Patents by Inventor Robert Ulrich Siegenthaler

Robert Ulrich Siegenthaler 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: 11723445
    Abstract: In a locking system for a rotating foot of a mast, particularly of a mast for a free arm standing parasol, the mast is rotatable about an axis of rotation (A) defined by the rotating foot and includes a surrounded mast region. The locking system includes an operating lever for releasing or locking of the rotating foot which is arranged on the mast at a comfort height (H) of 0.5 to 1.5 m above the rotating foot, wherein the operating lever is movable between a folded-out position and a downwardly folded-in position and thereby cooperates via a lifting bar with stationary engaging elements of the rotating foot, wherein the lifting bar is raised in the release position and lowered in the locking position. To improve operability and operational security, the lifting bar is arranged at a distance from the axis of rotation (A) and externally of the surrounded mast region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Ulrich Siegenthaler
  • Publication number: 20210337944
    Abstract: In a locking system for a rotating foot of a mast, particularly of a mast for a free arm standing parasol, the mast is rotatable about an axis of rotation (A) defined by the rotating foot and comprises a surrounded mast region. The locking system comprises an operating lever for releasing or locking of the rotating foot which is arranged on the mast at a comfort height (H) of 0.5 to 1.5 m above the rotating foot, wherein the operating lever is movable between a folded-out position and a downwardly folded-in position and thereby cooperates via a lifting bar with stationary engaging elements of the rotating foot, wherein the lifting bar is raised in the release position and lowered in the locking position. To improve operability and operational security, the lifting bar is arranged at a distance from the axis of rotation (A) and externally of the surrounded mast region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Glatz AG
    Inventor: Robert Ulrich SIEGENTHALER
  • Patent number: 10563420
    Abstract: A movable standing base for parasols, display boards, flagpoles and the like comprises a weight part having, firmly attached at the bottom side thereof, at least three, preferably four steering rollers, and it further comprises attachment elements for a parasol, for a display board, for a flagpole or for any other objects to be set up, and a plurality of preferably four lowerable blocking feet. In order to improve ease of handling without loss of stability, the blocking feet are connected to each other in the edge region of the weight part by two bridge girders arranged opposite to each other and a middle yoke and are anchored to the weight part in a substantially parallelogram shaped lowerable manner by two pivot levers. A tensioning lever is disposed resting on the middle yoke, and a pressure element leads to a blocking pedal at the upper side of the standing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Glatz AG
    Inventor: Robert Ulrich Siegenthaler
  • Publication number: 20190063103
    Abstract: A movable standing base for parasols, display boards, flagpoles and the like comprises a weight part having, firmly attached at the bottom side thereof, at least three, preferably four steering rollers, and it further comprises attachment elements for a parasol, for a display board, for a flagpole or for any other objects to be set up, and a plurality of preferably four lowerable blocking feet. In order to improve ease of handling without loss of stability, the blocking feet are connected to each other in the edge region of the weight part by two bridge girders arranged opposite to each other and a middle yoke and are anchored to the weight part in a substantially parallelogram shaped lowerable manner by two pivot levers. A tensioning lever is disposed resting on the middle yoke, and a pressure element leads to a blocking pedal at the upper side of the standing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Glatz AG
    Inventor: Robert Ulrich Siegenthaler