Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Leff

Thomas E. Leff 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: 4679695
    Abstract: A plurality of vertical support members are mounted in spaced apart alignment on a horizontal rectangular base. A plurality of hoops are mounted between adjacent vertical support members for each removably receiving an upwardly opening cylindrical container having an annular lip. The hoops are positioned and oriented to arrange the containers in vertically spaced rows extending horizontally relative to the length of the base. Vertically adjacent rows are horizontally staggered relative to the width of the base, and the containers of each row are inclined from their normal freestanding positions away from the containers in an adjacent horizontally staggered row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Inventor: Thomas E. Leff