Patents by Inventor Andrew T. Metzger

Andrew T. Metzger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7337485
    Abstract: A double high airbed having a central layer, upper coils extending from the central layer to a top sheet of the airbed, and lower coils extending from the central layer to the bottom sheet of the airbed. The central layer is formed of an upper middle layer and a lower middle layer. These two middle layers are welded together and extend the length and width of the airbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 7293334
    Abstract: An integral zipper slide and guard. The integral slide and guard is formed as a single unit, thus alleviating previous problems of attachment of zipper guards to zipper slides. Moreover, the unitary structure of the zipper slide and guard permits a one-step molding operation, thus providing inexpensive manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 7124457
    Abstract: An air mattress with a pillow top is disclosed. The pillow top is received on and extends at least partially across at least one of planar face of the mattress, and is constructed and arranged to be held in a fixed position relative to the face of the mattress on which it is received. The pillow top may be removably or permanently affixed to the air mattress, as desired. In an embodiment, the pillow top is attached to an edge weld of the air mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 7089618
    Abstract: An air mattress or bed is disclosed. The air mattress has a first panel, a spaced second panel, and at least one side panel extending between the first panel and the second panel, each panel being joined to the other along their common peripheral edges to define a single air chamber therebetween. At least one mattress coil is disposed within the air chamber and is affixed to and extends therein from the first panel to the second panel. The air mattress further comprises at least one side support beam extending in the lengthwise direction of the at least one side panel. The side support beam has a first edge affixed to the at least one side panel and a spaced second edge affixed to at least one of the first panel and the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 7007329
    Abstract: An air mattress with a pillow top is disclosed. The pillow top is received on and extends at least partially across at least one of planar face of the mattress, and is constructed and arranged to be held in a fixed position relative to the face of the mattress on which it is received. The pillow top may be removably or permanently affixed to the air mattress, as desired. In an embodiment, the pillow top is attached to an edge weld of the air mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 6966090
    Abstract: An air mattress with a pillow top is disclosed. The pillow top is received on and extends at least partially across at least one of planar face of the mattress, and is constructed and arranged to be held in a fixed position relative to the face of the mattress on which it is received. The pillow top may be removably or permanently affixed to the air mattress, as desired. The pillow top is configured to include bead channels, each bead channels having wide portions and narrow portions, the narrow portions and the beads being sized so as to limit travel of the beads between adjacent wide portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason McClintock, Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 6954957
    Abstract: An air mattress includes a top; a first fastener member positioned along at least a portion of a side edge of the mattress; a pocket formed on the top by a layer extending along the top and attached along its periphery to the air mattress, at least a portion of the layer being removably connectable to the air mattress by a second corresponding fastener member positioned along a section of the layer; and a visco-elastic pillow top removably received within the pocket. The fasteners may be zippers, hook and loop fasteners, buttons and eyelets, snap fasteners, magnets, or line connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Metzger, Jason McClintock
  • Patent number: 6905279
    Abstract: Disclosed is a line connector having a line attachment portion, a snap-in portion, a snap-on portion, wherein the snap-in and snap-on portions disposed such that the snap-on portions of first and second line connectors will simultaneously attach onto the snap-in portions of one another along a direction of attachment, and wherein an angle between a direction of attachment is no more than about ninety degrees to an axis of line tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: 6880481
    Abstract: An inflatable kayak having a multi-position footrest spaced from the seat of the kayak is disclosed. The multi-position footrest allows the kayak to accommodate operators of various sizes. The kayak may also include front and rear recessed cargo compartments which allow a significant quantity of cargo to be carried on the kayak without significantly raising the center of gravity of the kayak and without causing the kayak to become unbalanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Dunn, Shin Tsai Wu, Andrew T. Metzger
  • Publication number: 20040253052
    Abstract: Disclosed is a line connector having a line attachment portion, a snap-in portion, a snap-on portion, wherein the snap-in and snap-on portions disposed such that the snap-on portions of first and second line connectors will simultaneously attach onto the snap-in portions of one another along a direction of attachment, and wherein an angle between a direction of attachment is no more than about ninety degrees to an axis of line tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Publication number: 20040216237
    Abstract: An air mattress with a pillow top is disclosed. The pillow top is received on and extends at least partially across at least one of planar face of the mattress, and is constructed and arranged to be held in a fixed position relative to the face of the mattress on which it is received. The pillow top may be removably or permanently affixed to the air mattress, as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Publication number: 20040035344
    Abstract: A collapsible pontoon paddle boat that includes inflatable pontoons that may be deflated, and a series of frame pieces that may be disassembled. The frame structure includes metal tubes that snap into anchors that are integrally formed on the sides of the pontoons. A removable seat is provided for the boat that is supported by a series of cinch straps that allows fore and aft sections of the seating surface to be adjusted up and down relative to the pontoons. A plurality of mounting locations may be provided for removable cranks and paddle wheels so that their position may be adjusted relative to the seat. A rudder for the pontoon paddle boat is connected to the frame for the pontoon paddle boat by a friction connection and includes a pivot mechanism that permits folding to a position where it extends parallel to the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Metzger, Shin Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 6691633
    Abstract: A collapsible pontoon paddle boat that includes inflatable pontoons that may be deflated, and a series of frame pieces that may be disassembled. The frame structure includes metal tubes that snap into anchors that are integrally formed on the sides of the pontoons. A removable seat is provided for the boat that is supported by a series of cinch straps that allows fore and aft sections of the seating surface to be adjusted up and down relative to the pontoons. A plurality of mounting locations may be provided for removable cranks and paddle wheels so that their position may be adjusted relative to the seat. A rudder for the pontoon paddle boat is connected to the frame for the pontoon paddle boat by a friction connection and includes a pivot mechanism that permits folding to a position where it extends parallel to the boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Metzger, Shin Tsai Wu
  • Publication number: 20030192151
    Abstract: An integral zipper slide and guard. The integral slide and guard is formed as a single unit, thus alleviating previous problems of attachment of zipper guards to zipper slides. Moreover, the unitary structure of the zipper slide and guard permits a one-step molding operation, thus providing inexpensive manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: D510054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger
  • Patent number: D510400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordon G. Rockstad, Patricia A. Dunn, Andrew T. Metzger, Jason McClintock
  • Patent number: D492221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew T. Metzger