Patents by Inventor Neil Robert Pickard

Neil Robert Pickard 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).

  • Fastening devices
    Patent number: 6123492
    Abstract: A fastening device is provided to be inserted in an article to be fastened, the fastening device comprising a first member (10) having a shank (12) and an enlarged head (14), a second member (11) also having a shank (17) and an enlarged head (18), the shanks being respectively insertable into the hole in the article from opposite ends of the hole, the shanks being arranged to interengage with one another, such that the shanks are restrained against moving in the reverse direction, so that the article is held between the enlarged heads (14 and 18). The fastening device is particularly useful in constructing a plastics pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Plastic Cores Limited
    Inventor: Neil Robert Pickard