Patents Assigned to Texas Recreation Corporation
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Publication number: 20040232753Abstract: A buoyant pool chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or sitting position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. Buoyant cushions attached to the frame members form a chair seat, a chair back, a left chair arm and a right chair arm. The buoyant cushions include layers of flexible cushion material secured together in overlapping relation, with the frame members being sandwiched between the overlapping layers. A layer of adhesive material bonds the overlapping cushion layers together and forms a water-tight seal around the frame members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: 6783181Abstract: A buoyant pool chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or sitting position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. The back frame can be manually rotated to a folded, minimum profile position in which the chair back overlaps the chair seat, for example for shipping and storage, and rotatable to an upright, fixed position to accommodate lounging in a semi-reclining or sitting position. Stop apparatus on the chair frame is engagable with one of the seat frame and the back frame for fixing the back frame in the upright position, and releasable therefrom to permit closing rotational movement of the back frame to the folded position.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Publication number: 20030160491Abstract: A buoyant pool chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or sitting position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. The back frame can be manually rotated to a folded, minimum profile position in which the chair back overlaps the chair seat, for example for shipping and storage, and rotatable to an upright, fixed position to accommodate lounging in a semi-reclining or sitting position. Stop apparatus on the chair frame is engagable with one of the seat frame and the back frame for fixing the back frame in the upright position, and releasable therefrom to permit closing rotational movement of the back frame to the folded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: 6527343Abstract: A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or fully reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. The back frame is pivotally coupled to the seat frame on opposite sides by dual axle shafts. A manually operable clutch is mounted on each axle shaft for releasably connecting the seat frame to the back frame. Each clutch is manually releasable to permit pivotal movement of the back frame relative to the seat frame, and is manually engagable to fix the angle of recline of the back frame with respect to the seat frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Publication number: 20020096926Abstract: A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or fully reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. The back frame is pivotally coupled to the seat frame on opposite sides by dual axle shafts. A manually operable clutch is mounted on each axle shaft for releasably connecting the seat frame to the back frame. Each clutch is manually releasable to permit pivotal movement of the back frame relative to the seat frame, and is manually engagable to fix the angle of recline of the back frame with respect to the seat frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Applicant: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: 6312054Abstract: A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in an upright, semi-reclining or fully reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame including a seat frame, left and right arm frames attached to the seat frame, and a back frame pivotally coupled to the seat frame. The back frame is pivotally coupled to the seat frame on opposite sides by dual axle shafts. A manually operable clutch is mounted on each axle shaft for releasably connecting the seat frame to the back frame. Each clutch is manually releasable to permit pivotal movement of the back frame relative to the seat frame, and is manually engagable to fix the angle of recline of the back frame with respect to the seat frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: 6086150Abstract: A buoyant lounge chair supports a swimmer in a stable, semi-reclining position while the chair is floating in a swimming pool. Interconnected rigid frame members collectively form an open chair frame. Buoyant cushions are attached to the chair frame, forming a chair seat, a chair back, left and right chair arms and a bolster block. The buoyant cushions forming the chair seat and the chair back include overlapping layers of buoyant cushion material that are secured together by adhesive, with the seat frame and the back frame being sandwiched between the overlapping layers. One of the buoyant layers forms a continuous body support surface that transitions through an angle from the chair seat to the chair back. Each arm support includes an upright arm support riser that is laterally offset from the seat frame and a horizontal arm rest segment that is vertically offset from the seat frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: 5802644Abstract: A travel pillow includes a block of resilient, open cell foam material that can be compressed, rolled-up and secured within an outer protective covering. The outer protective covering includes a pre-stretched, dimensionally stable compression wrapper of a hook or loop-compatible fabric material, a strip of complementary hook or loop fastener material secured along one edge portion and a compression rod secured along an opposite edge portion of the wrapper. The resilient foam pillow block and protective compression wrapper are convolutely wound together about the compression rod as the resilient foam block is rolled-up and compressed. The pillow assembly is releasably secured in the rolled-up, compressed configuration by engagement of the complementary fastener strip with the hook or loop-compatible fabric material.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Robert S. Scheurer
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Patent number: 4731891Abstract: A waterproof pillow has body made of closed cell foam material and an open cell foam insert disposed with the airtight chamber formed by the body. After assembly, the pillows may be coated with a plastic material.The combination of closed cell foam, an airtight chamber, and open cell foam creates a unique cushioning effect.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1985Date of Patent: March 22, 1988Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Stephen M. Scheurer
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Patent number: 4634563Abstract: A pre-shaped aluminum plate is held against the flat end wall of an inverted mold cavity by vacuum pressure communicated through bore holes in the wall leading to a vacuum chamber in the mold body. A high temperature PTFE gasket shaped to match the plate fits in an annular recess in the wall to provide a seal between the wall and plate. Polyurethane foam expands and hardens in the mold cavity to further press the plate against the wall and to form a foamed plastic water ski having a flush aluminum deck. The mold cavity has a curved side wall to produce a ski having a radiused edge about the deck.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1984Date of Patent: January 6, 1987Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Kendal Hancock
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Patent number: 4556375Abstract: A pre-shaped aluminum plate is held against the flat end wall of an inverted mold cavity by vacuum pressure communicated through bore holes in the wall leading to a vacuum chamber in the mold body. A high temperature PTFE gasket shaped to match the plate fits in an annular recess in the wall to provide a seal between the wall and plate. Polyurethane foam expands and hardens in the mold cavity to further press the plate against the wall and to form a foamed plastic water ski having a flush aluminum deck. The mold cavity has a curved side wall to produce a ski having a radiused edge about the deck.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1984Date of Patent: December 3, 1985Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Kendal Hancock
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Patent number: D478713Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Robert S. Scheurer
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Patent number: D483930Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Robert S. Scheurer
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Patent number: D312975Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1988Date of Patent: December 18, 1990Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Stephen M. Scheurer
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Patent number: D370956Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 1995Date of Patent: June 18, 1996Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventor: Michael L. Pery
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Patent number: D404104Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: D407130Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1998Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: D407131Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1998Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: D407785Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry
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Patent number: D416063Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Texas Recreation CorporationInventors: Robert S. Scheurer, Michael L. Perry