Patents by Inventor Robert W. Schier

Robert W. Schier 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: 4318353
    Abstract: A table with folding legs is provided in which the legs are hingedly connected through leg spans to the underside of the top which also contains a pair of opposing aprons extending downwardly and affixed to the underside of the top, said aprons extending longitudinally at right angles to but spaced at their ends from the leg spans, and spreader members hingedly connected at one end to an opposite end of said aprons and slidingly connected at the other end to the leg spans so that the spreader members move inwardly when the leg spans are folded and outwardly in alignment with their respective aprons when the legs are upright and the leg spans are perpendicular to the underside of the table top. Means for locking the spreader members in place when the table is erected are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Inventor: Robert W. Schier