop of the bottom of said rail thereby preventing substantial forward and rearward motion of said tray with respect to said shell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system according to claim 3 including means for holding a computer printout to the top surface of said tray.

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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) 1979-09-14 1980-03-15 1980-09-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-09-14 1984-03-15 1984-09-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-09-14 1988-03-15 1988-09-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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