Francis W Marshall

US Patent:

50704389, Dec 3, 1991

Filed:

Mar 21, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/496682

Inventors:

Francis G. Marshall - Meriden CT

Assignee:

The Bridgeport Metal Goods Mfg. Co. - Bridgeport CT

International Classification:

F21L 700

US Classification:

362206

Abstract:

A pen-size flashlight comprises a tubular body receiving two size AAAA batteries and having a bulb and bulb contact assembly mounted on the forward end and a switch assembly driven by a rotatable cap on the rear end. The bulb contact assembly is removable for changing batteries and includes a bulb holder threadably secured to the tubular body and mounting a bulb, an insulator mounted to the bulb holder and defining an opening extending from the bulb tip terminal toward the front battery terminal and a dual diameter coil spring extending through the insulator to electrically connect the bulb tip terminal and the front battery terminal. The switch assembly includes a switch housing defining a threaded opening extending rearwardly from the rear battery terminal and a switch plunger threadably received in the switch housing opening. A switch driver sleeve is mounted for rotation about the switch housing and a cap is fitted over the switch driver sleeve and switch assembly. The switch driver sleeve engages the switch plunger such that rotation of the cap relative to the tubular body rotates the switch plunger in and out of contact with the rear battery terminal to turn the flashlight ON and OFF.

US Patent:

40699420, Jan 24, 1978

Filed:

Jul 12, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/704690

Inventors:

Francis G. Marshall - Meriden CT
Edward F. Klimeck - Waterbury CT

Assignee:

Eyelet Specialty Co., Inc. - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

B65D 8304

US Classification:

221 4

Abstract:

The invention contemplates a pill dispenser with internal capabilities of dispensing only a selected one of a plurality of pills at a given time, and closure mechanism for the dispenser incorporates a child-resistant safety-locking feature in addition to providing threaded closure and sealing of the dispenser. The body of the dispenser has plural spaced compartments for unit-pill retention, and the closure mechanism coacts with the dispenser to assure a fully closed condition of each and every pill compartment, when the closure is secured.

US Patent:

41664744, Sep 4, 1979

Filed:

Mar 8, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/775522

Inventors:

James M. McArdle - Cheshire CT
Eric J. Idec - Cheshire CT
Francis G. Marshall - Meriden CT

Assignee:

Eyelet Specialty Co., Inc. - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

A45D 4026

US Classification:

132 887

Abstract:

A propel-repel swivel cosmetic container features basic lead-screw and nut parts, each of which is a single injection-molded piece of plastic material with certain further integral formations such that a variety of aesthetically satisfying overall appearances is available upon assembly to particular tubular further parts, thereby providing a variety of different-appearing cosmetic containers utilizing in common the same basic lead-screw and nut propulsion mechanism.

US Patent:

44271247, Jan 24, 1984

Filed:

Jun 8, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/804592

Inventors:

Francis G. Marshall - Meriden CT
Edward F. Klimeck - Waterbury CT

Assignee:

Eyelet Specialty Co., Inc. - Wallingford CT

International Classification:

B65D 5502

US Classification:

215216

Abstract:

The invention contemplates an essentially two-piece container, comprising a container-body member and a removable screw-cap closure member incorporating a child-resistant safety-locking feature in addition to providing threaded closure and sealing of the container member. The body member has ratchet-tooth formations integrally formed therewith, said formations coacting with ratchet-tooth formations on the inner surface of the closure member, when the closure member is threaded to the container member. The body-member tooth formations are covered by the closure-member skirt when in ratchet-locked position, but the body-member tooth formations are integral with a local resiliently compliant region of the body member whereby the ratchet-locked engagement may be released upon correctly localized inward squeezing of the compliant region.

US Patent:

43822207, May 3, 1983

Filed:

Jul 20, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/284989

Inventors:

Francis G. Marshall - Meriden CT
Ralph F. Moore - Greenwich CT

Assignee:

The Bridgeport Metal Goods Mfg. Co. - Bridgeport CT

International Classification:

H02J 700

US Classification:

320 2

Abstract:

A rechargeable battery pack has a rectangular case formed in two box halves secured together at a seam about the top, side and bottom panels thereof, two rechargeable batteries positioned in the case between the bottom and side panels and front and rear panels and cross-ribs extending inwardly from the interior surfaces of the front and rear panels, a transformer for charging the batteries positioned between the front and rear panels by U-shaped flanges extending inwardly from the interior surfaces thereof, two terminals extending through openings in the top of the case formed at the seam and spring biased outwardly by coil springs deployed between the top panel and the heads of the terminals, two secondary terminals mounted within the case and including flexible spring blades self-biased into contact with the feet of the terminals within the case, and wiring connecting the batteries with the secondary terminals for current draw and with the transformer for recharging including a line cord from the transformer through an opening found at the case seam to a plug. When the batteries are of the lead acid type, the flexible spring blades have a free position leaving an air gap relative to the terminal feet, thereby minimizing the possibility of shorting the batteries. The rechargeable battery pack is used in combination with a lantern which has a rib structure accommodating both a standard lantern battery and the rechargeable battery pack, which has different dimensions.