Patents by Inventor Mark E. Price

Mark E. Price 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).

  • Plastic table structure
    Patent number: 5678491
    Abstract: A plastic table structure includes a top having a planar upper surface portion, a lower plastic portion and a central wooden frame including a composite beam interposed between and enclosed by the top and lower portions. A pair of folding leg assemblies for supporting the table are rotatably carried by the lower plastic portion and pivotable between an open, top-supporting position and a retracted, enclosed position in leg-receiving channels formed in the underside of the lower plastic portions. Each leg assembly includes a pair of upper transverse supports that engage the leg-receiving channels of the lower plastic portion and extend across its entire width to provide a plurality of transverse load-bearing interfaces to enhance the rigidity and load-bearing capability of the plastic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Alltrista Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Price, Mark A. Rothwell
  • Plastic table structure
    Patent number: 5623882
    Abstract: A plastic table structure includes a top having a planar upper surface portion, a lower plastic portion and a central wooden frame interposed between and enclosed by the top and lower portions. A pair of folding leg assemblies for supporting the table are rotatably carried by the lower plastic portion and pivotable between an open, top-supporting position and a retracted, enclosed position in leg-receiving channels formed in the underside of the lower plastic portions. Each leg assembly includes a pair of upper transverse supports that engage the leg-receiving channels of the lower plastic portion and extend across its entire width to provide a plurality of transverse load-bearing interfaces to enhance the rigidity and load-bearing capability of the plastic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Alltrista Corporation
    Inventor: Mark E. Price
  • Plastic table structure
    Patent number: 5443020
    Abstract: A plastic table structure includes a top having a planar upper surface portion, a lower plastic portion and a central wooden frame interposed between and enclosed by the top and lower portions. A pair of folding leg assemblies for supporting the table are rotatably carried by the lower plastic portion and pivotable between an open, top-supporting position and a retracted, enclosed position in leg-receiving channels formed in the underside of the lower plastic portions. Each leg assembly includes a pair of upper transverse supports that engage the leg-receiving channels of the lower plastic portion and extend across its entire width to provide a plurality of transverse load-bearing interfaces to enhance the rigidity and load-bearing capability of the plastic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Alltrista Corporation
    Inventor: Mark E. Price