Patents by Inventor Loren G. Smith

Loren G. Smith 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: 4706821
    Abstract: A merchandise display and dispensing device includes a frame which carries at least one shelf. The shelf defines a slot, and the shelf supports a pushplate which includes an upstanding section and a guide section oriented parallel to the shelf. The pushplate is disposed on the shelf over the slot. Four low friction glides are mounted to the guide section of the pushplate to bear on an upper planar surface of the shelf to support the pushplate on the shelf and to reduce sliding friction therebetween. First and second guide pins are mounted to the pushplate to extend through the slot and thereby guide sliding motion of the pushplate on the shelf. The guide pins have enlarged heads sized to bear against the lower surface of the shelf to hold the pushplate in place. A spring is mounted between the pushplate and the shelf to bias the pushplate toward a first end of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Jockey International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Kohls, Loren G. Smith, H. David Zahringer
  • Patent number: D465945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Loren G. Smith