Patents by Inventor Lenwood C. Whitaker

Lenwood C. Whitaker 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).

  • Force activated tethering device for use with a child safety seat in an automobile
    Patent number: 5186520
    Abstract: A tethering device for securing a child safety seat to an automobile seat with an automobile seatbelt. The tethering device has a cap, a base, and a wedging mechanism rotatably mounted to the base such that a wedging portion extending upwardly from the base towards the cap will move from a passive position that does not positively grip a seatbelt to a second active-locked position which does positively grip the seatbelt between a wedging surface of the wedging portion and an inside surface of the cap. The tethering devices are secured to each side of the child safety seat at a generally 45 degree angle to the base of the child safety seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventors: Lenwood C. Whitaker, Inge F. Whitaker, E. Leonard Pate