Patents by Inventor Sherman L. Peeno

Sherman L. Peeno 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: 5337677
    Abstract: Vehicle snack tray with at least one keyhole-shaped opening for supporting a beverage container with or without a handle. Below the opening is a platform for resting the beverage container when it is placed loosely within the opening. A plurality of beamsprings extend radially into the opening to stabilize the beverage container from horizontal motion. The snack tray has a mounting bracket for attachment to a vehicle dashboard. One bracket embodiment is fixedly attached to the tray. Another embodiment has dovetail-shaped surfaces which slidably engage the tray. Still another bracket embodiment is fixedly attached to the vehicle dashboard. Bracket alternatives are designed to fit predefined features of specific vehicles such as minivans. One alternative embodiment has three parallel male members which friction fit into a rectangular orifice in the minivan dashboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Inventor: Sherman L. Peeno