Patents by Inventor Romain Verhelst

Romain Verhelst 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).

  • Stretcher for wires, ropes and similar flexible elements for use in fences or suchlike
    Patent number: 3949968
    Abstract: A stretcher for stretching wires and similar elements for use in fences and the like which comprises a yoke to be attached to a post or similar element, the outer portions of the yoke being provided with two opposite apertures, and a rotatable stretching element disposed between the outerportions of the yoke and provided with a through cross-aperture in which a wire to be stretched can be received. The rotatable stretching element is provided with a threaded outer end having a cross-section smaller than the stretching element, thus forming a collar, and substantially equal to the cross-section of the aperture of associated outer portion of the yoke and an associated nut. By tightening the nut, the associated outer end portion of the yoke is gripped between the collar of the stretching element and the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventor: Romain Verhelst