Patents by Inventor Rolland W. Rich

Rolland W. Rich 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: 5522773
    Abstract: A rocking device for use as a toy incorporating several safety features to prevent the device from tipping over and the riders from falling off their seats or otherwise sustaining injuries during use. The rocking device includes a pair of substantially parallel siderails each having an upper portion and a curved lower portion. At least one horizontal member connects the pair of siderails. A pair of seats pivot from points on the upper portions of the siderails and remain substantially parallel to the ground during rocking of the pair of siderails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventor: Rolland W. Rich
  • Patent number: 4339123
    Abstract: A demountable trampoline capable of being separated into components suitable for compact packaging for shipment, comprising a segmented tubular top rail frame forming a closed loop frame to be supported in elevated horizontal position by vertical ground-engaging leg members and support a trampoline sheet in encircled relation within the top rail frame suspended by plural suspension springs interconnecting margins of the trampoline sheet to the frame. The top rail frame is formed of elongated top rail tube member sections having a uniform inner diameter bore opening through the opposite ends of each section and having a transversely narrow elongated interlocking end slot opening through each respective end of each section and extending inwardly along the lowermost wall portion thereof a predetermined short distance longitudinally parallel to the center axis of its adjacent tube member end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Inventor: Rolland W. Rich
  • Patent number: D365019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Inventor: Rolland W. Rich