Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Fukutani

Hiroyuki Fukutani 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: 5944291
    Abstract: The device of the invention comprises an adjuster 6 having a supporting end 6a in contact with a floor F to support a foldable table 1 in restrained condition, a caster 7 movable between a retracted position A where the supporting end 7a thereof at least contacts the floor F simultaneously with the supporting end 6a of the adjuster 6 and a projecting position B where the supporting end 7a projects toward the floor F beyond the supporting end 6a of the adjuster 6, and an urging mechanism 80 for urging the caster 7 toward the floor F with a force greater than the gravity acting on the foldable table 1 when the caster 7 is at or adjacent the projecting position and with a force smaller than the gravity acting on the foldable table 1 when the caster 7 is at or adjacent the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kato, Hiroyuki Fukutani