Patents by Inventor Matthew Pectol
Matthew Pectol 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).
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Patent number: 11147379Abstract: A chair comprises a seat and a backrest carried between opposite frame sides each with a backrest support, a front leg and a rear leg. The seat comprises an upholstered seat cushion disposed on the seat. The upholstered seat cushion comprising a cushion layer carried by a backing and covered by a layer of upholstery. The layer of upholstery extends over the cushion layer and the backing, and wraps around a perimeter of the backing. A snap connection attaches the backing of the upholstered seat cushion to the seat. The snap connection comprises resilient hooks extending from backing of the seat cushion and into holes in the seat.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Smith, Matthew Pectol
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Publication number: 20210052077Abstract: A chair comprises a seat and a backrest carried between opposite frame sides each with a backrest support, a front leg and a rear leg. The seat comprises an upholstered seat cushion disposed on the seat. The upholstered seat cushion comprising a cushion layer carried by a backing and covered by a layer of upholstery. The layer of upholstery extends over the cushion layer and the backing, and wraps around a perimeter of the backing. A snap connection attaches the backing of the upholstered seat cushion to the seat. The snap connection comprises resilient hooks extending from backing of the seat cushion and into holes in the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Richard D. Smith, Matthew Pectol
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Patent number: 10492632Abstract: A banquet-type table has a tabletop on a stand. The stand comprises upright legs interconnected by upper and lower spars. Each leg comprises an elongated shell with an exterior wall intermediate a pair of lateral walls. The exterior wall is oriented to face outwardly, and the pair of lateral walls is oriented to face adjacent legs. Each leg further comprises a pair of top notches formed in a top of the pair of lateral walls, forming a top shelf. A respective upper spar is received in the pair of top notches, and is disposed on the top shelf. Each leg further comprises a pair of bottom notches formed in a bottom of the pair of lateral walls, forming a bottom lip. A respective lower spar is received in the pair of bottom notches. The bottom lip is disposed on the respective lower spar.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Pectol
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Patent number: 10390608Abstract: A scissor-type banquet or event table comprises a tabletop removably coupled to and disposable upon a stand. The stand comprises a pair of leg frames pivotally coupled together at an intersection. The pair of leg frames comprise adjacent spars with each of the spars associated with a different one of the pair of leg frames. A safety spacer is disposed between the adjacent spars of the pair of leg frames and separates the adjacent spars. The safety spacer has a thickness so that the adjacent spars are spaced-apart by a gap greater than ¾? to resist pinching a user's fingers. In addition, the tabletop and the stand are coupled together with a snap-fit. The snap-fit comprises detents between the tabletop and the stand. Each detent is biased into a respective hole along an axis between the detent and the respective hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Scott, Matthew Pectol, Orrin Farnsworth
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Publication number: 20190098992Abstract: A scissor-type banquet or event table comprises a tabletop removably coupled to and disposable upon a stand. The stand comprises a pair of leg frames pivotally coupled together at an intersection. The pair of leg frames comprise adjacent spars with each of the spars associated with a different one of the pair of leg frames. A safety spacer is disposed between the adjacent spars of the pair of leg frames and separates the adjacent spars. The safety spacer has a thickness so that the adjacent spars are spaced-apart by a gap greater than ¾? to resist pinching a user's fingers. In addition, the tabletop and the stand are coupled together with a snap-fit. The snap-fit comprises detents between the tabletop and the stand. Each detent is biased into a respective hole along an axis between the detent and the respective hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Scott, Matthew Pectol, Orrin Farnsworth
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Publication number: 20190090664Abstract: A banquet-type table has a tabletop on a stand. The stand comprises upright legs interconnected by upper and lower spars. Each leg comprises an elongated shell with an exterior wall intermediate a pair of lateral walls. The exterior wall is oriented to face outwardly, and the pair of lateral walls is oriented to face adjacent legs. Each leg further comprises a pair of top notches formed in a top of the pair of lateral walls, forming a top shelf. A respective upper spar is received in the pair of top notches, and is disposed on the top shelf. Each leg further comprises a pair of bottom notches formed in a bottom of the pair of lateral walls, forming a bottom lip. A respective lower spar is received in the pair of bottom notches. The bottom lip is disposed on the respective lower spar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventor: Matthew Pectol
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Patent number: 9986839Abstract: A banquet chair comprises a seat and a backrest carried by a plurality of legs. A pair of arcuate leaf springs flexibly couples the backrest to the plurality of legs. The pair of arcuate leaf springs is spaced-apart, and each is located closer to a different outside edge of the seat and the backrest than to each other or a middle of the seat and the backrest. Each of the pair of arcuate leaf springs has an outermost edge exposed through a lateral perimeter of the backrest.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Pectol
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Patent number: 9648958Abstract: A foldable stool comprises legs pivotally coupled together and a seat pivotally coupled to and carried by the legs. The seat is split into a pair of seat portions that is pivotally coupled together. A handle is formed in, and is coextensive with, one of the pair of seat portions. The handle is pivotal with respect to another of the seat portions. A lock positively holds the handle with respect to the another of the seat portions when the pair of seat portions are in a seat orientation.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Pectol
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Publication number: 20160316915Abstract: A foldable stool comprises legs pivotally coupled together and a seat pivotally coupled to and carried by the legs. The seat is split into a pair of seat portions that is pivotally coupled together. A handle is formed in, and is coextensive with, one of the pair of seat portions. The handle is pivotal with respect to another of the seat portions. A lock positively holds the handle with respect to the another of the seat portions when the pair of seat portions are in a seat orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Matthew Pectol
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Publication number: 20160316916Abstract: A banquet chair comprises a seat and a backrest carried by a plurality of legs. A pair of arcuate leaf springs flexibly couples the backrest to the plurality of legs. The pair of arcuate leaf springs is spaced-apart, and each is located closer to a different outside edge of the seat and the backrest than to each other or a middle of the seat and the backrest. Each of the pair of arcuate leaf springs has an outermost edge exposed through a lateral perimeter of the backrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventor: Matthew Pectol