Patents by Inventor William P. Wilford

William P. Wilford 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: 4261466
    Abstract: An assembly of an article, for example a toy vehicle, retained on a sheet comprises a holding device securing the article on an upper surface of the sheet and having depending legs which extend through corresponding apertures in the sheet and in a body portion of a retaining device the body portion being located on the lower side of the sheet. The legs have respective transverse projections which project over and lie adjacent the lower surface of the body portion to hold the article on the sheet. The apertures of the body portion include opposed aperture portions through which the projections can pass during assembly and circumferentially extending aperture portions along which the legs can ride, upon rotation of said retaining device, to bring the legs out of alignment with said opposed aperture portions and into positions adjacent the lower surface of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Assignee: The Mettoy Company Limited
    Inventor: William P. Wilford
  • Patent number: 4185739
    Abstract: An assembly of an article, for example a toy vehicle, retained on a sheet in which the article is located on one side of the sheet and is held by a retainer which comprises a body portion on the opposite side of the sheet to the article and projections which extend from the body portion and engage in recesses in the article, for example in the wheels of a toy vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: The Mettoy Company Limited
    Inventor: William P. Wilford