Patents by Inventor Ralph Mallory

Ralph Mallory 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: 5450967
    Abstract: Collapsible hat display stand which is easy to package, easy to carry and easy to assemble, made of a durable and light-weight sheet material, die cut with a preset pattern. Each die cut forms at least one or a series of cross-bars horizontally across the sheet, with an M-shaped peak formed on top of each cross-bar. When the stand is fully deployed, each cross-bar forms a hat pedestal. In a multi-hat embodiment, the sheet is scored along vertical scoring axes to form four vertical panels. The sheet is folded along a central scoring to provide a flat, collapsed workpiece for compact storage and shipping. The stand is assembled from the packaged sheet by rotating out the central panels on either side of the central scoring to subtend therebetween an acute angle while overlapping the end panels which are mated. During this assembly process, each of the cross-bars is automatically folded and bowed along the central scoring for forming the hat pedestals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventor: Ralph Mallory