Patents by Inventor Tom B. Bennett

Tom B. Bennett 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: 6017043
    Abstract: A toboggan (10) includes a front section (30) that is selectively connectable to a rear section (32) by a connector (34). The connector (34) includes a plurality of laterally spaced and vertically offset tenons (70) that are carried by the front section (30) and a plurality of corresponding mortises (72) that are carried by rear section (32). A pair of bolts (80) removably extend through sections (30, 32). The forward portion of front section (30) is selectively configurable into a forward curved portion (12). Forward curved portion (12) is held in a curved configuration by a rope (36) that extends about the perimeter of toboggan (10), through a plurality of channels (50). Each end (52, 54) of the rope (36) has a knot (56, 58) that is selectively retained by a slotted knot retainer (60) carried by the front section (30). When the rope (36) is disconnected from the knot retainers (60), the front section (30) returns to its normal flat configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Inc.
    Inventors: Tom B. Bennett, Greg Floyd, Kevin Rausch, Charles E. Wagner
  • Patent number: D377741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc.
    Inventors: Tom B. Bennett, Kevin Rausch
  • Patent number: D386650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc.
    Inventors: Tom B. Bennett, Kevin Rausch
  • Patent number: D392512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom B. Bennett, Kevin Rausch