Patents by Inventor William Duggins

William Duggins 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: 20240074579
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: William Duggins, Robert C. Hightower
  • Patent number: 11871846
    Abstract: An assembly is to be mounted on a drawer slide to provide dampening to a drawer for an enclosure. The enclosure includes a front wall having a cutout area with merging lower and side edges. The drawer slide includes a stationary member mounted to the enclosure and a sliding member attached to the drawer. The assembly includes; a dampening mechanism having front and rear ends, the dampening mechanism configured to prevent slamming of the drawer during closing and to maintain the drawer in a closed position, the dampening mechanism having a hook that engages an activator mounted on the drawer; a front mounting bracket attached to the front end of the dampening mechanism, the front mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the side edge of the cabinet and the stationary member of the drawer slide; and a rear mounting bracket attached to the dampening mechanism rearwardly of the front mounting bracket, the rear mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the stationary member of the drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TENN-TEX PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Patent number: 11812849
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Duggins, Robert C. Hightower
  • Publication number: 20230248145
    Abstract: A ball bearing drawer slide bracket includes: a vertical panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the vertical panel; a rear wall positioned generally parallel to and fixed relative to the vertical panel; and a generally C-shaped channel fixed to and extending forwardly from the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Patent number: 11707133
    Abstract: A shelf support includes: a generally planar main body with front and rear faces, the main body further having upper and lower openings with a cross-beam therebetween; a support flange extending generally perpendicularly from the front face; a mounting dowel extending generally perpendicularly from the rear face; a capturing finger mounted at an upper edge of the upper opening, the capturing finger extending forwardly and downwardly at a first oblique angle to the front face; and a centering finger extending forwardly and downwardly from the cross-beam at a second oblique angle to the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Duggins, Thomas R. Marsh
  • Patent number: 11653760
    Abstract: An undermount slide bracket includes: a panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the panel; a shelf extending from a second, opposed side of the panel; a lower panel extending downwardly from the shelf; a plurality of pairs of wings extending from the lower panel, the pairs of wings being arranged in stacked, spaced apart relationship, such that a gap is formed between adjacent pairs of wings; and a stop located in the gap between the wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Patent number: 11633042
    Abstract: A ball bearing drawer slide bracket includes: a vertical panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the vertical panel; a rear wall positioned generally parallel to and fixed relative to the vertical panel; and a generally C-shaped channel fixed to and extending forwardly from the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Patent number: 11503908
    Abstract: An undermount slide bracket includes: a vertical panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the vertical panel; a horizontal floor fixed relative to the vertical panel; and two pairs of wings extending forwardly from the floor, each pair of wings extending laterally in opposite directions from a foundation, the pairs of wings being arranged in stacked, spaced apart relationship, such that a gap is formed between vertically adjacent wings. The foundation has an alternating series of ribs and recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Publication number: 20220240672
    Abstract: An assembly is to be mounted on a drawer slide to provide dampening to a drawer for an enclosure. The enclosure includes a front wall having a cutout area with merging lower and side edges. The drawer slide includes a stationary member mounted to the enclosure and a sliding member attached to the drawer. The assembly includes; a dampening mechanism having front and rear ends, the dampening mechanism configured to prevent slamming of the drawer during closing and to maintain the drawer in a closed position, the dampening mechanism having a hook that engages an activator mounted on the drawer; a front mounting bracket attached to the front end of the dampening mechanism, the front mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the side edge of the cabinet and the stationary member of the drawer slide; and a rear mounting bracket attached to the dampening mechanism rearwardly of the front mounting bracket, the rear mounting bracket configured to mount to and engage the stationary member of the drawer slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Publication number: 20220202180
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: William Duggins, Robert C. Hightower
  • Publication number: 20220079342
    Abstract: A shelf support includes: a generally planar main body with front and rear faces, the main body further having upper and lower openings with a cross-beam therebetween; a support flange extending generally perpendicularly from the front face; a mounting dowel extending generally perpendicularly from the rear face; a capturing finger mounted at an upper edge of the upper opening, the capturing finger extending forwardly and downwardly at a first oblique angle to the front face; and a centering finger extending forwardly and downwardly from the cross-beam at a second oblique angle to the front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: William Duggins, Thomas R. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20210353060
    Abstract: A ball bearing drawer slide bracket includes: a vertical panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the vertical panel; a rear wall positioned generally parallel to and fixed relative to the vertical panel; and a generally C-shaped channel fixed to and extending forwardly from the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Publication number: 20210345774
    Abstract: An undermount slide bracket includes: a vertical panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the vertical panel; a horizontal floor fixed relative to the vertical panel; and two pairs of wings extending forwardly from the floor, each pair of wings extending laterally in opposite directions from a foundation, the pairs of wings being arranged in stacked, spaced apart relationship, such that a gap is formed between vertically adjacent wings. The foundation has an alternating series of ribs and recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Publication number: 20210321766
    Abstract: An undermount slide bracket includes: a panel with upper and lower edges; a nub extending from a first side of the panel; a shelf extending from a second, opposed side of the panel; a lower panel extending downwardly from the shelf; a plurality of pairs of wings extending from the lower panel, the pairs of wings being arranged in stacked, spaced apart relationship, such that a gap is formed between adjacent pairs of wings; and a stop located in the gap between the wings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: William Duggins
  • Publication number: 20180242736
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: William Duggins, Robert C. Hightower