Patents by Inventor Gordon D. Hobb

Gordon D. Hobb 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).

  • Chair adjuster
    Patent number: 4936630
    Abstract: An improved mechanism for adjusting the angle of inclination of the back-rest of a seat includes an elongated support arm for the back-rest, pivoted in the region of its lower end upon a transverse, generally horizontal pivot, a pair of complementary cams which are in relatively fixed relationship with each other and which abut the support arm on its opposite sides and on opposite sides of the pivot, and a screw mechanism for moving the cams in a direction transverse to the length of the support cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Northeastern Components (International) Ltd.
    Inventor: Gordon D. Hobb