Patents by Inventor Gregg E. Wiederer

Gregg E. Wiederer 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: 5251767
    Abstract: An end cap for a garment hanger caddy includes an inner portion sized to fit into the end of a tubular member, an outer portion sized to abut the end of the tubular member, and a groove which extends at least partially around the end cap between the inner and outer portions. The inner portion comprises raised splines separated by substantially planar flats. The outer portion comprises raised ribs separated by arcuate interib surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Hanger Tight
    Inventor: Gregg E. Wiederer
  • Patent number: 5076446
    Abstract: A hanger caddy transporter includes a rectangular frame and two hooks for coupling the transporter to a trolley. A pair of slidable blocking members move between an upper position to retain the hooks on the trolley and a lower position to release the hooks from the trolley. The hooks are adjustably mounted on the transporter to allow the separation between the hooks to be adjusted as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Hanger-Tight Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Simmerman, Gregg E. Wiederer
  • Patent number: 4887727
    Abstract: A garment hanger caddy includes a stiff tubular member and a relatively stiff retainer strip secured to the tubular member by a pair of latching members. Each latching member includes an embossed rigde on a central portion of one part thereof positioned to make the latching member stiffer at its central portion than at either end. The latching members can be positioned conventionally with their actuating axes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the caddy, or in a rotated position in which the actuating axes are transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Hanger-Tight Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Simmerman, Gregg E. Wiederer