Patents by Inventor Macy S. Dennis

Macy S. Dennis 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: 5876047
    Abstract: A utility cart which includes a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a pair of steerable front wheels and further including an ice chest or ice chest receptacle with double hinged lids and lid covers and a storage compartment located adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like, supporting an auxiliary table top and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Two or more tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support by means of hinged members. One of the ice chest lid covers doubles as a table and may be optionally supported by a collapsible handle optionally used for towing the utility cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Macy S. Dennis
  • Patent number: 5465988
    Abstract: A utility cart which includes in a first preferred embodiment, a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a single, steerable front wheel and further including a divided ice chest with a hinged lid and a storage compartment lying adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Four tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support. A pair of vertical umbrella brackets receive an umbrella support to shade the table tops.In another preferred embodiment of the invention the cart frame includes a receptacle for receiving an ice chest specifically designed for the purpose or a conventional ice chest, and in both embodiments of the invention a telescoping handle facilitates towing of the utility cart and positioning the utility cart in a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventor: Macy S. Dennis
  • Patent number: 5380022
    Abstract: A utility cart which includes in a first preferred embodiment, a cart frame fitted with a pair of fixed rear wheels and a single, steerable front wheel and further including a divided ice chest with a hinged lid and a storage compartment lying adjacent to the ice chest. Removable chair supports are upward-standing from the storage compartment for stacking one or more folded lawn chairs or the like and to provide a location for hanging a trash bag. Four tables are hinged to the cart frame in drop-leaf fashion for selected horizontal extension and support. A pair of vertical umbrella brackets receive an umbrella support to shade the table tops. In another preferred embodiment of the invention the cart frame includes a receptacle for receiving an ice chest specifically designed for the purpose or a conventional ice chest, and in both embodiments of the invention a telescoping handle facilitates towing of the utility cart and positioning the utility cart in a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventor: Macy S. Dennis