Patents Assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20220395088
    Abstract: A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: BRIAN OLSEN
  • Publication number: 20220395089
    Abstract: A table may include a tabletop and a support structure sized and configured to support the tabletop above a surface. The support structure may be movable between use and collapsed positions relative to the tabletop, and a locking mechanism may lock the support structure in a fixed position relative to the tabletop. The locking mechanism may include a locking member eccentrically rotatable relative to a lower portion of the tabletop, and the locking member may be rotatable between a locked position in which the locking member engages a locking notch and an unlocked position in which the locking member is spaced part from the locking notch. The locking mechanism may a control mechanism that facilitates movement of the locking member between the locked and unlocked positions. A retaining assembly may be sized and configured to retain the control mechanism in a fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: S. Curtis NYE
  • Patent number: 11517105
    Abstract: A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Olsen
  • Patent number: 11518481
    Abstract: In one example, a watercraft includes a hull that defines a well extending through a bottom of the hull, and the hull defines an upper tray recess and a lower tray recess. A pedal-drive mechanism is connected to the hull and configured to assume both a stowed position and a deployed position, and a portion of the pedal-drive mechanism extends through the well when the pedal-drive mechanism is in the deployed position. A pedal-drive housing and attachment mechanism is provided that includes a tray configured to move between a forward position in which part of the tray resides in the lower tray recess, and an aft position in which part of the tray resides in the upper tray recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brent R. Steed, Edward G. Van Nimwegen
  • Publication number: 20220279969
    Abstract: A cooking device may include a cooking chamber. A first gas-powered heat source may include one or more burners disposed in the cooking chamber. A second solid fuel burning heat source may include a burn pot disposed in the cooking chamber, and the burn pot may be spaced below the burners of the first heat source in a vertically stacked configuration. A drawer may be movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cooking chamber. The drawer may include a drip tray that is disposed between the burners of the first heat source and the burn pot of the second heat source when the drawer is in the closed position. The drawer may allow the drip tray to be at least partially removed from between the burners of the first heat source and the burn pot of the second heat source when the drawer is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: LYNN VANDYKE, Donald Waite, Jeffrey D. Hancock, CHRISTOPHER SCHENCK
  • Publication number: 20220279970
    Abstract: A cooking device may include a cooking chamber and a drip tray may be disposed within the cooking chamber. The drip tray may include one or more portions such as a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion. The first portion and the second portion may be disposed in an angled configuration, such as a V-shaped configuration. In addition, the third portion and the fourth portion may be disposed in an angled configuration, such as a V-shaped configuration. The second portion and the third portion may be disposed in an angled configuration, such as an inverted V-shaped configuration. The drip tray may be sized and configured to control at least a portion of a flow of thermal energy within the cooking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Lynn Vandyke, Donald Waite, Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher Schenck
  • Publication number: 20220279966
    Abstract: A cooking device may include a single cooking chamber and two different fuel systems to warm, prepare, and/or cook foodstuffs within the single cooking chamber. The cooking device may also include a heat and/or smoke distribution system. The heat and/or smoke distribution system may include a gas heat source at least partially disposed within the cooking chamber and a solid fuel heat source at least partially disposed within the cooking chamber. The gas heat source and the solid fuel heat source may be disposed in a vertically stacked configuration, and a diffuser may be disposed between the solid fuel heat source and the gas heat source. A drip tray may also be disposed between the solid fuel heat source and the gas heat source, and the drip tray may include one or more openings to control the flow of heat and/or smoke within the cooking chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: LYNN VANDYKE, Donald Waite, Jeffrey D. Hancock, CHRISTOPHER SCHENCK
  • Patent number: 11395541
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a tabletop, may include an undercut. For example, the tabletop may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure, such as the undercut, when the frame is connected to the tabletop. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank M. Clegg
  • Patent number: 11383419
    Abstract: An example extrusion blow molding (EBM) method includes extruding first and second colors of plastic to form a parison that includes an inner layer of the first color of plastic, and an outer layer of the second color of plastic. The parison is placed in a mold, the mold is closed, and the parison is inflated to create a blow molded structure. A portion of an interior of the blow molded structure is formed of the first color of plastic, and a portion of an exterior of the blow molded structure is formed of a blend of the first color of plastic and the second color of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Anderson, Mark Cole
  • Patent number: 11324311
    Abstract: A plastic molded lip structure may extend along a perimeter of a planar element and may include an outer wall, an inner wall, structural portions, and protruded features. The outer wall may extend in a normal direction from the planar element. The inner wall may be disposed in an inward direction relative to the outer wall. The structural portions may be disposed along structural sections of the perimeter and may include first portions of the inner wall and of the outer wall. The first portions may be disposed parallel to the inner wall and separated from the first portions by a first distance along the structural sections. The protruded features may be interposed between two structural portions and an inner wall may be separated from second portions of the outer wall by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Wendell Peery
  • Patent number: 11266230
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a tabletop, may include an undercut. For example, the tabletop may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure, such as the undercut, when the frame is connected to the tabletop. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank M. Clegg
  • Patent number: 11160366
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a leg height adjustment mechanism that includes a first and second latch arms, a first and second retractors, and an activator. The latch arms each include an engagement structure. The retractors each include a sloped surface and a receiving structure. The receiving structure is engaged with one of the engagement structures of the first or the second latch arms. The first latch arm extends in a first lateral direction and the second latch arm extends a second lateral direction. The second retractor is separated from the first retractor in a second lateral direction that is opposite the first lateral direction. The activator includes angled lower surfaces that are positioned outwardly relative to the sloped surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Clegg, Baik Kwang Ho, Leo Cai, William Du
  • Patent number: 11147365
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a table top, may include an undercut. For example, the table top may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A first portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure when the frame is connected to the table top. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: 11140976
    Abstract: A table may include a tabletop, a frame, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly may include a support element, a translation mechanism, and a lock device. The support element may include an end structure attached to an elongated structure. The end structure may be rotatably coupled to the frame such that the support element is rotatable relative to the frame between a first position and a second position. The translation mechanism may be retained relative to the support element and the frame. The translation mechanism may be configured to translate along the support element as the support element rotates. The lock device may be configurable in an engaged arrangement in which the lock device fixes the translation mechanism to the support element and in a disengaged arrangement in which the translation mechanism is not fixed relative to the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis S. Nye
  • Patent number: D942218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D944299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Astle, Carl Stanford, Allen Keetch
  • Patent number: RE48976
    Abstract: A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The tabletop may include an upper surface, a sidewall and a receiving portion at least partially disposed in the upper surface and the sidewall. The receiving portion may be sized and configured to receive an engaging portion of an adjacent table when the tables are disposed in a nested configuration. The tabletop may also include a plurality of strengthen members disposed in the lower portion of the tabletop that are sized and configured to support the receiving portion. For example, the strengthening members may include an inner surface sized and configured to support an inner surface of the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Wendell Peery
  • Patent number: D962300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Keetch, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D966765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: McKay Anderson, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: D969527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Frank M. Clegg