Patents by Inventor Michael Derek Overton

Michael Derek Overton 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).

  • Connector device assembly
    Patent number: 6602017
    Abstract: A connector device assembly of the add-on type and suitable for securing a second member, such as a metal tube, as a branch extending from a position between the ends of a first member, such as another metal tube, without the need to slide components along the first member includes two connector devices each having a first body region which defines a recess formation to accommodate a first member of a structural assembly, and at least one of the connector devices including a second body region for securing relative to a second member which is required to be connected to the structural assembly, the two connector devices each having at least one edge formation provided with an aperture which extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the first member and respective edge formations of the two connector devices being aligned in the assembly to receive a locking member extending therethrough, the locking member being arranged in the assembly to be loaded substantially only in shear to hold
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Derek Overton, Charles William Stratford Presant
  • CONNECTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20020164199
    Abstract: A connector device assembly of the add-on type and suitable for securing a second member, such as a metal tube, as a branch extending from a position between the ends of a first member, such as another metal tube, without the need to slide components along the first member comprises two connector devices each having a first body region which defines a recess formation to accommodate a first member of a structural assembly, and at least one of the connector devices comprising a second body region for securing relative to a second member which is required to be connected to the structural assembly, said two connector devices each having at least one edge formation provided with an aperture which extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction of said first member and respective edge formations of said two connector devices being aligned in the assembly to receive a locking member extending therethrough, the locking member being arranged in the assembly to be loaded substantially only in shear to
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: MICHAEL DEREK OVERTON, CHARLES WILLIAM STRATFORD PRESANT