Patents by Inventor Manfred Flum

Manfred Flum 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: 6732661
    Abstract: A movable table flap that which can be integrated into a work surface of a table, wherein in a closed position the upper side of the table flap is flush with the work surface of the table and a device for connecting various electric appliances and communication facilities is arranged underneath the table flap, wherein in the open position, the table flap can be both inclined and recessed simultaneously. The position of the table flap is changed by use of a compression spring, which is movable in an arched guide slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Grasse, Manfred Flum, Harry Fischer
  • Publication number: 20030070592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a moving table flap (1) that can be integrated into the work surface (4) of a table (2), wherein in the closed position the upper side (3) of the table flap (1) is flush with the work surface (4) of the table (2) and a device (6) for connecting various electric appliances and communication facilities is arranged underneath the table flap (1), characterised by the fact that in the open position the table flap (1) can be both inclined and recessed simultaneously. The position of the table flap (1) is changed by means of a compression spring (15), which is moved in an arched guide slot (14). The device (6) is easy to access and to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Sedus Stoll AG
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Grasse, Manfred Flum, Harry Fischer
  • Patent number: 4384741
    Abstract: A compact, optically inconspicuous tilting device for seating units, to be attached underneath a seat including a casing disposed beneath a seat resting on the understructure of the seating unit, a seat carrier pivotably mounted about a horizontal axis to the front edge area of said seat, mechanical locking means for connecting the seat carrier within the casing including first locking members successively arranged in at least two planes parallel to the swivel axis of the seat carrier and staggered towards each other and second locking members engageable with said first locking members, a rest member connected to said casing including a shank member, a link member interconnecting said seat carrier with the shank member, a bearing member connected to said casing operably engageable with said shank member to the rest member, at least one spring element mounted on said casing which acts at one end of the seat carrier opposite to the load of the user, and bistable activation lever means for activating said mechan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Christof Stoll GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Flum, Horst Ziegler