Patents by Inventor Frederick L. Murrin

Frederick L. Murrin 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: 4422613
    Abstract: An easel for use with a back-loading picture frame, which easel is readily attachable and detachable therefrom and intended for use primarily with picture frames formed from metal in extruded channel shapes. The easel preferably is of resilient extruded material and has a flat land member and a resilient yoke member extending at an angle thereto. The yoke is provided with a pair of spaced members, one member being adapted to be fit within the channel in one frame section adjacent a forward face of the frame and the other member fit within the channel adjacent a rear face of the frame section, said members adapted to be secured by means of spring pressure into locking engagement with means on the frame section and easily detached therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: R. D. Werner Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas K. Cray, Frederick L. Murrin, Phillip E. Maupin