William J Plein

US Patent:

55687130, Oct 29, 1996

Filed:

Jan 24, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/590787

Inventors:

Robert J. Gagne - Glastonbury CT
William J. Plein - South Windsor CT
Kenneth Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

E06B 372

US Classification:

527851

Abstract:

A mirror door comprising a door with opposed faces, one of which has a recess therein, and a mirror seated within the recess. The mirror has a light reflective front face and a rear face disposed against the door, and is cooperatively dimensioned with the recess to locate its periphery adjacent the periphery of the recess. The mirror is secured in the recess of the door by two adhesives. The first rigid adhesive is disposed between the peripheral portions of the rear face of the mirror and the door recess, and the second adhesive is disposed between the mirror and door inwardly of the peripheral portions. The first adhesive is relatively rigid in comparison to the second adhesive to mount the mirror on the door in a fixed position, and the second adhesive is relatively flexible to accommodate differential expansion between the door and mirror and to dampen impact forces acting between the door and mirror. A method for making a mirror door is also provided.

US Patent:

58422986, Dec 1, 1998

Filed:

Jul 11, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/893807

Inventors:

John D. Gephart - Rocky Hill CT
William J. Plein - South Windsor CT

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

G09F 112

US Classification:

40773

Abstract:

An synthetic resin frame for displaying a rectangular element has an arcuately contoured portion and a cross section providing an outer peripheral wall, an intermediate body portion and an inner peripheral wall extending substantially parallel to the outer peripheral wall and circumscribing an enclosure with an arcuately contoured peripheral portion. The base surface of the inner peripheral wall is disposed in a first plane spaced above a second plane defined by the base surface of the outer peripheral wall, and ribs on the body portion are spaced about the periphery of the frame with their base surfaces disposed in a third plane intermediate the first and second planes. These ribs define a rectangular enclosure spaced outwardly of the arcuately contoured enclosure and in which the rectangular element is seated.

US Patent:

55601685, Oct 1, 1996

Filed:

Mar 10, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/402003

Inventors:

Robert J. Gagne - Glastonbury CT
William J. Plein - South Windsor CT
Kenneth R. Carson - Shannon MS

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

E06B 500
E06B 354
A47G 100

US Classification:

52455

Abstract:

A hollow core door has a perimeter frame with stiles and top and bottom rails, and a pair of skins secured to the perimeter frame. One skin has an aperture therein with its side margins spaced inwardly of the perimeter frame, and inner frame elements are disposed between the margins of the aperture and the stiles, secured to at least one skin. A mirror with dimensions smaller than those of the aperture is secured in a molding which extends about its periphery of the mirror, and the molding has a peripheral portion overlying the skin about the side margins of the aperture and a body portion which extends inwardly of the door. The molding is secured against the skin.

US Patent:

D3987833, Sep 29, 1998

Filed:

Jun 23, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/072152

Inventors:

William J. Plein - South Windsor CT

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

0607

US Classification:

D 6300

US Patent:

20020166939, Nov 14, 2002

Filed:

May 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/853579

Inventors:

William Plein - South Windsor CT, US
Gary Van Deursen - Avon CT, US

International Classification:

A47F001/14

US Classification:

248/469000, 248/496000, 248/476000

Abstract:

A method for mounting a frameless wall decor article to a generally vertical support surface, frameless wall decor article including a mounting member attached thereto, the mounting member having a vertical engaging surface and a downward support surface perpendicular to a vertical centerline of the frameless wall decor article, includes aligning a receiving member with the generally vertical support surface by leveling an upward support surface of the receiving member with the generally vertical support surface, attaching the receiving member to the generally vertical support surface with the upward support surface in a level position, and engaging the mounting member with the receiving member so that the vertical engaging surface of the mounting member is in abutting relationship with a vertical engaging surface of the receiving member, the downward and upward support surfaces are parallel to each other, and the horizontal position of the mounting member and frameless article are horizontally adjustable relative to the receiving member. A frameless wall decor article mounting system includes the generally planar frameless wall decor article, the mounting member attached to the frameless wall decor article, and the receiving member, whereupon engagement of the mounting member with the receiving member the vertical engaging surface of the mounting member is in abutting relationship with the vertical engaging surface of the receiving member and the downward support surface of the mounting member is parallel to the upward support surface of the receiving member.