Patents by Inventor Richard Florer

Richard Florer 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).

  • Molding method for a container with internal projections
    Patent number: 4847028
    Abstract: A three-piece tank assembly including a tank, a support base, and a support liner. The tank has a conical bottom with a discharge conduit at its apex; a longitudinally corrugated antisplash filling trough integrally formed with a sidewall of the tank; and an integrally formed cover including a bunghole for providing access to the filling trough. The discharge conduit may include a flow valve and check valve. The base includes a sidewall for nesting engagement with the tank sidewall, a flat ground-engaging surface and transverse longitudinal slots for receiving the forks of a forklift. The support liner has an upstanding wall and a conical top wall for supporting the conical bottom of the tank and nesting within the support base. Mating projections and grooves in the tank and support base prevent relative movement of the three elements of the tank assembly. Each of the three elements is rotationally molded of cross-linked, high density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Snyder Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Snyder, Lavelle H. Hansen, Richard Florer
  • Cone bottom tank and liftable tank support
    Patent number: 4660733
    Abstract: A three-piece tank assembly including a tank, a support base, and a support liner. The tank has a conical bottom with a discharge conduit at its apex; a longitudinally corrugated antisplash filling trough integrally formed with a sidewall of the tank; and an integrally formed cover including a bunghole for providing access to the filling trough. The discharge conduit may include a flow valve and check valve. The base includes a sidewall for nesting engagement with the tank sidewall, a flat ground-engaging surface and transverse longitudinal slots for receiving the forks of a forklift. The support liner has an upstanding wall and a conical top wall for supporting the conical bottom of the tank and nesting within the support base. Mating projections and grooves in the tank and support base prevent relative movement of the three elements of the tank assembly. Each of the three elements is rotationally molded of cross-linked, high density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Snyder Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Snyder, Lavelle H. Hansen, Richard Florer
  • Wheeled molded container with hinged lid
    Patent number: 4450976
    Abstract: A molded container with a hinged lid in which the hinge rod is partially exposed to function as a handle. Integrally molding axle bushings in the container body can support a wheeled axle. The container is characterized by a minimum number of parts which can be quickly and easily assembled after molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Snyder Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Snyder, Richard Florer