Patents by Inventor Howard Bryon Gorton

Howard Bryon Gorton 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).

  • Rotary-position catch for rotatable corner shelf units
    Patent number: 3982800
    Abstract: Rotary storage unit carries outward lugs. Support surface carries an oblong plastic ring surrounding lug area. Ring is supported adjacent ends of major diameter only. Ring and lugs are dimensioned to forcibly interengage adjacent minor diameter of the ring, distorting the ring. Ring is recessed at ends of minor diameter so that lugs snap into recesses when unit is moved into certain rotary position. This snap engagement serves as a catch for holding the unit in "closed" position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Ajax Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Howard Bryon Gorton, Warren Hall Miller