Patents by Inventor Ralph B. Lay

Ralph B. Lay 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).

  • Tubing connection
    Patent number: 4013372
    Abstract: A tubing connection for an article of furniture in which a tubular leg is perpendicularly connected to the external surface of a tubular support member. An elastomeric insert is press-fit into the open end of the leg, and is retained therein by tabs on said leg. A screw is received through the support member and threaded into the insert to bindingly retain said leg and support member together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1977
    Assignee: Cosco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph B. Lay, Donald L. Moore