Patents by Inventor Forest G. Stark

Forest G. Stark 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: 4475778
    Abstract: A drawer or storage unit suspension system having a pair of horizontally spaced, elongated case channels supported by the underside of an enclosure; a pair of drawer rails supported for linear movement by bearings located between the drawer rails and the case channels; an upright drawer support edge on each drawer rail and an open slot at the forward end of each upright for the gravity support of a drawer having side projecting flanges and side lugs resting, respectively, on the upright support edge and the open slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: AVM Corporation
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: 4441767
    Abstract: A file cabinet having drawers and doors and an anti-tip lock mechanism that simultaneously locks all closed doors and drawers when in a locking mode and that permits movement of a single drawer from its closed to its open position while simultaneously locking both the remaining unopened doors and all of the other drawers against movement from their closed to their open positions when in an unlocked mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: AVM Corporation
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: 4381877
    Abstract: A cabinet construction is disclosed featuring the utilization of spring-biased hinge pins for removably mounting one or more doors for swinging movement between cabinet storage compartment closed and open positions in combination with a security device for normally preventing access to such hinge pins for door removal purposes. The invention additionally features a novel door/hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1983
    Assignee: American Locker Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: 4272138
    Abstract: A file cabinet having drawers and doors and an anti-tip lock mechanism that simultaneously locks all closed doors and drawers when in a locking mode and that permits movement of a single drawer from its closed to its open position while simultaneously locking both the remaining unopened doors and all of the other drawers against movement from their closed to their open positions when in an unlocked mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: AVM Corporation
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: 4092056
    Abstract: A locking system for a drawer file cabinet is disclosed. The system includes a locking assembly which is easily installed, removed and replaced without major effort and without major modification to the cabinet. This capability is provided through a novel arrangement of a cam plate pivotally connected to an insertable plunger lock, an internal support bracket uniquely adapted to receive and support and otherwise cooperate with the cam plate and plunger lock, and a reciprocating lock bar permanently mounted within a structural element of the cabinet. With the arrangement provided, only the cam plate and plunger lock are required to convert a cabinet incapable of being locked to a lockable cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: AVM Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis J. Signore, Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: 4067630
    Abstract: A compressor for a file drawer is locked in position within a drawer by unitary spring rod, which serves to both define an operating handle and provide a bias for releasably retaining latch elements associated with opposite ends of the rod in latching engagement with the drawer. The spring rod is adapted for snap-fit attachment to the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: AVM Corporation
    Inventors: Forest G. Stark, Dennis J. Signore
  • Patent number: D268985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: American Locker Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark
  • Patent number: D268986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: American Locker Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Forest G. Stark