Patents Examined by Lan Mai
  • Patent number: 4850165
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved heat resistance brick, which comprises an upper board and a lower board, said upper board being made of solid polylone, said lower board being made of the mixture of wooden chips and urea by means of press molding process, said upper and lower boards being arranged to provide water outlets, and said lower board being arranged to provide well-shaped drainage canals at the bottom so as to match with said water outlets for water drainage. By means of the color change on the upper board, the bricks are arranged on the roof to provide preferred patterns to make the roof more attractive. By means of the utilization of waste material to produce lower board to reduce the manufacturing cost. By means of said arrangement to provide good heat resistance bricks for practical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Inventor: Iyn-Yeong Ohern
  • Patent number: 4850383
    Abstract: An upwardly opening and downwardly tapering bag-type container is provided and receivable within the crotch area of a conventional Y-type crutch above the lower leg thereof and below the transverse handle of the crutch. Opposite side portions of the open upper end of the bag include tie straps for securement about opposite ends of the handle and the lower closed end of the bag includes tie straps for encircling the downwardly convergent lower portions of the side rails of the crutch immediately above the center depending leg thereof. The open upper end of the bag includes thistle-type fastener structure operatively associated therewith for releasably closing the open upper end of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Inventor: Kay K. McBride
  • Patent number: 4846205
    Abstract: The apparatus, used primarily on the beach, protects user from wind and blowing sand, as well as providing minimal shade from sun. The framework, made of rigid, plastic pipe, is held together by a braided nylon elastic cord, and it is sewn into a flexible sheet of nylon, creating an integrated unit which is completely collapsible for easy transport and storage. The apparatus is anchored by two uprights embedded in the sand and sand pockets sewn into the bottom of the unit which can be filled with said and emptied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Inventor: William D. Knoll
  • Patent number: 4841691
    Abstract: A framework for extending around the lower periphery of a trailer house of mobile home, including corner posts and intermediate posts which are adjustable in length. Upper, lower and intermediate links interconnect the upstanding corner posts with the intermediate posts to form a framework. Plywood, sheet metal or other converings are then connected to the framework to seal the area below the trailer house from the outside atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Inventor: Don R. Stoecker
  • Patent number: 4840000
    Abstract: A modular salon station has cabinet sections that lock together to form a section approximating that of a hexagon segment and having three sides. Within the partial enclosure made by the three cabinets a recliner/chair is movable on a bifurcated trace mechanism that is located in the floor of the salon station. A patron is moved from one module to another by the recliner/chair bifurcated track mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Inventor: Tyrone C. Grines
  • Patent number: 4838002
    Abstract: A clip fastener for securing a partition wall to a ceiling T-Bar framework, has a clip portion of resilient material having a main body with opposed side edges. One side edge has a pair of longitudinally spaced shorter tabs overlying the main body, each shorter tab being a folded-over extension of said one side edge, and the opposite edge has a pair of longitudinally-spaced longer tabs overlying the main body, each longer tab being a folded-over extension of the opposite side edge. The width of the main clip body is greater than the width of opposed flanges of a T-Bar by an amount slightly greater than the length of the shorter tab in the direction of the longer tabs to enable the clip portion to be assembled with opposed flanges of a T-Bar by causing one flange to pass between the longer tabs and the main clip body, and then causing the opposite flange to pass between the shorter tab and the main clip body whereby both the shorter tabs and the longer tabs are in engagement with upper surfaces of the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Inventors: Milan A. Dajnko, Marjan J. Dajnko, Daniel M. Dajnko
  • Patent number: 4833844
    Abstract: This invention relates to a roof construction, preferably intended to be arranged on a roof of a slight fall and comprising a plurality of supporting plate profiles (1:1') which are put on crossbars (6) or the like, said plate profiles (1:1') being placed in a certain spaced relationship.At roofs having a slight fall, so-called plane roofs, it has so far been impossible in principle to use outer roof covering, as inleakage of water has been a great problem.The invention is characterized in that channeled plates (8) are laid on the supporting plate profiles (1:1') and that a condensate bar in the form of a disc (15) is arranged under each plate (8) at some distance from this, the disc (15) connecting with the plate profiles (1:1').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Inventor: Per Wiklund
  • Patent number: 4832153
    Abstract: The present invention entails an attic stair insulating cover which can easily be placed in an operational position and a compact stored position. The insulating cover includes a plurality of pieces that when fitted together in the operational position form a cover in the shape of a rectangular box with four sides, a top and an open bottom that fits above and over an attic stair opening to provide a thermal barrier. The pieces of the insulating cover can also be disposed in the compact stored position with packaging materials used to even the shape of the cover in its stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventors: Jesse M. Daw, Laraine B. Daw
  • Patent number: 4827681
    Abstract: A fire-resistant suspended ceiling grid structure having cross tees and main beams, to support ceiling tiles. The structure has shear means to permit a cross tee to expand into a main beam during a fire. The shear means have a notch behind a transverse tab formed in the cross tee which acts as a stop against the main beam in normal conditions, and shears or bends during a fire to permit the cross tee to expand into the main beam and still hold the tile in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: National Rolling Mills, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Platt
  • Patent number: 4825609
    Abstract: A window structure using a retainer means for converting a single window pane into a double insulated window. Sealant tape is applied to the inside periphery of the primary window pane and then a secondary window pane is placed into abutting contact with the sealant tape. A U-shaped retainer with a gasket secured to one side thereof is moved into contact with the window pane and then secured to the window frame. A wedge is the moved into locking engagement with the retainer which exerts a constant compressive force onto the gasket and then onto the secondary window and sealant tape for the full length of the window pane. A trim member is then latched to the retainer by having its two longitudinally extending leg members locking onto spaced latch means on the retainer presenting an aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: The BF Goodrich Company
    Inventor: John R. Rundo
  • Patent number: 4819391
    Abstract: A stair bracket for constructing a staircase is formed from a single strip of sheet metal. One edge of the strip at one end and is upturned to form a flange having a length at least equal to the depth of a stair tread, and the same edge at the other end is downturned into a channel having a length at least equal to the height of a riser, the channel and flange meeting in the middle of the strip. In use the strip is bent at a right angle in the middle at the juncture point with the flange being on the inside of the angle and the channel being on the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventors: Larry D. Tassin, John W. Ayer
  • Patent number: 4813204
    Abstract: An adjustable door jamb assembly which can be simply and accurately aligned and installed in a door opening. Sleeves mounted on door jamb pieces are connected by shafts forming guide units so the door jamb pieces can slide together or apart. The sleeves of the guide units surround the corresponding shafts so as to substantially eliminate play between the door jamb pieces in both the vertical and the horizontal direction parallel to the plane of the door opening. In a preferred embodiment, the sleeves and shafts are cylindrical for greater ease in installation of the door jamb assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Dunbarton Corporation
    Inventor: William J. Rentschler
  • Patent number: 4802321
    Abstract: A ceiling panel, in a drop ceiling, formed from a relatively large ceiling board and at least one reinforcing metal channel affixed to the board top side, in which the channel has at least one opening shaped to form a tongue. The tongue extends into an opening on a metal plate which is mechanically affixed to the top of the board, such as by a plurality of tangs which penetrate the back of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Robert J. Menchetti
  • Patent number: 4793112
    Abstract: A composite glass facade plate or panel has bores formed directly in an inner glass pane thereof through which fastening screws pass via the intermediary of sleeves or bushings. The bores are undercut and the screws have heads complementary to the undercut. Hangers, brackets or the like are affixed to the shanks of the screws projecting from the inner surfaces of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Flachglas Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans J. Sufke
  • Patent number: 4793104
    Abstract: A one-piece guide adapted to be inserted into mortar, between recessed surfaces presented by opposing faces of adjacent glass blocks, to space and align them with respect in each other in the formation of a masonry structure. The guide comprises a relatively thin frame including longitudinal and transverse arms having joined to their free ends bodies that are spaced transversely from said each other a distance only slightly less than the width of said recessed face surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Assignee: Delberg, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Hultberg, Richard A. Riedel