Patents Examined by Joesph D. Pape
  • Patent number: 6017080
    Abstract: A tent camper with a lateral slide-out room. The tent camper includes a camper main body that is pulled in a longitudinal direction by a towing vehicle. A roof, aligned above the camper main body, is movable between a lowered, storage position and a raised, camping position. A lateral slide-out room is coupled to the camper main body. The lateral slide-out room is movable in a lateral direction between a retracted, storage position and an extended, operational position, thereby allowing additional living space to be provided to persons within the tent camper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Damon Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. Gill
  • Patent number: 5997071
    Abstract: A protective cover for an object being transported in an airstream comprises a flexible cover member adapted to cover the object. The cover has front and rear ends, a top, two sides, and a bottom providing an opening to fit over the object. The cover member also has at least one exhaust aperture intermediate its ends with a venting member disposed over it. The bottom of the cover member is seated around the periphery of the object to reduce the airflow thereinto. The venting member has a base portion secured to the cover member about the aperture, and a body portion extending outwardly therefrom. The body portion has a closed end oriented towards the front end of the cover member and an open end disposed toward the rear end of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Commercial Sewing, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel G. Mazzarelli