Patents Assigned to Lenox, Incorporated
  • Patent number: 5522487
    Abstract: An article of soft luggage, preferably a folding garment bag, has a soft shell forming outer walls, with wheels on the outer bottom wall and a flange and pocket engagement that fixes the bottom walls together when the bag is folded. The bottom wall is partitioned into left and right portions due to folding over of the ends of the bag, which has an inverted U-shape when closed and resting on the wheels. To stiffen the bottom walls of the left and right portions, and provide a mounting for the wheels, relatively stiffer gussets are affixed to the left and right cooperative portions, respectively. The two cooperative portions are connected by a flexible closure such as a zipper when the bag is closed. The zipper or the like defines a flexible seam that normally would permit the cooperative portions to be displaced relative to one another, for example rotating around the longitudinal axis of the zipper, interfering with positioning of the wheels mounted on each cooperative portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Mark Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 5515954
    Abstract: A suitcase has an extendable handle movable between extended and retracted positions, and wheels whereby the suitcase is tilted for transport on the wheels and manipulated via the handle. The case is generally rectilinear in shape, with the top, bottom, front, rear and side panels occupying orthogonal planes. The extensible handle can have a U-shape with spaced elongated arms extending from a central gripping portion and slidable in sockets in the case. The handle and wheels are mounted at the front and rear edges of the bottom wall, and two compartments are accessible by slide fasteners on the top and around an internal partition. The bottom panel is connected to the front and rear panels by front and rear inclined panel sections. The handle sockets are mounted on one inclined panel, permitting the handle to extend and retract. Wheel-carrying brackets are mounted on the other inclined panel, the wheel axes being fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Mark Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 5513764
    Abstract: A stemware assembly includes bowl, stem and foot portions in which the bowl and stem are made of glass, preferably crystal, and the foot is made of ceramic, preferably china, and further in which the glass stem and the crystal foot are joined together by an adhesive, preferably an ultraviolet-curing adhesive, which is suitably translucent when cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. Harrison, Richard J. Hughes
  • Patent number: 5431263
    Abstract: A suitcase has an extendable handle movable between extended and retracted positions, and wheels whereby the suitcase is tilted for transport on the wheels and manipulated via the handle. The case is generally rectilinear in shape, with the top, bottom, front, rear and side panels occupying orthogonal planes. The extensible handle can have a U-shape with spaced elongated arms extending from a central gripping portion and slidable in sockets in the case. The handle and wheels are mounted at the front and rear edges of the bottom wall, and two compartments are accessible by slide fasteners on the top and around an internal partition. The bottom panel is connected to the front and rear panels by front and rear inclined panel sections. The handle sockets are mounted on one inclined panel, permitting the handle to extend and retract. Wheel-carrying brackets are mounted on the other inclined panel, the wheel axes being fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Mark Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 4388959
    Abstract: A soft container substantially comprised of a one-piece member having a triangular shape when laid flat. A center portion is sewn or otherwise formed to define three triangular flaps, and to facilitate their proper folding, said intermediate portion serving as the support for a jewelry piece or pieces. Two of said flaps fold along the defined folds to cover said intermediate portion. The remaining flap folds down upon the first-mentioned pair of flaps and is provided at its apex with a joining member which cooperates with a complementary joining member at the end of said intermediate portion remote from the apex of said third flap to provide a releasable locking closure. The container is formed of a soft and preferably luxurious fabric which serves as a protective cover for the jewelry and provides protection against tarnishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: Binns Handy, David O. Chase
  • Patent number: D270786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: Binns Handy, David O. Chase
  • Patent number: D276013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles Solt
  • Patent number: D276117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles Solt
  • Patent number: D288155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Dennis L. Crawford
  • Patent number: D300308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Dale L. Deain
  • Patent number: D318790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen C. Brooks
  • Patent number: D366393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. Harrison, Richard J. Hughes
  • Patent number: D369520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. Harrison, Richard J. Hughes
  • Patent number: D370155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Lenox, Incorporated
    Inventors: David A. Harrison, Richard J. Hughes