Patents by Inventor Edward Schoal, Jr.

Edward Schoal, 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).

  • Patent number: 7067755
    Abstract: A light switch device that aids a person to reach a pull chain attached to a light switch located above a bed having a movable side rail includes an elongated strap having a first member and a second member is disclosed. The first and second members are releasably secured to each other via hook and loop fasteners. The strap is secured to the pull chain via a tubular member with an opening formed therein. A portion of the pull chain is inserted through the opening and is secured thereto. The first and second members of the strap are releasably attachable to the movable side rail of the bed by separating the members, inserting the rail therebetween, and securing the members together. When the rail is lowered inadvertently the first and second members of the strap are pulled apart and are no longer secured together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Schoal, Jr., William Cosgrove
  • Patent number: 5533621
    Abstract: A container for housing a cylindrical roll of wound material and for facilitating the dispensing of an individual sheet from the roll includes a main body that has a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, opposing end walls and an open top. The front wall, rear wall, end walls and the bottom define an open space for receiving a cylindrical roll of wound material therein. A lid with an elongated slot formed therethrough is hingedly connected to the rear wall and is adapted to cover the top of the main body. A cover is included that is adapted to cover the lid and the top of the container. The cover is sized to partially frictionally engage the outer surfaces of the front, rear and end walls. The container preferably includes fasteners for securing the bottom of the same to a support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventor: Edward Schoal, Jr.