Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Raetz

Thomas P. Raetz 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: 5414899
    Abstract: A pivotal connection between a handle and a housing including a pivot defining member biased outwardly into frictional contact with concentric openings in a handle and housing. The member includes a sleeve portion with an outer diameter O.sub.S substantially equal to or less than the diameter of the housing and handle openings, the sleeve portion further including a tubular opening having a selected inner diameter I.sub.S. The member further includes a longitudinally extending pin portion circumscribed by a reference cylinder having a diameter D.sub.C and an end section inscribing a reference cylinder having a diameter D.sub.I, where D.sub.I .ltoreq.I.sub.S <D.sub.C <O.sub.S, Circumferentially disposed connecting segments project radially outwardly from the pin portion end section and are breakably secured to the sleeve portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas P. Raetz