Patents Examined by Robert P. Olszewski
  • Patent number: 7065926
    Abstract: A floor frame for a transportable manufactured home includes spaced apart perimeter frame members having a vertical wall and two horizontal walls extending therefrom. A plurality of floor joists extend between the spaced apart perimeter frame members and have notched ends configured to each receive a portion of one perimeter frame member. An arrangement for coupling a transport structure to the floor frame is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Fairmont Homes, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Brandt, James F. Shea
  • Patent number: 7063295
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting an angle of a display which easily controls the view angle of the display so as to comply with a user s wishes, and a connection bracket of the apparatus are provided. A series of guide brackets and connection brackets couple the display to a fixing bracket fixed to a wall or support. A flap-fixing bracket is attached to the fixing bracket, and a flap, comprising two crossed flap members coupling a balance shaft and an angle adjustable shaft allow a viewing angle to be adjusted through the spreading and the folding of the flap. The connection bracket includes a product bracket attached to a holding-down bracket. The product bracket attaches on one surface to the display, and at its ends to the holding doxvn bracket. The holding-down bracket is easily attached to and separated from the product bracket. Thus the angle of the display is easily adjusted, using limited force, so as to comply with a user's wishes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Gil Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 7051984
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a cantilever bracket and an assembly for supporting an object are provided. The assemblies include a mounting structure having a first surface and an opposite surface and defining an opening therebetween. A relief is defined at a distance from the first surface and surrounding a portion of the opening. An engagement member has a body that is engageable within the opening, a retaining flange projecting from the first end of the body and shaped to be received within the relief, and a retaining member disposed on the opposite end and having a bearing surface. A cantilever support member projects from the retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Inventor: Kirk J. Botkin
  • Patent number: 7044425
    Abstract: An integrated keyboard platform and document support includes a base and a keyboard support member having an upper surface. The keyboard support member is movably mounted to the base to provide adjustment through a plurality of positions of the keyboard support member. An integral document holder includes a groove having a curved shape in plan view and located in the upper surface of the keyboard support member. The groove defines an engagement surface engagable with a bottom edge of the document and defining a plane of engagement. The plane of engagement is disposed at a non-zero angle relative to the support surface, and is inclined substantially level or rearwardly downward throughout the plurality of positions whereby a document may be held substantially vertical or inclined rearwardly in the curved groove throughout the plurality of positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Steelcase Development Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Jones, Joseph D. Ruedinger
  • Patent number: 7040585
    Abstract: A toys bracing bracket for mounting on a playpen or a play pad is detachable. It mainly includes a central pivot dock that has a first anchor section and a second anchor section to couple with a plurality of connection rods. Each of the connection rods is coupled with an elastic element so that the connection rods may be easily pulled and extended for mounting on the playpen or play pad, or be folded easily to facilitate carrying and storing, and to enhance safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Link Treasure Limited
    Inventors: Huang-Yi Cheng, Ming-Chi Tsai, Ho-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 7040589
    Abstract: An adjustable garment rod includes a mounting bracket, an inner housing, a resilient element and a suspension arm. The mounting bracket has an arm slot and a first toothed ratchet surface and second toothed ratchet surface formed alongside the arm slot. The inner housing is mounted pivotally in the arm slot and holds the suspension arm. The suspension arm extends out of the arm slot and has two toothed protrusions. The resilient element presses the suspension arm so that the toothed protrusions engage the toothed ratchet surfaces to hold firmly the suspension arm at a given angular position. Further, the garment rod uses several simple parts so that assembling the garment rod is easy and quick, which saves costs and time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Chi Yu Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 7040581
    Abstract: A comfort enhancer for supporting a CPAP mask and hose is designed to be portable and deployed on any standard bed. The support has a bi-pod base placed between the mattress and the inner spring of the bed. An upright pole, removably attached to the base and adjustable in height, carries hose clamps. A bracket attached to the top of the pole has a cantilever arm pivotally attached by a spring loaded pulley. The cantilever arm also carries hose clamps. The comfort enhancer supports the air hose at a distance from the bed and above the head of the user allowing the hose descend vertically to the user. The cantilever arm pivots to compensate for the movement of the mask and the spring loaded pulley absorbs the shock to the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Sonotech, LLC
    Inventors: John G. Noelke, James F. Sowinski
  • Patent number: 7040583
    Abstract: A stand for supporting display items of a flat plane type in a vertical position, and of the type having a ground engaging flat base plate (10) a fixed vertical support member with a flat planar surface (20) and an adjustable vertical support member (24) which is L-shaped, has a flat planar surface and has a guide slot (26) in its base portion, and is of sufficient height to prevent tipping of the display item. The guide slot (26) is placed over a fixed guide pin (12) and a fixed threaded guide pin (14) in the base plate (10), allowing the adjustable vertical support member (24) to be slidably moved in relationship to the fixed vertical support member (20) such that a variable aperture is created between the two vertical supports, allowing flat display items of varying thickness to be placed between those supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventors: Edward W. Holland, Marie L. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7040593
    Abstract: A universal attachment umbrella holder for providing a portable umbrella holder that can be attached to various objects. The universal attachment umbrella holder includes an adjustable base assembly having a pair of support arms and a clamping arm to permit clamping of the base assembly to an object or positioning on a support surface. A holding assembly is provided for receiving and supporting the post of an umbrella. In an embodiment, a holding tube is used for insertion into the post of the umbrella while the post is further held by a holding cup that surrounds the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventor: Darnell Weatherall
  • Patent number: 7036783
    Abstract: A drive bracket (10) includes a locking device (30) to secure data storage devices (50) therein. The drive bracket has a bottom plate (11), and first and second side plates (12, 13). A plurality of slots (16) is defined in the side plates. The locking device is attached to the first side plate, and defines openings (31) corresponding to the slots. Two connecting arms (33) extend from the locking device in each opening. A handle (34) extends forwardly and outwardly from the connecting arms. A fastening portion (35) extends rearward and inwardly from the handle between junctions of the handle and the connecting arms. Pins (54) of each data storage device slide in the slots, with one leading pin riding over the fastening portion, and restrained by an end of the fastening portion. When the handle is pushed, the fastening portion is moved outwardly, and disengaged from the leading pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Lung Chen, Da Long Sun
  • Patent number: 7028956
    Abstract: The invention is a two-piece surgical cord holder with the first unit thereof being in the shape of nearly a right angle with the other unit thereof thereof polysided with three horizontally inclined sides, three vertically inclined sides, a plurality of threaded through holes in the first of the vertically inclined sides for receipt through one of them and a through hole in either leg of the first unit of a first turning screw component serving to hold the fully assembled cord holder fast to the lateral side of a tabletop portion of a surgical operating table and a threaded hole in the first of the three horizontally inclined sides for receipt of a second turning screw component serving to hold the fully assembled cord holder fast to the bottom side of the tabletop portion of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Jonathan Harris
  • Patent number: 7028971
    Abstract: An articulating arm is infinitely adjustable within a pre-determined range. A pivot arm has arcuate surfaces extending therefrom with a brake pivotally mounted to intersect a path of rotation of the arcuate surfaces. Two heat treated shoes provide the arcuate surfaces. The brake is a plate that is controlled to lock or unlock the pivot member relative to a bracket to which the pivot member is pivotally connected. A support is pivotally connected to the pivot member at an end opposite of the bracket. The brake is unlocked manually by forcing the support upward when the support is in a locked position relative to the pivot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ergostream Products Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Scott
  • Patent number: 7025309
    Abstract: A line hanger for securing lines, such as transmission, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and other types of lines, to a support structure and a method of mounting and supporting one or more lines from a support structure. The line hanger includes an attachment support provision configured for mounting to the support structure and a pair of spaced-apart clamping arms depending outwardly from the attachment provision. The clamping arms are configured to resiliently separate for slidingly receiving an line and to resiliently relax for applying a clamping force to secure the line. Multiple line hangers may be interlinked or stacked relative to the support structure for support multiple lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Goodwin, Albert R. Cox, Timothy Crawford
  • Patent number: 7021814
    Abstract: There is disclosed a support extension for mounting stage equipment. The support extension may be attached to a rail. The support extension may include a body and a bolt. The bolt fits into a channel in the rail. The support extension may be quickly easily attached to and removed from the rail by rotating or otherwise engaging the support extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventor: Philip Berardi
  • Patent number: 7021600
    Abstract: An adjustment latch structure for a folding bracket of display devices includes a base dock pivotally coupled with a bracket, and a bracing rack having one end pivotally engaged with the base dock and another end pivotally coupled with a sliding member slidable relative to the bracket and having an inner end extended to an inner side of the bracket to fasten to an anchor blade having a front side coupled with a latch member movable upwards. A pulling member is located under the latch member having protrusive members extended into housing slots of the latch member and pressed by an elastic element, and has returning spring on one end. The entire structure is located in the center in a symmetrical fashion in normal conditions. When pulls the pulling member, the sliding member slides relative to the bracket to adjust the angle of the bracket relative to the base dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., LTD
    Inventor: Shun-Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 7021598
    Abstract: The present invention provides a revolving stand for supporting the trunk of a decorative display for circular rotation and includes a rotational unit in which the display can be received and formed of an outer casing with an open top and a turntable assembly, both of which are supported by a base that is semi-permanently associated with the rotational unit to position the unit in an elevated condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Boto (Licenses) Limited
    Inventor: Cheung Chong Kao
  • Patent number: 7021597
    Abstract: A sensor alignment tool (10) for use in the installation of sensors (S), particularly a pair of sensors such as are used in a security system or the like. Once a proper location for the sensors is identified, a mounting base (12a–12d) for one of the sensors is located adjacent a surface where the sensors are to be installed. The tool is then employed with two sets (16, 20) of adjustment rods (18, 22) to properly locate and align the sensor mounting base for the other sensor. Tolerant mounting washers are used to mount both bases to the surfaces to which they are to be attached. Once the mounting bases are properly aligned, the tool is removed and the sensors installed in their respective mounting bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventor: William R. Vogt
  • Patent number: 7017866
    Abstract: A tube support device particularly well suited for neon tubing comprises a channel shaped portion and a cap portion. The channel shaped portion has at least one bottom leaf spring portion extending angularly toward the longitudinal axis of the tunnel for biasing a tube against movement toward the bottom wall, at least one first side leaf spring portion extending angularly toward the longitudinal axis of the tunnel for biasing a tube against lateral movement toward the first sidewall, and at least one second side leaf spring portion extending angularly toward the longitudinal axis of the tunnel for biasing a tube against lateral movement toward second sidewall. The cap portion, when in the latched position, has at least one upper leaf spring portion extending angularly toward the longitudinal axis of the tunnel for biasing a tube away from the cap portion. The device is preferably unitary thermoplastic construction for low cost and to provide cushioned and electrically insulated support for the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Jere D. Whorton
  • Patent number: 7011284
    Abstract: A pivotable clamp is provided. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a clamp that includes a first member that is pivotably coupled to a second member. A third member is pivotally coupled to the second member. The first member is sized to slidably engage a rail that is part of a retractable cover system. An alternative embodiment of the present invention comprises a pivot block that includes a pivot slot. A rail engaging member is slidably coupled to the pivot block, and a pivot arm is pivotably mounted in the pivot slot. This embodiment may include a second pivot slot sized to pivotably receive the pivot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Truck Accessories Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Ron Melius
  • Patent number: 7007912
    Abstract: A merchandise display and anti-theft system, for use in displaying an electronic device such as a laptop computer, comprising a base plate and a rail. The rail is mounted transversely onto a merchandise display shelf. The electronic device is selectively attached to the base plate by a crossbar. A front bracket assembly and a rear bar are provided to restrict the extent to which the electronic device may be moved in a forward or reverse direction upon the base plate. The crossbar, front bracket, and rear bar are fastened to the base plate with screws extending from beneath the base plate, in order to prevent removal of the electronic device. After mounting the rail to the shelf and affixing the base plate to the rail, the screws which hold the cross bar, rear bar, and front bracket to the base plate are inaccessible, thereby preventing theft of the electronic device selectively affixed to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventors: William Giuliani, Gregory M. Defoe