Patents by Inventor William C. Rohe

William C. Rohe 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: 4317416
    Abstract: A desk top is connected to the top flanges of a pedestal by passing appropriately located projecting studs on the underside of the desk top through correspondingly located slots on the pedestal flanges, and then securing the connections by several locking clips, which respectively wedge under a pair of stud heads and press against the pedestal flange. Each locking clip spans across and secures a pair of adjacent studs, and is made of thin resilient material having a pair of spring portion protrusions which respectively fit beneath the adjacent studs. Each of the spring portions has a keyhole aperture by which the clip is mounted on the pair of studs and is pushed laterally to secure the connection. The connection is locked by a detent of the clip which engages an appropriately located cutout of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Assignee: Vanguard Diversified, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl M. Baum, William C. Rohe