Lamp Shade Patents (Class 211/85.14)
  • Patent number: 10011290
    Abstract: A utility cart for storage and transport of a touch-screen voting terminal, separate ballot counter, and multiple (collapsible) voting booths in a more convenient and secure manner. The cart is generally formed with a pair of opposing side-rails of tubing bent in a rectangular loop with one or more pairs of horizontal struts for supporting a suspended shelving unit, wherein the vertical distance between a shelving unit and the corresponding pair of horizontal struts is adjustable to allow for various combinations of differently sized voting equipment to alternately be stored thereon. The suspended shelves increase the weight capacity of the shelving unit. The cart may also have a bumper along the bottom edge of a lower deck to allow several carts to be stored or transported together and moved by laypersons while minimizing the risk of injury or impact to equipment housed on the carts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Gary V. Abel, Robert M. Giberson
  • Patent number: 9193462
    Abstract: A service cart for an aircraft is disclosed with a housing of carbon fiber reinforced composites forming a multi-compartment carrier, the carrier adapted to hold four standard airline meal carriers. The cart includes at least a pair of cap doors at opposite ends of the cart, each cap door pivoting approximately 270 degrees to bear against a side of the cart, and a plurality of guides on inner walls of the multi-compartment for retaining the standard airline meal carriers. To prevent the doors of the cart from inadvertently opening, the cart also may include a redundant paddle latch system for each door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter John Leslie Burd
  • Patent number: 7160005
    Abstract: A lamp display system (10) is disclosed for displaying various lamp shades (11) with various lamps (12). The lamp display system includes a rear wall (13), a top shelf (14), a middle shelf (15), and a bottom shelf (16). The system also includes a plurality of lamp shade mounting arms (18). Each mounting arm has an arm portion (19) extending to a light bulb socket (21), and a harp (22). Each mounting arm may be mounted to an elongated mounting bracket (23) which in turn is mounted to the rear wall. The mounting arms are also staggered in height and/or distance from the rear wall to allow for the compact display of many lamp shades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Pape, David M. Lasch, Todd R. Langner, Curtis N. Lagman
  • Patent number: 7001050
    Abstract: A lamp display table (10) is disclosed for use with several lamp bases LB and several lamp shades LS. The lamp display table (10) has a base (11) with an upright, vertical support (12), a lamp base platform (13) rotatably coupled to the vertical support (12, and lamp shade platform (14) in the form of a radial array of shade supports (15) rotatably coupled to the vertical support (12) and adapted to hold a lamp shade LS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventors: Robert E. Beasley, Jr., Robert J. Pape, Jason D. Patz
  • Patent number: 6622875
    Abstract: A shade display assembly wherein a rack is mounted to a preexisting display, such as pegboard, in a retail store or the like. The rack has a post on which a shade can be displayed so that it is viewable from all angles. The post extends through the center ring of the hoop of the shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Trade Source International
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Patent number: 6591993
    Abstract: A rotating lamp shade display system including a carousel having a main body portion having an upper surface and an underside for receiving a plurality of shades on upper surface, a main body portion rotating means is mounted to the underside of said main body portion whereby said main body portion rotates about said rotating means. A plurality of said shades are placed on the main body portion for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Trade Source International
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Publication number: 20030102276
    Abstract: A shade display assembly wherein a rack is mounted to a preexisting display, such as pegboard, in a retail store or the like. The rack has a post on which a shade can be displayed so that it is viewable from all angles. The post extends through the center ring of the hoop of the shade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: TRADE SOURCE INTERNATIONAL
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Publication number: 20020162812
    Abstract: A rotating lamp shade display system including a carousel having a main body portion having an upper surface and an underside for receiving a plurality of shades on upper surface, a main body portion rotating means is mounted to the underside of said main body portion whereby said main body portion rotates about said rotating means. A plurality of said shades are placed on the main body portion for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Patent number: 6182841
    Abstract: A display system for lamp shades includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has opposed top and bottom surfaces. Struts depend from the bottom surface of the lower portion to secure the lower portion to a supporting structure. A plurality of upstanding posts extend from the top surface of the lower portion to support nested lamp shades in a manner suitable for display. An axial mast extends from the central axis of the top surface of the lower portion. The upper portion has opposed top and bottom surfaces. A pole depends from the bottom surface of the upper portion to cooperate with the axial mast of the lower portion so as to facilitate rotation of the upper portion relative to the lower portion. A plurality of upstanding posts extend from the upper surface of the upper portion to support nested lamp shades in a manner suitable for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Arthur J. Kein & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Monroe J. Klein