Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Howard C. Tarr
  • Patent number: 6718913
    Abstract: A conduit network on a bristle face of a brush communicates with a supply of cleansing or rinsing effluent under pressure, and dispenses the effluent generally uniformly over a wide area of the bristle face through distributed outlet holes. A preferred quick connector couples the network to the effluent supply. A valve controls the rate of flow into the network. Control of brush movement during washing and grooming is facilitated by: an adjustable strap securing a user's hand to a top control face, a finger wall projecting from the control face including finger stops, a palm heel catch, liquid drain-off channels which also knurl the control face for better gripping, and a preferred length allowing a user's fingertips to overlap the front of the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventor: Joe A. Stupar
  • Patent number: 6688613
    Abstract: A roller skating device combining advantages of conventional roller and in-line skates, and skateboards is presented. A “boot” (as defined herein) for snugly encasing a selected foot of a user has an undercarriage, i.e. a frame, connected to it in fixed relation. A rigid member having a planar top is affixed to the undercarriage, preferably behind the heel of the boot, for engaging the free foot of the user, i.e., the foot not wearing this invention. A plurality of rollers, connected to the undercarriage, rollingly support the undercarriage, and all connected to it, on a skatable surface. The free foot engages the planar top by resting on and, at selected times, pressing forcefully against the planar top to help control the device during operation. Two exemplary embodiments are described herein: an embodiment having a rectangular pattern of rollers and an embodiment having a single line of rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Inventor: John C. Malloy