Patents by Inventor Stephane Legault

Stephane Legault 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: 5862692
    Abstract: A safe door lock with a servo motor operated cam is described. A retracting lever is pivotally secured to the locking bolt and is displaced on a pivot connection with the bolt by the cam. The position of the cam and the bolt are detected by microswitches. When the retracting lever is in a locking position, the bolt cannot be retracted within the lock housing. The cam is operated by a servo motor and locked in position by the gear train which includes a worm gear. The locking bolt may be a slam bolt having a spring biased latch which slides therewith or the locking bolt may be a deadbolt when the lock is used with a boltwork system of a vault door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: C.L. Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephane Legault, Claude Legault, Pierre Deguire
  • Patent number: 5282562
    Abstract: A vehicle rack for securement over the roof of a vehicle is described. The rack comprises a support rail having opposed supporting brackets for maintaining the rail elevated transversely over a vehicle roof. The brackets are removably connected to a respective one of a pair of connecting bases. Each of the connecting bases is attached to a restraining portion of a vehicle adjacent the roof thereof with the connecting bases positioned on a respective side of the roof. The connecting bases are interconnected by a flexible connecting strap which extends therebetween. A tension force is applied between the attachments of the pair of connecting bases to rigidly connect the bases on the roof. One of the connecting bases is a locking base provided with a latch engageable element. One of the supporting brackets is a locking bracket having a latch mechanism actuable by a lever arm for engaging the latch engageable element of the locking base to immovably secure the brackets to the connecting bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Inventor: Stephane Legault