Patents by Inventor Willis Ray Williams

Willis Ray Williams 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: 5876093
    Abstract: An improved collapsible desk and reinforced chair apparatus 10 including a one piece desk member 20 having two pairs of support legs 30, 30 and 31, 31 pivotally connected thereto and to one another and a seat unit 13 pivotally connected to both the desk member 20 and one of the pairs 30, 30 of support legs. A seat reinforcement unit 14 is operatively connected between the seat unit 13 and one of the pairs 30, 30 of support legs and comprises a pair of telescoping sleeve elements 74, 75 which rotate a latch cam element 76 during the extension and retraction phases of the collapsible desk and reinforced chair apparatus 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams
  • Patent number: 5685602
    Abstract: A collapsible desk and chair apparatus 10 including a one piece desk member 20 having two pairs of support legs 30, 30 and 31, 31 pivotally connected thereto and to one another and a seat unit 13 pivotally connected to both the desk member 20 and one of the pairs 30, 30 of support legs. The other pair of support legs 31, 31 are both pivotally and moveably connected to the underside 22 of the desk member 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams
  • Patent number: 5683135
    Abstract: A collapsible table and chair apparatus 10 including a pair of table top halves 20, 21 pivotally associated with two pairs 32 and 33 of support legs that are pivotally secured to one another. A seat member 40 pivotally associated with one of the pairs 32 of support legs and provided with means 42 for maintaining the seat member 40 in a fixed position relative to the pair of support legs 32 when the apparatus 10 is deployed in the operative mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams
  • Patent number: 5671915
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface has a first cam with an arcuate exterior surface thereon. A pin is disposed for rotationally mounting the first cam about an axis. A mounting member is associated with the planar support surface for receiving the pin. Additionally, an abutment plate is operatively associated with the first cam for releasable securing a workpiece relative to the planar support surface. The workpiece can also include a second cam, having an arcuate exterior surface operably attached to the pin. The mounting member has a plurality of spaced apertures arranged in rows on the planar support surface, wherein each of the apertures are dimensioned to receive the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams
  • Patent number: 5657974
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping apparatus has a first cam with an arcuate exterior surface thereon. A pin is provided for rotationally mounting the cam about an axis to an anchoring member. An adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the pin means with respect to the anchoring member.A second cam is operably attached to the pin and is mounted for rotation about the axis.An anchoring member is attached to the work surface.A track member is attached to the work surface and the bottom of the anchoring member is attached to the track member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams
  • Patent number: 5657971
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping apparatus for securing a workpiece relative to a planar support surface; wherein, the workpiece clamping apparatus includes an abutment plate having means for selectively positioning the abutment plate relative to the planar support surface; and, securing means operatively associated with the planar support surface for captively engaging the workpiece between the abutment plate and the securing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Willis Ray Williams