Patents by Inventor Robert D. Vanderminden

Robert D. Vanderminden 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).

  • Publication number: 20030234566
    Abstract: The chair frame of a swivel rocker is slidably mounted via a pair of sleeves on the arms of a pair of flexures mounted on the base of the rocker to allow the chair frame to be moved into different positions on the flexures. Bolts are used to secure the sleeves in place on the flexures. Movement of the sleeves along the flexures changes the position at which the weight of an occupant is transferred to the flexures and thereby changes the bending moments imposed on the flexures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: William M. Vanderminden, Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Publication number: 20030000560
    Abstract: The tilt mechanism has a pair of tubular members and a catch which is fixedly mounted in the upper member and pivotally mounted in the lower member to permit tilting of the two members relative to each other. A pin is mounted in the lower member and is biased into one of several recesses in the lower end of the catch in order to hold the sections in either an upright or a tilted position relative to each other. A coil spring is used to bias the pin into a recess of the catch. Pulling down on the pin allows the tubular members to be tilted relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4971394
    Abstract: The swivel rocker is made of tubular construction, particularly for outdoor use. The seat frame is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis on a stationary base and includes a seat which is secured to a support by arm rests which are able to flex and thus impart a rocking action between the seat and support. The arm rests are curved with ends which are connected to rods which are rotatably mounted in guide tubes of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Telescope Casual Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4941413
    Abstract: The knock-down table is constructed of a base with interfitting leg frames. The frames have radially disposed horizontal supports on which the tabletop is suppported as well as brackets which receive the ends of the supports in a releasable locking manner. The brackets are disposed in opposed relation to prevent accidental rotation of the tabletop on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Telescope Casual Furniture Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4541666
    Abstract: The collapsible armless chair comprises a pivotally connected seat frame and a back frame which also define the leg supports. An arcuate-shaped projecting portion at the bottom of the back frame provides stability for the chair. The projecting portion is also angled upwardly relative to the ground plane. The user may lean back in the chair until the front leg support leaves the ground and rotate the chair right or left without rising from the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4514009
    Abstract: The lounge chair is not only pivotal from an upright position into a reclined position via the use of telescoping arms of the arm frame but also collapsible from the upright position into a folded position via hinges at the rear of the chair. The chair can be easily transported and stored in the collapsed condition by either laying flat or by standing upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Vanderminden, Paul Parker
  • Patent number: 4315467
    Abstract: The cocktail table leg assembly includes three legs which are pivotally secured together in order to support the table top in a non-rockable manner. Each leg of the leg assembly includes a resiliently deformable tip for frictionally engaging against the peripheral flange of the table when in assembled condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1982
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4264230
    Abstract: The joint is formed between two mutually perpendicular tubes by seating a washer in one tube, a nut within the other tube and by passing a bolt through the washer into threaded engagement with the nut. The resulting joint is hidden from view. A spreader bar is formed by joining the ends of two tubular sections within each other after each section is joined to a tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4252367
    Abstract: The sling is secured in a front cross-bar which is pivotally mounted in a suspended manner at the front of the chair to accommodate the various positions of an occupant. A flexible plate is also secured to the front cross-bar under the sling to increase the contact area with an occupant's legs and thus spread the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1981
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: 4201416
    Abstract: The U-shaped clamps which secure the canopy to the chair are constructed with a reversely bent leg to prevent pivoting of the canopy towards the front of the chair. Each clamp is made of a one-piece metal blank which is shaped to fit over the chair frame and to receive a canopy leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D279053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D279243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D280474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D284143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D287316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D287552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: The Telescope Folding Furniture Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D289349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Telescope Casual Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D290068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Telescope Casual Furniture Co.
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D292854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Telescope Casual Furniture Company
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden
  • Patent number: D306530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Inventor: Robert D. Vanderminden