David J Laws
Land Surveyors in Provo, UT

6612654, Sep 2, 2003

Jan 4, 2002

10/039206

David J. Laws - Provo UT
Richard D. Smith - Springville UT
Gregory W. Wilson - Sandy UT

Mity-Lite, Inc. - Orem UT

A47C 724

29744011, 29744015, 29744022, 297 56, 2972181

An upholstered folding chair includes a chair frame, a base member permanently attached to the frame, and an upholstered insert configured to slide into and removably interlock with either the base member or the chair frame. The base member includes a retaining rim, which covers and protects at least some of the edges of the upholstered insert, and the base member and upholstered insert may have interlocking members which become hidden between the base and insert when the two are interlocked together. The base can be either a back base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair back insert, or a seat base for receiving and supporting an upholstered chair seat insert.

6422645, Jul 23, 2002

Oct 22, 1999

09/425586

Richard D. Smith - Springville UT
David J. Laws - Provo UT

Mity-Lite, Inc. - Orem UT

A47C 400

297 56, 297239

A folding chair has a rigid support frame with a curved spline profile, and a seat and rear legs which fold into a closed position and substantially collapse within a volume defined by the support frame to maximize stacking density, and to increase stability with the curved spline profiles nesting within one another. The support frame has first and second rigid side support members, each with an upper back support portion and extending forwardly to form front leg portions. The back support portion and the front leg portions are integrally and rigidly connected to advantageously form a curved spline profile. A seat is pivotally coupled to the support frame, or to and between the first and second support members. A majority of the seat advantageously collapses to a folded position within a volume defined between the first and second rigid side support members. Rear legs are pivotally coupled to the support frame, or to the respective first and second support members.

6234571, May 22, 2001

Oct 22, 1999

9/425850

David J. Laws - Provo UT

Mity-Lite, Inc. - Orem UT

A47C 400, A47C 304

297 161

A folding chair has a support structure with a back support portion and leg supports. A stabilizing seat is pivotally coupled to the support structure. The seat has a seating surface, and at least one upper projecting alignment member configured to substantially engage a second chair to stabilize and prevent relative lateral movement between the two chairs when in a folded and stacked relationship.

6598544, Jul 29, 2003

May 17, 2001

09/859919

David J. Laws - Provo UT
Dale Spendlove - Orem UT
Richard D. Smith - Springville UT
Phillip J. Swindler - Provo UT

Mity-Lite, Inc. - Orem UT

A47B 300

108131, 108130, 108132, 248436

A locking mechanism for a support leg hingedly attached to a support surface. The locking mechanism includes a base, attached to the support surface, with a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth, and a coupler, attached to the support leg, having a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth configured to mate with the teeth of the base. A selectively releasable engagement mechanism is configured to engage and disengage the teeth of the base with the teeth of the coupler, to allow selective rotation of the support leg between an extended position and a folded position, and to lock the leg in the extended or folded position.

2007027, Nov 29, 2007

May 21, 2007

11/805252

R. Laws - Pleasant Grove UT, US
David Laws - Provo UT, US
Phillip Swindler - Provo UT, US
Nick Olson - Orem UT, US
Kip Colton - Eagle Mountain UT, US
Nikki Colton - Eagle Mountain UT, US
L. Atkins - Orem UT, US

B28B 1/02

428318800, 264310000

A molded article includes a rotationally-molded body of polymer material, and a reinforcing member substantially encased within and in direct contact with the polymer material. Both the polymer material and the reinforcing member have their own unique post-molding shrinkage characteristics. A slip zone, defining a void in the body of polymer material, is formed around the end of the reinforcing member, such that post-molding shrinkage of the polymer material imposes substantially no stress on the end of the reinforcing member. The reinforcing member has a surface coating that substantially eliminates adhesion with the polymer material, so as to enable displacement of the reinforcing member with respect to contacting polymer material, and thereby reduce post-molding deformation of the molded article.

2005012, Jun 16, 2005

Dec 10, 2004

11/009186

R. Laws - Orem UT, US
David Laws - Provo UT, US
Phillip Swindler - Provo UT, US
Nick Olson - Orem UT, US
Kip Colton - Eagle Mountain UT, US
Nikki Colton - Eagle Mountain UT, US

B32B003/26, B29C041/04, B29C041/20, B28B001/02, A23G001/00, B28B001/00, A23G003/00, B28B021/00, A01J025/12, A01J021/00, A21C003/00, A23P001/00, B32B005/20, G01B001/00, B29C031/00

428304400, 264310000, 264279000, 425435000, 428318800

A molded article includes a rotationally-molded body of polymer material, formed in a mold, with an elongate reinforcing member, having an end, substantially encased within the body of polymer material during molding thereof. A slip zone, defining a void in the body of polymer material, is formed around the end of the reinforcing member, such that post-molding shrinkage of the polymer material imposes substantially no stress on the end of the reinforcing member.

5676484, Oct 14, 1997

Jan 8, 1997

8/780713

James B. Chamberlin - Charlotte NC
David Laws - Provo UT

AVM, Inc. - Marion SC

F16C 1106

403122

A connector assembly with a connector body molded directly about a captive ball formed on a separate shaft, where the shaft and connector are attached to separate bodies which move relative to each other. This assembly retains an essentially zero clearance fit between the ball and the connector so as to prevent rattling between the parts from vibrations. This zero clearance fit is achieved at a much lower cost than comparable quality connectors due to higher diametric tolerances for the ball component. Higher diametric tolerances do not affect the final fit because the connector is molded directly about the ball.

2009025, Oct 8, 2009

Apr 7, 2008

12/098945

David J. Laws - Provo UT, US

E04G 1/18, B23P 11/00

182223, 29428

A portable elevated platform includes a plurality of decks positionable adjacent one another in a flat configuration. Each deck includes an upper flat surface, and a plurality of contiguous sides extending around a perimeter of each deck. Each side includes an insert extending outward from the side and adjacent a corner of the side, and a receptacle extending inward into the side and adjacent an opposite corner from the insert. Each side of each deck is positioned adjacent any side of any other of the plurality of decks with at least one contiguous corner of each deck aligned such that the inserts and receptacles of the adjacently positioned sides mate together.

7478797, Jan 20, 2009

Oct 21, 2005

11/256216

David J. Laws - Provo UT, US
R. Dru Laws - Pleasant Grove UT, US
Gregory Wilson - Sandy UT, US
Phillip Swindler - Provo UT, US
Robert Magdars - Saratoga Springs UT, US
John A. Johnson - Orem UT, US

MFS, LLC - Orem UT

E04H 17/14

256 19, 256 24, 256 73, 52316, 527951

The opposite plastic walls and can be made from a polymeric resin material such as thermoplastic or thermoset resin, and/or can be made from olefins, styrenes, nylons, or mixtures of these polymeric families. In one aspect, the opposite plastic walls can be formed from an olefin, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, or the like. In another aspect, the opposite plastic walls can be formed from a styrene, such as acrylonitrile or butadiene styrene, or the like. In still another aspect, the opposite plastic walls can be formed from a mixture of olefins and styrenes. The polymeric resin material can also be made from recycled olefin, styrene, or nylon products. It will also be appreciated that the material of the walls can include additives, such as glass, fiber, talc, UV resistive or protective materials, etc. In one aspect, plastic granules of different colors can be combined to obtain a wall color that is a composite color to more readily simulate another material.

2009025, Oct 8, 2009

Apr 7, 2008

12/098922

Richard D. Smith - Spanish Fork UT, US
David J. Laws - Provo UT, US

A47B 13/00, A47B 3/08

403325, 108 25, 108115

A joint between a leg and an elevated platform includes a tapered receptacle with straight widening walls coupled to one of either the leg or the platform. A mating insert is coupled to the other of the leg or the platform and is selectively insertable into the tapered receptacle. The mating insert has straight narrowing walls that are engageable with the widening walls of the tapered receptacle. The weight of the platform pushes the insert into the receptacle such that the narrowing walls of the insert engage the widening walls of the tapered receptacle.