Patents by Inventor Donald Crum

Donald Crum 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: 5590804
    Abstract: A device for draining and temporarily storing items in the vicinity of a sink includes a bucket and nestable strainer. The bucket has two flexible straps which are secured to the interior of the sink basin by suction cups thereby supporting the bucket and nestable strainer adjacent to the sink basin without interfering with the workable area around the sink. The flexible straps also facilitate emptying any liquid accumulated within the bucket into the sink without loosening the suction cup attachment by first removing the strainer from the bucket and then tilting the bucket over the rim of the sink basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventors: Donald Crum, Marsha Crane
  • Patent number: 4099776
    Abstract: An improved control assembly for a reclining chair of the type having a body support, i.e., a seat and a backrest, adapted to move between an upright position and a reclining position. The body support is pivotally mounted on a body support frame, the body support frame being carried on a stationary chair base by roller and track means to permit forward/rearward motion of the body support frame relative to the chair base. The improved control assembly is in the nature of a control linkage positioned beneath the chair's seat, the control linkage being hidden from view in the upright and all reclining positions of the chair. The improved control linkage is connected between the chair base and the body support frame so as to control sliding movement of the body support frame in going between upright and reclined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald Crum, McKinley Goff, Edward L. Hampton