Patents by Inventor Antony D. Cada

Antony D. Cada 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: 6494512
    Abstract: A zipper pulling device for manipulating a slide fastener having a slider body with a pull tab connected thereto, the pull tab defining a hole therein, the zipper pulling device comprising a handle member having a hook member pivotally coupled thereto. The handle member includes front and rear ends with a bottom wall and upstanding side walls extending therebetween. The side walls define an open channel extending from the front end toward the rear end of the handle member. The hook member is pivotally coupled to a shaft that extends across the channel and presents a J-shaped configuration having a free end dimensioned so as to be received through the hole of the pull tab of a slide fastener. The hook member is pivotally movable between a first storage position in which the free end is received by a recess formed in the bottom wall of the channel and a second use position wherein the free end extends from the front end of the handle member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventors: Antony D. Cada, James M. Dillard