Patents by Inventor Dale Anton Tollefson
Dale Anton Tollefson 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).
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Patent number: 7926314Abstract: A personal property securement device mountable to a vehicle may comprise a cable housing with a safety port that defines a passage extending from internal to external the housing. A cable may be threaded through the passage with one end fixed to a cable retention knob external the housing and the other end fixed to a reel that may be disposed for rotation within the housing. A power spring may present a torque on the reel to enable retrievable winding and tensioned unwinding of the cable. The property securement device may further comprise a ratchet mechanism in cooperation with the reel to release tensioning of the cable at given incremental extractions.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: 7861562Abstract: A vehicle mountable personal property securement device includes a plurality of walls that device a housing with an aperture. A real is operably disposed in the housing for spring-biased rotation. A cable is threaded through the aperture of the housing and includes a first end that is secured to the reel. The second end of the cable is disposed external the housing and is terminated by a head of dimension greater than a diameter of the aperture. A ratchet is disposed in operable configuration in cooperation with the reel to enable ratcheted rotation of the reel in a first direction during cable extraction and further operable at periodic intervals of rotation to enable reversal of wheel rotation.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Publication number: 20090205380Abstract: A personal property securement device mountable to a vehicle may comprise a cable housing with a safety port that defines a passage extending from internal to external the housing. A cable may be threaded through the passage with one end fixed to a cable retention knob external the housing and the other end fixed to a reel that may be disposed for rotation within the housing. A power spring may present a torque on the reel to enable retrievable winding and tensioned unwinding of the cable. The property securement device may further comprise a ratchet mechanism in cooperation with the reel to release tensioning of the cable at given incremental extractions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: 7523629Abstract: A personal property securement device mountable to a vehicle may comprise a cable housing with a safety port that defines a passage extending from internal to external the housing. A cable may be threaded through the passage with one end fixed to a cable retention knob external the housing and the other end fixed to a reel that may be disposed for rotation within the housing. A power spring may present a torque on the reel to enable retrievable winding and tensioned unwinding of the cable. The property securement device may further comprise a ratchet mechanism in cooperation with the reel to release tensioning of the cable at given incremental extractions.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Peak Recreational Products,, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: 7498513Abstract: A storage box includes a plurality of walls that define an interior. A cable housing may be secured to an interior wall of the storage box, with a reel secured therein for rotational winding and unwinding of a cable. A cable retention knob on the distal end of the cable enables withdrawal of the cable external the storage box. A receiving port on a wall of the storage box can receive at least a portion of the cable retention knob. A latch assembly is operatively disposed proximate the receiving port and is selectively configurable, dependent on an open or close condition of a lid. The latch assembly is operatively and selectively configured to release the cable retention knob when the lid is open and to enable spring-biased capture of the cable retention knob when the lid is closed and when the cable retention knob is seated in the receiving port.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Publication number: 20090014574Abstract: A vehicle mountable personal property securement device includes a plurality of walls that device a housing with an aperture. A real is operably disposed in the housing for spring-biased rotation. A cable is threaded through the aperture of the housing and includes a first end that is secured to the reel. The second end of the cable is disposed external the housing and is terminated by a head of dimension greater than a diameter of the aperture. A ratchet is disposed in operable configuration in cooperation with the reel to enable ratcheted rotation of the reel in a first direction during cable extraction and further operable at periodic intervals of rotation to enable reversal of wheel rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: 7428833Abstract: A personal property lock assembly mountable to a vehicle may comprise a cable lock, a protrusion with a plateaued surface of a lockbox, a mount coupler comprising a seating surface to seat against the plateaued surface and a mounting mechanism, and a fastener. The lock assembly may comprise one or more locking mechanisms to provide securement to a cable lock that is anchored to a vehicle by way of a coupler. The lock assembly further comprises a cable reel assembly and a cable receiving mechanism operable together to retractably store and allow extension of a length of a cable. A cable locking mechanism removably binds and locks an end portion of the cable operably inserted in the cable receiving mechanism. As referenced herein, various mount couplers are effective for binding the cable lockbox to respective vehicles, which may also be disclosed with alternative embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Publication number: 20080047728Abstract: In one embodiment, a storage box may comprise a plurality of walls that define at least in part an interior from/into which tools may be retrieved or deposited. A cable housing may be secured to an interior wall of the toolbox, with a reel secured therein for rotational winding and unwinding of a cable. A cable retention knob on the distal end of the cable may be available external the cable housing for enabling withdrawal of the cable external the storage box. A receiving port may be formed through a wall of the storage box to enable receipt of at least a portion of the cable retention knob. A latch assembly is disposed proximate the receiving port and is selectively configurable, dependent on an open or close condition of a lid, for release operability when the lid is open and for capture operability when the lid is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: 7164081Abstract: In one embodiment, a toolbox may includes a plurality of walls that define at least in part an interior from/into which tools may be retrieved or deposited. A cable housing may be secured to an interior wall of the toolbox, with a reel secured therein for rotational winding and unwinding of a cable. A cable retention knob on the distal end of the cable may be available external the cable housing for enabling withdrawal of the cable external the toolbox. Further, a power spring may be operatively configured to apply a rotational force to the reel to enable tensioned winding/unwinding of the cable about the reel. In a particular example, the walls for the toolbox form an external shape adapted for installation across the bed of a pickup truck.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: D540149Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson
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Patent number: D556012Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Peak Recreational Products, LLCInventor: Dale Anton Tollefson