Patents by Inventor Lon W. Pinaire

Lon W. Pinaire 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).

  • Low silhouette chair tilting control assembly
    Patent number: 4077596
    Abstract: A chair tilting control having a bracket connectable to a seat and a bracket connectable to a base, the base bracket being entirely within the seat connector bracket and having a pair of elongated flat spring bars urging the seat connector bracket against the base connector bracket to the no-tilt condition, and a manually operable spring adjustment screw or lever driving a cam follower to increase or decrease the non-tilting action of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Bliss & Laughlin Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Lon W. Pinaire, Robert H. Godwin
  • Dual wheel caster assembly
    Patent number: 3997938
    Abstract: A caster has a horn of semi-circular configuration about an axle receiving apertured boss, a web extending radially outwardly from the boss to a semi-cylindrical flange and a pair of wheels, one on each side of the horn, the tread of the wheels being flush with the outer cylindrical surface of the flange. Hub shields are mounted on the wheels in such manner as to avoid load transmission to the shields, yet accommodating a variety of appearance features, ease of installation and reliable retention of the shields in place of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Bliss & Laughlin Ind., Inc.
    Inventors: Lon W. Pinaire, Robert H. Godwin, John M. Freeman
  • Lever-model low-silhouette chair-tilting control
    Patent number: D249768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1978
    Assignee: Bliss & Laughlin Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Lon W. Pinaire, Robert H. Godwin
  • Compact chair-tilting control
    Patent number: D250501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Assignee: Bliss & Laughlin Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Lon W. Pinaire, Robert H. Godwin