Patents by Inventor Wayne Bechtoldt

Wayne Bechtoldt 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).

  • Squeakless funiture spring anchor clip and method of making same
    Patent number: 5542775
    Abstract: An anchor clip for holding an edge of a cushion-supporting upholstery spring in position on a wooden rail of an article of furniture, the clip having a base portion, a leg portion, and reversed curved portion, the reversed curved portion defining a hook which is inwardly lined with a plastic liner. Lateral edges of the hook are flared outwardly to relieve pressures at both sides of the liner. The free end of the hook is folded-over to entrap one end of the liner and subsequently staked. In another embodiment, the hook, at the acme of the curvature, is provided with a cut-out and flared area on each lateral side of the hood for relieving pressure on the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventors: Wayne Bechtoldt, Tom Frazier, Matt Graszer, Dave Room
  • Fastener clip for furniture rails
    Patent number: 4935998
    Abstract: A fastener clip for securing an end bar of a furniture spring to a rail of a framework of an article of furniture, and a method of inserting the fastener clip into the rail, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Hartco Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Frazier, Kenneth C. Pearson, Wayne A. Bechtoldt