Patents by Inventor Gord McDougall

Gord McDougall 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).

  • Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats
    Patent number: 5845372
    Abstract: Improved seat belt gripping devices are provided for clamping and locking the shoulder portion and lap portion of a seat belt together in order to adequately secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. The devices disclosed herein are tamper-resistant so that children and infants will not be able to remove the devices while in use and further the devices disclosed herein are easy to use. The safety devices of the present invention eliminate the need for removing slack from the shoulder portion of the seat belt in order to ensure that the child safety seat will not move in a forward direction during a sudden stop, collision or normal traffic maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Keith T. Smith, Gord McDougall
  • Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats
    Patent number: 5579561
    Abstract: Improved seat belt gripping devices are provided for clamping and locking the shoulder portion and lap portion of a seat belt together in order to adequately secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. The devices disclosed herein are tamper-resistant so that children and infants will not be able to remove the devices while in use and further the devices disclosed herein are easy to use. The safety devices of the present invention eliminate the need for removing slack from the shoulder portion of the seat belt in order to ensure that the child safety seat will not move in a forward direction during a sudden stop, collision or normal traffic maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Inventors: Keith T. Smith, Gord McDougall