Patents by Inventor Thomas Dickinson

Thomas Dickinson 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: 5779070
    Abstract: Adjustable shelving apparatus comprises a shelf, at least one upright post, and at least one collar. The collar grips the post at any one of a plurality of discrete positions along the post and has an outer surface sized for a snug fit in a collar-receiving socket of the shelf. At least part of the collar is resiliently flexible and has a locking element which can be moved into and out of engagement with locking elements along the post by resiliently flexing the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: 5709008
    Abstract: A plastic storage container with wheel assemblies having an axle pin rotatably fixed to the container, a secure lid latch having a double-wall construction to ease opening and closing as well as an offset hinge to allow protection of the latch during distribution, and an internal tray having dependent flanges which mate to the storage container to prevent the walls of the storage container from splaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Dickinson
  • Patent number: 5680932
    Abstract: A toolbox assembly comprising a storage box, a tool tray, and a toolbox. The tool tray has a tray floor and a plurality of tray walls extending up from the tray floor. The tray walls and tray floor define first and second separate storage compartment regions for storage of articles placed therein. The tray walls further define a storage box receiving chamber above the first storage compartment region. The tray is configured for supporting the storage box within the storage box receiving chamber and spaced above the tray floor. The storage box is sized and configured for covering the first storage compartment region when the storage box is received in the storage box receiving chamber. The toolbox has a toolbox floor and a plurality of toolbox sidewalls extending up from the toolbox floor and defining a tray receiving chamber. The toolbox is shaped and configured for supporting the tray within the tray receiving chamber and spaced above the toolbox floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: 5673811
    Abstract: A food bin assembly comprising a bin, a rear lid member, and a front lid member. The bin has a bottom and a plurality of walls extending up from the bottom. The walls have upper ends defining a bin opening. One of the walls is a first side wall and another of the walls is a second side wall opposite the first side wall. The rear lid member is configured for covering a rear portion of the bin opening. The front lid member is configured for covering a forward portion of the bin opening. The front lid member is slidably connected to the first and second side walls of the bin for longitudinal sliding movement of the front lid member relative to the bin between a forward position in which the front lid member is positioned over the forward portion of the bin opening and a rearward position in which the front lid member is positioned over the rear portion of the bin opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale, Martin Shawn Egan
  • Patent number: D376259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D376909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D378874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D379266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D382114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D382747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D384224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D384419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, James F. Hampshire
  • Patent number: D385111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D385720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale, Martin Shawn Egan
  • Patent number: D389091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D392746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D394157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D394955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D402111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale
  • Patent number: D404916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Dickinson, Bradley D. Gale