Patents by Inventor Richard Strassel

Richard Strassel 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: 6070362
    Abstract: A hinging fitting for joining a sash-frame to a leaf in which the hinging fitting has a fixed support adapted to be attached to the sash-frame, a movable support adapted to be attached to the leaf, a spindle pivotally affixed on the fixed support and a bushing affixed to the movable support. The spindle is subdivided into at least two spindle lengths. At least one of the spindle lengths is offset from a longitudinal axis of another spindle length. The bushing has a bore formed by at least two elongated holes arranged substantially in an extension of each other. The elongated holes receive respectively the spindle lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Ferco International Ferrures et Serrures de Batiment Societe Anonyme
    Inventor: Richard Strassel
  • Patent number: 6026612
    Abstract: An apparatus having a sliding leaf, a slide member, at least two rail wheels mounted on respective spindles, a mounting mechanism affixed to the slide member and extending in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the sliding leaf, and fixing lugs affixed to and extending outwardly from a lower edge of the slide member at respective ends of the slide member. The slide member is a casing having two sets of recesses. The recesses in each set of recesses increase in height from a center of the casing to a respective end of the casing. The recesses in each set extend from the lower edge of the casing towards an upper wall of casing. The spindles have ends received by respective recesses of the two sets of recesses. The recesses have a narrowing so as to lock onto a respective end of the spindles. The casing is secured in a slot formed in a lower edge of the sliding leaf. The mounting mechanism enables the casing to rock within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Ferco International Ferrures et Serrures de Batiment Societe Anonyme,
    Inventors: Richard Strassel, Gerard Prevot
  • Patent number: 5934715
    Abstract: A safety device, of the anti-false maneuver type, capable of impeding the actuation of a locking fitting upon opening of a leaf of a door, window or the like, this safety device including, on the one hand, a support in the shape of a casing capable of being inserted against a face-plate and, on the other hand, a locking finger passing through this latter, under the action of springy restoration means, with a view to locking an actuating rod in translation, this when the door or window is open. In particular, the casing defined by the support and serving as a housing for the locking finger includes, at the level of each of its opposite sides parallel to the plane of the leaf on which it is fitted, an opening serving for the passing through of the connecting lug which is capable of being fitted onto the locking finger with a view to actuating same under the action of an actuating lug extending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Ferco International, Ferrures et Serrures de Batiment
    Inventors: Gerard Prevot, Richard Strassel