Patents Assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12677950
    Abstract: A folding chair may include a frame, brackets, and a seat. The chair may be assembled by connecting a first bracket to a first side of a frame and connecting a second bracket to a second side of the frame. The seat may be connected to the brackets by inserting downwardly extending portions of the seat into an upper portion of the brackets and pushing the seat downwardly towards a lower portion of the brackets. The seat may be connected to an at least substantially assembled frame, and the seat may be attached to the brackets while the frame is in a folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, Mitch Johnson, Mohammadamir Safari, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: 12583556
    Abstract: In one example, a watercraft includes a hull that defines a recessed portion, and the hull is a unified, single-piece, structure. The watercraft further includes a self-draining scupper with a passageway that is integral with the hull and communicates with the recessed portion, the passageway extending from the recessed portion through an exterior surface of the hull. The self-draining scupper further includes a stopper disposed in the passageway, and a flow plate that helps to confine the stopper in the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent R. Steed, Samuel S. Robbins
  • Patent number: 12564264
    Abstract: A folding chair may include a seat, a backrest, and a frame with one or more legs. The folding chair may also include brackets and the brackets may attach the seat and the frame. An upper crossmember may be movable relative to the seat as the chair is folded and unfolded. A first guide member may be attached to a first end of the crossmember, and a second guide member may be attached to a second end of the crossmember. The first guide member may be disposed within a first guide and the first guide may be formed by a portion of a first bracket and a first downwardly extending portion of the seat. The second guide member may be disposed within a second guide and the second guide may be formed by a portion of a second bracket and a second downwardly extending portion of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, Mitch Johnson, Mohammadamir Safari, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: 12528001
    Abstract: One example of a basketball system includes a post, a backboard, a connecting structure that connects the backboard to the post, and a height adjustment mechanism operable to adjust a position of the backboard relative to a reference surface, and the height adjustment mechanism includes one or more arms connected to the connecting structure, an adjustment handle connected to the one or more arms and to the support structure, a gas shock including a locking pin and connected to the support structure, to the one or more arms, and to the adjustment handle, and an actuator arm connected to the adjustment handle and operable to change a disposition of the locking pin of the gas shock when the adjustment handle is operated so that the locking pin is moved between first and second dispositions which respectively correspond to a locked state and an unlocked state of the gas shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Lynn D VanDyke
  • Patent number: 12458138
    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: January 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: S. Curtis Nye
  • Patent number: 12460459
    Abstract: In one example, a portion of a shed includes a blow molded plastic door, a blow molded plastic wall panel, and a double jointed hinge configured to connect the blow molded plastic door and the blow molded plastic wall panel to each other. The double jointed hinge includes a first hinge element that connectible to the blow molded plastic wall panel, a second hinge element that is connectible to the blow molded plastic door, and a first link and a second link, the first link and the second link configured to connect the first hinge element to the second hinge element, and when the shed portion is in an assembled state, and the blow molded plastic door is fully closed, the first link and the second link are received within a recess cooperatively defined by the blow molded plastic wall panel and the blow molded plastic door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Craig Branch, Clarissa Mae Stuart, Neil Ben Watson, Kenneth William Taylor
  • Patent number: 12408747
    Abstract: A large, thin, generally planar panel constructed from blow-molded plastic may include a first surface, a second surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the first and second surfaces. The panel may include a nominal panel thickness (PT), which may be the distance between the first surface and the second surface, and a nominal wall thickness (WT), which may be the thickness of the outer wall of the blow-molded plastic structure. A plurality of depressions may be integrally formed in the second surface and a nominal distance (D) separating adjacent depressions may be measured from an edge of one depression to an edge of the adjacent depression. The relationship between the nominal panel thickness, the nominal wall thickness, and the nominal distance between adjacent depressions is shown by the equation WT·PT·D?0.030.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, Carl R. Stanford, Wendell Peery, Eric Olsen, Charles Monson, Frank Clegg
  • Patent number: 12357085
    Abstract: 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 tabletop 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 tabletop and a portion that supports the lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston
  • Publication number: 20250194791
    Abstract: 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 may include 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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
  • Patent number: 12290166
    Abstract: A molded plastic structure, such as a panel, may include an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion. The panel may include an outwardly extending lip, blow point receiving portions, and a continuous tack-off. The lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the panel. The lip may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The blow point receiving portions may be configured to receive a blow pin. The blow point receiving portions may include a portion connected to the lower surface of the panel, another portion connected to the inner surface of the lip, and a hollow interior portion. The continuous tack-off may be disposed between the panel and the lip, and the continuous tack-off may extend between the blow point receiving portions. The continuous tack-off may prevent fluid flow between the panel and the lip along the section of the lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mitch Johnson, Kevin Boydston, Leo Cai
  • Patent number: 12285100
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Olsen
  • Patent number: D1103881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward George Van Nimwegen, Craig F. Hofmann, Landon P. Mason, Brent Richard Steed
  • Patent number: D1103882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward George Van Nimwegen, Craig F. Hofmann, Landon P. Mason, Brent Richard Steed
  • Patent number: D1110235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Keely Diane Bernal, Baylee Jo Rapier, Frank Clegg, Edward George Van Nimwegen
  • Patent number: D1110236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward George Van Nimwegen, Craig F. Hofmann, Landon P. Mason, Brent Richard Steed
  • Patent number: D1110237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward George Van Nimwegen, Craig F. Hofmann, Landon P. Mason, Brent Richard Steed
  • Patent number: D1122995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Allen Keetch, Robert A. Astle
  • Patent number: D1125907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammadamir Safari, S. Curtis Nye
  • Patent number: D1126614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Clegg, S. Curtis Nye, Mohammadamir Safari
  • Patent number: D1129957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, David C. Winter, Mohammadamir Safari