Patents by Inventor Enrique R. Giner

Enrique R. Giner 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: 6536557
    Abstract: A step stool includes a frame having legs movable relative to each other between an opened use position and a collapsed storage position. The frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A tray assembly is provided having a fixed tray mounted to the upper portion and a movable tray coupled to the fixed tray for movement relative to the fixed tray, the movable tray having an opened use position and a closed storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Publication number: 20030029676
    Abstract: A step stool includes a frame having legs movable relative to each other between an opened use position and a collapsed storage position. The frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A tray assembly is provided having a fixed tray mounted to the upper portion and a movable tray coupled to the fixed tray for movement relative to the fixed tray, the movable tray having an opened use position and a closed storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: 6454050
    Abstract: A step stool includes a foldable frame having a front leg and a rear leg movable relative to the front leg and a carrying handle supported for pivotable movement on one of the legs about a pivot axis. A retainer member is coupled to the handle to move with the handle about the pivot axis to lock the front leg to the rear leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner, Maria Antonieta Moreno-Giner
  • Patent number: 6443261
    Abstract: A step stool includes a frame including a front leg and a rear leg movable relative to the front leg and a leg lock coupled to the frame and arranged to retain the rear leg in a fixed position relative to the front leg upon movement of the rear leg to an opened use position lying at an angle to the front leg. The leg lock includes a button receiver coupled to the front leg and a button supported for movement on the rear leg from a released position arranged to disengage the button receiver to allow relative movement of the front and rear legs and a locked position engaged to the button receiver to retain the rear leg in the fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: 6427805
    Abstract: A foldable step steel (10) includes a frame 12 having front and rear legs (14, 16) and top, middle, and bottom steps (34, 36, 38). A central step link (40) is coupled to the rear portion of each step (34, 36, 38) to support the steps when step stool (10) is unfolded and to control pivoting movement of the steps relative to front leg (14) during folding of step stool (10). A releasable latch (22) is coupled to a rear portion of top step (34) and configured to engage an upper cross strut (180) included in rear leg (16) to retain step stool (10) in an unfolded use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner, Maria Antonieta Moreno-Giner
  • Patent number: 6390238
    Abstract: A step stool includes a frame including a front leg and a rear leg coupled to the front leg for movement relative to the front leg, a handle supported for pivotable movement on the front leg about a pivot axis, and a retainer coupled to the handle to move therewith about the pivot axis and arranged to trap a portion of the rear leg between the handle and the retainer upon movement of the handle to a predetermined position relative to the rear leg to lock the front leg to the rear leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner, Maria Antonieta Moreno-Giner
  • Publication number: 20020033632
    Abstract: A child car seat for a vehicle. The vehicle has a shoulder belt, and the shoulder belt includes a webbing. The child car seat includes a structural seat back and a vehicle-shoulder-belt-receiving first hook attached to the seat back. The first hook substantially encloses a first through slot, wherein the first through slot extends from front to back. The first hook includes two hook members which are spaced apart from each other by a first gap which is larger than the thickness of the webbing. The webbing is engageable in the first through slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner, Maria A. Giner
  • Publication number: 20020017431
    Abstract: A step stool includes a foldable frame having a front leg and a rear leg movable relative to the front leg and a carrying handle supported for pivotable movement on one of the legs about a pivot axis. A retainer member is coupled to the handle to move with the handle about the pivot axis to lock the front leg to the rear leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner, Maria Antonieta Moreno-Giner
  • Patent number: 5960950
    Abstract: A fishing rod and reel assembly carrying case having two (2) elongated housing sections attached along one elongated edge thereof by a pivotal connection, such as one or more hinges. The interior of each of the two (2) elongated housing sections includes a cavity into which a fishing rod and reel assembly can be placed and one of the elongated housing sections includes one or more tackle box compartments having dividers positioned therein and pivotally attached cover portions which cover and retain fishing tackle and other fishing equipment therein. The two (2) elongated housing sections can be closed upon each other and latched in this position to form an elongated fishing rod and reel assembly carrying case having an integral handle portion to carry the enclosed fishing rod and reel assembly carrying case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Meeker R & D, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul K. Meeker, Antonieta M. Giner, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: 5937968
    Abstract: A step stool includes a frame with a front leg and a rear leg pivotably coupled to the front leg for movement of the frame between an opened position and a collapsed position. The front leg includes opposite leg members, a handle portion extending between the leg members, and a step spaced-apart from the handle portion. In addition, the step stool includes a latch movably coupled to the handle portion. The latch is formed to engage the rear leg to block movement of the frame from the opened position toward the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Cosco, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: D444574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: D465289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: D414566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Cosco, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: D433156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner