Patents by Inventor Allan L. Ford

Allan L. Ford has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4715839
    Abstract: A novelty item comprising a combination belt and toy. The belt comprises a band, such as formed of an elastic material and having a pair of ends. The belt includes a buckle having a first member secured to one end of the band and a second member secured to the other end of the band. One of the members includes a magnet for releasable securement to the other of the members. One of the members also includes an outer surface to which one component of a Velcro.RTM. fastening system is fixedly secured. A toy, such as a wheeled motor vehicle, having the second component of the Velcro.RTM. fastening system fixedly secured thereto is arranged to be releasably secured onto the buckle so as to form decorative ornamentation for the buckle when it is in place. The toy can be removed by disconnecting the two Velcro.RTM. components so that the toy can function as a conventional amusement or toy device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Reborn Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Allan L. Ford, Jay H. Baronoff
  • Patent number: 4253576
    Abstract: A belt fixture comprising a rack having a plurality of segments. Each segment includes a plurality of horizontally extending spokes thereon. Each segment further includes color indicia thereon, with the color of each segment being different from the colors of the other segments. Belts are suspended by hang tags, which are releasably placed on the spokes. The hang tags have the same color as the color applied to its associated segment. The colors are used to segregate belts on the rack by style. The invention further encompasses the method of displaying belts on the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Reborn Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Allan L. Ford, William A. Cole
  • Patent number: D252963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: Reborn Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Allan L. Ford, William A. Cole
  • Patent number: D259315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Reborn Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Allan L. Ford, William A. Cole