Patents by Inventor Jerome O'Toole

Jerome O'Toole 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: 4217008
    Abstract: A storage cabinet is provided which comprises at least one pull-out frame with a book support for supporting books so that they can be opened and read without removing them from the frame. The book support is in the form of a hanger bar from which the books are hung for storage. The hanger bar is adapted to permit the books to be easily pivoted up into a reading or use position and also to permit the books to be removed easily if pivoted to a selected book-releasing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1980
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Wright, Jerome O'Toole, Norman A. Hedstrom
  • Patent number: 4066168
    Abstract: A novel stand is provided for supporting reference manuals of the type comprising a loose leaf holder with a hook located intermediate its end. The stand features means for preventing the holders from moving side-to-side and means adapted to interlock with the hooks of the holders to secure the latter in place. As added features, a key-operated locking device may be provided to prevent removal of the holders from the stand and two wire "flyleafs" may be attached to the stand to support the pages of the attached manuals when they are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome O'Toole, David M. Wright, Norman A. Hedstrom
  • Patent number: 4056296
    Abstract: A novel loose-leaf holder is provided for binding documents such as a multi-leaf computer printout and mounting the same in a suspension-filing and/or storing system. The holder comprises a plastic body which is molded as an integral unit and comprises two side sections which are connected together by a hinge section so that they can be swung toward and away from one another, and document mounting posts carried by one side section and engageable by the other side section. Manually releasable locking means are provided for locking the two side sections together so as to captivate documents which are mounted on the binding posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: Norman A. Hedstrom, David M. Wright, Jerome O'Toole
  • Patent number: 4037895
    Abstract: A cabinet is provided which comprises a pull-out shelf, means for supporting books on the shelf so that they can be opened and read without removing them from the shelf, and means for automatically closing the books at the ends of the shelf when the shelf is pushed back into the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Hedstrom, David Wright, Jerome O'Toole
  • Patent number: D248484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Hedstrom, David M. Wright, Jerome O'Toole
  • Patent number: D250715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: Wright Line Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Hedstrom, David M. Wright, Jerome O'Toole