Patents Assigned to Stow & Davis Furniture Company
  • Patent number: 4586748
    Abstract: The specification discloses a chair including side arms readily and conveniently alignable with one another and/or the chair seat at any time, even after the chair is assembled. More specifically, the control includes a chair iron and a pair of side arms pivotally supported by the iron on opposite sides thereof for movement in a generally vertical plane. Further included is a locking mechanism for releasably locking each arm in one of its pivotal positions to fixedly secure the arms in alignment with respect to the chair iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Douglas W. Dingler, James F. Gadsbey, Philip E. Crossman
  • Patent number: 4555880
    Abstract: The specification discloses a wall panel base construction including a foot, a wall panel supporting assembly, and a plurality of oppositely threaded members extending between the foot and the supporting assembly. The lower portion of each threaded member is secured within a block, which is in turn pivotally supported on the foot to prevent the threaded members from jamming during height adjustment. The blocks are also laterally shiftable with respect to the foot to further accommodate movement of the threaded member during height adjustment. In a second aspect, the upper end of the threaded member includes a chuck for receiving a rotatable driving tool; and the panel supporting assembly defines an aperture axially aligned with the threaded member, whereby the chuck can be freely accessed to facilitate rotation of the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Larry P. Gzym, Lloyd G. Ritzema, David K. Haadsma, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4489997
    Abstract: The specification discloses an electrical connector assembly comprising a flexible metal conduit and a plastic housing molded directly onto the conduit. The housing defines a chamber in which are positioned a plurality of terminal clips, all of which are connected to wires extending into the conduit. A ground wire extends through the housing and includes a first end connected to one of the terminal clips, designated the grounding clip, and a second end secured to the conduit to ground the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Norman R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 4449337
    Abstract: The specification discloses a wall panel base construction including a foot, a wall panel supporting assembly, and a plurality of oppositely threaded members extending between the foot and the supporting assembly. The lower portion of each threaded member is secured within a block, which is in turn pivotally supported on the foot to prevent the threaded members from jamming during height adjustment. The blocks are also laterally shiftable with respect to the foot to further accommodate movement of the threaded member during height adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Stow Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Larry P. Gzym, Lloyd G. Ritzema, David K. Haadsma, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4443986
    Abstract: The specification discloses an office landscaping system comprising a plurality of wall panels supported on a support structure. The support structure comprises a plurality of frames each including a plurality of gussets extending outwardly therefrom, the gussets in turn each defining an upwardly opening slot. Also provided are clamping means for clamping together adjacent gussets on adjacent frames to secure the frame together. Mounting studs extend from each panel into the gusset slots to releasably suspend the panels on the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Stow/Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Propst, Larry P. Gzym, Ralph Murrel, Donald A. Richardson, Carl B. Hinrichs
  • Patent number: 4407101
    Abstract: A wall panel support base for a wall panel support structure is disclosed having leveling apparatus, a floating seal, and a covered wire enclosure. The floating seal includes a floor seal engaging the floor and an outer seal slidably engaging the floor seal so that the outer seal engages the floor seal regardless of the adjustment of the leveling aparatus. The wire enclosure is located between the outer seal and the wall panel support structure and is covered by hinged covers extending between the outer seal and the wall panel support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Assignee: Stow/Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Propst, Donald A. Richardson, Carl B. Hinrichs
  • Patent number: 4372629
    Abstract: A wire enclosure is disclosed having a wire raceway, a slot communicating with the raceway, and a cover for covering the slot. In one embodiment, the cover is hingedly mounted to one side of the slot and has a flexible seal to seal the cover against the other side of the slot when the cover is closed. Electrical outlets are mounted on the underside of the hinged cover so that the outlets are hidden when the cover is closed and easily accessible when the cover is open. In an alternative embodiment, the cover is a brush, mounted on one side of the slot, extending towards and engaging the other side of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Stow/Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Propst, Donald A. Richardson, Carl B. Hinrichs
  • Patent number: D245550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert De Fuccio
  • Patent number: D245551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert De Fuccio
  • Patent number: D245552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert De Fuccio
  • Patent number: D245553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1977
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert De Fuccio
  • Patent number: D272113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1984
    Assignee: Stow Davis Furniture Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Russell, Paul L. Propst, Donald A. Richardson, Carl B. Hinrichs
  • Patent number: D272777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: Stow/Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: M. Richard Schultz
  • Patent number: D276957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Moses R. Schultz
  • Patent number: D279943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1985
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Richard K. Ogg
  • Patent number: D281840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Richard K. Ogg
  • Patent number: D304653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Norman J. Diekman
  • Patent number: D308775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Norman J. Diekman
  • Patent number: D326780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Stow & Davis Furniture Company
    Inventor: Calvin L. Morgan