Patents Examined by Lanna Mai
  • Patent number: 7004082
    Abstract: An outdoor table and chair set in which the tabletop of the table is constructed to include a plurality of polygonal tabletop box panels abutted against one another and defining a center hole for the mounting of the shank of a parasol, each tabletop box panel having a polygonal open chamber, a plurality of frames respectively detachably mounted in the polygonal open chambers of the polygonal tabletop box panels, and a plurality of ornamental glass cover plates respectively detachably mounted in the frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventor: Jim Chi Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 7003820
    Abstract: A moving device (1) capable of being operated easily and safely to move a person between various types of beds and chairs by supporting the femoral region and backbone of a person to be moved instead of by suspending the person to be moved by a belt or supporting the axillas and knees of the person, comprising a body frame (4) having a pair of right and left front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3) and having an open rear side, a column (14) erected on the body frame, a pair of right and left side seat parts (32) provided on a pair of right and left side arms (31) fixed to the column, a handrail frame body (46) fixed to the column and having an open rear side, a backbone supporting part (48) disposed at the rear of the seat parts, and a lifting mechanism capable of lifting the seat parts vertically, wherein the arms are formed in a crank-shape and connected pivotally to the column through longitudinal shafts positioned at the front of the knees of the person to be moved, and the seat parts are rotated eccentrical
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Iura Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Iura, Yoshiyuki Tsukamura, Keiji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6997528
    Abstract: A rail assembly for furniture has a stationary track, an internal track, a sliding frame, a latch bracket and a resilient latch. When the internal track and sliding frame are pushed in, the resilient latch engages the sliding frame as the sliding frame releases the resilient latch from an extended position. The latch bracket automatically pulls the resilient latch and the attached sliding frame to a completely closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Jun-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 6997527
    Abstract: A drawer locking structure including a cabinet body, a drawer disposed inside the cabinet body and a lock device. The lock device includes a shift body, a stopper body and a resilient body. The shift body has a driving section and a force application section. The shift body is pivotally connected with the front board of the drawer. The stopper body is disposed on outer side of the drawer. The resilient body includes a first connecting section and an engaging section. Via the first connecting section, the resilient body is disposed on inner side of the cabinet body corresponding to the stopper body. When the drawer is positioned in the cabinet body, the engaging section is engaged with the stopper body, whereby the drawer is prevented from slipping outward due to inclination or movement of the cabinet body. When it is desired to draw out the drawer, a pulling force can be applied to the force application section. At this time, the driving section is driven to press down and deform the resilient body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: E-Make Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen Kung Cheng
  • Patent number: 6997112
    Abstract: A cargo pallet has a framework including a plurality of beams that are each formed of a square hollow body of paperboard treated for water resistance and water repellency. Each beam is engaged at a predetermined distance with and adhered to a pair of channel-shaped bent edge members of paperboard material faced to each other. Strip-like boards are placed in parallel to each other on both the front and back faces of the beams with a gap provided between adjacent strip-like boards in a direction perpendicular to the beam length and adhered to the beams. Each of the strip-like boards is formed with a pattern paper treated for water resistance and water repellency that covers all of the periphery of front and back faces of an inner core member of thick paperboard. Fork insertion openings are provided in the edge members having paperboard reinforcing layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Shin-Ei Kamishoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nishizaki, Toshio Takagi
  • Patent number: 6984008
    Abstract: A telescopic drawer slide including first, second and third drawer slides, each having a longitudinal length with a web and arcuate arms along the longitudinal margins of the web, the second drawer slide being nested within the arcuate arms of the first drawer slide, and the third drawer slide being nested within the arcuate arms of the second drawer slide. There is a lock between the second drawer slide and the first drawer slide, the lock having a biased tab rotatably coupled to the second drawer slide and an emboss on the first drawer slide. The tab moves into a portion of the emboss upon movement over the emboss, thereby preventing the second drawer slide from closing relative to the third drawer slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventor: Charles A. Milligan
  • Patent number: 6979064
    Abstract: A drawer interlock mechanism comprises a fixation base, an axial cam, two braking slides and a guiding switch. The axial cam is put into a holding groove of the fixation base, so a big column and a small column are respectively placed into the position-limiting groove on top surface of the holding groove. The two braking slides are put in a slide groove of the fixation base, so when the axial cam rotates 90 degrees, its moving and stopping blocks move the two braking slides outward. The guiding switch is locked with the slide at the front. Its side has a guiding groove and a curved groove, which correspondingly match the big column and the small column, so they move according to the path lead by the curved slide groove and the guiding slide groove and the axial cam can rotate 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Hsiang Chiu
  • Patent number: 6979066
    Abstract: A rail assembly for furniture has a stationary track, an internal track, a sliding frame, a latch bracket and a resilient latch. The sliding frame has a latch tab, and a guiding block with an inclined face is mounted on the latch tab. With the arrangement of the guiding block, the rail assembly can be assembled and reassembled easily and conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventor: Jun-Long Yang
  • Patent number: 6971623
    Abstract: A fitting to prevent movement during seismic activity between a building structure or the like and a rod and channel support or the like connected to said building which may include anti-torque means between the anchor and the channel for preventing rotation of the anchor about the rod. The fitting is directed to a specific slot design to permit ease in access around a rod of a rod and channel support or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Inventors: James A. Allmon, Larry J. Simon, Jr., Douglas E. Weiland, Allen A. Spielberger, John D. Pryor
  • Patent number: 6955130
    Abstract: A teaching center is provided with first and second upstanding frame sections separated by two or more lateral connectors to form a generally “H” shaped frame. The second upstanding frame section is vertically oriented and the first upstanding frame section is inclined from the vertical to permit the use of storybooks, chart paper or other items that lean back. The teaching center is provided with one or more shelves or storage devices between the first and second upstanding frame sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: James Joseph Phillips
  • Patent number: 6953231
    Abstract: An advanced data electrified fully adjustable computer corner desk having a keyboard platform recessed into work surface that comprises a corner section and adjacent furniture components. The work surface of the corner section is pentagonal and has a front edge slightly greater than that of the keyboard platform. The two side edges of the corner section are at 45° angles to the front edge, and are of a lesser extension than the two rear edges that form a 90° angled corner. Disposed on the underside of the work surface is a control switch for the activation of a surge protection unit and wire management means. The wire management means includes a horizontally disposed aperture at the rear corner spaced slightly from the two rear edges, and at least one vertically disposed wire grommet situated in a modesty panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: California Office Furniture
    Inventor: Gary Markofer
  • Patent number: 6945263
    Abstract: An outdoor umbrella includes an operation device including a ring-shaped slider joint slidably connected to a shaft of the outdoor umbrella in a vertical movable manner, a locking stopper fitted in a locker hole of the shaft in an inwardly movable manner, a resilient unit for applying an urging pressure against the locking stopper to normally urge and retain the locking stopper extending into the locker hole so as to lock up the slider joint on the shaft, and a handle device for driving the locking stopper in an outwardly movable manner to move away from the locker hole so as to unlock the slider joint from the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventors: Wanda Yiing Li, Raymond J. Carabotta
  • Patent number: 6941958
    Abstract: An umbrella device which has a shank, an umbrella-like cap formed as a membrane and a driver. The membrane is connected to the shank and is caused by the driver to move from a position of rest where it droops limply around the shank to an open position where it is essentially horizontal due to the centrifugal forces of the membrane produced by the rotation of the membrane by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Werner Sobek Ingenieure GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Sobek, Mathias Schuler, Dominik Baumüller
  • Patent number: 6938558
    Abstract: A two-part, blow-molded plastic pallet includes slats which lock onto support stringers by sliding, dovetail engagement. The upper and lower surfaces of the stringer are flat to enhance load distribution. A vertical staking through the slat at a plurality of locations affords structural rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventor: Victor L Peres
  • Patent number: 6935083
    Abstract: A skirting system for placement around a manufactured or modular home is provided wherein said system comprises a plurality of panels with upper and lower ends wherein the panels abut each other side to side to form a perimeter around the home. A plurality of base pads are provided and placed on the ground for supporting the lower ends of the panels. A plurality of two part channel clips are provided for securing the upper ends of the panels to the home in a manner that allows for vertical movement but provides for substantial support of the panels in a direction transverse to the length of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Inventor: C. Michael Chezum
  • Patent number: 6931809
    Abstract: A laminated wall structure, suitable for use in an exterior insulation finish system, comprises the following layers in the order provided: i) a layer of building sheathing; ii) a layer of water-resistant adhesive which substantially completely covers and adheres to said building sheathing; and iii) a layer of thermal insulation adhered to said building sheathing by said water-resistant adhesive. The laminated wall structure, which can be used with all conventional building sheathings, can require less time to construct than known structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Brown, James Louis McKelvey, Michael Joseph O'Brien, John Wayne Rimmer
  • Patent number: 6932447
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a side panel (80), a top panel (90), and a locking bar (50). The locking bar independently and readily secures the side and top panels to the enclosure. Either of the side and top panels can be detached from the enclosure independently, without affecting the attachment of the other to the enclosure. The enclosure is also easily protected from being opened by unauthorized persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Jung-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 6932446
    Abstract: An extension device for an electrical cabinet includes a plurality of panel members, an access port in a first panel member of the plurality of panel members, a top engaging the plurality of panel members, and wherein the plurality of panel members is connected and defines a functional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Inventor: Robert J. Hales
  • Patent number: 6932445
    Abstract: An improved drawer interlocking mechanism mainly has a number of curved holes at equal angle along the peripheral of an axle hole in the base. There are flexible and moveable sticking tabs along the peripheral of an axle cam, which is allowed to freely rotate when it is installed into the axle hole of a base. After the axle cam rotates by an angle, the tab matches and locks into a curved hole for positioning. Two sets of brakes have symmetrical matching stoppers on two opposite sides, so the brakes can be placed into any slot of the base and a guide groove can be placed on the axle line corresponding to convex point. The groove surface has a stop to block the convex point, so the brake can slide and lead the direction with position limiting function. Thus, this can prevent the brake from dropping out of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Nan Juen International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Hsiang Chiu
  • Patent number: 6928934
    Abstract: A foldable table includes a table top coupled to a frame, and a pedestal that is coupled to the side rails and end rails of the frame via a four bar link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Edward Zheng