Patents by Inventor Paige A. MAPLES

Paige A. MAPLES 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: 11325627
    Abstract: A foldable cart comprising an upper frame, a lower frame, and a plurality of legs attached to and supporting the upper frame and the lower frame is disclosed. Each leg is configured to be folded into a folded configuration from an erect configuration. Each leg comprises a lock configured to hold the leg in the erect configuration. The lock comprises a lock bar movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, an internal support brace, wherein the lock bar extends through the internal support brace, and a spring configured to bias the lock bar into the locking position to hold the leg in the erect configuration. The lock bar is spring-loaded against the internal support brace, wherein the entire length of the spring surrounds the lock bar, and wherein the spring is confined entirely within the internal support brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Paige A. Maples, Gerald L. Maples
  • Publication number: 20210354741
    Abstract: A foldable cart comprising an upper frame, a lower frame, and a plurality of legs attached to and supporting the upper frame and the lower frame is disclosed. Each leg is configured to be folded into a folded configuration from an erect configuration. Each leg comprises a lock configured to hold the leg in the erect configuration. The lock comprises a lock bar movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, an internal support brace, wherein the lock bar extends through the internal support brace, and a spring configured to bias the lock bar into the locking position to hold the leg in the erect configuration. The lock bar is spring-loaded against the internal support brace, wherein the entire length of the spring surrounds the lock bar, and wherein the spring is confined entirely within the internal support brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Paige A. MAPLES, Gerald L. MAPLES