Patents by Inventor Gertrude K. Franzl

Gertrude K. Franzl 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: 4127967
    Abstract: The improved burglar-resistant door assembly of the invention comprises a door frame, a door hingedly connected to one side of said frame, door latch means connected to the inside surface of said door, a peephole device extending through said door and a protective cover device releasably disposed over the peephole device and/or latch means to prevent tampering therewith. The cover device may comprise a suction cup or pivotally mounted cover plate over the peephole or a screw cover on a threaded track around the peephole, or latch means, or an elastic cover stretched over and gripping the latch means. The latch means may be, for example, a door knob, dead bolt knob or the like. In one embodiment of the cover device, a spaced pair of parallel tracks are mounted on said door inner surface on opposite sides of said latch means and run from about the edge of the door containing the latch means to a location past the latch means and towards the opposite hinge-bearing edge of said door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Inventor: Gertrude K. Franzl
  • Patent number: 4103682
    Abstract: The improved device of the present invention immobilizes anatomical digits and, when needed, appendages in an improved, light weight, simplified, inexpensive, comfortable and effective way. It comprises a generally open one sided mold conforming to a major surface of at least one digit. It extends the length of the digit and past the point of connection between the appendage bearing the digit and the limb to which the appendage is connected.Several spaced securing means connected to the mold adjacent opposite ends thereof releasably secure it to the digit and to either the appendage or limb. The mold preferably is perforated and lined with a soft non-allergenic material. It may be adjustable as to length and/or width so as to be adaptable to various sized digits (fingers or toes) and appendages (hands or feet).One of the securing means may be a band containing a pocket to receive the end of the mold adjacent the appendage-limb junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Inventor: Gertrude K. Franzl
  • Patent number: 4100628
    Abstract: The improved device is adapted to safely support a person, such as an invalid, in a bathtub and permit such person to wash in privacy without aid. It includes an adjustable support frame, preferably open, which can be adapted to snugly fit into the cavity of a bathtub, and a seat which is adjustable vertically and supported in the frame by adjustable interconnection between a depending seat post and an anchor post secured in the frame.A safety belt and/or guard rail may be provided to secure the bather in position on the seat. An extension of the seat top which is partly supported by the seat top and partly supported by a pair of collapsible legs is present in one embodiment of the improved device in order to safely support a portion of the torso of a paralyzed or otherwise enfeebled bather. A detachable ladder and detachable bath accessory rack may also be provided.Preferably the top and extension are porous, and are covered, as is the frame, with a protective resilient layer of rubber or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Inventor: Gertrude K. Franzl