Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Hendren

Stephen R. Hendren 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: 4944477
    Abstract: A folding bottle holder holds a bottle in a tilted orientation with the neck up for storage in a refrigerator of bottles that are unsealed or too tall to fit between the shelves. A folding support member that supports the neck or shoulder of the bottle automatically folds flat when a bottle is removed and tilts up when a bottle is inserted. The mechanism includes a sliding carriage that engages the bottom of the bottle. This is operatively linked to the folding support member. Inserting the bottle slides the carriage in a first direction which pulls the support upright. Removing the bottle folds the support flat and that slides the carriage in a second direction, ready for repeating the process the next time a bottle is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventor: Stephen R. Hendren
  • Patent number: 4909692
    Abstract: When an electrical device such as a receptacle switch or the like is fixedly wired into building wiring, it is electrically and mechanically connected to an outlet box inside the wall. The device is fastened to the face of the box by screws. Ordinarily, the opening in the wall for recessing the device has minimal clearance to admit only the device and the device has extending projections that engage the wall surface around the opening so that the device mounts flush with the wall surface. When the opening is oversize, the projections pass through the opening and the workman cannot secure the receptacle firmly and mount it flush with the wall. The invention provides a set of insulated horizontal spacer members mounted parallel to one another and flexibly joined together by flimsy vertical joining elements that are readily broken apart. The workman can break off a portion of the assembly that will provide the necessary total spacing thickness and place it between the projections and the junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Inventor: Stephen R. Hendren