Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Shaffer

Douglas E. Shaffer 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: 11751701
    Abstract: A display system comprises a sleeve with a plurality of apertures defined therethrough, and a plurality of support inserts arranged in a stack within the sleeve, wherein at least one of the support inserts is aligned with one or more of the apertures to provide a shelf accessible through the one or more of the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas E. Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20210330095
    Abstract: A display system comprises a sleeve with a plurality of apertures defined therethrough, and a plurality of support inserts arranged in a stack within the sleeve, wherein at least one of the support inserts is aligned with one or more of the apertures to provide a shelf accessible through the one or more of the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Douglas E. SHAFFER
  • Patent number: 8662603
    Abstract: A protective enclosure including a housing defining a door opening is provided. A first flange extends from an opening end of a door and is angled relative to a surface of said door inwardly toward an interior storage space of the enclosure. The first flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A second flange extends from a hinge end of the door and is angled relative to the door surface inwardly toward the interior storage space. The second flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A hinge pivotally mounts the door with the housing. A locking mechanism selectively locks the door to the housing. The housing includes a channel disposed along at least a portion of the door opening. At least a portion of the first and second flanges are disposed within the channel when the door is closed to resist pry attacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Sekol, Douglas E. Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20130015750
    Abstract: A protective enclosure including a housing defining a door opening is provided. A first flange extends from an opening end of a door and is angled relative to a surface of said door inwardly toward an interior storage space of the enclosure. The first flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A second flange extends from a hinge end of the door and is angled relative to the door surface inwardly toward the interior storage space. The second flange and the door surface form an obtuse angle. A hinge pivotally mounts the door with the housing. A locking mechanism selectively locks the door to the housing. The housing includes a channel disposed along at least a portion of the door opening. At least a portion of the first and second flanges are disposed within the channel when the door is closed to resist pry attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: James W. Sekol, Douglas E. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 7748797
    Abstract: A multi-drawer file cabinet having an upper cabinet that may be stacked on top of a lower file cabinet is provided. The lower cabinet includes a top surface having a peripheral edge with a first perimeter. The upper cabinet includes a base with a sidewall. The sidewall has a peripheral edge with a second perimeter. The second perimeter is larger than the first perimeter so that the sidewall fits around the peripheral edge of the top surface of the first cabinet. The cabinets include an extendable drawer assembly having a pair of slide members slidably positioned between a pair of outer tracks formed in a casing and tracks formed in a drawer frame. Furthermore, a locking assembly is associated with a recess in the casing and a ledge of a drawer head to allow the drawer assembly to remain in a locked position even if the cabinet sustains fire damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Terri P. Cleveland, Richard J. Rhinewald, Douglas O. Nichol, David Lewis, David A. Nowicky, Philip B. Race, Douglas E. Shaffer, Kelvin H. Wildman, Peter F. Lynch, Scott W. Osiecki, Todd B. Abernethy
  • Patent number: 7731888
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an enclosure is provided. The enclosure comprises a base including a locking groove formed therein, and a lid pivotally coupled with the base having a lock bore formed therein. The lock mechanism is mounted in the lock bore and includes a pin that is selectively positioned within the locking groove to secure the lid to the base. Also provided is a molding device and method for forming the lock bore. The mold device includes a base member with a pair of arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface. The molding device also includes a housing having a pair of mold protrusion openings. The mold protrusions selectively extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings when a wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms, wherein the arms spread apart from one another to form a pair of snap grooves in the lock bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nowicky, Christine M. Keane, James W. Hall, Douglas E. Shaffer, Philip B. Race, David P. Fisher
  • Publication number: 20090121389
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an enclosure is provided. The enclosure comprises a base including a locking groove formed therein, and a lid pivotally coupled with the base having a lock bore formed therein. The lock mechanism is mounted in the lock bore and includes a pin that is selectively positioned within the locking groove to secure the lid to the base. Also provided is a molding device and method for forming the lock bore. The mold device includes a base member with a pair of arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface. The molding device also includes a housing having a pair of mold protrusion openings. The mold protrusions selectively extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings when a wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms, wherein the arms spread apart from one another to form a pair of snap grooves in the lock bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: David A. Nowicky, Christine M. Keane, James W. Hall, Douglas E. Shaffer, Philip B. Race, David P. Fisher
  • Publication number: 20080202179
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an enclosure is provided. The enclosure comprises a base including a locking groove formed therein, and a lid pivotally coupled with the base having a lock bore formed therein. The lock mechanism is mounted in the lock bore and includes a pin that is selectively positioned within the locking groove to secure the lid to the base. Also provided is a molding device and method for forming the lock bore. The mold device includes a base member with a pair of arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface. The molding device also includes a housing having a pair of mold protrusion openings. The mold protrusions selectively extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings when a wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms, wherein the arms spread apart from one another to form a pair of snap grooves in the lock bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: David A. Nowicky, Christine M. Keane, James W. Hall, Douglas E. Shaffer, Philip B. Race, David P. Fisher
  • Patent number: 6254149
    Abstract: A latching system for live bolts as in a door retains the live bolts within the door until the door is closed. A latch holds a live bolt link against travel that would insert the live bolts into the door body jamb until a link lifter forces the link out if the latch against the bias of a hold-down spring. The link lifter can take the form of an inclined surface on a cam mounted on the hinge side of the door. The cam engages the door body jamb as the door closes and travels into the door until the link lifter engages and lifts the link out of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: John D. Bush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Shaffer, Leland E. Emery
  • Patent number: 5970889
    Abstract: An insulated steel shell safe has a lip extending inward around an inner periphery of a door opening; and a molded resin liner, inserted into the steel shell through the door opening, is connected to the lip to form an interior of the safe. The liner has a face flange seated against the front face of the lip and outwardly extending ribs engaging a rear face of the lip. This supports the liner within the shell by engagement of the face flange and the ribs with the lip while insulation material is poured through a back wall of the shell into the space between the shell and the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Shaffer, Leland E. Emery
  • Patent number: 4949851
    Abstract: A collapsible display designed to display products and packaged goods having connected back and side walls, foldable shelves secured to the side walls, and a divider fastenable to the shelves and moveable with respect to the back wall. The divider and shelves are releasably securable to the back wall to form a freestanding display assemblable from a substantially flat, folded package when in the collapsed condition to a freestanding, multishelved product and package supporting furniture when in the assembled condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Chesapeake Display & Packaging Company
    Inventor: Douglas E. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 4468943
    Abstract: A live bolt lock mechanism for a safe door uses a rotatable idler 15 in a middle region of the door. A plurality of live bolts 20 spaced around the door each has a connecting rod 19 joined to the idler 15 at crank locations for operating the live bolts. A handle 25 is mounted between the idler and the opening edge of the door, and a combination lock 30 is mounted beside the idler. An actuator 27 rotated by the handle moves an actuator link 31 connected to the idler for rotating the idler when the handle turns. A lock link 50 mounted on the idler and extending toward the combination lock 30 has a projection disposed adjacent the combination lock to block the lock link and idler from movement unless a combination for the lock is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Beattie, Douglas E. Shaffer, Richard J. Sylvester
  • Patent number: 4398470
    Abstract: A wall safe 10 uses an open front steel cabinet 20 mounted flush within a wall with a lock assembly 30 secured in one region and a portable deposit box 50 removably locked in place within another region. Lock assembly 30 includes a combination lock 24, an operating arm 35 enabled to turn when combination lock 24 is open, and a pair of live bolts 25 linked together for movement by arm 35 between locked and unlocked positions. A pair of dead bolts 19 arranged on an inner wall of cabinet 20 opposite live bolts 25 cooperate with lock assembly 30 in holding deposit box 50 securely in place. Opposite ends of the deposit box have internal steel channels 54 and 55 enclosing recesses into which the live and dead bolts enter through apertures 60 in the side walls of box 50. When locked, live bolts 25 pin together lock assembly 30, a crossbar 16 at the back of cabinet 20, and deposit box 50, making the system highly resistant to attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alvin R. Williams, Douglas E. Shaffer