Patents by Inventor Rainer Schmalzhofer

Rainer Schmalzhofer 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: 7073943
    Abstract: A slider system for a profiled bar (10.1), especially a bar of extruded light metal, which, is provided in predefined cross-sectional system axes (A, B) with an undercut longitudinal groove (12) on a respective side or at least one outer side having a predefined width (B1). At least one slider profile section (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar and is able to be displaced in direction of said profiled bar. The invention is characterized in that at least one slider profile (20.1) having at least one undercut inner longitudinal groove (22) which is arranged on one of the cross-sectional system axes (A, B) when the slider profile (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar, and by at least one sliding guide profile (14) which engages with the longitudinal groove (12) of the profiled bar (10.1) and the corresponding opposite inner longitudinal groove (12) of the slider profile (20.1) from the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: FMS Forder-und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Patent number: 6960045
    Abstract: A connector device for connecting a first profile to the end side of a second profile with a central recess having a connector bolt with a shank and an end contour. When the connector is installed, the end contour engages with a clamping action behind a recess, in particular a groove, in the first profile. Here, the connector bolt is adjoined, on the end side which is located opposite the end contour, by an extension element with an end stop, and the extension element is slidingly mounted in a bushing. In addition, an elastic element is provided between the bushing and the connector bolt. This elastic element acts directly or indirectly on the sliding bushing and the connector bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: FMS Forder-und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Publication number: 20040096129
    Abstract: A slider system for a profiled bar (10.1), especially a bar of extruded light metal, which, is provided in predefined cross-sectional system axes (A, B) with an undercut longitudinal groove (12) on a respective side or at least one outer side having a predefined width (B1). At least one slider profile section (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar and is able to be displaced in the direction of said profiled bar. The invention is characterized in that at least one slider profile (20.1) having at least one undercut inner longitudinal groove (22) which is arranged on one of the cross-sectional system axes (A, B) when the slider profile (20.1) is connected to the profiled bar, and by at least one sliding guide profile (14) which engages with the longitudinal groove (12) of the profiled bar (10.1) and the corresponding opposite inner longitudinal groove (12) of the slider profile (20.1) from the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Patent number: 6712543
    Abstract: A connecting device for connecting at least two profiled bars that are essentially perpendicular to one another and have grooves, in conjunction with sliding blocks, one plate connector unit is fastened to the end of a first profiled bar and anchored in a groove in the second profiled bar by way of screw units they extend in recesses in the plate connector unit. The geometry of the screw head of the screw unit is configured such that it centers the screw unit within the groove in the first profiled bar and the engages with a centering effect in the groove in the second profiled bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: FMS Forder-und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Patent number: 6712540
    Abstract: A profile-connecting device for connecting two profile bars. The first profile bar has an end side which abuts a longitudinal side of a second profile bar. At least the outer longitudinal side of the second profile bar which is directed toward the end side of the first profile bar and at least one outer longitudinal side of the first profile bar has an undercut groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: FMS Forder- und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Schmalzhofer, Wilfried Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20030219307
    Abstract: A connector device (10.1) for connecting a first profile (26) to the end side of a second profile (28) with a central recess (80), having a connector bolt (12.1) with a shank (40) and an end contour (14), it being possible for the shank (40) of the connector bolt (12.1) to be arranged and fixed in the central recess (80) of the second profile (28), and the end contour (14), in the installed state of the connector device, engaging with clamping action behind a recess, in particular a groove (42), in the first profile (26), is characterized in that the connector bolt (12.1) is adjoined, on the end side which is located opposite the end contour (14), by an extension element (30.1) with an end stop (32), the extension element (30.1) is mounted with sliding action in a bushing (34) which can be fixed with clamping action in the central recess (80) of the second profile (28), and provided between the bushing (34) and the connector bolt (12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: FMS FORDER-UND MONTAGE-SYSTEME SCHMALZHOFER GMBH
    Inventor: Rainer Schmalzhofer
  • Publication number: 20030036314
    Abstract: A profile-connecting device (10) for connecting two profile bars (20; 30), in particular made of light metal, of which a first profile bar (20) has an end side butting against a longitudinal side of a second profile bar (30), at least that outer longitudinal side of the second profile bar (30) which is directed toward the end side of the first profile bar (20) and at least one outer longitudinal side, in particular two mutually opposite outer longitudinal sides, of the first profile bar (20) having an undercut groove (32; 22), is characterized by a clamping unit (13), which, at least in certain regions, has an outer contour which can be clamped in the groove (22) by virtue of being widened, a screw unit (14) which can be introduced into a continuous cutout (27) of the clamping unit (13), and a threaded unit (16) which can be introduced with rear-engagement action into the groove (32) of the second profile bar (30), the clamping unit (13) being spread apart, and thus clamped in the groove (22) of the first pro
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: FMS Forder-und Montage-Systeme Schmalzhofer GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Schmalzhofer, Wilfried Schuhmacher