Patents by Inventor Frank Basten

Frank Basten 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).

  • Utility box incorporating an integral clamping vise
    Patent number: 5595228
    Abstract: A utility box for storing and/or carrying articles to a remote site has a base and a cover with a clamping vise incorporated as an integral portion of the cover. The base is a box-like structure defining a chamber for holding the articles and having a set of four pedestals which provide a supporting structure for the integral vise. The base further includes an integral pair of clamping feet which extend from two of the pedestals to form a surface which can be used to clamp the utility box to a relatively stationary surface. The cover is hingedly secured to the base and mates with a positioning rib extending from the base in order to locate and position the cover with respect to the base. The integral vise defines a worksurface and includes a stationary jaw and a movable jaw. The movable jaw is movable via a pair of threaded rods which are rotatably mounted to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Meisner, Keith Kristiansen, Michael Ballone, Roberta S. Hall, Michael A. Loferski, Michael D. Dolson, Christopher Bennett, John B. Manson, Sr., Frank Basten, Colin Overy
  • Unitary latching and release means for portable foldable workbench
    Patent number: 4483524
    Abstract: A pair of manually-manipulatable spring-loaded buttons are accessible outwardly of the side walls of a pair of respective vise brackets secured beneath the table of a portable foldable workbench. When the buttons are pressed laterally inwardly, respective latching mechanisms are released to enable the workbench to be raised from a lowered storage position into an erected working position, and vice-versa. The buttons facilitate a rapid movement of the workbench from one position to another, and the buttons are conveniently located on the workbench for improved ergonomics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Basten, Peter Oxley
  • Unitary latching and release means for portable foldable workbench
    Patent number: 4442779
    Abstract: A pair of manually-manipulatable spring-loaded buttons are accessible outwardly of the side walls of a pair of respective vise brackets secured beneath the table of a portable foldable workbench. When the buttons are pressed laterally inwardly, respective latching mechanisms are released to enable the workbench to be raised from a lowered storage position into an erected working position, and vice-versa. The buttons facilitate a rapid movement of the workbench from one position to another, and the buttons are conveniently located on the workbench for improved ergonomics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Basten, Peter Oxley
  • Utility box incorporating an integral clamping vise
    Patent number: D375834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Meisner, Keith Kristiansen, Michael Ballone, Roberta S. Hall, Michael A. Loferski, Michael D. Dolsen, Christopher Bennett, John B. Mason, Sr., Frank Basten, Colin Overy
  • Utility box incorporating an integral clamping vise
    Patent number: D378247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Meisner, Keith Kristiansen, Michael Ballone, Roberta S. Hall, Michael A. Loferski, Michael D. Dolson, Christopher Bennett, John B. Mason, Sr., Frank Basten, Colin Overy
  • Utility box incorporating an integral clamping vise
    Patent number: D405956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Meisner, Keith Kristiansen, Michael Ballone, Roberta Scheiner Hall, Michael A. Loferski, Michael D. Dolson, Christopher Bennett, John B. Mason, Sr., Frank Basten, Colin Overy