Patents by Inventor Lena Heidel

Lena Heidel 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: 20060157358
    Abstract: A clothes hamper assembly having a frame and a plurality of bags removably mounted to the frame. Each bag has an open top, and a lid selectively covers and uncovers the open tops of the bags. At least a portion of the lid is constructed of a mesh material and forms a drying surface for small articles of clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Lena Heidel
  • Publication number: 20050205736
    Abstract: A lint roller holder for use with a lint roller assembly having a handle and an adhesive roll rotatably mounted to the handle. A base is mounted to a vertically extending wall while a hook extends outwardly from the base and is dimensioned to extend through an aperture in the handle. The base includes an outwardly protruding portion beneath the hook so that, with the handle aperture positioned to the hook, the outwardly protruding base portion maintains the adhesive spaced away from the wall. Alternatively, the lint roller holder includes a tubular and cylindrical cup having a bottom and an open top dimension to receive the lint roller. A plurality of angularly spaced ribs are attached to the inside of the cup to prevent contact of the adhesive roll with the cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Lena Heidel
  • Publication number: 20050205507
    Abstract: A garment drying rack having a hub and at least three elongated legs pivotally mounted at their inner end to the hub. The legs are movable between an operable position in which the legs extend radially outwardly from the hub and a storage position in which the legs are generally parallel to and adjacent each other. An actuator having a gear rack on its outer surface is movably positioned within the hub between a first and a second position. The gear rack on the actuator cooperates with a ratchet formed at the inner end of each leg so that movement of the actuator from its first and to its second position simultaneously pivots the legs from the storage position and to their operable position in unison with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Lena Heidel
  • Publication number: 20050198756
    Abstract: A lint roller holder assembly having a lint roller support with an outer cylindrical surface. The lint roller support is dimensioned so that a tubular and cylindrical lint roller may be rotatably supported around the outer surface of the lint roller support. An elongated handle is axially slidably mounted to the lint roller support between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the handle extends axially outwardly from one end of the lint roller support when use of the lint roller assembly is desired. Conversely, in its second position, the handle is at least partially contained within the interior of the lint roller support for compact storage, display and/or transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Lena Heidel
  • Publication number: 20050196075
    Abstract: A wash bag assembly for washing delicate wash items having a container which defines an interior chamber. The container is constructed of a water-permeable material. A separator wall extends through the interior chamber and divides the interior chamber into a first and second subchamber. A first closure selectively provides access to the first subchamber for the insertion and removal of at least one wash item while, similarly, a second closure selectively provides access into the second subchamber for the insertion and removal of at least one wash item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Lena Heidel