Patents Assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12286197
    Abstract: An example watercraft includes a hull that defines a cockpit. A scupper is provided that extends from the cockpit through an exterior surface of the hull. A recess defined by the hull is in communication with the scupper, and the recess defines a portion of a venturi tube. A plate that is attachable to the hull is configured to define another portion of the venturi tube such that when the plate is attached to the hull, a complete venturi tube is defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Steed, Edward G. Van Nimwegen
  • Patent number: 12258102
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes positioning, within a mold, a device with a movable element that defines a portion of a volume, and the volume is contained within the mold, as part of a molding process, at least partly defining a molded watercraft by introducing plastic into the mold, disposing the plastic about the movable element, and with the movable element, excluding the plastic from the portion of the volume that is defined by the movable element so as to define a recess and an undercut that are integral with the watercraft and extend lengthwise with respect to a centerline of the watercraft, and the recess and undercut are integral, and communicate, with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
  • Patent number: 12012180
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes positioning, within a mold, a device with a movable element that defines a portion of a volume, and the volume is contained within the mold, as part of a molding process, at least partly defining a molded watercraft by introducing plastic into the mold, disposing the plastic about the movable element, and with the movable element, excluding the plastic from the portion of the volume that is defined by the movable element so as to define a recess and an undercut that are integral with the watercraft and extend lengthwise with respect to a centerline of the watercraft, and the recess and undercut are integral, and communicate, with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
  • Publication number: 20240156249
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: S. Curtis Nye
  • Patent number: 11896119
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: S. Curtis Nye
  • Publication number: 20230062885
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
  • Patent number: 11266230
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a tabletop, may include an undercut. For example, the tabletop may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure, such as the undercut, when the frame is connected to the tabletop. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank M. Clegg
  • Patent number: 11160366
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a leg height adjustment mechanism that includes a first and second latch arms, a first and second retractors, and an activator. The latch arms each include an engagement structure. The retractors each include a sloped surface and a receiving structure. The receiving structure is engaged with one of the engagement structures of the first or the second latch arms. The first latch arm extends in a first lateral direction and the second latch arm extends a second lateral direction. The second retractor is separated from the first retractor in a second lateral direction that is opposite the first lateral direction. The activator includes angled lower surfaces that are positioned outwardly relative to the sloped surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Clegg, Baik Kwang Ho, Leo Cai, William Du
  • Patent number: 11147365
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a table top, may include an undercut. For example, the table top may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A first portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure when the frame is connected to the table top. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: 11140976
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis S. Nye
  • Patent number: 11124275
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes positioning, within a mold, a device with a movable element that defines a portion of a volume, and the volume is contained within the mold, as part of a molding process, at least partly defining a molded watercraft by introducing plastic into the mold, disposing the plastic about the movable element, and with the movable element, excluding the plastic from the portion of the volume that is defined by the movable element so as to define a recess and an undercut that are integral with the watercraft and extend lengthwise with respect to a centerline of the watercraft, and the recess and undercut are integral, and communicate, with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel S. Robbins, Dennis Jay Norman
  • Patent number: 10940636
    Abstract: One example of a flexible structure includes an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and the first end is configured to be releasably connected to the second end. As well, one or more living hinges are positioned in the elongate body between the first end and the second end, and the one or more living hinges are configured and arranged to enable the first end and second end to be moved toward each other. Finally, the flexible structure is configured to alternatively assume at least a flat state and an assembled state, and in the assembled state, the first end of the elongate body is connected to the second end of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Danny Green, Jacob Kearl, Eric Olsen
  • Publication number: 20210007474
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis S. Nye
  • Patent number: D901954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LifeTime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Clegg, Jay Calkin
  • Patent number: D904129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D920212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Steed, Ed Vannimwegen, Alex Good, Frank M. Clegg, John Maas
  • Patent number: D929190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D929813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Stanford, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D930440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Astle, Allen Keetch
  • Patent number: D942218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Astle