PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15890056
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["224", "309000"]

Abstract:
A semi-rigid rooftop cargo carrier and method employing straightfront and streamlined steps for its assembly and disassembly provided by its innovative configuration of a collapsible frame including at least two elongate side members preferably equipped with extendible push bars (“EPB”) each having a first and second side arm member and EPB securing mechanism engagable for abutted lengthwise alignment whereby extending the elongate member exerts opposing pressure onto end members to simultaneously push the collapsible frame and mount the external waterproof pliable shell thereon in an assembled position and also readily disaasembled without tools or loose components into a light, compact, easy-to-store configuration.

Claim (Index 16):
A method for assembling a semi-rigid cargo carrier, comprising the steps of:\n providing a at least two end members including a pivot end member and a fastenable end member with an upper longitudinal bar and a lower longitudinal bar affixed to at least two opposing cross bars forming upper corners and lower corners along a substantially planar orientation; providing at least two opposing elongate side members comprising a first side arm member having a pivot end and a fastenable end and a second side arm member having a pivot end and a fastenable end for detachable abutted attachment by an EPB securing mechanism, wherein the pivot ends of the at least two elongate side members are pivotally fastened to corresponding upper corners of the at least two end members; providing a pliable shell sized and configured for mounted tensionable seating about the collapsible frame, wherein the pliable shell has at least two closeable side openings for accessing the first and second side arm members of the at least two elongate side members; opening the closeable side opening to acces the first bar and second bar of each of the at least two elongate side members; fastening corresponding fastenable ends of the first arm members and the second arm members of each of the at least two elongate side members with an EPB securing mechanism so as to extend the the first arm members and the second arm members into abutted longitudinal alignment such that the at least two elongate side members thrust outwardly to an extended position and thereby simultaneously set the collapsible frame upright and mount the pliable shell into taut alignment thereon whereby the semi-rigid cargo carrier is placed in an assembled position; and closing the closeable side opening.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 14.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.25287
- Patent Class: 224.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['11980986', '11705396', '11545343', '11545328', '14546993']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8446544519769257
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4620802213505111
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8063970289142843
- Mean Citation Score: 183.371014
- Max Citation Score: 199.14644
- Similarity Product: 159.32591447298762

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test