Patents by Inventor David Mallory

David Mallory 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: 4869031
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved access spline that is used in a hung ceiling tile at the abutting edges of the tiles. The access spline of the present invention comprises a flexible strip-like body member having a central slot forming a pair of independently flexing portions from the body member and preferably a pair of depending toggle membes connected to the body member adjacent the slot. The access spline is used with one flexing portion located within an edge groove defined in the abutting edge of the adjoining ceiling tile and with the other flexing portion alternatingly located within a groove segment and a contiguous recessed portion defined in the abutting edge of the access tile. The preferred pair of depending toggle members extend between the abutting edges of the access and adjoining ceiling tiles and below the underside of the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Inventor: David Mallory