Patents by Inventor William J. Steffes

William J. Steffes 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).

  • Picnic cooler with lid having integrally molded hinge
    Patent number: 5064088
    Abstract: A picnic cooler or the container comprises an open-topped container body and a removable lid. The lid includes a hinge portion which extends across the lid and divides the lid into first and second lid portions which are hingedly attached. One of the lid portions is removably attached to the container body, and the other lid portion can pivot about the hinge to provide access to the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Coleman Outdoor Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Steffes
  • Container with multiple position lid
    Patent number: 4889257
    Abstract: A container includes a container body and a lid. The lid includes a pair of pins which extend into slots in the side walls of the container body. The configurations of the slots and the pins are such that the pins can slide but not rotate in the main portions of the slot but can rotate in enlarged end portions of the slots. The position of the lid can be reversed by positioning the pins in the enlarged end portions of the slots, rotating the lid 180.degree., and sliding the lid and the pins to the other ends of the slots. The lid can then be opened or closed while the lid is in its inverted position by sliding the pins within the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Coleman Outdoor Products, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Steffes
  • Multiple use shelf for cooler
    Patent number: 4515421
    Abstract: A shelf and a cooler are constructed so that the shelf can be supported in vertical or horizontal positions within the cooler, in a horizontal position on one of the handle assemblies of the cooler, or on top of the lid of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Steffes
  • Multiple use shelf for cooler
    Patent number: RE32740
    Abstract: A shelf and a cooler are constructed so that the shelf can be supported in vertical or horizontal positions within the cooler, in a horizontal position on one of the handle assemblies of the cooler, or on top of the lid of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Steffes
  • Picnic cooler
    Patent number: D309239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Coleman Outdoor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Deines, William J. Steffes