Patents by Inventor Kathleen A. Norris

Kathleen A. Norris 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).

  • Stackable and collapsible shelf assembly
    Patent number: 5097971
    Abstract: A coated wire shelf assembly capable of free standing support and collapsible to a reduced size to facilitate shipping and storage thereof. The shelf assembly includes a shelf and a pair of laterally spaced shelf supports connected by hinge joints to the shelf. Separate locking mechanisms releasably secure each shelf support in a shelf supporting position and allows each shelf support to be rotated about a respective hinge joint to a storage position to substantially reduce the size of the shelf assembly thereby facilitating shipping and storage thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Selfix, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen A. Norris, Thomas Hunter