Patents by Inventor Neal R. Bruckner

Neal R. Bruckner 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).

  • Joint for securing a tubular member to a support member
    Patent number: 4411552
    Abstract: A joint for securing a tubular member to a support member comprises a pair of extruded holes in the sidewall of the tubular member opposite each other, a hole in the support member, the tubular member being disposed against the support member with the extruded holes in alignment with the hole in the support member, and a self-tapping fastener engaging the support member and passing through the hole therein to threadedly engage both extruded holes, the threaded fastener having cut complementary threads in both extruded holes during fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Lanham, Neal R. Bruckner