Patents by Inventor Houston H. Simard

Houston H. Simard 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: 4183187
    Abstract: A cabinet door construction wherein a panel is floatingly received in a seat formed in a generally rectangular framework forming a central opening blocked by the panel. A suitable retainer attaches to a front face of the framework for retaining the panel in the seat provided therefor in such a manner that the panel may expand and contract without cracking as humidity conditions and the like vary. The framework includes a plurality of rails arranged in a pair of substantially parallel sets disposed perpendicularly to one another and rigidly secured together by fasteners comprising a pair of parallel legs connected together by a web and driven into the abutting ends of adjacent rails so as to lie substantially in the plane of the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: U.S. Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Houston H. Simard