Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Vail, Sr.

Kenneth E. Vail, Sr. 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: 5022540
    Abstract: A stackable wire cube is for use in a modular display rack for displaying and selling merchandise and includes a flat, solid base, a first set of a first plurality of elongated members, a second set of a first plurality of elongated members and a second plurality of inverted U-shaped members. Each elongated member is formed from a steel wire. Each inverted U-shaped member is formed from a steel wire and has a first side portion, a second side portion and a top portion. The first and second side portions have a first top end and a second top end, respectively, and a first bottom end and a second bottom end, respectively. The top portion is adjacent to the first and second top ends of the first and second side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Vail, Sr., Kenneth E. Vail, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4767014
    Abstract: The present invention is a plurality of plastic sleeves for use in a modular display rack which is used for displaying and selling merchandise. The modular display rack includes a plurality of painted bottoms and a plurality of painted arms. The modular display rack also includes a plurality of painted base-members and a plurality of painted arm-support. Each painted bottom has a hole through which a screw securely fixes one of the painted arms thereto. A coupling mechanism slidably and telescopically couples each of the painted arms to one of the painted bottoms. Each plastic sleeve has a slot which is aligned with the hole of one of the painted bottoms so that the shaft of the screw travels therewithin. Each plastic sleeve protects one of the painted arms and one of the painted bottoms from being scratched when the modular display rack is either being set up or in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Vail, Sr., Kenneth E. Vail, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4705178
    Abstract: The present invention is a wire cube which includes a pair of screens each of which is formed out of a steel grid in which steel wires are disposed on a rectangular member, which is formed out of steel wire, and arranged in cris-crossing vertical rows and horizontal columns. Each of the vertical rows is spaced apart a particular distance from each adjacent vertical row. The pair of screens are spaced apart. The wire cube also includes a plurality of rectangular spacing members which are formed out of steel wire. The plurality of rectangular spacing members are affixed to the pair of spaced-apart pair of screens. The plurality of spacing rectangular members are coaxially aligned with each other, but are off-set from the pair of spaced-apart screens in order to form a male end and female end so that at least two of the wire cubes may be joined together to form a modular display rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Vail, Sr., Kenneth E. Vail, Jr.