Patents by Inventor William G. Broman

William G. Broman 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).

  • Desk console element
    Patent number: 4570793
    Abstract: A desk console element includes a receptacle member for holding a desktop item such as a pen and pen base and further includes a one-piece connecting clip for releasably connecting the receptacle member to the receptacle member of a like element. The connecting clip includes a first part and a second part, and the receptacle member includes a pair of elongated tracks for slidably accepting the first clip part and detent-defining means which, with the tracks, cooperate with the first clip part to releasably interlock the clip and the receptacle member. The second clip part is adapted to be releasably interlocked with the receptacle member of the like member as the first clip part is adapted to be releasably interlocked with the receptacle member of its element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: McDonald Products Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. O'Neil, William G. Broman, Leon C. Clouser, Adrian T. Dombrowski, Arthur R. Harth, Bernhard O. Williams