Patents by Inventor Ralph Somerville

Ralph Somerville 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: 3930288
    Abstract: In the handling of bundled articles, for example, logs and timber, it has been known to use a large variety of knots and tethering devices with what are known in the logging industry as toggles. Prior known techniques and devices have caused excessive wear on ropes and have been time consuming in forming attachments, particularly in log booms. The present invention provides a one piece toggle having a plurality of rope receiving holes therein and contoured to permit rapid threading of ropes for cables and reducing wear on the ropes or cables to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: Poli-Twine Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Allan Black, Ralph Somerville