Patents by Inventor Ernest Ravinet

Ernest Ravinet 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: 4813726
    Abstract: The invention relates to panels, such as are provided in cabinets or the like. Rabbets are provided in a frame for receiving a panel. Mortises are provided extending in the frame from the rabbets, and rotatable retaining element are mounted in the mortises. The rotatable retainers are comprised of a ramp encircling them for a proton of their circumference, having one flat circumferential side that is alignable with the side of the rabbet in the frame. Accordingly, upon rotation of the retainer, the ramp, or screw thread, engages the side of the panel away from the bottom of the rabbet, to hold the panel fully against the bottom of the rabbet, independently of the thickness of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: The Tappan Company
    Inventor: Ernest Ravinet
  • Patent number: 4611841
    Abstract: The invention relates to panels, such as are provided in cabinets or the like. Rabbets are provided in a frame for receiving a panel. Mortises are provided extending in the frame from the rabbets, and rotatable retaining elements are mounted in the mortises. The rotatable retainers are comprised of a ramp encircling them for a portion of their circumference, having one flat circumferential side that is alignable with the side of the rabbet in the frame. Accordingly, upon rotation of the retainer, the ramp, or screw thread, engages the side of the panel away from the bottom of the rabbet, to hold the panel fully against the bottom of the rabbet, independently of the thickness of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: The Tappan Company
    Inventor: Ernest Ravinet