Patents by Inventor James W. Scheberle

James W. Scheberle 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: 4657218
    Abstract: An improved easily-adjustable chair pedestal having two principal tubular members, including a base member and a pedestal tube therein, which are axially adjustable to an infinite number of positions and are clamped together at the desired relative positions. An off-center coil spring, which is held in proper vertical alignment by support structure, biases the pedestal tube upwardly. A clamp screw passes through an orifice in the base member and through a slot in the pedestal tube and is threadedly engaged with a locking block, located inside the pedestal tube in space provided by the off-center location of the spring, to hold the principal tubular members in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: J. I. Case Company
    Inventors: James W. Scheberle, Paul K. Smith