Patents by Inventor Jim Recknagel
Jim Recknagel 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: 7448236Abstract: An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also having multiple recesses along the length of the shaft for engagement with the locking plate of the lock body. The recesses along the length of the shaft have a vertical edge which engages the locking plate such that the lock body cannot be removed from the shaft without unlocking the locking mechanism. The recesses also have a tapered edge that allows for slidable movement of the lock body along the shaft, without unlocking the locking mechanism, for the purpose of adjusting the lock to the size of the latch.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Victor Yip, John Zapushek
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Patent number: 7353671Abstract: An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also having multiple recesses along the length of the shaft for engagement with the locking plate of the lock body. The recesses along the length of the shaft have a vertical edge which engages the locking plate such that the lock body cannot be removed from the shaft without unlocking the locking mechanism. The recesses also have a tapered edge that allows for slidable movement of the lock body along the shaft, without unlocking the locking mechanism, for the purpose of adjusting the lock to the size of the latch. The components of the coupler lock are made of stainless steel.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Master Lock Company, LLCInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Victor Yip, John Zapushek
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Publication number: 20080061530Abstract: An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also having multiple recesses along the length of the shaft for engagement with the locking plate of the lock body. The recesses along the length of the shaft have a vertical edge which engages the locking plate such that the lock body cannot be removed from the shaft without unlocking the locking mechanism. The recesses also have a tapered edge that allows for slidable movement of the lock body along the shaft, without unlocking the locking mechanism, for the purpose of adjusting the lock to the size of the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Victor Yip, John Zapushek
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Publication number: 20060289369Abstract: In one embodiment of a ball mount display rack, the rack includes a panel and an elongated member extending from the panel. The elongated member includes a first end attached to the panel, a second end located distal from the panel, an exterior surface, and an interior surface. The interior surface of the elongated member is accessible from the second end of the member. The elongated member is adapted to receive ball mount such that when the ball mount is received, either a portion of the ball mount is in contact with at least a portion of the exterior surface or a portion of the ball mount is in contact with at least a portion of the interior surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Michael Sheridan, Jim Recknagel, Linda Rico, Randall Postle
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Publication number: 20060113261Abstract: A display rack for displaying trailer hitch balls is disclosed. The display rack includes a first elongated member, where the first elongated member includes a first portion, and a second portion; a second elongated member, which is approximately parallel to the first elongated member and includes a first portion and a second portion; and a connector member, which is coupled on a first end to the first portion of the first elongated member and coupled on a second end to the first portion of the second elongated member. The first elongated member and the second elongated member are spaced apart in a manner that accommodates the display of at least one trailer hitch ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Jim Recknagel, Olivier Ginet, Michael Sheridan
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Publication number: 20040211230Abstract: An adjustable coupler lock for locking a trailer hitch such that a trailer cannot be removed from a vehicle. The coupler lock comprises a lock body with a locking mechanism and a locking plate, and also comprises a shaft having a narrow and a flange end, and also having multiple recesses along the length of the shaft for engagement with the locking plate of the lock body. The recesses along the length of the shaft have a vertical edge which engages the locking plate such that the lock body cannot be removed from the shaft without unlocking the locking mechanism. The recesses also have a tapered edge that allows for slidable movement of the lock body along the shaft, without unlocking the locking mechanism, for the purpose of adjusting the lock to the size of the latch. The components of the coupler lock are made of stainless steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANYInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Victor Yip, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D524142Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D524144Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Chris Irgens, Rolf Hohmann, Mark Van Handel, Gary Burmesch, Victor Yip, Kerry Jacques, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D525857Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Chris Irgens, Rolf Hohmann, Mark Van Handel, Gary Burmesch, Victor Yip, Kerry Jacques, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D531008Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Chris Irgens, Rolf Hohmann, Mark Van Handel, Gary Burmesch, Victor Yip, Kerry Jacques, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D533002Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Olivier Ginet, Michael Sheridan
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Patent number: D536236Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Master Lock CompanyInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Chris Irgens, Rolf Hohmann, Mark Van Handel, Gary Burmesch, Victor Yip, Kerry Jacques, John Zapushek
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Patent number: D545104Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Michael Sheridan, Jim Recknagel, Linda L. Rico, Randall G. Postle
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Patent number: D546663Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Master Lock Company LLCInventors: Jim Recknagel, Ken Burmesch, Chris Irgens, Rolf Hohmann, Mark Van Handel, Gary Burmesch, Victor Yip, Kerry Jacques, John Zapushek