Patents Assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc.
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Publication number: 20210300673Abstract: A container may include one or more walls and one or more expandable portions. For example, a container may include four walls and a first expandable portion may be movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The container may also include a second expandable portion that is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The first and second expandable portions may allow a wall of the container to move between a first position and a second position when the first and second expandable portions are moved between the collapsed position and the expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Troy W. Nye
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Patent number: 11124275Abstract: In one example, a method includes positioning, within a mold, a device with a movable element that defines a portion of a volume, and the volume is contained within the mold, as part of a molding process, at least partly defining a molded watercraft by introducing plastic into the mold, disposing the plastic about the movable element, and with the movable element, excluding the plastic from the portion of the volume that is defined by the movable element so as to define a recess and an undercut that are integral with the watercraft and extend lengthwise with respect to a centerline of the watercraft, and the recess and undercut are integral, and communicate, with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Samuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
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Publication number: 20210137261Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank M. Clegg
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Patent number: 10940636Abstract: One example of a flexible structure includes an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and the first end is configured to be releasably connected to the second end. As well, one or more living hinges are positioned in the elongate body between the first end and the second end, and the one or more living hinges are configured and arranged to enable the first end and second end to be moved toward each other. Finally, the flexible structure is configured to alternatively assume at least a flat state and an assembled state, and in the assembled state, the first end of the elongate body is connected to the second end of the elongate body.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
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Patent number: 10899063Abstract: In one example, a structure is provided that includes a plastic body having a unitary, single-piece construction. The plastic body further includes a substantially hollow interior, and a parting line that extends around a portion of the perimeter of the structure. The structure also includes a solid compression molded element that is integral with the plastic body. The solid compression molded element is configured and arranged such that the parting line is not connected to the solid compression molded element.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Charles Monsen, Samuel S. Robbins, Wendell B. Peery, Dennis Jay Norman, Gary Phillips
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Publication number: 20210007474Abstract: A two-stage lock assembly comprising a multi-element lock tab configured for disposition in a lateral structure of a lock device. The multi-element lock tab may include a body that includes an end on which a first element and a second element are disposed. The first element may extend from the body farther than the second element to enable the first element to be introduced into a receiver prior to the second element. The multi-element lock tab may be configurable in a disengaged configuration in which the first element and the second element are not positioned in a receiver, a first engaged configuration in which the first element is positioned in the receiver and the second element is not, and a second engaged configuration in which the first and the second elements are positioned in the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventor: Curtis S. Nye
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Patent number: 10889046Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Scott Anderson, Mark Cole
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Patent number: 10806301Abstract: A cooking device including a housing assembly, device components, and a lower door. The housing assembly defines a cooking volume configured to receive a cooking structure on which foodstuffs are placed. The housing assembly includes a fixed bottom portion having rear portion that includes lower, rear curve. At least a subset of the device components is positioned in a lower portion of the cooking volume located below the cooking structure. The lower door is movably coupled to the fixed bottom portion of the housing assembly and is positionable in an open position in which the subset of the device components is accessible. In a closed position, the lower portion of the cooking volume is substantially sealed. The lower door include a front lower curve that is substantially similar to the lower, rear curve.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck
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Patent number: 10676163Abstract: In one example, a watercraft includes a hull in the form of a unitary, single-piece structure that is substantially hollow, and made of plastic. A grip is provided that is integral with the hull and includes a recess that is formed in a skin of the hull and is integral with the hull, and the grip also includes an undercut that is formed in the skin of the hull proximate an edge of the recess. The undercut is integral with the hull and communicates with the recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Samuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
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Patent number: 10605515Abstract: A foot assembly includes a block retainer and a non-skid block. The block retainer is configured to be positioned at least proximate to an edge between a bottom surface and a side surface of a structure. The block retainer includes a planar portion, an angled portion, and a front surface. The planar portion has an interior surface configured to contact the bottom surface. The angled portion is diposed at an angle from the planar portion and includes an interior surface configured to contact an angled contact surface of the structure. The front surface includes a first dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF). The non-skid block is connected to the planar portion and includes an exterior portion extending from the front surface away from the structure and includes a second DCOF greater than the first DCOF.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle, Gary Phillips
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Publication number: 20200077785Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Frank Clegg, Baik Kwang Ho, Leo Cai, William Du
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Patent number: D891193Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
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Patent number: D891194Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
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Patent number: D892565Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Allen Keetch
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Patent number: D901954Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: LifeTime Products, Inc.Inventors: Frank Clegg, Jay Calkin
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Patent number: D904129Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventor: Robert A. Astle
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Patent number: D920212Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Brent Steed, Ed Vannimwegen, Alex Good, Frank M. Clegg, John Maas
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Patent number: D929190Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
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Patent number: D929813Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
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Patent number: D930440Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Allen Keetch