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CA 1289340 C · Owner: Rowlands, Martyn · Inventors: Calvert, John; Rowlands, Martyn

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A holder for flexible material comprising a flat base on which the material rests and at least one hinged side flap adapted to fold over on top of an edge of the material to hold the material in position characterised, in that beneath the/or each hinged flap an upstanding wall extends from the base to form a back stop and a corresponding flange decends downwardly from the flap adjacent the hinge, the flange and wall being so arranged and dimensioned that when the flange is opened by upward hinged movement from the base ready to receive an edge portion of material, the bottom edge of the flange rests on the upper free edge of the wall to keep the flap open on closure of the flap the bottom …

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  • Granted September 24, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 24, 2008.
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FiledSeptember 10, 1987
GrantedSeptember 24, 1991
Term endedSeptember 24, 2008
Patent numberCA 1289340 C
Classification (IPC)A47L23/22 +1 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedSep 10, 1987Patent grantedSep 24, 1991Term endedSep 24, 2008

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