Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Berardino

Anthony J. Berardino 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: 5201565
    Abstract: A vehicle interior cover (30) for use with a vehicle (10) includes a sheet-like cover member (32), a rear securing assembly (34), and a front securing assembly (36). The front securing assembly (36) preferably includes a resiliently flexible transversely extending rod (48) which is suitably dimensioned for resilient bowing between opposed sides (26, 26') of the vehicle interior in order to releasably secure the sheet-like cover (32) to the interior (12) proximate the vehicle dashboard (16). The transversely extending rod (48) is bowed to tension the sheet-like cover (32) between the rear interior portion (14) and the dashboard portion (16) in a distended condition over the interior (12). The rear securing assembly (34) may be a transversely extending enlarged member (44) which is trapped in a transversely extending slot between structural members (22,24) of the vehicle. Both the front securing assembly (36) and rear securing assembly (34) allow fastener-free installation and deployment of cover member ( 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventor: Anthony J. Berardino