Patents by Inventor David J. W. Cowler

David J. W. Cowler 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: 4711420
    Abstract: A bracket and post assembly suitable for shopfitting provides means for supporting a shelf by means of a single post and a cantilever bracket. The post and bracket are engageable by complementary interfitting means. On the post there are alternate vertically spaced outer and inner supports in the form of angled pieces, being formed by pressing outwardly to greater or lesser extents from a single sheet. The bracket has diverging arms 45 and at its root region a pair of slots, one in each arm, shaped to provide a hook at its root. An outer support is received in the bracket slots and the bracket is hooked thereto. The bracket is supported above and below by respectively the outer and inner supports acting as buttresses against the cantilever forces. The assembly is particularly secure against the peeling effect of a load and resistant to rattling or looseness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignees: Kenneth B. Fether, Richard Miles, Anthony Rostron, Peter R. Lewis
    Inventors: David J. W. Cowler, Peter R. Lewis