Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Wray

Christopher T. Wray 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).

  • Chain grab hook with rotatable spring-loaded lock ball and snap-on nodule
    Patent number: 8100449
    Abstract: A chain grab hook for use with one hand, having a spring-loaded rotatable lock ball protruding from the shank of the hook, the lock ball movable along an axis aligned with the apex of a nodule on the tip portion of the hook, the nodule defining entrance and exit ramped slopes presenting a chain disengagement force exceeding a chain engagement force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher T. Wray
  • CHAIN GRAB HOOK WITH ROTATABLE SPRING-LOADED LOCK BALL AND SNAP-ON NODULE
    Publication number: 20110221216
    Abstract: A chain grab hook for use with one hand, having a spring-loaded rotatable lock ball protruding from the shank of the hook, the lock ball movable along an axis aligned with the apex of a nodule on the tip portion of the hook, the nodule defining entrance and exit ramped slopes presenting a chain disengagement force exceeding a chain engagement force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Christopher T. Wray