Patents by Inventor Quay D. Rice, Sr.

Quay D. Rice, Sr. 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: 4597550
    Abstract: A potted plant display stand for displaying a small potted plant at angles, varying from 20 to 70 degrees, to the horizontal, for fuller viewing by a bedridden patient. The base of the stand is a hollow, dome-like shell, circular in shape, for placing the stand securely on a horizontal surface. The base is constructed (preferably molded) of thin material, such as plastic, for lightness and to facilitate the nesting of two or more stands in a reduced space. The potted plant is held in a cup-like circular recess in the side of the stand which recess is slightly larger in circumference than the outer circumference of the pot being held. The circular recess has a narrow overhanging lip across the top to frictionally hold the pot in place. A hollow area beneath the circular recess permits the nesting of stands of like dimensions, one on top of another. A modification of circular recess dimensions permits the nesting of smaller stands within slightly larger stands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Inventor: Quay D. Rice, Sr.