Patents Represented by Attorney Brian J. Leitten
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Patent number: 4715295Abstract: An improved table is disclosed which permits easy access to additional useable horizontal surface and which permits easy raising and lowering. The table, which in its preferred embodiment, is a hospital overbed table, is equipped with upper and lower horizontal tray surfaces. The surfaces are movable with respect to each other and may be positioned to expose the top surface alone or the upper and lower surfaces. The upper and lower surfaces may also be moved in unison to expose storage cavities in a base supporting the tray surfaces. A gas spring mechanism permits easy adjustment of the vertical positioning of the overbed table and provides a mechanism for securely locking the overbed table in place when in use.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1985Date of Patent: December 29, 1987Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Hartman, L. Dale Foster
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Patent number: 4679670Abstract: An improved suitcase construction is disclosed which comprises an inclined handle which permits the force of the movement of the center of gravity of a person who holds the handle to be translated to the suitcase in the direction of movement to allow the suitcase to be moved with a minimum of effort. The suitcase also comprises a plurality of casters, wherein the rear casters have outer diameters greater than the outer diameters of the front casters to provide increased stability and direction changing capability during the movement.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1986Date of Patent: July 14, 1987Assignee: American Tourister, Inc.Inventor: John A. Wickman
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Patent number: 4657608Abstract: An apparatus and method for laminating a fabric material to a substrate, and in particular for laminating velvet to a cardboard puffing section to be assembled into a burial casket cap panel dish, without marring or bubbling of the fabric, is disclosed. The fabric material is positioned on a laminating surface and held in place by a vacuum. A substrate is coated with adhesive on a substantial portion of one side and subsequently positioned by a transfer means on top of the fabric and adhered thereto by action of the adhesive and by the uniform vacuum pressure applied to the fabric and the adhesive-laden substrate. As the substrate is passed through the adhesive applicator, it is positioned onto the transfer means. An electric eye senses the trailing edge of the substrate as it passes to the adhesive applicator and after a delayed period, triggers the movement of the transfer means to position the substrate onto the back side of the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1985Date of Patent: April 14, 1987Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.Inventors: Wilbur A. Schebler, Leslie W. Smith, Carl A. Wettering
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Patent number: 4646211Abstract: A service outlet wall comprising at least one generally planar wall member, at least one section of which is adapted to receive one or more service outlets having a service conduits connected thereto and leading to service sources is disclosed. Means for housing the conduits is provided. The housing means is adjacent to the linear sections of the wall member and is configured to conceal and protect the service conduit. The service outlets are movable along the linear sections of the wall member, permitting placement of the service outlets at different positions along the linear sections. The service conduits connected to the outlets are simultaneously repositioned while maintaining the conduits in a concealed and protected position. A rail system for providing service outlets to particular locations in a room while simultaneously positioning service conduit connected to the outlets is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1984Date of Patent: February 24, 1987Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Gallant, Eugene H. Fullenkamp
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Patent number: 4639985Abstract: A snap-in, flexible casket dish or puffing for the lids of caskets allows for rapid and accurate insertion and replacement without special tools. A flexible channel member is attached to the interior of the casket lid and releasably retains flexible edges of the casket dish or puffing.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1984Date of Patent: February 3, 1987Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.Inventor: William K. Craft
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Patent number: 4632591Abstract: A male-female connector is utilized to mount a holder to a mounting member. The connector includes a sleeve within which is disposed a gripper assembly. The gripper assembly comprises a plurality of elastic O-rings, each of which is positioned between a pair of beveled surfaces. When the beveled surfaces are converged toward one another, the O-rings ride-up upon the beveled surfaces and are radially expanded to frictional engagement with the socket wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1984Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventor: Eugene H. Fullenkamp
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Patent number: 4615085Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dual-functioning alignment and trim device for a burial casket. An alignment and trim strip is attached to the back side of a series of decorative plates which are in turn attached to handle arms and casket handles. The trim strips are fastened in a suitable fashion, preferably by a cooperating boss and aperture arrangement. The trim strip passes through notches formed in the sides of the decorative plates and serves to align a series of decorative plates affixed to one side of a burial casket. The trim strip may conveniently be attached to the casket hardware, i.e., to the decorative plates, prior to assembly of the handle and associated hardware to the burial casket wall. In this fashion, each of the decorative plates employed is aligned in the proper position on the face of the casket wall and with respect to the other decorative plates.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1984Date of Patent: October 7, 1986Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert J. Hartman
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Patent number: 4610118Abstract: An improved medical service column is described. The improved column is of a fixed height yet may be mounted or secured in a variety of patient room environments with floor-to-ceiling heights of substantially varying lengths. By employing guide tubes or jack screw assemblies of various lengths, the single medical service column may be adjustably mounted in rooms of varying height. A shroud or cover to render the upper section of the medical service column and the ceiling connecting area aesthetically pleasing is also described. The improvement permits employing a single medical service column of a fixed height to provide services to a patient or to a patient bed area at a standard or desired height with respect to the patient room floor.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1985Date of Patent: September 9, 1986Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventor: Eugene H. Fullenkamp
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Patent number: D287931Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1985Date of Patent: January 27, 1987Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventor: Jerry L. Crone
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Patent number: D289604Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1985Date of Patent: May 5, 1987Assignee: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Gallant, Michael E. Poehner
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Patent number: D293077Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1985Date of Patent: December 8, 1987Assignee: American Tourister, Inc.Inventors: John A. Wickman, M. Edward Lawing