Patents by Inventor Christopher Claypool
Christopher Claypool 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).
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Patent number: 9321564Abstract: A storage container has a base having an opening and a lid for covering the opening. A lock ring is mounted on one of the base and the lid for motion between a first position and a second position. At least one lock member is formed on the lock ring. At least one stationary lock member is formed on the other one of the base and the lid. The lock member is aligned with the stationary lock member when the lock ring is in the first position such that the lock member engages the stationary lock member. The lock member is offset with respect to the stationary lock member when the lock ring is in the second position such that the lock member does not engage the stationary lock member.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: RUBBERMAID INCORPORATEDInventors: Christopher Claypool, Matthew Nettenstrom, Michael A. Zarkis
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Publication number: 20120223077Abstract: A storage container has a base having an opening and a lid for covering the opening. A lock ring is mounted on one of the base and the lid for motion between a first position and a second position. At least one lock member is formed on the lock ring. At least one stationary lock member is formed on the other one of the base and the lid. The lock member is aligned with the stationary lock member when the lock ring is in the first position such that the lock member engages the stationary lock member. The lock member is offset with respect to the stationary lock member when the lock ring is in the second position such that the lock member does not engage the stationary lock member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: Rubbermaid, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Claypool, Matthew Nettenstrom, Michael A. Zarkis
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Publication number: 20080074021Abstract: A slide drawer assembly for mounting to a shelf has a mounting bracket configured to slip over a front end of the shelf. A pair of slide channels is spaced apart from and parallel to one another and carried by the mounting bracket. A drawer has a bottom and an upstanding side wall extending around a substantial portion of a perimeter of the bottom. The upstanding side wall includes a pair of opposed sides each having a surface supported by and slidable along a respective one of the channels between a retracted position and an extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: William Croft, Roddy Burgess, Christopher Claypool
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Publication number: 20060261065Abstract: A storage container has a base with a bottom panel and an upstanding side wall extending generally upward from a perimeter of the bottom panel. The side wall has a top end and a top opening is generally circumscribed by the top end. A reversible lid has a lid perimeter and a cover panel generally within the lid perimeter. The cover panel has a first side and a second side. The reversible lid can be installed on the base in two different selectable orientations including a first orientation with the second cover panel side facing the base and a second orientation with the first cover panel side facing the base. A first seal is created between the reversible lid and the base in the first orientation and a second seal is created between the reversible lid and the base in the second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Claypool, William Croft, Joseph Lutgen
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Publication number: 20060180585Abstract: A container cap includes an outer cap, an inner cap and a drinking tube. The drinking tube is extendable and/or retractable through a twisting motion of the outer cap. When retracted, the drinking tube is protected by the outer cap from environmental contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Ian Cunningham, Brian Furlong, Kenneth Hull, Christopher Claypool
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Patent number: 6363817Abstract: A system for absorbing shock including a resilient member positioned between a portion of the head and a portion of the shaft of the tool. The resilient member dampens and absorbs vibration travelling from the head to the shaft and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system also includes a shock-absorbing member having an internal portion positioned within a cavity in the head of the tool and an external portion positioned on an upper surface of the head that dampens and absorbs vibration travelling within the head and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system further includes a bonding material filling spaces with the cavity and a channel within the head that further dampens and absorbs vibration travelling from the head to the shaft and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system includes a handle portion that has a soft elastomeric outer coating that provides a comfortable grip to the user and hinders vibration from travelling from the shaft to the hand of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Bert D. Heinzelman, Christopher Claypool, Jose L. Correa, David L. French
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Patent number: 6158307Abstract: A system for absorbing shock including a resilient member positioned between a portion of the head and a portion of the shaft of the tool. The resilient member dampens and absorbs vibration travelling from the head to the shaft and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system also includes a shock-absorbing member having an internal portion positioned within a cavity in the head of the tool and an external portion positioned on an upper surface of the head that dampens and absorbs vibration travelling within the head and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system further includes a bonding material filling spaces with the cavity and a channel within the head that further dampens and absorbs vibration travelling from the head to the shaft and reverberations travelling through the tool. The system includes a handle portion that has a soft elastomeric outer coating that provides a comfortable grip to the user and hinders vibration from travelling from the shaft to the hand of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Bert D. Heinzelman, Christopher Claypool, Jose L. Correa, David L. French
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Patent number: D552416Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Claypool, Robert G. McRorie
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Patent number: D552940Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Claypool, Robert G. McRorie
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Patent number: D609983Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Christopher Claypool, Jacob Connelly
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Patent number: D424391Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Christopher Claypool
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Patent number: D424393Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Christopher Claypool
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Patent number: D424394Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Christopher Claypool
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Patent number: D424395Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Christopher Claypool
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Patent number: D426128Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1999Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Bert D. Heinzelman, Christopher Claypool, Jose L. Correa, David L. French
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Patent number: D428570Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: General Housewares CorporationInventors: Donald R. Lamond, Bert D. Heinzelman, Christopher Claypool, Adam Sanchez