Patents by Inventor Rory B. Bringhurst

Rory B. Bringhurst 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).

  • Electric motor mount having vibration damping
    Patent number: 5394039
    Abstract: A motor housing for a string trimmer having a vibration damper disposed between the housing member and the motor. The motor housing has transverse motor support ribs fixedly supporting the motor. A damper chamber is formed in the housing between and end face and an adjacent transverse motor support rib. Stiffner ribs disposed between the end face and the adjacent transverse motor support rib form radial seats on diametrically opposite sides of the motor. A resilient linear vibration damper member is compressively received in each of the damper chambers between the electric motor and the radial seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Ryobi Outdoor Products Inc.
    Inventors: Lakhbir S. Suchdev, Rory B. Bringhurst, Michael Baker