Patents Assigned to Meco Corporation
  • Publication number: 20220330690
    Abstract: A foldable desk that includes a fixed backframe and a fixed desktop portion connected to a top, horizontal portion of the fixed backframe. The desk also includes a foldable desktop portion rotatably connected to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion is rotatable, in relation to the fixed desktop portion, between a folded position and an unfolded position. The foldable desktop portion in the folded position is substantially parallel to the fixed backframe and substantially perpendicular to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion in the unfolded position is substantially coplanar with the fixed desktop portion and substantially perpendicular to the fixed backframe. The desk further includes at least one support frame rotatably connected to a bottom, vertical portion of the fixed backframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MECO Corporation
    Inventor: William FITZGERALD
  • Patent number: 8651567
    Abstract: A folding chair is disclosed that meets and/or exceeds, for example, ANSI/BIFMA standards. The folding chair may be made from a material that includes, metal, wood, plastic, or the like. Independent of the particular material used in the folding chair, the disclosed folding chair includes a configuration that satisfies, or surpasses, for example, ANSI/BIFMA leg strength testing, among other tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Aldred
  • Publication number: 20130249256
    Abstract: A chair, such as, e.g., an easy chair or, a recliner, may include a compartment, a tray, or both. The compartment may have an open position and a closed position and may include a panel configured for a specific purpose. For example, the panel may include a cup holder, a storage slot, and an outlet. The outlet may include a power outlet, a USB port, an ethernet port, or the like. The tray may rotate about a shaft and/or an arm of the chair so that does not pose a nuisance to a user of the chair. The tray may include a mechanism to slide the tray between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Don Payne, JR., Linda West Schumann, Kenneth C. Peacock, Steven Ralph McNay
  • Publication number: 20120313402
    Abstract: A folding chair is disclosed that meets and/or exceeds, for example, ANSI/BIFMA standards. The folding chair may be made from a material that includes, metal, wood, plastic, or the like. Independent of the particular material used in the folding chair, the disclosed folding chair includes a configuration that satisfies, or surpasses, for example, ANSI/BIFMA leg strength testing, among other tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Christopher ALDRED
  • Patent number: 8215297
    Abstract: A folding table for a grill includes a table portion configured to extend into an operative position and configured to be placed in a protective stowed position to protect the grill. The folding table further includes an upper cross support pivotally connected to the table portion and an attachment portion configured to be connected to the grill. The attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Robert James Foster
  • Publication number: 20120138046
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for connecting a baffle to a cooking grill includes a curved tab and a straight tab. The curved tab may be curved between about 120° and about 180° from a vertical orientation. The grill may also include a front bracket with a right-angle tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Carroll KYTE
  • Publication number: 20120139310
    Abstract: A folding stool with a swivel seat or rotating seat that may enhance comfort. The stool may employ a swing arm as part of its folding mechanism, In addition, the seat of the stool may be constructed from metal, wood, fabric, vinyl, leather, or plastic. The stool may have a locking mechanism to prevent its collapse when unfolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Christopher Aldred
  • Patent number: 8151416
    Abstract: A hinge for use in, e.g., folding tables, folding chairs, or folding shelves that can be locked in at least one position. According to an aspect of the invention, the hinge is locked in the position that would correspond to the open or deployed state of the piece of furniture of which it is a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Aldred
  • Patent number: 8118358
    Abstract: A folding chair includes a back frame including at least one rear leg, a seat frame pivotally connected to the back frame, at least one front leg pivotally connected to the seat frame, a link connected to the at least one front leg and the at least one rear leg to pull the front leg toward the back frame when the folding chair is folded, and a seat panel pivotally connected to the seat frame and configured to be separated from the seat frame when the folding chair is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas G. Wright, Mark T. Proffitt, George Lawrence Huff, Stephen J. Zwonitzer, Robert B. Holben, Kurt Rampton
  • Patent number: 7959433
    Abstract: A grill for cooking includes a first set of burners and a second set of burners wherein at least one burner of the first set of burners is interdigitally arranged with burners of the second set of burners. The grill further includes a first valve that controls a flow of fuel to the first set of burners and a second valve that controls a flow of fuel to the second set of burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: G.L. Huff
  • Patent number: 7954890
    Abstract: A folding chair is disclosed. The chair includes a plurality of legs, including front and back legs, a seat, and a folding unit. The folding unit is attached to the legs and the seat, and it is configured to fold the legs using a force applied to at least one of the legs. The front legs nest beside the back legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas G. Wright
  • Publication number: 20110061573
    Abstract: A folding table and chair each have an unobtrusive folding mechanism that cannot be easily seen when unfolded for use. Because the folding mechanism is not readily seen, folding tables and chairs of a number of well-known and popular styles can be provided that are suitable for use as everyday home furniture. Folding furniture may be particularly desirable for apartment and condominium dwellers who have limited living space and need to occasionally store bulky furniture to fully use such space. The folding furniture of the invention is also easier to move than traditional furniture, including the hinge of the table, which can also serve as a carrying handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas G. Wright
  • Publication number: 20100326417
    Abstract: A collapsible gas grill having a control panel, a bowl and a hood. The collapsible gas grill comprises a cooking grid that supports a cooking item, a burner attached to the bowl, a valve attached to the control panel, a rotating latch that locks the hood to the bowl, a base that supports the grill, and a catch that engages the base when the collapsible gas grill is in one of a collapsed configuration or an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin GROTH, R. James Foster, Mark T. Proffitt
  • Publication number: 20100275906
    Abstract: A folding table for a grill includes a table portion configured to extend into an operative position and configured to be placed in a protective stowed position to protect the grill. The folding table further includes an upper cross support pivotally connected to the table portion and an attachment portion configured to be connected to the grill. The attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Robert James FOSTER
  • Publication number: 20100242944
    Abstract: A multi-burner system includes a horizontally elongated body structure having burner heads extending along an axis. Each burner head has a length along the axis greater than a width or height thereof and includes an inner chamber, a housing surrounding the inner chamber and holes formed on the housing to disperse gas externally from the inner chamber. The multi-burner system further includes a plurality of conduits connected to the body structure to convey the gas to the inner chamber of each burner head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: STEVE RICHARDSON, Mark T. Proffitt, Kevin Groth
  • Publication number: 20100224106
    Abstract: A table includes a main panel, side panels extending along the edges of the main panel, respectively, and including first and second side panels connected to each other at a corner of the main panel, the first pivot bar extending between inner surfaces of the first and second side panels near the corner of the main panel, a leg connected to the first pivot bar and configured to pivotally move between an unfolded position and a folded position with respect to the first pivot bar, and a locking unit configured to selectively engage the leg to prevent the leg from departing from the unfolded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren ALDRED
  • Publication number: 20100224107
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a table being configured to be arranged in a compact arrangement and being configured to be arranged in an arrangement for use. The table including a table top having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of legs that are arranged below the bottom surface and connected to the bottom surface to support the table top above a floor, a swivel connection that connects the plurality of legs together in a swiveling manner, and a pivotal connection that pivotally connects the plurality of legs to one of the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Darren ALDRED, Stephen HODGES, Stephen J. ZWONITZER
  • Patent number: D623004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Groth, R. James Foster, Mark T. Proffitt
  • Patent number: D627590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Proffitt, Kevin Groth, Whitney Winter, Charles Robert Hebner
  • Patent number: D629633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Meco Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Aldred