Patents by Inventor Truman J. Vannatta

Truman J. Vannatta 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: 5413053
    Abstract: A pallet leg assembly having vertical support members which are reinforced from buckling or crushing. A first embodiment of the invention includes a sleeve defining a horizontal axis therethrough consisting of horizontal top and bottom panels with two side panels extending therebetween. A vertical support member is interposed in the sleeve and at least one diagonal support panel extends from the juncture of the side panels and either the top panel or the bottom panel to a location on the vertical support member. Another embodiment provides inner and outer sleeves with horizontal axes therethrough used with a vertical support member. The inner sleeve is journalled in the outer sleeve and the support member is positioned in the inner sleeve between the top and bottom of both the outer and inner sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Company
    Inventor: Truman J. Vannatta
  • Patent number: 5339746
    Abstract: A pallet leg assembly having vertical support members which are reinforced from buckling or crushing. A first embodiment of the invention includes a sleeve defining a horizontal axis therethrough consisting of horizontal top and bottom panels with two side panels extending therebetween. A vertical support member is interposed in the sleeve and at least one diagonal support panel extends from the juncture of the side panels and either the top panel or the bottom panel to a location on the vertical support member. Another embodiment provides inner and outer sleeves with horizontal axes therethrough used with a vertical support member. The inner sleeve is journaled in the outer sleeve and the support member is positioned in the inner sleeve between the top and bottom of both the outer and inner sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Rock-Tenn Company
    Inventor: Truman J. Vannatta