Patents by Inventor Robert E. Hays

Robert E. Hays 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: 6010200
    Abstract: An adapter rail is provided for an injection molded plastic drawer to compensate for the draft angle of the sidewalls of the plastic drawer and to dispose a runner attached to the adapter rail aligned with and substantially parallel to a track mounted in an opening into which the drawer is inserted. In use, an adapter rail is attached to each of a pair of opposed sidewalls of a plastic drawer and a runner is attached to each adapter rail. Each adapter rail has a first side which is inclined at a complementary angle to the sidewall of the drawer to which it is attached to dispose a second side of the adapter rail generally parallel to the track. The adapter rail also spaces the runner from the sidewall of the drawer so that the runner is aligned with and can be mated with the track. Thus, a plastic drawer with the adapter rail and attached runner may be used with conventional track and within an opening of a cabinet having generally straight sides and being defined by right angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: R&R Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Hays
  • Patent number: 5288049
    Abstract: A monitor and bracket system allows for the secure placement of the monitor within a vehicle. The monitor is slid onto a bracket attached to the top of the interior of the vehicle or to an overhead luggage compartment within the vehicle. The monitor is for allowing passengers to view pre-recorded programs, such as movies or tour guide information. Once the monitor is slide into the bracket, a back portion is attached to the back of the monitor to prevent the monitor from sliding out of the bracket. A lock on the back portion of the monitor is used to engage a bolt with a notch in the top of the monitor. In this way, the monitor may not be removed from the bracket unless the lock turned to remove the bolt from the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Inventor: Robert E. Hays