Patents Assigned to WHITECAP INDUSTRIES, INC.
  • Publication number: 20240158051
    Abstract: A socket retainer assembly configured to retain a ball of the ball assembly is described. The socket retainer includes a slidable locking pin. The socket retainer is configured for mounting of a roof or tarp used on marine vessels, for example, a Bimini top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Publication number: 20240099454
    Abstract: A side mount table leg assembly that is height adjustable to a plurality of heights is disclosed. The table leg assembly comprises an upper leg, a lower leg and a first and a second pivotable connection. The table leg assembly further comprises a side mount adapter configured to be slidably and removably engaged with a mounting bracket that is mountable to a non-horizontal surface. A gear plate at the second pivotable connection is configured to adjust the table leg assembly in three rotatable positions to accommodate different draft angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Patent number: 11930920
    Abstract: A side mount table leg assembly that is height adjustable to a plurality of heights is disclosed. The table leg assembly comprises an upper leg, a lower leg and a first and a second pivotable connection. The table leg assembly further comprises a side mount adapter configured to be slidably and removably engaged with a mounting bracket that is mountable to a non-horizontal surface. A gear plate at the second pivotable connection is configured to adjust the table leg assembly in three rotatable positions to accommodate different draft angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Patent number: 11737554
    Abstract: A side mount table leg assembly that is height adjustable to a plurality of heights is disclosed. The table leg assembly comprises an upper leg, a lower leg and a first and a second pivotable connection. The table leg assembly further comprises a side mount adapter configured to be slidably and removably engaged with a mounting bracket that is mountable to a non-horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Patent number: 11738990
    Abstract: Ullage float assemblies for fuel tanks are disclosed including a guide member with a retaining element mounted to a valve body which includes a first valve port and a second valve port in fluid communication. Methods of preventing spillage of fuel from a fuel tank during a refueling and a diurnal fuel volumetric expansion event are also disclosed. The assemblies and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: WHITECAP INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Brown, Du Sing-Long, Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Publication number: 20230243324
    Abstract: A fuel valve device and a method of controlling fuel flow between a fuel tank and an engine are disclosed. A fuel valve comprises an inlet conduit including an inlet end connectable to a fuel tank and a central axis, an outlet conduit including an outlet end opposite the inlet end connectable to an engine. The outlet conduit has a central axis offset from the inlet conduit central axis. A movable valve ball is configured to block fuel flow from the inlet end to the outlet end at a predetermined pressure and to permit the fuel flow from the inlet end to the outlet end when pressure in the fuel valve device exceeds the predetermined pressure, movable along a travel axis defining an angle with the inlet conduit central axis that is greater than 5 degrees and less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brown, Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Publication number: 20230086318
    Abstract: A side mount table leg assembly that is height adjustable to a plurality of heights is disclosed. The table leg assembly comprises an upper leg, a lower leg and a first and a second pivotable connection. The table leg assembly further comprises a side mount adapter configured to be slidably and removably engaged with a mounting bracket that is mountable to a non-horizontal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Publication number: 20220402747
    Abstract: Ullage float assemblies for fuel tanks are disclosed including a guide member with a retaining element mounted to a valve body which includes a first valve port and a second valve port in fluid communication. Methods of preventing spillage of fuel from a fuel tank during a refueling and a diurnal fuel volumetric expansion event are also disclosed. The assemblies and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brown, Du Sing-Long, Todd Moore, Christopher E. Tomao
  • Publication number: 20210071452
    Abstract: A compression latch is provided, which comprises a compression latch body comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a handle extending from the first side and rotatable in an x-y plane, a rod extending from the second side in a z direction, a latch pawl connected to the rod and linear actuator connected to the handle and the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Whitecap Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Tomao, Du Sing-Long
  • Patent number: 9957732
    Abstract: A compression latch having a body including a cup having a well defining a first side of the compression latch, an exterior portion defining a second side opposite the first side, and a raised portion defining a peripheral rim surrounding the cup, the peripheral rim providing an uppermost surface of the cup is disclosed. The compression latch has a T-shaped handle mounted to the body, the T-shaped handle being foldable and reversible and having a cam lock mounted thereon, the cam lock having a keying element on one side of the handle and a rotatable locking cam on the second side of the handle, wherein when the T-shaped handle is folded in a first position, the keying element is exposed and does not protrude beyond the uppermost surface of the cup and when the T-shaped handle is reversed and folded in a second position, the rotatable locking cam is exposed and does no protrude beyond the uppermost surface of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: WHITECAP INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Tomao, Du Sing-Long