Patents by Inventor Rainer Neuer

Rainer Neuer 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).

  • Guide means for telescoping cylindrical parts and a column unit comprising such guide means
    Patent number: 5443573
    Abstract: According to an illustrative example, a gas spring (8) is provided within a base tube (9) of a chair column. The piston rod (8-2) of the gas spring (8) is axially supported on a bottom (22) of the base tube (9). The cylinder (8-1) of the gas spring (8) is axially and rotatably guided within a guide (1) at the upper end of the base tube (9). The guide (1) comprises a main sleeve body (2) and a guiding sleeve body (3a) inserted into a central passage of the main sleeve body (2). These sleeves are provided on their surfaces facing each other with at least one projection, and/or at least one recess which engage each other in a snap fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Harry Thiele, Rainer Neuer, Hans-Josef Hosan