Patents by Inventor Austin Chappell

Austin Chappell 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: 4359004
    Abstract: Foldable car seat tables are disclosed. One embodiment is a hide-a-way model capable of being stored and removed from under a car seat. Another embodiment is capable of being removably installed without the use of penetrating fastening devices, such as screws, bolts, rivets, or the like. The table unit of either embodiment consists of multi-sections divided from one another by hinges. In the hide-a-way version, the table is held in an upsidedown storage position by guide runners which are centrally positioned in alignment on each table section and which slides along a track mounted on the bottom of the car seat for storage. To erect the table for use, the first or tray section, pulls out and bends up at a hinge, followed by the second section which is divided into a riser and cup portion. The second section is folded to a vertical position causing the tray section to become horizontally extended over the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1982
    Inventor: Austin Chappell
  • Patent number: 4341418
    Abstract: A car seat table capable of being stored and removed from under a car seat for use as a table or resting shelf consisting of three sections divided from one another by hinges. The table is held in an upsidedown storage position by guide runners which are centrally positioned in alignment on each table section and which slides along a track mounted on the bottom of said car seat for storage. To erect the table for use, the first or tray section, pulls out and bends up at a hinge, followed by the second section which is divided into a riser and cup portion. The second section is folded to a vertical position causing the tray section to become horizontally extended over the car seat. The riser is connected to a third section which remains on the track and the cup section is rotated to and supported in a forwardly extending portion in the same plane as the tray section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Inventor: Austin Chappell