Patents Assigned to Z-Man Corporation
  • Patent number: 8485495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pinch clamp that includes a support leg member and a coupling leg member, which are interconnected by a curved portion, and a generally upwardly extending anchor portion having at least one anchoring flange located at the distal end of the anchor portion. The pinch clamp also contains at least one tabular member which extends outward from the anchor portion, which facilitates opening of the pinch clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Z-Man Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Bernard Zerfas
  • Patent number: 7234677
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pinch clamp that includes a support leg member and a coupling leg member, which are interconnected by a curved portion, and a generally upwardly extending anchor portion having at least one anchoring flange located at the distal end of the anchor portion. The pinch clamp also contains at least one tabular member which extends outward from the anchor portion, which facilitates opening of the pinch clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Z-Man Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Bernard Zerfas
  • Patent number: 6340096
    Abstract: An inverting spring assembly (10) including a housing, a resilient member (12), and an actuator (14). The housing includes a first support (16), a second support (18) opposite the first support, a third support (20), and a fourth support (22) opposite the third support. The first support and second support are a distance Y from another. The resilient member has a first end and a second end and is longer than Y. The resilient member is spaced between the first support and the second support with one end of the resilient member supported by the first support and the other end supported by the second support. The actuator is connected to the housing and appplies force to the resilient member in two directions causing the resilient member to be movable between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Z-Man Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald B. Zerfas