Patents by Inventor Kent N. Allen

Kent N. Allen 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: 4979668
    Abstract: A reclosure device adapted for installation on a cardboard container having side walls and end walls that fold together at the upper end of the container to allow the upper edges of the side walls to be positioned adjacent each other. An elongated track member having spaced apart side portions adapted for attachment to the adjacent upper edges of the container side walls, each side portion having a guide members extending along its outer surface and substantially the full width of the carton side walls. An elongated slider member attached to the track member parallel to the guide members has opposed jaw portions along its length with edge portions which are slidable on the guide members. Stop members are provided at opposite ends of the guide members for retaining the slider on the track member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventors: Kent N. Allen, Raymond D. Coleman