Patents Assigned to GEM Industries, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6611976
    Abstract: Concealed hardware for controlling the raising and lowering of the crib side, permits the construction of a crib which includes no projecting or exposed parts. The hardware comprises a channel member embedded within the end stiles of the crib side and an engaged coupling element fastened to the adjacent crib end. The channel member restricts movement of the crib side to vertical translation, and includes a latching chamber at the bottom which selectively traps or releases the coupling element when it is desired to secure the crib side in an elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmond P. Guillot
  • Patent number: 6571409
    Abstract: Concealed hardware for controlling the raising and lowering of the crib side, permits the construction of a crib which includes no projecting or exposed parts. The hardware comprises a channel member embedded within the end stiles of the crib side and an engaged coupling element fastened to the adjacent crib end. The channel member restricts movement of the crib side to vertical translation, and includes a latching chamber at the bottom which selectively traps or releases the coupling element when it is desired to secure the crib side in an elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmond P. Guillot
  • Publication number: 20020157182
    Abstract: Concealed hardware for controlling the raising and lowering of the crib side, permits the construction of a crib which includes no projecting or exposed parts. The hardware comprises a channel member embedded within the end stiles of the crib side and an engaged coupling element fastened to the adjacent crib end. The channel member restricts movement of the crib side to vertical translation, and includes a latching chamber at the bottom which selectively traps or releases the coupling element when it is desired to secure the crib side in an elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmond P. Guillot
  • Publication number: 20020157181
    Abstract: Concealed hardware for controlling the raising and lowering of the crib side, permits the construction of a crib which includes no projecting or exposed parts. The hardware comprises a channel member embedded within the end stiles of the crib side and an engaged coupling element fastened to the adjacent crib end. The channel member restricts movement of the crib side to vertical translation, and includes a latching chamber at the bottom which selectively traps or releases the coupling element when it is desired to secure the crib side in an elevated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmond P. Guillot
  • Patent number: 4951330
    Abstract: A knock-down crib including two end pieces or panels with corner posts at their side edges; a front dropside and a rear side, guides on the corner posts, brackets on the upper and lower rails of the dropsides, slidable automatic latches on the brackets on the lower rails, and sliding engagement means at the ends of the upper rail of the dropsides to position the sides with respect to the end pieces or panels, and to hold the parts together in assembled relation, the assembly of all the parts being without the need for any tool and without any extraneous fasteners such as screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Burnham
  • Patent number: 4768240
    Abstract: Manually operated foot board to selectively conceal or expose hand cranks for mattress adjustment in a nursing home bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Roland A. Benoit
  • Patent number: 4724556
    Abstract: A childs' crib having a drop side, with a latch therefor requiring a double motion, up and inwardly toward the center of the crib, to release it for gravity drop of the drop side from its uppermost, latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Burnham
  • Patent number: 4694519
    Abstract: A corner bracket for a spring mattress support into which the ends of two angle irons are set at a right angle, and parts of the bracket are bent and crimped over onto the angle irons to secure these parts together with no actual fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Roland A. Benoit
  • Patent number: 4621395
    Abstract: Casket hardware for supporting and adjusting a body supporting spring frame comprising a screw, a barcket engaged with the screw to travel along it, and a part of the spring frame engaged with the bracket and being held to the bracket in part by the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Roland Benoit
  • Patent number: 4535493
    Abstract: A double action latch for the drop side of a crib, wherein the drop side must be lifted slightly in order for the latch to be free to be actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edmond P. Guillot
  • Patent number: 4413365
    Abstract: A safety latch for a crib drop side and a notched drop rod including a clip on the top rail of the drop side, the clip having a part lodged in the notch when latched, the clip having a motion to unlatch the same only upon a relative motion of the rail with respect to the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Flye, Richard T. Heininger
  • Patent number: 4356593
    Abstract: A hinge construction comprising two members, a plate on each member, an offside out-of-the-way hinge, and a substantially recess and aperture free pivoted channel safety cover to protect the area of abutment of the two members when in such position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: Gem Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Heininger, Benjamin K. Burnham
  • Patent number: 3935603
    Abstract: In a mattress support including a tubular frame which comprises elongated longitudinal side members and shorter transverse end members, the combination with a hanger handle which includes a straight elongated shank with a hook at one end thereof. The short transverse end member of the frame is indented in a semicircular conformation adjacent the junction with a longitudinal side member for the sliding reception of said elongated shank, there being in spaced relation to said indentation a second indentation which also receives the hanger shank thereby providing a pair of spaced supports for said shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1976
    Assignee: GEM Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert G. Bryant
  • Patent number: 3934282
    Abstract: Safety trip lock for the drop side of a crib comprising a trip wire having an intermediate offset actuator portion, said wire extending to the ends of the crib and terminating in offset portions similar to cranks, together with a torsion spring maintaining said trip wire in a predetermined position, and latches at the end of the crib, i.e., on the corner posts, for receiving said offset ends in recesses therein, such that the trip cannot be operated unless the entire drop side is raised prior to moving the trip wire actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: GEM Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert G. Bryant