Patents Represented by Attorney Howard M. Schwinger
  • Patent number: 5104001
    Abstract: This invention relates to a dispenser for toilet paper and consists of a tube adapted to hold a stack of rolls, the tube being open at its upper end for loading and closed at its lower end by an end wall. A discharge opening is formed in the tube just above the end wall, A movable plate is supported by the end wall for pushing a roll through the discharge opening, the plate being spring biased. A slot is formed in the end wall, the plate having an arm depending therefrom, the arm extending through said slot to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: Jose Negron
  • Patent number: 5068942
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly consisting of an endless belt positioned beneath a windshield, the belt extending substantially the length of the windshield and supported by a slotted sleeve. A wiper mounting is attached to the belt on its innerside, the belt when fully extended defining an inner space large enough to accommodate the mounting. And a drive for continuously rotating the belt to cause a blade held by the mounting to rapidly move back and forth across the entire windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Inventor: Socrates Vrettos
  • Patent number: 4966277
    Abstract: An extension for a basket, the extension being formed from a sheet of pliant, self-supporting material, the sheet being bendable to the point where its opposite edges meet, cooperating means at the edges for holding the bent structure together, the structure having pockets formed therein to hold objects, one end of the structure being insertable in a basket, the other end extending upwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Inventor: Andrew Razzore
  • Patent number: 4849610
    Abstract: A towel warming cabinet having a large central chamber in communication with the exterior when the door is opened, the marginal portion of the cabinet being closed off from the exterior when the cabinet is mounted to provide stowage space for components, a plurality of spaced towel racks extending into the central chamber from the rear wall thereof, heating elements disposed on either side of the central chamber within the stowage space, a perforated screen shielding the central chamber from the heating elements, circuitry disposed in the stowage space for electrically connecting the components to a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Inventor: Moises Alvarez
  • Patent number: 4773318
    Abstract: An omelet pan consisting of a pan having a handle, a spatula for the pan, the spatula normally resting in the pan and having a handle, the handle of the spatula being rotatably affixed to the handle of the pan so the spatula can be rotated with respect to the pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Inventor: Herman J. Furletti
  • Patent number: 4723381
    Abstract: An assemblage of interconnected mobile homes mounted one above the other consisting of a supporting framework for the assemblage, the framework including oppositely disposed pairs of tracks, each home being provided with oppositely disposed pairs of runners, the runners being adapted to mate with the tracks and slide therein to move the home into final position and be securely clamped thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Inventor: O. Robert Straumsnes
  • Patent number: 4675479
    Abstract: A safety switch assemblage consisting of a switch housed within a protective casing and having a manually operated control at one end and terminals extending from the other end, the switch carrying a circuit which by-passes the switching circuitry and presents terminals which extend outwardly from the side of the switch, a socket for the switch, the socket having terminals at its base for internal connection with the switch terminals and external connection with a component, the socket having terminals in its side wall in electrical connection with its other terminals so that when the switch is partially withdrawn from the socket primary electrical connection is broken and secondary electrical connection may be optionally established by the union of by-pass terminals with the terminals in the side wall of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Wallin
  • Patent number: 4643210
    Abstract: An inflatable umbrella consisting of canopy and handle which may be folded and conveniently carried about on the person and which has in its handle a compartment for a cartridge which can emit a pressurized gas for inflating the umbrella and has air passages formed in the canopy extending both circularly and radially with respect to the canopy, the air passages intersecting at a plurality of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Inventor: Oscar Feld
  • Patent number: 4631776
    Abstract: A door check consisting of a base plate having a check plate pivotally attached thereto so as to be pivotable upwardly therefrom to abut and check a swinging door, the base plate and the check plate being substantially the same shape and size, the base plate being adapted to be immovably affixed to flooring within proximity of the door, the assemblage permitting of flush mounting within a recess formed in the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Inventor: Mavis King
  • Patent number: 4625339
    Abstract: A glove having an elastic sleeve mounted on its upper side, the sleeve for holding a flashlight, the flashlight including a flexible mounting clip, the sleeve having a panel in its wall to support the mounting clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Inventor: Raymond A. Peters
  • Patent number: 4542848
    Abstract: A strong box which is locked by rotating a threaded arm into a thread engaging member within the box, the threading being permitted only when a locking mechanism, from which the threaded arm depends, is released by a key which has access to the locking mechanism from outside the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Inventor: Raymond A. Peters
  • Patent number: 4512381
    Abstract: An interchangably headed tool including an elongated handle having at one end thereof a longitudinal passage formed therein, a head for said handle, said head having a shank extending therefrom, said shank extending into the passage, a portion of the wall forming the longitudinal passage including a removable clamping plate adapted to abut the shank and clamp the head firmly in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Inventor: Ernest Alvarez
  • Patent number: 4510561
    Abstract: A flashlight screwdriver combination, the screwdriver being carried by a holder of the approximate size and shape of the flashlight it is to contain, the holder being of flexible construction and having a flashlight access permitting the flashlight to be squeezed into the holder, the holder carrying an axially mounted clamp at its front end, the clamp for holding a screw driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Inventor: Raymond A. Peters
  • Patent number: 4468025
    Abstract: In a body building apparatus wherein the user is positioned on a cable connected inclinable bench which he moves against his weight by stressing the cables, a back rest for the bench permitting the user to assume a rowing, cycling and other positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Inventor: Mihai Sferle
  • Patent number: 4272074
    Abstract: A body building apparatus consisting of a pyramidal support having a rectangular frame pivotally mounted on its apex at a point substantially intermediate its ends to permit the frame to assume a variety of positions with respect to the horizontal and including a platform slidably mounted thereon to seat the user, grips on which the user may pull to move the platform against his own weight and the force of gravity and an adjustable spacer depending downwardly from the frame for fixing the incline of the frame with respect to the horizontal to vary the resistance of the platform to movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Inventor: Mihai Sferle
  • Patent number: D275205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Inventor: Ryoichi Nakayama
  • Patent number: D278512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Inventor: Jozef Lojko
  • Patent number: D295262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: Theodore Angell
  • Patent number: D295263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: Theodore Angell