Patents by Inventor LaVern Schmidt

LaVern Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20060065563
    Abstract: A tool box has a bottom portion, a pair of side portions, a back portion, a front portion, and a cover rotatably mounted adjacent the back portion. The cover has a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from the horizontal section. A partition plate is positioned in the interior of the tool box and has a peg sheet mounted thereto with a row of pegs extending upwardly from the top of the partition plate. The upper ends of the pegs contact or are in close proximity to the horizontal section of the cover when the cover is in its closed position such that tools disposed on the pegs are secured in position. A pair of compartments are positioned in the interior, one near the bottom of the box and one intermediate the bottom and the top, both having a cover structure disposed thereon with peg sheets for maintaining tools in secured and unsecured positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: LaVern Schmidt, Vincent Koehn
  • Patent number: 5456358
    Abstract: A tool box has a bottom portion, a pair of side portions, a back portion, a front portion, and a cover rotatably mounted adjacent the back portion. The cover has a horizontal section and a slanted section sloping downwardly from the horizontal section. A partition plate is positioned in the interior of the tool box and has a row of pegs extending upwardly from the top of the partition plate. The upper ends of the pegs can contact or be in close proximity to the horizontal section of the cover when the cover is in its closed position such that tools disposed on the pegs are secured in position. A shaft is rotatably supported along the front portion and has structure attached along its length for engaging the cover to secure the cover in its closed position. The shaft is rotated by an actuating member so that the engaging structure can be brought into contact with the cover to seal the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Montezuma Welding & Mfg., Inc.
    Inventor: LaVern Schmidt
  • Patent number: 4389077
    Abstract: A storage lock box is provided for parts such as washers, bolts, nuts and the like. The lock box has an inclined shelf within that is provided with a plurality of holes for storing bolts, while the shelf is closed off by a pivotable cover which has a plurality of pegs for storing washers and nuts, and the like. The pegs of the cover abut against the cover lid of the lock box when the cover lid is closed so that the cover is prevented from rotating, thereby preventing the parts on the pegs of the cover and in the holes of the shelf from falling out of their storage locations during transport of the lock box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Inventor: LaVern Schmidt
  • Patent number: 4266835
    Abstract: A tool chest, including specific locations therein for placement of various tools, the chest having a compartmented case and hinged cover, a row of hooks from which some tools are hung and a perforated shelf through which some other of the tools are fitted, and the cover in a closed position preventing the tools from falling out of the compartments, off the hooks and out of the shelf holes in case the chest is overturned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1981
    Inventor: LaVern Schmidt