Patents by Inventor Livingston E. Atkins

Livingston E. Atkins 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).

  • Chair with upholstered inserts
    Patent number: 6612654
    Abstract: An upholstered folding chair includes a chair frame, a base member permanently attached to the frame, and an upholstered insert configured to slide into and removably interlock with either the base member or the chair frame. The base member includes a retaining rim, which covers and protects at least some of the edges of the upholstered insert, and the base member and upholstered insert may have interlocking members which become hidden between the base and insert when the two are interlocked together. The base can be either a back base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair back insert, or a seat base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair seat insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Laws, Livingston E. Atkins, III, Richard D. Smith, Gregory W. Wilson
  • CHAIR WITH UPHOLSTERED INSERTS
    Publication number: 20030127887
    Abstract: An upholstered folding chair includes a chair frame, a base member permanently attached to the frame, and an upholstered insert configured to slide into and removably interlock with either the base member or the chair frame. The base member includes a retaining rim, which covers and protects at least some of the edges of the upholstered insert, and the base member and upholstered insert may have interlocking members which become hidden between the base and insert when the two are interlocked together. The base can be either a back base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair back insert, or a seat base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair seat insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Laws, Livingston E. Atkins, Richard D. Smith, Gregory W. Wilson