Patents Assigned to R&L Manufacturing
  • Patent number: 7470226
    Abstract: An apparatus automatically forms a paperboard blank into a container having a double glued side wall construction for providing an enhanced strength to the container. A platen drives the blank through mechanically powered forming rails for an initial folding of the blank into a partially formed container having a bottom, end and side walls, and inside corner supports. A compression plate and folding arms are biased against adhesive portions of the partially formed container for forming a fully formed container having a double glued side wall construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: R & L Manufacturing
    Inventor: Robert M Herrin
  • Patent number: 7470225
    Abstract: A paper board blank is formed into a tray having a double glued side wall construction for providing a desirable strength to the tray. A platen drives the blank through forming rails which fold the blank into a partially formed tray having bottom, end and side walls, and inside corner supports formed about the platen. After the platen is retracted, a first folding arm folds a top wall portion to a position generally parallel to the bottom panel. A second folding arm then folds end fold portions of outside corner supports into a passage formed between a compression plate and a fixed guide plate, wherein the fixed guide plate provides a guiding surface. The compression plate is then biased against each of the side fold portions for compressing the side fold portions against the side panels to form the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: R&L Manufacturing
    Inventor: Robert M. Herrin
  • Patent number: 5393256
    Abstract: A rotational glider toy configured for producing bubbles during free flight. The toy includes a circular disc body having a plurality of bubble-forming apertures formed therein. A reservoir structure is coupled to a lower surface of the body and encloses a storage area. The reservoir structure includes a plurality of solution feed holes formed in a junction between the reservoir structure and the lower surface, said solution feed holes being in communication with the storage area. Bubble solution is inserted into the storage area through a capped filling hole therein. Centrifugal force during rotational movement of the toy operates to urge the bubble solution out of the feed holes such that it spreads onto the lower surface of the body and into the bubble-forming apertures. Air currents passing through the bubble-forming apertures cause the bubble solution to be released from the toy in a stream of bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: M.R.L. Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Mitchell, Lorin Smith, Robert Hopkins