Patents Assigned to Michigan Tube Swagers and Fabricators, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9226584
    Abstract: A chair with a folding book holder includes a generally horizontal seat portion with an upper surface for supporting an occupant and an opposed lower surface. The folding book holder has a bottom portion and two support portions. Each support portion has a lower edge flexibly interconnected with the bottom portion and an upper edge flexibly interconnected with the chair. The bottom portion and support portions are foldable between a use position and a storage position, wherein in the use position the support portions extend generally downwardly from the seat portion and the bottom portion is spaced from the seat portion, and in the storage position the support portions and bottom portion are folded up against the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Publication number: 20140152060
    Abstract: A chair with a folding book holder includes a generally horizontal seat portion with an upper surface for supporting an occupant and an opposed lower surface. The folding book holder has a bottom portion and two support portions. Each support portion has a lower edge flexibly interconnected with the bottom portion and an upper edge flexibly interconnected with the chair. The bottom portion and support portions are foldable between a use position and a storage position, wherein in the use position the support portions extend generally downwardly from the seat portion and the bottom portion is spaced from the seat portion, and in the storage position the support portions and bottom portion are folded up against the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Publication number: 20140152059
    Abstract: A ganging system for a chair includes a first support interconnected with the chair adjacent the first side of the chair and a first ganging member slidably supported by the support. The first ganging member has a retracted position, a fully extended position, and at least one intermediate partially extended position. A second support is interconnected with the chair adjacent the second side of the chair and a second ganging member is supported by the second support. The ganging members have ganging features that interconnect with the ganging feature of a like chair so as to interconnect the chairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: 8152235
    Abstract: An elongated edging is provided for use in a method of upholstering a chair element with a perimeter edge. The edging has a pair of sides and a top portion, with a slot defined between the sides for receiving the perimeter edge of the chair element. A flange extends outwardly from the outward face of the side of the edging and defines a recess between an upper side of the flange and the outward face of the side of the edging. A portion of upholstery is attached to the chair element using fasteners which are positioned in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry J. McElmurry
  • Patent number: 8152237
    Abstract: A chair is designed to stack generally vertically with a number of like chairs. A chair frame has a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs and a generally horizontal seat frame element that is supported by the front and rear legs. A generally horizontal stack frame element is interconnected with the front and rear legs of the chair frame and is spaced below the seat ring. A seat is supported by the chair frame. When the chair is stacked on a like chair, the stack frame element of the upper chair is disposed on and supported by the seat frame element of the lower chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory M. Saul
  • Patent number: D663974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Swy
  • Patent number: D705644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D716091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D731831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D770196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D794368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Paul Swy, Frank Nagle
  • Patent number: D794369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D794370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D794371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D799873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D799874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D822418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D846909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D893214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Paul Swy
  • Patent number: D965392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Michigan Tube Swagers & Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Hutchings