Patents by Inventor Roland E. Nicholson

Roland E. Nicholson 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: 4526391
    Abstract: A portable ice fishing shelter includes an integral, molded shell having a bottom wall, side and rear walls which extend upwardly from the peripheral edges of the bottom wall, and a top wall which extends between the upper edges of the side and rear walls. The shell is adapted to stand on the bottom wall in an upright position of use and has sliding surfaces on outward projections on the rear wall which can slidably support the shell on ice and snow to facilitate transport thereof. A seat is provided within the shell and compartments are provided between the seat and bottom wall for holding items such as fishing tackle, a lantern, and fish which have been caught. An optional snow blind includes two vertical panels, each having an edge pivotally supported on a front edge of a respective side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventors: Robert A. Winkelman, Roland E. Nicholson