Patents by Inventor Bernard Waggoner

Bernard Waggoner 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).

  • Upright adapter for shelving systems
    Patent number: 8561953
    Abstract: An upright adapter for attaching an otherwise non-compatible fixture, such as a shelf assembly, to a shelving system upright featuring a number of slots separated by a number of dividers features an adapter tube. The adapter tube also features a number of slots separated by a number of dividers. A number of locking tabs are attached to the adapter tube. The locking tabs are adapted to engage the slots and dividers of the shelving system upright. A sliding tab featuring a leading end is attached to the adapter tube in a sliding fashion so as to move between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the extended position, the leading end of the sliding tab engages a slot of the shelving system upright so as to lock the upright adapter to the upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Thorco Industries LLC
    Inventor: Bernard Waggoner
  • UPRIGHT ADAPTER FOR SHELVING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120217359
    Abstract: An upright adapter for attaching an otherwise non-compatible fixture, such as a shelf assembly, to a shelving system upright featuring a number of slots separated by a number of dividers features an adapter tube. The adapter tube also features a number of slots separated by a number of dividers. A number of locking tabs are attached to the adapter tube. The locking tabs are adapted to engage the slots and dividers of the shelving system upright. A sliding tab featuring a leading end is attached to the adapter tube in a sliding fashion so as to move between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the extended position, the leading end of the sliding tab engages a slot of the shelving system upright so as to lock the upright adapter to the upright.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: BERNARD WAGGONER
  • Dump bin
    Patent number: D669686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Thorco Industries LLC
    Inventor: Bernard Waggoner