Patents by Inventor Allen C. Hedeen

Allen C. Hedeen 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).

  • Recessed demountable cargo tie down
    Patent number: 6918721
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to an assembly for securing cargo to a cargo bed. Specifically, the invention relates to a cargo tie-down for mounting in the cargo deck of a vehicle. The recessed cargo tie-down includes a housing recessed within the cargo deck of a vehicle, an anchor defining an aperture secured within the housing, and a tie-down ring having a nominally circular portion and at least one nominally straight portion compatible with flat metal banding. According to the exemplary embodiment, the tie-down ring is attached to the recessed housing through the aperture in the anchor such that the tie-down ring may be rotated along its periphery within the aperture such that either the nominally circular portion or the nominally straight portion is within the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Oshkosh Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Venton-Walters, Allen C. Hedeen, Peter D. Breyer
  • Recessed demountable cargo tie down
    Publication number: 20040228699
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to an assembly for securing cargo to a cargo bed. Specifically, the invention relates to a cargo tie-down for mounting in the cargo deck of a vehicle. The recessed cargo tie-down includes a housing recessed within the cargo deck of a vehicle, an anchor defining an aperture secured within the housing, and a tie-down ring having a nominally circular portion and at least one nominally straight portion compatible with flat metal banding. According to the exemplary embodiment, the tie-down ring is attached to the recessed housing through the aperture in the anchor such that the tie-down ring may be rotated along its periphery within the aperture such that either the nominally circular portion or the nominally straight portion is within the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Oshkosh Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Venton-Walters, Allen C. Hedeen, Peter D. Breyer