Patents Represented by Law Firm Garrison, Morris & Haight
  • Patent number: 5941032
    Abstract: A framing assembly for a door light which includes a first frame, a second frame, and a plurality of channel sections. The first and second frames are formed from a plurality of frame sections. The channel sections are disposed within the hollow space defined by the two skins of a door panel. The first frame sections are attached to the channel sections by any conventional fastening means. The first frame sections are provided with integral latch members and the second frames are provided with integral clip members which cooperate to retain the second frame member within the opening in a hollow door panel without the use of any visible external hardware. The framing assembly of the present invention may be provided with pre-finished surfaces and can be installed in pre-existing doors without the need for special welding equipment or extensive modification to the door panel prior to installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: William John Lydon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5907969
    Abstract: A tool is provided for working a shaped metal tube, such as a square or rectangular metal tube, having a hollow interior and an outer surface to produce an end reduction in the tube. The tool includes a head having a longitudinally extending interior cavity and a plurality of roller cavities, each communicating with the interior cavity. A plurality of grooved rollers are rotatably mounted within the head, one within each of the roller cavities. Each of the grooved rollers has a periphery extending into the interior cavity and configured to engage a portion of the outer surface of the tube to be reduced, such as a corner portion of a square tube. Depending upon the shape of the tube being reduced, the tool may further include a pair of flat-area rollers. The flat-area rollers may be used to engage the relatively long sides of a rectangular tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Inventor: James T. Soder