Lawrence W Richards

US Patent:

50866346, Feb 11, 1992

Filed:

Nov 26, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/618074

Inventors:

Lawrence J. Richards - Naperville IL

Assignee:

Braner, Inc. - Schiller Park IL

International Classification:

B21B 1500

US Classification:

72161

Abstract:

A process for slitting and recoiling steel which includes first levelling the uncoiled steel to elongate the steel at its thickest point. The levelled steel sheet is then slit into multiple strands, rolled and recoiled.

US Patent:

40919064, May 30, 1978

Filed:

Feb 28, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/772493

Inventors:

David E. Clarke - Schaumburg IL
Lawrence I. Richards - Elk Grove Village IL

Assignee:

Advance Lifts, Incorporated - Elk Grove Village IL

International Classification:

F16D 900

US Classification:

192129A

Abstract:

A collapsible electric foot-toe guard is employed with a loading platform having electric controlled lift and descent movements, functioning as a safety device in the protection against unwitting protrusion of human limbs into the path of descent of the platform lift, said collapsible foot-toe guard being comprised of an outwardly depended contact plate moveably engaging a base support plate through hinge means to permit said contact plate with contact thereof to fold toward the base support plate, such folding movement effective to break a normally open, held closed electric limit switch circuit to arrest descent of the platform lift.