Patents by Inventor Hubert Mainka

Hubert Mainka 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).

  • SNAP-FIT CONNECTION AND CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080175656
    Abstract: Disclosed is a snap-fit connection for construction elements having a construction element, which is connectable to a base element by bringing a first snap-fit element of the construction element into engagement with a second snap-fit element of the base element, the second snap-fit element being located inside an aperture in the base element, characterized in that the first snap-fit element has a bulge-like projection with a bulge diameter and the second snap-fit element has a web-like or shoulder-like projection on at least one wall of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Schleich GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Blattner, Hubert Mainka, Bernd Kugler