Patents by Inventor Danny L. Rupe

Danny L. Rupe 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: 5983423
    Abstract: A furniture box spring frame for manufactured for high volume production. The furniture box spring frame has a first side panel and a second side panel. Each of the side panels is interconnected by a plurality of connector plates. The panels are assembled using truss assembly technology, realizing an increased rate of production. A first connecting member extends from a first end surface of the first panel to a first end surface of the second panel. A second connecting member extends from the second end surface of the first panel to the second end surface of the second panel. A plurality of notches are correspondingly defined in each of the side panels along a top edge surface. A plurality of slats are received and secured to a bottom planar surface of each of the plurality of notches. The plurality of slats extend from the first side panel to the second side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Alpine Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Danny L. Rupe
  • Patent number: 5701653
    Abstract: A method of assembling a furniture box spring frame comprises the steps of:providing at least two truss-assembled side panels comprising the steps of providing a top beam, a bottom beam, a first end piece, a second end piece and a plurality of connector plates;positioning the top beam, the bottom beam, the first end piece, the second piece and the plurality of connector plates on a template; and assembling the top beam, the bottom beam, the first end piece, the second piece and the plurality of connector plates into a panel by compressing the pieces together;providing a plurality of connecting members and a plurality of slats;interconnecting the at least two sides panels with the plurality of connecting members such that the at least two sides panels are spaced apart and generally parallel to each other, andattaching the plurality of slats in notches across a top surface of the at least two sides panels which define a plurality of notches with diverging sides, to form a generally planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Alpine Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Danny L. Rupe