Patents by Inventor EDWARD ALLEN LOBBEZOO

EDWARD ALLEN LOBBEZOO 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).

  • Closing device for drawers
    Patent number: 11864651
    Abstract: A closing device includes a rack body having an elongated rack and being slidably coupled to a base, with a catch pivotally coupled to the rack body and a gear pivotally coupled to the base and engaging the elongated rack. A first biasing member is coupled to the base and rack body and provides a substantially linear biasing force. A second biasing member is coupled to the base and gear, and the elongated rack and gear engagement provides a mechanical advantage and a non-linear biasing force. The closing device is for use in a drawer slide having a latch coupled to a first drawer slide member and the base coupled to a second drawer slide member, with the latch releasably coupled to the catch to move the drawer slide to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Edward Allen Lobbezoo
  • CLOSING DEVICE FOR DRAWERS
    Publication number: 20220232973
    Abstract: A closing device includes a rack body having an elongated rack and being slidably coupled to a base, with a catch pivotally coupled to the rack body and a gear pivotally coupled to the base and engaging the elongated rack. A first biasing member is coupled to the base and rack body and provides a substantially linear biasing force. A second biasing member is coupled to the base and gear, and the elongated rack and gear engagement provides a mechanical advantage and a non-linear biasing force. The closing device is for use in a drawer slide having a latch coupled to a first drawer slide member and the base coupled to a second drawer slide member, with the latch releasably coupled to the catch to move the drawer slide to a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: EDWARD ALLEN LOBBEZOO