Patents by Inventor William M. Rapp

William M. Rapp 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: 5743501
    Abstract: An improved mounting system for clamping sinks, vanity basins, drop-in stove tops and like articles to the underside of a counter or cabinet top incorporating a pair of elongated unitary, rigid mounting rails configured to carry threaded leveling bolts and nuts at adjustably spaced intervals along its length for underengaging and clamping the rim flange at the upper end of the sink or the like to the underside of a countertop. Hanger brackets attachable to the upper margins of countertop supporting cabinet structural frame rails or walls provide vertically adjustable connection with opposite ends of the mounting rails mounted thereon to accommodate sinks, basins or stove tops having rim flanges of varying thickness and dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Vance Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Rapp
  • Patent number: 5037165
    Abstract: A drawer organizer consists of a pair of glides and a tray movable on the glides. The glides are extrusions of low-friction plastic material. Each glide comprises a pair of side walls interconnected by a top wall defining a downwardly open groove and is assembled without tools by pressing the downwardly open groove onto the upper edge of a corresponding drawer side. The glides have generally transverse longitudinal flanges inside the drawer at levels below the tops of the drawer sides and support opposite flanges of a tray for movement within the drawer. At least one of the side walls of the glide is diagonal to enable the downwardly open groove to elastically grip the drawer sides fit to different drawer side thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Vance Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Rapp, Joseph A. Gaines
  • Patent number: D436782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Vance Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Rapp