Patents by Inventor Earl J. Cole, Jr.

Earl J. Cole, Jr. 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).

  • Folding step for mounting above an interior corner between a wall and a floor
    Patent number: 5358067
    Abstract: A folding step assembly is attached to a wall at a predetermined height above a floor and is movable from a stowed position to an operative position. The step assembly includes a step member providing a step surface between an inner and outer edge, an inner hinge attaching the inner edge of the step member to the wall or wall recess at a desired height, a brace having an inner edge and an outer edge, an outer hinge attaching the outer edge of the step member to the inner edge of the brace, and a stop for limiting the angle between the step member and the brace to thereby maintain the brace at an acute angle relative to the step member. In the stowed position, the brace is substantially parallel to the step member and the step member is substantially parallel to the wall or the inside of the wall recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Lance Camper Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Geoffrey N. Ford, Earl J. Cole, Jr., Herbert G. Hall, Jeffrey A. Souleles