Patents by Inventor Allan E. Prusak

Allan E. Prusak 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).

  • Patent number: 4850241
    Abstract: A lever operated brake actuator for an all terrain vehicle, the actuator including a housing and a lever arm pivotally mounted in the housing, the lever arm including an arcuate curved groove, a cable equalizer in the form of a unitary member having a spherical or ball shaped center section and a pair of prongs forming a slot at each end of the equalizer, a connecting member is provided on the end of each cable, the connecting members being positioned in the slots between the prongs, the connecting members being free to pivot in the slots in the equalizer to maintain equal tension on the brake cables and the equalizer being able to pivot in the bath of motion of the lever arm to maintain a straight line connection of the cables to the equalizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. V. Buckley, Allan E. Prusak
  • Patent number: 4711092
    Abstract: A brake light switch and brake line connector assembly for a master cylinder, the assembly including a pressure actuated light switch having a threaded stem which is adapted to be connected to a threaded opening provided in the high pressure side of the master cylinder, the threaded stem including an inner passage and an annular groove around the outside connected to the passage by a port, and a Banjo connector assembly including a Banjo connector and a pair of soft metal washers, the Banjo connector being mounted on the annular groove in the threaded stem of the light switch and sealed thereon by the washers, to connect the master cylinder to the brake line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignee: Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc.
    Inventor: Allan E. Prusak