Patents Examined by Robert A. Olson
  • Patent number: 4940202
    Abstract: For a steplessly adjustable vertical movement device for chairs, tables or the like articles, which comprises a blockable gas spring which is arranged in a telescopic unit consisting of a telescopic tube and a guide tube and is connected by means of self-locking taper connections on the one hand with the chair seat or a similar article of adjustable height and on the other hand with a foot part, a simple replacement of the gas spring is to be provided, while security against unintended unscrewing of the gas spring is guaranteed. The gas spring should here be as simple as possible in construction, permit easy assembly and dismantlement and be arranged as freely as possible from bending stresses in the telescopic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Hosan, Axel Knopp
  • Patent number: 4940198
    Abstract: Bracket unit for fixing a gutter to an eaves section (1), comprising fixing means consisting of a bolt (6) for insertion through a bore formed in the eaves, and mating therewith a nut (4), a bracket part (10; 31; 35, 36), a curved bottom end part of which is suitable for supporting the gutter, and an elongated supporting part (3; 20) with an insertion space (8; 29) for the accommodation and retention therein of the other, top end part (9; 30; 37) of the bracket part (10; 31; 35, 36), a supporting surface to be fitted against a bottom side of the eaves, and a bore (12, 15; 25) for passage of the bolt (6), said bore being directed at right angles to the supporting surface and running through the supporting surface, and also comprising positioning means for positioning the supporting part (3; 20) and the bracket part (10; 31; 35; 36) relative to each other from a number of positions, while the supporting part (3; 20) consists of only one part which is to be fitted on the bottom side of the roof section (1), and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Inventor: Gerrit J. de Wilde
  • Patent number: 4938446
    Abstract: A fishing rod support having a pair of tines connected by a horizontal member adapted for purchase of the foot to set the tines into the soil. A spaced apart pair of upwardly and downwardly opening rod cradles allow the rod to be positioned within the cradles to clear the reel for unobstructed use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Inventor: James L. Williams
  • Patent number: 4936536
    Abstract: A pot lid holder for a pot lid having a central knob which includes an elongated member having a recess intermediate ends thereof. The ends of the elongated member are joined by end sections which are fastenable to a flat surface and thereby permit insertion of a pot lid between the member and the flat surface. The recess receives and retains the central knob and provides support to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: William Thomas Jones
    Inventor: Lino Meneghello
  • Patent number: 4936537
    Abstract: A sealing body for mounting a mirror to the outside of a front door of a passenger car and a door mirror using the sealing body. The sealing body is sandwiched between a door panel and a mirror pad boot, and consists of a seal frame and a sealing pad. The seal frame has frame portions and openings. The frame portions are in close contact with the mirror pad boot. The sealing pad has protruding portions fitted in the openings. The front end surfaces of the protruding portions are in close contact with the mirror pad boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignees: Tokai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kasei Kogyo Company, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo
    Inventors: Hiroaki Namba, Masakazu Kubota, Osamu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 4936533
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory mounting assembly is disclosed for securely and stably supporting a rearview mirror or another vehicular accessory on the vehicle windshield or another vehicular surface without the need for an adjustable set screw. The assembly includes a support member slidably received on a base member by spaced sets of mating surfaces. A spring retainer on one of the base and support includes one retainer arm engaging and gripping an opposing, raised rib on the other member. A second retainer arm spaced from the first retainer arm urges the first arm against the rib. Spaced, raised contact areas are provided on the mating surfaces, while spaced sliding contact areas with a relieved area therebetween are provided on another contact surface to prevent movement and/or vibration between the base and support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Adams, Wayne Vandenbrink, Craig M. Miller
  • Patent number: 4936539
    Abstract: A support assembly is provided to support a body part, as of an automobile or other assembled article. The support assembly includes a support element on which the body part rests. The support element has a mounting plate secured on the assembly and a resilient pad portion secured to the plate. The resilient pad portion has an engagement surface which engages and supports the body part. The resilient pad portion has openings therein which soften the resilient pad portion so that relatively harder and more durable material may be used for the resilient pad portion, while still providing adequate deformation to the shape of the body part to prevent denting of the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: William O. Nangle
  • Patent number: 4936021
    Abstract: The invention relates to the an adjustable support and spacer device having and a base member and extension member which is adjustable relative thereto via a releasable clamp. The extension member and the base member each carry a support member whereby the adjustment of the extension member relative to the base member provides a relative adjustment of the two support members. The base and extension members are provided with measuring indicia and the extension member is able to be pivoted about the releasable connection device to provide angular adjustment between the two support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventors: Eugene R. Frenette, Henry E. Frenette
  • Patent number: 4934539
    Abstract: A knife stand includes a resting body having a front surface and a top surface, a front piece secured to the front surface, having parallel through slits and having the top thereof higher than the top surface, and a plurality of positioning means each of which is formed on the resting body and capable of positioning thereon the handle of a knife and has a slit corresponding to and communicating with one of the through slits so that one can let the blade of the knife pass through the one through slit and have the end of the handle from which the blade is fixed to the handle positioning in each positioning means and against the rear surface of the top of the front piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Inventor: Keh J. Lu
  • Patent number: 4934650
    Abstract: A support unit for suspending a pipe or similar article from an overhead structure comprises a frame having a base and a pair of opposed sides. The base has an opening therein to accommodate a vertically-oriented hanger-rod means extending downwardly therethrough for support of the pipe. A resilient element having a lower peripheral shoulder is mounted within the frame and is adapted to support the hanger-rod. A retention clip is provided with a generally circular central portion adapted to embrace the resilient element above said shoulder and a pair of opposed ears extending horizontally outward from said central portion, the frame having a pair of opposed slots dimensioned to accept the ears and retain the clip and the embraced resilient element in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Vibration Mountings & Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert W. LeKuch, Nicholas J. Lucia, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4934645
    Abstract: A shelving assembly mountable on conventional vertical, slotted standards. The shelving assembly includes a shelf and brackets permitting movement of the shelf on the brackets between a rear merchandising position and a forward stocking position, and permitting movement into selected horizontal and inclined merchandising positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David S. Breslow
  • Patent number: 4932620
    Abstract: A rotating bracket (10) having a sleeve (20) slidably engaged with a vertical post, am arm (22) attached to the sleeve, and an extension (24) rotatably mounted to the arm (22) to position a curing lamp (14) at a desired rotational orientation. A bearing plate (36) on the arm (22) cooperates with the bearing plate (46) on the extension (24) to facilitate smooth rotation. A helical compression spring (58) urges said bearing plates (36and 46) into contact to hold the extension (24) and the curing lamp (14) at a desired rotational orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventor: Russell B. Foy
  • Patent number: 4930741
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting is provided for use between the foot of a machine and the floor where the machine is located, as well as a method for adjusting the height of the foot. The mounting comprises a bearing member and a compressible cushion member which supports the bearing member, as well as an adjustable member which maintains the bearing member in spaced relation with the supporting member. A lifting member is interposed between the bearing member and the supporting member and is extendable to move the supporting member away from the bearing member without reducing the deflection of the cushion member. The portion of the adjustable member between the bearing member and the supporting member may be readily altered while the load of the machine is borne by the lifting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Vibro Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Sheldon E. Young, Michael L. Young, Jerry D. Folkens
  • Patent number: 4930743
    Abstract: A vibration proofing support structure for engines, capable of preventing the vibrations of an engine from being transmitted to the main frames on which the engine is supported, and improving the twisting strength of the main frames, consisting of left and right main frames provided on both sides of an engine, a connecting frame connecting the left and right main frames together and fixed to the lower surfaces of the front portions of the main frames, rotatable shaft provided at the intermediate portion of the connecting frame and fixing a front axle pivotably thereto, a front lower vibration proofing member provided on the portion of the connecting frame which is above the rotatable shaft, vibration restricting members provided in positions above and substantially crossing the front lower vibration proofing member and above the left and right main frames with clearances left between the restricting members and said main frames and left and right rear vibration proofing members via which the left and right re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Iseki & Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishimaru, Takeshi Kishi, Shigeo Yoshino
  • Patent number: 4928913
    Abstract: A wall mounting system wherein a single horizontal rail is attached to a wall structure and suspended components are supported by an undercut forming a cleat on the top of the rail. The supported structures may be cabinets, vertical rails supporting shelving brackets mounted so as to eliminate the view of the mounting system from a frontal observation, a novel insert is provided to aid in suspending members from the horizontal rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: McCalla/Lackey Products Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Laughon, Roy V. Nicholson, Michael E. Barrett, Robert C. Beckmann
  • Patent number: 4927103
    Abstract: A pipe support system comprises a pipe fitting and a pipe support. The pipe fitting is any standard fitting with the addition of two lugs added to the outside surface of the fitting so that they are diagonally opposite each other. The support has two arms joined together at the base and shaped so that they partially wrap around the fitting after installation. The inside surface of each arms is shaped to have a socket, the walls of which fit snugly against the respective lug after installation. The arms are fabricated of a stiff, elastic material so as to allow sufficient flexation of the arms during the installation of the fitting so that the fitting can pass between the tops ends of the arms without the support becoming permanently distorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventor: Richard J. Nicholson
  • Patent number: 4927111
    Abstract: A device for mounting a board, like a printed circuit board, upright on a mounting surface, like the chassis of an electronic device. A solid base plate prevents stretching, slippage and short-circuits. A hook on the back of the device permits easy removal of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsumasa Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4926748
    Abstract: A structure to facilitate the stacking of a significant number of newspapers in a tidy manner and having means for facilitating the bundling of the newspapers stacked in the structure. In a preferred embodiment, the structure includes a framework having an open generally box-like configuration made of wire rod, a support for a supply of string or other filament, and a cutting implement to trim the string to required lengths. The framework is also provided with anchors to retain the string in an operative position ready for tying the newspapers or other paper stacked in the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventors: June Smith, Steve Smith
  • Patent number: 4927107
    Abstract: Improved support for reclinable boards that consists of two arms articulated to each other, forming a folding square and presenting jamming and releasing systems, that has been structured for reliable practical positions. Simple and functional constitution that permits reclining the board in different positions. For achieving these, the support has two arms (1 and 2) joined to each other in which common point (3) joins a crosspiece (10) which through its other end joins the axis (8) where a leg compass is joined (4 and 5) through which ends (6 and 7) are joined to the indicated arms. The mentioned crosspiece is provided with a longitudinal slot (9) where the axis slides (8) selectively engaging a series of upper inlets (11) of the slot in order to maintain the board in different angular positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventor: Ramon Mateo Maria
  • Patent number: 4927119
    Abstract: Vibration equipment bases which are isolated from the floor by air bags are made self-leveling by interposing a valve between each of the air bags and a pressurized air supply and each of the air bags and the atmosphere, the valve being sensitive to height of the base in air flow controlling relation to and from the bags to adjust their inflation and thus the height of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Kimball Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Frost