Patents by Inventor Alfred R. Bechtel, Jr.

Alfred R. Bechtel, Jr. 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).

  • Card clothing clipped top and a method of manufacturing therefor
    Patent number: 4074392
    Abstract: A card clothing clipped top comprised of a rigid base with a longitudinal groove extending lengthwise adjacent each side thereof and a pair of clips for attaching the top to a flat in a card clothing machine. Each clip has a curved upper portion which engages one of the grooves in the base of the top and a lower portion adapted to engage the bottom surface of the flat. An intermediate portion of the clip connects the upper and lower portions thereof and is provided with a plurality of inwardly extending tabs for engaging recesses in the bottom surface of the base.In manufacturing the clipped top, recesses are formed in the bottom surface of the base along the sides thereof. The curved upper portion of each clip is then engaged in one of the grooves and a plurality of tabs may be punched out of the intermediate portion and forced inwardly into engagement with the recesses to firmly secure the clips to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Assignee: Ashworth Bros., Inc.
    Inventor: Alfred R. Bechtel, Jr.