Patents by Inventor Richard J. Resch

Richard J. Resch 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: 3990663
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pedestal base system for furniture in which base portions formed of pairs of duplex legs are easily assembled in interlocking splined fashion to form various base configurations for different articles of furniture. The vertical runs of each leg in a pair are welded to connctor tubes with the vertical axes of the connected vertical runs and tubes being in the same plane. The connector diameter and the diameter of the vertical tubular runs are dimensioned so that the legs in each leg pair are spaced from the legs in the other pair to provide clearance to facilitate assembly. The connector tubes of each leg pair are at a different vertical height and receive a vertical locking bolt or locking tube to secure the leg pairs in assembly. The leg pairs are easily assembled at the site by sliding the pairs together in the manner of a splined connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: Krueger Metal Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Hendrickson, Richard J. Resch
  • Patent number: 3945328
    Abstract: The crank arm of a hinge lock mechanism acts as an over-center latch for a folding leg when the leg is in its extended position perpendicular to the table top and also in its retracted position parallel to the table top. The crank arm is pivotally connected at one end to a support plate on the bottom of the table and is pivotally linked to a support arm on the folding leg. When the crank arm is rotated downwardly, it moves the folding leg far enough away from an apron or abutment so that the leg can be manually swung from its extended position to its retracted position and vice versa. The crank arm is subsequently rotated back to its upper limit in either case to latch the leg in position. The hinge lock mechanism is entirely hidden from view by aprons when the table is upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1976
    Assignee: Krueger Metal Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Hendrickson, Richard J. Resch