Patents by Inventor Edward A. Caplette

Edward A. Caplette 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).

  • Hinge lock for animal gate
    Patent number: 4305178
    Abstract: The present lock is for use on an animal gate hinge having an eye fastened to the animal enclosure and a rod fastened to the gate and extending from it across the top of the eye and then down through the eye. This lock has a lower ring which can be slid up onto the exposed lower end of the rod below the eye and a latch swiveled to the ring and extending up from it for releasable attachment to the rod between the gate and the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Inventor: Edward A. Caplette