Patents by Inventor Laroy R. Ellinwood

Laroy R. Ellinwood 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: 5542140
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combination scraper and hammer for improving a conventional hammer by adding a removable scraper to facilitate scraping of paint, ice, concrete, and the like from a surface. The combination scraper and hammer comprises a scraper body having first and second parallel edges. A scraping blade is formed along the first edge and has a sharpened scraping edge thereon. An arcuate clamping band is formed along the second end. The band engages the hammer handle such that the scraping edge is positioned generally parallel to and spaced away from the top surface of the hammer head. The clamping band has an integrally formed ear projecting outwardly from both ends thereof. A U-bolt engages the hammer handle opposite the clamping band. The U-bolt extends through a hole through each clamping band ear and is secured with a pair of nuts whereby removably securing the scraper to the hammer. An alternate embodiment of the invention comprises a hammer head with a scraper formed integral therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Inventor: Laroy R. Ellinwood