Patents Assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc.
-
Patent number: 11930919Abstract: A structure constructed using a blow-molding process comprising a tabletop, a lip, a pair of blow points, and a continuous tack-off. The tabletop includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. The lip extends downwardly relative to the lower surface. The lip includes an outer and an inner surface. The blow points are configured to receive a blow pin. The blow points include a first portion connected to the lower surface, a second portion connected to the inner surface, and a hollow interior portion in fluid communication with the hollow interior portion. The continuous tack-off is disposed between the tabletop and the lip and extends between the blow points. The continuous tack-off prevents fluid flow between the tabletop and the lip along the section of the lip.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
-
Patent number: 11896119Abstract: A two-stage lock assembly comprising a multi-element lock tab configured for disposition in a lateral structure of a lock device. The multi-element lock tab may include a body that includes an end on which a first element and a second element are disposed. The first element may extend from the body farther than the second element to enable the first element to be introduced into a receiver prior to the second element. The multi-element lock tab may be configurable in a disengaged configuration in which the first element and the second element are not positioned in a receiver, a first engaged configuration in which the first element is positioned in the receiver and the second element is not, and a second engaged configuration in which the first and the second elements are positioned in the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventor: S. Curtis Nye
-
Patent number: 11898390Abstract: In one example, a double jointed hinge connects a blow molded plastic door and a blow molded plastic wall panel. The double jointed hinge includes a first hinge element that defines a first axis of rotation, and the first hinge element is connected to the blow molded plastic wall panel, a second hinge element that defines a second axis of rotation and is connected to the blow molded plastic door, and the second hinge element is spaced apart from the first hinge element, and a first link and a second link, the first link and the second link connecting the first hinge element to the second hinge element.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Paul Craig Branch, Clarissa Mae Stuart, Neil Ben Watson, Kenneth William Taylor
-
Patent number: 11897183Abstract: In one example, a structure includes a flexible plastic body having a first end and a second end, as well as a first side and a second side disposed opposite each other. The first side includes a first group of segments, and the second side includes a second group of segments. The structure also includes a group of living hinges integral with the body, and one of the living hinges is positioned between segments, and the living hinges enable the flexible plastic body to alternatively assume a flat state, or another state in which the body is not flat.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
-
Publication number: 20240008639Abstract: A structure, such as a tabletop, may be constructed from blow-molded plastic. The tabletop may include an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. A lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the tabletop, and the lip including an outer surface and an inner surface. One or more supports may be disposed in the inner surface of the lip, and one or more joints may be disposed in the inner surface of the lip. A joint may be disposed between adjacent supports, and a distal portion of the lip may include a compression edge. A lower portion of the supports may contact the compression edge, and/or a lower portion of the joints may contact the compression edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
-
Patent number: 11833730Abstract: In one example, a structure is provided that includes a plastic body having a unitary, single-piece construction. The plastic body further includes a substantially hollow interior, and a parting line that extends around a portion of the perimeter of the structure. The structure also includes a solid compression molded element that is integral with the plastic body. The solid compression molded element is configured and arranged such that the parting line is not connected to the solid compression molded element.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Charles Monsen, Samuel S. Robbins, Wendell B. Peery, Dennis Jay Norman, Gary Phillips
-
Patent number: 11819121Abstract: A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Brian Olsen
-
Publication number: 20230309748Abstract: A cooking device may include a cooking chamber. A first gas-powered heat source may include one or more burners disposed in the cooking chamber. A second solid fuel burning heat source may include a burn pot disposed in the cooking chamber, and the burn pot may be spaced below the burners of the first heat source in a vertically stacked configuration. A drawer may be movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cooking chamber. The drawer may include a drip tray that is disposed between the burners of the first heat source and the burn pot of the second heat source when the drawer is in the closed position. The drawer may allow the drip tray to be at least partially removed from between the burners of the first heat source and the burn pot of the second heat source when the drawer is in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Lynn D. VanDyke, Donald Waite, Jeffrey D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck
-
Publication number: 20230309743Abstract: A cooking device may be a combination gas-powered grill and pellet-burning smoker. The combination gas-powered grill and pellet-burning smoker may include an enclosure and a plurality of components may be disposed in a plurality of levels within the enclosure. The plurality of components, when disposed in the plurality of levels, may be disposed in a vertically stacked configuration. The plurality of components may include a burn pot, a diffuser, a drip tray, one or more gutters, one or more gas-powered burners, one or more heat tents, and/or a grilling surface. One or more of these components may be disposed in a housing or a cooking chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Lynn D. VanDyke, Donald Waite, Jeffery D. Hancock, Christopher N. Schenck
-
Patent number: 11766117Abstract: A plastic molded lip structure may extend along a perimeter of a planar element and may include an outer wall, an inner wall, structural portions, and protruded features. The outer wall may extend in a normal direction from the planar element. The inner wall may be disposed in an inward direction relative to the outer wall. The structural portions may be disposed along structural sections of the perimeter and may include first portions of the inner wall and of the outer wall. The first portions may be disposed parallel to the inner wall and separated from the first portions by a first distance along the structural sections. The protruded features may be interposed between two structural portions and an inner wall may be separated from second portions of the outer wall by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Wendell Peery
-
Patent number: 11766116Abstract: A structure, such as a tabletop, may be constructed from plastic, such as blow-molded. The tabletop may include an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. A lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the tabletop, and the lip including an outer surface and an inner surface. A plurality of supports may be disposed in the inner surface of the lip, and a plurality of joints may be disposed in the inner surface of the lip. A joint may be disposed between adjacent supports. A distal portion of the lip may include a compression edge. A lower portion of the supports may contact the compression edge, and/or a lower portion of the joints may contact the compression edge.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
-
Patent number: 11730262Abstract: A molded plastic structure may comprise a tabletop with an upper surface and a lower surface. A lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the tabletop, and the lip may include an outer surface and an inner surface. An inwardly extending portion may extend inwardly from the inner surface of the lip. A frame may be connected to the table top and the frame may include a side rail of a frame. The side rail may include a receiving portion that receives the inwardly extending portion. The side rail may also include a portion that supports the lower surface of the table top and a portion that supports the lip.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston
-
Patent number: 11723454Abstract: A table may include a tabletop, a frame, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly may include a support element, a translation mechanism, and a lock device. The support element may include an end structure attached to an elongated structure. The end structure may be rotatably coupled to the frame such that the support element is rotatable relative to the frame between a first position and a second position. The translation mechanism may be retained relative to the support element and the frame. The translation mechanism may be configured to translate along the support element as the support element rotates. The lock device may be configurable in an engaged arrangement in which the lock device fixes the translation mechanism to the support element and in a disengaged arrangement in which the translation mechanism is not fixed relative to the support element.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Curtis S. Nye
-
Publication number: 20230084561Abstract: A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: BRIAN OLSEN
-
Publication number: 20230062885Abstract: A structure constructed using a blow-molding process comprising a tabletop, a lip, a pair of blow points, and a continuous tack-off. The tabletop includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. The lip extends downwardly relative to the lower surface. The lip includes an outer and an inner surface. The blow points are configured to receive a blow pin. The blow points include a first portion connected to the lower surface, a second portion connected to the inner surface, and a hollow interior portion in fluid communication with the hollow interior portion. The continuous tack-off is disposed between the tabletop and the lip and extends between the blow points. The continuous tack-off prevents fluid flow between the tabletop and the lip along the section of the lip.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
-
Publication number: 20220395088Abstract: A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: BRIAN OLSEN
-
Patent number: D972874Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: McKay Anderson, Sharon Jones, Jacob Kearl
-
Patent number: D1000145Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Frank Clegg
-
Patent number: D1021557Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
-
Patent number: D1022611Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Robert A. Astle