Patents Represented by Attorney Allan M. Shapiro

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  • Support for musical instruments
    Patent number: 5165634
    Abstract: The support for musical instruments is a stand which is flat and compact in its folded position and which deploys into a 3-dimensional stand which is adjustable to receive and support different sizes and shapes of musical instruments. The support has a double T-bar base to which two base arms swing out to provide lateral support. A lower support frame is pivoted to swing up from the T-bar base, and it carries an instrument pocket or recess. The upper support frame is pivoted on the lower support frame and is detachably secured to the T-bar base. The upper support frame also carries an instrument pocket so that an instrument can lie in the two pockets to be securely supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventors: Oleg Garbuzov, Leonid Garbuzov
  • Shower flow controller
    Patent number: 5152465
    Abstract: The shower flow controller attaches on the shower arm, and the shower nozzle attaches thereto. The flow controller has a first orifice which is adjustable from within the body of the flow controller for minimal shower flow. The flow controller also has a second orifice which can be manually opened against a spring for bursts of additional water flow for rinse-off or the like. The second orifice is normally larger and is normally closed by spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Inventor: Daniel J. Calabro
  • Printed circuit board edge connector
    Patent number: 5116237
    Abstract: The connector is for receiving the edge of a printed circuit board and making contact with the pads along the edge thereof. The connector has a body in which is positioned a plurality of longitudinally arranged U-shaped sockets which receive the edge of the board. Formed points are located in the sockets at a different distance from the bottom of the socket. These points are spaced so that the board may slide therebetween and then, as the board is turned in the socket, it engages the points to make assured contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Versatile Engineering Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Heinz Loewen
  • Attachment for hand-held nail gun
    Patent number: 5110027
    Abstract: The attachment is a device to which a nail gun is secured. The attachment has a wheel for support of both the nail gun and attachment. The wheel is connected through appropriate gearing to actuate the safety slide on the nail gun so that, when a predetermined distance is traversed, the nail gun is actuated. The gearing is adjustable to permit preselection of the distance interval between nail gun actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: Allen C. Burlingame
  • Compass and ruler comb
    Patent number: 5107869
    Abstract: The hairdresser's comb of this invention has several structures which aid in increasing the accuracy of cutting the hair. The features include an adjustable angle stop so that a section of hair can be combed out and held at the proper angle with respect to the head and an adjustable finger stop so that the section of hair clamped between the fingers can be held at an accurate distance from the head for cutting that section of the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: Randy M. Henry
  • Combination golf score recording form and yardage map guide
    Patent number: 5094451
    Abstract: The guide includes first, second and third sheets, each having first and second principal sides, foldably joined at one edge to each other in series such that the first and second sides are aligned on opposite sides of the joined sheets. The first and third sheets are foldable over either side of the second sheet. The second side of the third sheet includes a first portion of a yardage map of the holes of a golf course printed thereon, while the first side of the third sheet includes the second or remaining portion of the yardage map printed thereon. The first side of the first sheet includes a first portion of a golf score recording form corresponding to the first portion of the yardage map printed thereon and the first side of the second sheet has the second or remaining portion of the golf score recording form corresponding to the second portion of the yardage map printed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Inventor: Mark G. Glamack
  • Three-way hat
    Patent number: 5091994
    Abstract: The three-way hat of this invention has a crown and in excess of two, preferably three, bills attached thereto. Above each bill on the adjacent crown there is a display segment and there is a unique message on each display segment. The unique message may be distinctive by way of color, texture, or configuration to uniquely display the message. Each bill is permanently attached to the adjacent display segment. The several display segments may be permanently or detachably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Inventors: Louis A. Delane, Elsie M. Delane
  • Collapsible garment cart
    Patent number: 5090725
    Abstract: The collapsible cart of this invention has a base frame on which are mounted wheels, at least two of which are casters. A lower end frame is pivotally mounted to the base frame at each end thereof. An upper end frame is telescopically mounted in each of the lower end frames to rise to a predetermined position and detachably lock in the raised position. A cross bar is pivotally mounted on one of the upper end frames and detachably mounted at the top of the other upper end frame. The structure is such that detachement, folding and locking are achieved to change the collapsible cart from a garment hanger type to a very small, low folded unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Inventor: Robert H. Feldner
  • Beef carcass head-separating tool
    Patent number: 5083971
    Abstract: The head-separating tool is a pair of pivoted blades, each having two sections. The section closest to the pivot comprises a wedge on each blade positioned so that the wedges come together in nearly point-to-point contact to engage in the beef neck's Atlas joint to separate the joint. The portions of the blade farther from the pivot are shears which overlap when closing to cut the soft neck tissue below the Atlas bone. The blades are power-actuated to disjoint at the Atlas joint with substantially no bone chipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Kentmaster MFG. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph K. Karubian, John Leamen
  • Electricity generating wind turbine
    Patent number: 5083901
    Abstract: A drum is mounted for rotation about an axis. Its surface is substantially cylindrical about the axis, and axially mounted outside of the surface is a plurality of vanes each defining a slot with respect to the surface. The slot is an aerodynamic slot where accelerating air decreases pressure to produce thrust which is in the direction of rotation. The outer surface of the drum is not quite cylindrical, but is shaped to be of larger diameter at the slot to enhance Venturi action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventors: Ralph C. Griffin, Jr., John F. Ramo
  • Sports timing aid
    Patent number: 5082281
    Abstract: An assistance device for sports training of sports requiring rhythmic activity. Audible prompts are delivered to the user so that he or she knows when to engage in a certain activity of the sport, the primary example being that of the golf club stroke. A clock provides a sequence of pulse signals at a constant time interval, with the interval being adjustable by the user. Multiple sound generators selectably receive the clock signals and generate corresponding audible sounds. A timing sequence controller correlates the multiple sound generators for the training effect. A visual display is included to give the user rapid understanding of how the device is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Inventor: Charles C. Berghofer
  • Friction drive mechanism
    Patent number: 5078658
    Abstract: The friction drive mechanism has first and second wheels with at least one resilient elastomeric friction ring (O-ring) resiliently engaging on the outer peripheral surface of one of the wheels and against the surface of or against another such ring on the surface of the other wheel. The rings are radially compressed, but axially free. Rotation of the driving wheel causes rotation of the driven wheel through frictional engagement of the resilient elastomeric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Inventor: Charles W. Legg
  • Holder for displaying flat patterns in two or three dimensions
    Patent number: 5078348
    Abstract: The holder comprises a base together with an upright central post. The post carries thereon at least one pair of pivot carriers which are separately movable up and down the central post and clamped thereto at selected positions. Each of the pivot carriers has pivoted thereto a pair of arms. The outer ends of the arms are attached to each other by a pivot-carrying clamp. The pivot axes are all parallel so that two triangles lying in the same plane are formed. Paper holders may be attached to the arms at any selected position to display a flat pattern. When two such sets are used together, the flat pattern can be held in a 3-dimensional display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Inventor: Rafail N. Babitchenko
  • Pet collar
    Patent number: D322871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Protect A Pet, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara C. Heyman, William J. Inman, Scott A. Kraft
  • Manually adjustable dispenser for rolls of plastic film
    Patent number: D325486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventor: Joseph Goldstein
  • Combined vehicle side view mirror and antenna for AM/FM/CB radio and cellular phone
    Patent number: D325717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: Henry B. Ayala
  • Dispenser for paper rolls
    Patent number: D327192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Inventor: Moushegh Y. Geuvjehizian
  • Beach screen
    Patent number: D328529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Inventor: Ryszard Lenarczyk
  • Portable cover for telephone mouthpiece and earpiece
    Patent number: D329241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Carlson
  • Frame for multi-wheeled vehicle
    Patent number: D330690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1992
    Inventor: Ciro J. R. Miceli