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US6589093:
Integral resilient badge and sucker
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Morgan, Grant Kennedy; Finchley, London N3 1BD, United Kingdom
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2003-07-08
/ 2002-01-15
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| Application Number: |
US2002000937197
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G09F 7/12;
IPC-7:
A63H 33/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G09F7/12;
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| U.S. Class: |
446/177;
446/268;
040/597;
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| Field of Search: |
446/268,177,176
273/DIG. 25
248/205.5,205.6
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-03-23 |
GB1999000006747 |
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| Abstract: |
The invention provides a resilient, moulded figure, intended for fun and/or decoration, which can be temporarily stuck, by means of a sucker, to flat surfaces such as window panes, refrigerator doors, bathroom tiles, children's blackboards, etc., and aims to address particularly, with children's safety in mind, the security with which the sucker is attached to the figure. Utilising moulding techniques requiring the sequential application of resilient plastics material to a mould, front and rear-facing surfaces of the figure are formed, and the rear-facing surface is attached adhesively to a tubular sleeve of resilient material which has a portion dimensioned to closely surround a relatively narrow neck portion disposed between the active area of a sucker and a bulbous end portion of the sucker, which end portion is accommodated by another portion of the sleeve.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Woodcock Washburn LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Banks, Derris H.; Cegielnik, Urszula M
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
Family Legal Status Report
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| Designated Country: |
AE AL AM AP AZ BA BB BG BR BY CA CN CU CZ EA EE GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS BE CH CY DK ES FI FR GR IE
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| Family: |
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A moulded, resilient decorative figure, the figure having a first major surface, intended to be viewed, moulded to a desired shape and configuration by the application of resilient material to a mould shaped to define respective features of the figure, and a second major surface facing away from the first surface and comprising a backing layer of similarly resilient material, the figure including a suction device having a bulbous base portion connected to a sucker member by way of a relatively narrow neck portion and a tubular sleeve member of resilient material dimensioned to closely surround the neck portion of said suction device and having a cavity accommodating the bulbous portion of said suction device; wherein the bulbous portion of the suction device, when fitted into its sleeve member, lies somewhat above the plane defined by a circular end of the sleeve member which defines the open end of said cavity, the suction device and the sleeve being adhesively secured to the second major surface of said figure, such that the sucker device faces away from the figure, the open end of said cavity permitting excess adhesive to well up within the sleeve, thereby to contact the bulbous portion itself and to create a direct adhesive bond between the suction device and the figure, in addition to the indirect bonding of the suction device to the figure that occurs by virtue of the adhesive bonding of the sleeve to the figure and the firm entrapment of the bulbous portion of the suction device within the sleeve cavity.
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| Description: |
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| PCT Number: |
PCT/GB00/00820
WO0057392
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| PCT Pub./Filed Dates: |
2000-09-28 / 2000-03-07
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| § 371 / 102(e) Dates: |
1111-11-11 / 1111-11-11
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| Forward References: |
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