Patents by Inventor Carroll H. Converse, Jr.

Carroll H. Converse, Jr. 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: 5380209
    Abstract: A trailer light connector enclosure which is characterized by an enclosure housing attached to either the frame, bumper or trailer hitch of a towing vehicle or the trailer tongue of a trailer and fitted with a removable or hinged door or closure and one or more slots, for receiving the plug or plug receptacle of the trailer or vehicle to enclose and secure the plug or plug receptacle when the plug or plug receptacle is not in use. In a preferred embodiment the trailer light connector enclosure is characterized by a notched housing of suitable shape, fitted with a hinged closure and an adhesive backing for mounting the housing on the vehicle or trailer, such that the plug or receptacle can be enclosed inside the housing when not in use and removed or extended from the housing for connection to the corresponding plug or plug receptacle component by opening the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventors: Carroll H. Converse, Jr., James A. Hayes