Patents Assigned to MMP of Merrill, Inc.
  • Tabletop wreath assembly apparatus
    Patent number: 10653072
    Abstract: A wreath assembly apparatus for securing wreath materials to a wreath ring frame having a plurality of clips includes a base, a pair of jaws operably coupled to each other and the base, and a pair of gears, including a drive gear and an idler gear. The jaws and gears are operably connected such that rotation of lower ends of the jaws causes upper ends of the jaws to move toward each other to bend a clip. The lower ends of each jaw in the pair of jaws lie in a first plane, and the upper end of one of the jaws in the pair of jaws lies outside the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MMP of Merrill, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Zimmerman, Jeffrey Allen Schellhorn
  • Tabletop Wreath Assembly Apparatus
    Publication number: 20170020081
    Abstract: A wreath assembly apparatus for securing wreath materials to a wreath ring frame having a plurality of clips includes a base, a pair of jaws operably coupled to each other and the base, and a pair of gears, including a drive gear and an idler gear. The jaws and gears are operably connected such that rotation of lower ends of the jaws causes upper ends of the jaws to move toward each other to bend a clip. The lower ends of each jaw in the pair of jaws lie in a first plane, and the upper end of one of the jaws in the pair of jaws lies outside the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: MMP of Merrill, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Zimmerman, Jeffrey Allen Schellhorn