Patents by Inventor Barry Merten

Barry Merten 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).

  • Removable leg assembly
    Patent number: 4852837
    Abstract: A detachable leg assembly for an object includes a substantially cylindrical leg having a recess adjacent a first end thereof and a tapered leg-receiving chamber, larger than the cross-sectional area of the leg, having a locking projection on one wall thereof adapted to engage the recess when the leg is positioned in the chamber; a wedge-shaped holding member adapted, when positioned within the chamber, to substantially fill the space between the leg and the wall of the chamber; and means for anchoring the holding member in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Barry Merten, Gordon W. Kamman