Patents Assigned to Engineered Products, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4549838
    Abstract: A method for quickly manufacturing a connector plate of varying design strength in a minimum size plate for joining wooden members which approximates the ideal connector plate for that particular design, thereby making it unnecessary to use plates of greater strength than required. The plate is produced with a controlled number of teeth extending transversely outwardly from one major side of the plate in varying patterns. The new and improved method includes feeding sheet metal stock of predetermined width through a die having a plurality of punches that are controlled for relative movement with respect to the stock, striking the sheet metal plate with the die at predetermined intervals to form the particular desired pattern of teeth extending from the plate and leaving a plurality of longitudinally extending slots formed in the plate, and cutting the plate when the desired total length of the plate is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Alpine Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Birckhead
  • Patent number: 4534438
    Abstract: There is described a connecting assembly for a light weight vehicle having mutually engageable hook and latch portions wherein the hook portion comprises engaging hooks to engage and lift the latch means, the engaging portion further including a shoulder to cause the subsequent disengagement of the latch and engaging portions, support hooks to receive the latch portion upon its disengagement from the engagement hooks, and a levered handle actuatable to cause disengagement of the latch portion from the support hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: Midon Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Mowat, H. Michael Doman
  • Patent number: 4444656
    Abstract: Classifying apparatus and methods for the separation of solids of differing sizes includes a screening deck having an inclined frame and a screen in the frame on which the solids are deposited and moved downwardly. A plurality of beams extend beneath the screen transversely of the frame and the ends of the beam are mounted to the frame by a resilient mounting to isolate vibrations of the beam from the frame. A tappet assembly is fixed to each of the beams and contacts the underside of the screen and a vibrator motor is mounted to each of the beams to directly vibrate the beam, the tappet assembly of each beam, and the screen. Controls may be provided for independently operating each of the vibrators to vary one or both of the frequency or the amplitude of the vibrations of the screen over its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Production Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Nelson, Robert D. Nelson
  • Patent number: 4286697
    Abstract: A shoulder suspended semi-flexible bag configured to conform to and substantially wrap the torso of a carrier, comprising flexible crease resistant panel means secured to the sides of the bag, reinforcing support thereto, such panel means being capable of sufficient flexing as permits the bag to be turned insideout without permanently creasing the reinforcing panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Baker
  • Patent number: 4138045
    Abstract: A camera case for use with cameras of the instant type is disclosed. The camera case of the present invention includes the feature that each of the various surfaces of the camera is fully protected by the case, while allowing easy access to each of the operating components of the camera. The camera case may be formed as a single-piece, unitary construction of a flexible material such as leather or plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Baker
  • Patent number: 4045870
    Abstract: An apparatus for inserting a socket into a printed circuit board comprising a supporting structure, first and second resilient fingers attached to the supporting structure, and a socket holding mechanism. The resilient fingers are adapted to receive and releasably retain a socket therebetween at a socket retaining station. The socket holding mechanism is mounted on the supporting structure for movement from a first position on the side of the socket retaining station remote from the printed circuit board toward the printed circuit board along a path which passes through the socket retaining station and between the resilient fingers. As the socket holding mechanism passes through the socket retaining station, the socket is removed from the resilient fingers and coupled to such mechanism so the socket holding mechanism can move the socket to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Precision Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Eldred D. Scott
  • Patent number: 3930381
    Abstract: A universal joint is disclosed for rotationally coupling a pair of shafts, comprising identical yoke members having paired diametrically opposed axially extending arms telescoped into overlapped but circumferentially spaced relation, and coupling block means interposed between the arms and providing pivotal driving connection therebetween through stub shafts fixedly carried by the block means, the stub shafts projecting into bearing sleeves removably retained in apertures in the arms of the yoke members to permit articulation of the yoke arms relative to the stub shafts of the coupling block in transmitting rotary motion from one yoke member to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: Alves Precision Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Hall, Alexander R. Alves