Patents by Inventor Marko E. Vovk

Marko E. Vovk 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: 4382588
    Abstract: A ski rack which can also be used as a vise includes a base member and a perpendicular leg at either end, one leg fixed and the other hinged to move into and out of the perpendicular position. A suction cup is located along the underside of the base member. To secure the rack to a smooth surface, the fixed leg of the rack is placed thereon, the rack is forced downward until the suction cup contacts the surface and the air is expelled from it, and the hinged leg is swung down into the perpendicular position, against the smooth surface, forcing the base member upwards to increase the suction in the suction cup. For use as a vise, the rack has a pair of jaws, one movable, along the base member to grip lateral edges of a ski. A spaced apart pair of vises provides increased support. For use as a rack to hold skis along an automobile side window, a pair of racks are mounted along the window, one in front of the other, each in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Inventors: Marko E. Vovk, Theodore Radisek