Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Reinke

Arthur J. Reinke 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: 5038943
    Abstract: A collapsible display rack designed particularly for mounting floral displays. The rack comprises a looped rod base frame mounting a grid of spaced, horizontally arranged wire-like elements secured across its face. A collapsible, bracketed standard supports the grid. A plurality of hooks, and a trough for holding tools and supplies are demountably mountable on selected components of the grid in desired locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventor: Arthur J. Reinke
  • Patent number: 5036590
    Abstract: A decorative ribbon slitter for subdividing a ribbon into shreds of predetermined width. A plurality of longitudinally spaced, ribbon-shredding teeth are mounted on the inner surface of one of a pair of jaw members for engaging the ribbon in the closed position of the jaw members and slitting it into shreds having a width determined by the spacing of the teeth. The teeth preferably are provided with an interchangeable slide and guide combination enabling the operator to mount in the slitter a selected slide having thereon a plurality of slitting teeth arranged in a pattern predetermined to yield shreds of a desired width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Inventors: Arthur J. Reinke, Sandra K. Reinke