Patents by Inventor Hans J. Birr

Hans J. Birr 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: 5259085
    Abstract: A floor-care work disk (4) which can be mounted by a clip mounting to the drive plate (1) of a floor-care apparatus (G) and has clip-tongue passage windows (6) and a resting surface (9) which permits wobbling movement between drive plate (1) and floor-care work disk. The resting surface (9) is arranged on the outside of the clip-tongue passage windows (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Gentile Marafante, Mario Tecchiati, Wieland Guhne, Hans J. Birr
  • Patent number: 4289416
    Abstract: An arrangement for mounting and dismounting pivoted levers in tool housings in which the lever has a projection engaging a first groove in the tool housing and a blind bore extending transversely through the lever and coaxially within the projection, wherein an axle journal is inserted in the blind bore to project in a second groove within the tool housing. When mounting or dismounting the arrangement, an implement is introduced in a slit above the axle journal, to disengage the axle journal from the groove, thereby releasing the support of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hans J. Birr, Paul-Ulrich Uibel
  • Patent number: 4269519
    Abstract: A safety arrangement for a mixer latch utilized to prevent an undesirable unlatching of the mixer container when a mixer motor is still running after termination of mixing processing. The safety arrangement includes a locking arm to close the mixer including a catch at an end thereof, a base plate having an opening to receive the catch in a locking position, a motor contactor electrically connected to a mixer motor and having an axis. A cam with a curved outer surface is mounted on the axis of the motor contactor and is adapted to operatively engage a link mounted on the base plate for a swingable movement by rotation of the axis of the motor contactor. The link is operatively connected to a lever formed with an opening arranged to engage the catch of the locking arm when the latter is in a locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventor: Hans J. Birr