Patents Assigned to Robern, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5029820
    Abstract: An adjustable base for use with a rail post or section provides an upwardly facing socket portion and an adjustable wedge element associated with the socket portion. A screw associated with the wedge element and the base serves to adjust the position of the wedge relative to the base and to project the wedge into engagement with a post received in the socket portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Robern, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard S. Katz
  • Patent number: 5029818
    Abstract: A rail system for stairs, balconies and the like utilizes standardized components to facilitate rapid and inexpensive assembly. The rail system includes rail sections including upper and lower rails, joined by posts. Transitions comprising connector and corner members accommodate changes in the rake and direction of adjacent rail sections, and provide a continuous upper rail. Connectors and base elements, which also facilitate ease of assembly and adjustment, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Robern, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard S. Katz
  • Patent number: 4927215
    Abstract: A surface-mounted bath cabinet is provided with side and body trim. Portions of the cabinet and its mounting brackets provide channels in which a bottom trim panel may be mounted. Side trim members, in the form of mirrors, also provide support for the trim panel. The mounting and trim components may be supplied as a unitary "kit".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Robern, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard S. Katz
  • Patent number: 4867511
    Abstract: A bath cabinet employs a fully concealed hinge and opening device, so that only the mirrored face of the door is seen on the front of the cabinet. The hinge bar is universal for left or right hand application and is affixed to the mirrored door. A cam arrangement, associated with the frame of the cabinet and a bumper mounted on the door, serves to selectively move the door out of the plane in which it rests when fully closed, to facilitate further opening of the door by grasping of an exposed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Robern, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard S. Katz