Rodney Wilson Robbins

US Patent:

6378964, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

Feb 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/782661

Inventors:

Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL
Carter McGuyer - Tuscumbia AL

Assignee:

Robbins Industries, Inc. - Florence AL

International Classification:

A47B 7716

US Classification:

312305, 312135, 312238, 2111291

Abstract:

A rotary stepped storage and display unit is placed on shelves in cabinets and other locations above eye level to store and display items such as spice jars etc. on a stepped surface so that items can be seen easily from below. Preferably, the device comprises a circular stepped pyramid on a rotary base. The device is provided in separate sections which are small enough to pass through the access opening to corner cupboards in kitchens or similar places where the access openings are considerably smaller than the inside dimensions of the cupboard. Easy-to-use snap fasteners are integral with the sections and are used to fasten the sections together inside the cabinet to form a structure which is too large to pass through the access opening but utilizes the space efficiently in the cabinet. The device either can rotate on its own rotary base, or can be mounted on one or more of the upper shelves of a series of rotary shelves mounted to rotate on a vertical axle in a corner or similar cupboard.

US Patent:

6494428, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Jan 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/487633

Inventors:

Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL
Oscar Sean Mitchell - Florence AL

Assignee:

Robbins Industries Inc. - Florence AL

International Classification:

A47K 108

US Classification:

2483112, 2483166, 24834607

Abstract:

An adjustable holder for a container comprises a stationery member having a first surface for pressing against a first side of the container. A moveable member has a second surface for pressing against a second side of the container. First and second structures allow the moveable member to telescope with respect to the stationary member along a direction of adjustment. Third and fourth structures set a plurality of distances between the first and second surfaces. The third structure comprises a plurality of slots arranged along the direction of adjustment and oriented generally orthogonal to such direction. The fourth structure comprises a resiliently biased projection with a user-operated handle for being inserted into a desired slot. The holder adjusts to the size of the container, and, in preferred embodiments, can be made especially economically.

US Patent:

7121009, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Mar 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/082418

Inventors:

Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL, US
Carter W. McGuyer - Muscle Shoals AL, US

Assignee:

Robbins Industries, Inc. - Florence AL

International Classification:

B67B 7/72
B67B 7/46

US Classification:

30418, 30422

Abstract:

The can opener is a side-cutting opener with handle levers which pivot vertically towards and away from one another. A rotary cutter wheel is normally retracted to a position inside one of said handle levers, but is thrust outwardly to cut into the rim of the can when the handle levers are squeezed together. A drive wheel engages the rim and is rotated by means of a rotary drive handle to cut the top off the can. Spreading the handle levers apart causes the cutting wheel to retract at the end of the cutting operation to release the cut-off top of the can.

US Patent:

D576452, Sep 9, 2008

Filed:

Aug 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/289981

Inventors:

Susan R. Kavanaugh - Florence AL, US
Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL, US

Assignee:

Robbins Industries, Inc. - Florence AL

International Classification:

0704

US Classification:

D 7679

US Patent:

7637154, Dec 29, 2009

Filed:

Apr 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/796068

Inventors:

Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL, US

Assignee:

FoxRun USA, LLC - Ivyland PA

International Classification:

G01F 19/00

US Classification:

73429, 73426, 33 1 V, 220530, 220532, D10 462

Abstract:

A cutting board is fitted with a removable cup, preferably adjustable, which is positioned so as to receive cut food particles swept off the board into the cup. A barrier is provided on the board surface to prevent spillage of food which misses the cup. The cup is semi-cylindrical and fits into a recess in the board.

US Patent:

7648094, Jan 19, 2010

Filed:

Aug 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/891181

Inventors:

Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL, US

Assignee:

Fox Run USA, LLC - Ivyland PA

International Classification:

A47J 42/34

US Classification:

241169

Abstract:

Peppercorns and coarse salt are selectively stored, ground and dispensed. Two squeeze-levers are provided for actuating the grinder, with a lock for selectively disabling one of them so that only one condiment is dispensed at a time. Means is provided for increasing the quantity of condiment ground for each stroke of the grinder lever.

US Patent:

D626792, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Mar 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/349257

Inventors:

Brittany L. Stewart - Athens AL, US
Rodney W. Robbins - Florence AL, US

International Classification:

0706

US Classification:

D 7592

US Patent:

7988081, Aug 2, 2011

Filed:

Mar 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/383107

Inventors:

Rodney Robbins - Florence AL, US

Assignee:

Fox Run USA, LLC - Ivyland PA

International Classification:

A47J 17/00
A47J 43/00

US Classification:

241169, 2411691, 2411012

Abstract:

Condiment grinder and dispenser in which the usual shield for protecting the adjustment screw on the end of the drive shaft is replaced and the screw is secured against accidental removal and loss by providing a stop structure which is attached to or integral part of the end of the drive shaft. This structure, unlike a shield, does not interfere with the adjustment of the coarseness of the grind produced by the grinding dispenser, and yet maintains the integrity of the device without undue complexity or manufacturing expense.