Patents by Inventor Myron H. Ridgely

Myron H. Ridgely 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: 4637626
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a portable, foldable and convertible luggage trolley which includes first and second base supports joined by a pivot so as to be folded between a nested position and a position in side-by-side coplanar relationship, the first and second base supports carrying first and second sets of wheels, another pivot joining a handle to the first base support and still another pivot for pivotally connecting a luggage restraining member to the second base support whereby the handle and luggage restraining member are each pivoted between an operative generally normal position relative to the first and second base supports and an inoperative position in generally nested relationship thereto, a pivoted lock responsive to movement of the handle to its operative position to automatically lock the handle thereat, and another lock automatically moved to its locked position during pivotal movement of the luggage restraining member to its operative position to maintain the same locked thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Janet Mary Penrose Foss
    Inventors: Janet M. P. Foss, John Foss, Christopher G. Brooks, Myron H. Ridgely
  • Patent number: 4505495
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a portable, foldable and convertible luggage trolley which includes first and second base supports joined by a pivot so as to be folded between a nested position and a position in side-by-side coplanar relationship, the first and second base supports carrying first and second sets of wheels, another pivot joining a handle to the first base support and still another pivot for pivotally connecting a luggage restraining member to the second base support, a plurality of locks for holding the handle in a position normal to the first base support, the handle being formed by handle members foldable between side-by-side and nested positions, the luggage restraining member further functioning as a carriage for the second set of wheels so that the same can be moved between operative ground engaging and inoperative nonground engaging positions when the first and second base supports are in their respective side-by-side and nested positions, and means for joining one of the handle members to an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Janet Mary Penrose Foss
    Inventors: Janet M. P. Foss, John Foss, Christopher G. Brooks, Myron H. Ridgely