Patents by Inventor Billy F. Roland

Billy F. Roland 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).

  • Knock down box
    Patent number: 4867327
    Abstract: A joint for assembling planar members of a knock down chair and a box made from an assembly of interlocking pieces requiring no fasteners is disclosed. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood. When the last planar member is assembled in place the other planar members remain assembled in interlocking relationship preventing unintended disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Inventor: Billy F. Roland
  • Planar member joint
    Patent number: 4509794
    Abstract: A joint for assembling planar members of a knock down chair and a box made from an assembly of interlocking pieces requiring no fasteners is disclosed. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood. When the last planar member is assembled in place the other planar members remain assembled in interlocking relationship preventing unintended disassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Inventor: Billy F. Roland
  • Knock down chair
    Patent number: 4419028
    Abstract: A knock down chair made from an assembly of interlocking planar members requiring no fasteners is disclosed. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood and include first and second side members, a seat member, a pair of transverse seat support members, and a back member. The transverse seat support members are rotatingly interlocked to the side members, and the seat member is interlocked to the side members to hold the side members, the seat support members, and the seat in interlocking relationship. The back member is interlocked to the side members to complete the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Inventor: Billy F. Roland
  • Knock down chair
    Patent number: 4348052
    Abstract: A knock down chair made from an assembly of interlocking planar members requiring no fasteners. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood and include first and second side members, a seat member, a pair of transverse seat support members, and a back member. The transverse seat support members are rotatingly interlocked to the side members, and the seat member is interlocked to the side members to hold the side members, the seat support members, and the seat in interlocking relationship. The back member is interlocked to the side members to complete the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Inventor: Billy F. Roland
  • Rocking chair
    Patent number: D302216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Inventor: Billy F. Roland