Patents by Inventor John W. Wiggins

John W. Wiggins 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).

  • Patent number: 8464431
    Abstract: A trimmer head configured for operating in a fixed line configuration and a bump-feed configuration. The trimmer head includes a base including a cup having a top wall and a substantially cylindrical side wall defining an aperture. The base also includes a collar extending axially from the top wall of the cup for coupling the trimmer head with the output shaft. A fixed line head is at least partially received within the cup when the trimmer head is in the fixed line configuration and a bump-feed spool is at least partially received within the cup of the base when the trimmer head is in the bump-feed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Techtronic Outdoor Products Technology Limited
    Inventors: Marion W. Reynolds, Todd Rickey, John W. Wiggins, John Morris
  • Publication number: 20100180451
    Abstract: A trimmer head configured for operating in a fixed line configuration and a bump-feed configuration. The trimmer head includes a base including a cup having a top wall and a substantially cylindrical side wall defining an aperture. The base also includes a collar extending axially from the top wall of the cup for coupling the trimmer head with the output shaft. A fixed line head is at least partially received within the cup when the trimmer head is in the fixed line configuration and a bump-feed spool is at least partially received within the cup of the base when the trimmer head is in the bump-feed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Marion W. Reynolds, Todd Rickey, John W. Wiggins, John Morris
  • Publication number: 20090172955
    Abstract: An improved string trimmer head is described. The trimmer head comprises a housing with a spool and spring assembly enclosed within the housing. The trimmer head further comprises a lid connected to the housing and a bump knob with a base and an intermediate member. The base of the bump knob is located inside the housing. The intermediate member extends outside the housing through the lid. The lid comprises an annulus which surrounds the base. The height of the annulus is greater than a maximum compressing distance of the spool when compressed by the bump knob. A segment of the intermediate member remains outside the lid when the spool is compressed. The bump knob further comprises a finger slot with an outer edge and a recessed portion. A bottom side of the outer edge is positioned farther away from the spool than the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: John F. Morris, Marion W. Reynolds, David R. Brower, John W. Wiggins, Matthew S. Lollis, Charles A. Eakins, JR.
  • Patent number: 4379449
    Abstract: This solar hot air system is designed to trap and hold heat radiation from the sun, so as to heat one's home and reduce fuel consumption. It consists primarily of a glass, a screen, a collector, and air chambers, the combination of which utilizes two sheets of aluminum to trap and hold heat waves, until removed from the unit. It further includes a powerful small fan, to extract maximum heat from the collector while the sun is shining, and the unit is such, that it may be installed upon a vertical exterior wall, on a sloping roof, or upon a flat roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Inventors: John W. Wiggins, Damon E. Moore