Patents by Inventor Edward Callahan

Edward Callahan 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: 5562229
    Abstract: A decorative receptacle, such as a wastebasket, comprises a two-piece receptacle body formed of a tubular sidewall member and a base member releasably connected to the bottom of the tubular member, and a decorative cover removably disposed on the receptacle body and encircling the tubular sidewall member. The tubular and base members are each one-piece, molded structures. The base member has an array of upstanding pins on its upper surface which frictionally fit in corresponding openings of the tubular sidewall member to releasably connect the two members together to form the receptacle body. The decorative cover has a tubular configuration and fits slidably over the outer surface of the tubular sidewall member. The opposite ends of the decorative cover are sandwiched between flanges at the top and bottom of the receptacle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Abernathy, Bernstein & Callahan, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Callahan