Patents by Inventor Paul Root

Paul Root 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: 6783298
    Abstract: A device for connecting a control mechanism to an end of a support arm system with mounting screws that have screwheads projecting from the control mechanism and that can be inserted vertically and up into keyhole type screw receptacles of the support arm system. The mounting screws can be temporarily held in the holding slots of the screw receptacles by horizontal displacement and fixed in the holding position by rotation. According to this invention, if a vertical lowering of the mounting screws and insertion of the screwheads into securing receptacles at the end of the holding slots of the screw receptacles are performed after horizontal displacement of the mounting screws, which prevents horizontal displacement of the mounting screws from the holding position, then the set holding position is secured so that unintentional release of the control mechanism from the support arm system is reliably prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Paul Root, Markus Neuhof
  • Publication number: 20030214777
    Abstract: A housing with paneling elements, at least one of which is embodied as a door panel and can be fixed on the housing in a closed position and an opened position. If threaded receivers, which are oriented toward each other, are positioned on two oppositely located panel elements at least in the connecting area with a vertically adjoining panel element, and fastening elbows are connectible with the bearing receivers in adjustable angular positions by clamping screws having an adjustment knob and can be fixed in place, then the housing can be easily attached to a fastening surface and its angular position can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Udo Munch, Paul Root, Heinz Schmitt, Matthias Muller, Markus Neuhof
  • Publication number: 20030068196
    Abstract: A device for connecting a control mechanism to an end of a support arm system with mounting screws that have screwheads projecting from the control mechanism and that can be inserted vertically and up into keyhole type screw receptacles of the support arm system. The mounting screws can be temporarily held in the holding slots of the screw receptacles by horizontal displacement and fixed in the holding position by rotation. According to this invention, if a vertical lowering of the mounting screws and insertion of the screwheads into securing receptacles at the end of the holding slots of the screw receptacles are performed after horizontal displacement of the mounting screws, which prevents horizontal displacement of the mounting screws from the holding position, then the set holding position is secured so that unintentional release of the control mechanism from the support arm system is reliably prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Root, Markus Neuhof
  • Patent number: 6507978
    Abstract: A housing for receiving electrical components, having a housing body with two lateral walls, a bottom and a cover, wherein a handle arrangement with at least one handle is fastened on the exterior of the housing body. The handle has a base handle element with end pieces on both ends, to each of which a fastening element is connected. The fastening elements are connected with the housing body. In order to provide a visually pleasant connecting device between the base handle element and the fastening elements, wherein simultaneously diverse handle design variations can be created in a simple way with small constructive outlay, the base handle element is designed as a curved or straight pipe section. Clamping pieces of the fastening elements are inserted into the pipe section through open ends of the end pieces. The clamping pieces have an adjusting member, which can be adjusted with respect to the clamping piece by a fastening arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Paul Root, Markus Neuhof
  • Patent number: 6485067
    Abstract: A sliding rod closure for a cabinet door hinged on a switch cabinet body having a locking mechanism which has an actuating member displaceable in the direction of rotation. The actuating member is coupled to a sliding unit that has a spaced adjusting member situated perpendicular to the sliding direction of the rotational axis of the actuating member. The adjusting member can be operated by the actuating member. The sliding rod closure can be used to meet various requirements thus resulting in an easier operation. The adjusting member can be assigned to the actuating member in a variety of assembly positions, whereby the sliding direction of the sliding unit is maintained in various assembly positions. However, the direction of rotation of the actuating member is modified or the sliding direction of the sliding unit is also modified, and the direction of rotation of the actuating member is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Paul Root
  • Patent number: 6435759
    Abstract: A device for connecting switchgear cabinets which can be attached to each other. The switchgear cabinets have racks with frame sections and form connecting frames extending as far as connecting planes. The frame sections have side sections which are oriented towards an inner space of the switchgear cabinet. Corresponding frame sections of the attached racks are interconnected by one or several connecting elements with a positive fit. The connecting elements are fixed at receptacles of the side sections. In order to provide considerable flexibility in attaching different types of switchgear cabinets, the vertical frame pieces connected to the connecting element have different cross-sectional dimensions, the connecting element is fixed to a fixing receptacle of the first frame section by a first fixing element, and the connecting element grips the second frame section with a clamping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Paul Root
  • Patent number: 6425610
    Abstract: A control cabinet with a cabinet body, whose open front side can be successively closed by an inner door and a closing door presenting a closing device. The inner door can be fixed against the cabinet body at the top and at the bottom by means of a two-armed locking lever and the closing door can be fixed against the cabinet body by means of a locking bar. The closing door partly overlaps the inner door in the closing area. With mirror-symmetrical locking levers, no elements of the locking levers protrude over the free edge of the inner door in any position of the locking levers and the locking levers are easily operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Martina Köhler, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 6312068
    Abstract: In a row of adjacent switchgear cabinets with a frame, vertical frame pieces of adjacent switchgear cabinets are connected to each other and the top and bottom sides of the frame are closed by upper and lower metal sheets which have edges at least on the sides facing each other. The edges are staggered in relation to the outer sides of the adjacent frame pieces and form a type of groove with the end pieces of the edges and/or the profiled sides of the horizontal frame pieces facing each other. The grooves in an area of the top and bottom metal sheets of the adjacent switchgear cabinets are protected from water penetration because they are sealed respectively in the area of the top and/or bottom metal sheets of the switchgear cabinets by a covering strip running from the front face to the rear face of the switchgear cabinet flush with the top and bottom metal sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Benner, Wolfgang Reuter, Paul Root, Martina Köhler, Udo Münch
  • Patent number: 6145943
    Abstract: A switching cabinet which is enclosed by wall elements and a door. An assembly plate is placed parallel to a vertical side wall. The assembly plate can be moved in a direction of the associated side wall by sliders on at least one guide rail and brought into a position for mounting. Limited mounting opportunities, because of the guide rails, are thus avoided by designing the guide rails as a separate part, by providing positioning units which are detachably secured to the switching cabinet, and by being able to remove the guide rails from the cabinet after the assembly plate is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 6042395
    Abstract: A switchgear cubicle with a frame having individual framing sections and/or framing sections folded against cladding components, the open sides of which are covered or can be closed off by cladding components and a door. The framing sections and the cladding components are painted and the framing sections have at least one row of square or rectangular securing apertures on one side directed perpendicularly to the facing cladding component. An electrical connection between the cladding component and the frames is accomplished with U-shaped spring components which are secured in an aperture, supported on the components to be interconnected by spring-loaded claws and penetrate the paint coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Munch, Markus Neuhof, Wolfgang Reuter, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 5931437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device with a housing, the open front of which is fitted with a closed front frame consisting of frame arms and corner connectors. For the easy fitting of components designed for ease of handling, vertical grip rods are fitted to both vertical sides of the front frame via two spacers and a design holder with a clamping strip is fitted to one grip rod by means of clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG Auf dem Stutzelberg
    Inventors: Markus Neuhof, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 5921050
    Abstract: A device for fitting a front frame to an open front of a housing having wall components. The wall components and frame shanks of the front frame have mutually matching connecting components making it possible to connect the sections together simply and rapidly. Free corners are filled by specially shaped corner pieces to provide a closed front frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Rittal-Werk Rudolf Loh GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Udo Munch, Markus Neuhof, Paul Root