Patents by Inventor Anton Hettich

Anton Hettich has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4810127
    Abstract: The rotating lock of a furniture mounting includes a locking head which engages a clamping part with its inner clamping cam in the mounted state. The rotating lock is inserted in a borehole of a furniture part. The inner clamping cam is provided with toothlike raised portions or recessed portions, and the circumferential surface of the rotating lock is at least partially provided with ribs or raised portions (5) whereby it is ensured that the loosening moment of the furniture mounting is increased in such a way that an unintended loosening is made substantially more difficult or is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Inventor: Anton Hettich
  • Patent number: 3975791
    Abstract: A piece of furniture has a door or panel swingably mounted by means of a hinge. An elongated biased stud is mounted on a wall of the furniture piece pivotable in such manner that its free end engages the hinge and urges the door to closed position only during the initial increment of the door's movement to open position and the final increment of the door's movement to closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1973
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: Kunststoff GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Hettich, Udo Stellbrink, Gunter Sundermeier