Patents by Inventor Neil Rampley

Neil Rampley 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: 4435105
    Abstract: An adjustable lock arrangement for rods, tubes, and the like, comprising a rigid collar having a central opening in which a rod segment is closely received. The interior surface of the collar includes a keyway in which an eccentric key is rotatably mounted. The key includes a first surface, which when rotated toward the rod, permits the collar and rod to slide telescopingly with respect to each other, and a second, outwardly protruding surface, which is rotated into abutting engagement with the rod to frictionally lock the collar and rod in place. The collar may be formed as a separate unit for use as a couple, an adjustor, et cetera, or integrally constructed with the end of a tube for interlocking telescoping segments of a support, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Heath Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Neil Rampley