Patents by Inventor Franciscus L. Laarhoven

Franciscus L. Laarhoven 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: 4496263
    Abstract: A coupling device for coupling structural members, such as panels, wall members and frame members, in edge-to-edge relationship. The device comprises a coupling member capable of cooperating with at least two edges to be connected to lock the same together and at least one coupling pin provided in each member to be connected, said pin extending longitudinally of an edge of said member and being spaced inwardly thereof. The edge is formed with faces forming chord planes of an imaginary cylinder whose axis coincides with that of the pin. The coupling member is provided with clip-on means for engagement around at least two adjacent pins thereby holding two adjacent edge faces in contact with each other, and fixing the structural members relatively to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: Laarhoven Design B. V.
    Inventor: Franciscus L. Laarhoven