Patents by Inventor Bernard G. Lecher, Sr.

Bernard G. Lecher, Sr. 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: 4619020
    Abstract: A holder is provided for suspending a measuring rule or similar object, to which is attached a spring clip having an inwardly declined deflectable tongue portion thereon. The outer leg of the holder has a laterally extending slot configured to receive the tongue portion of the spring clip. The holder is of relatively flat, generally U-shaped configuration, and is adapted to be inserted over the belt of the user; its construction facilitates one-handed attachment and removal of the rule, without diminishing the security of interengagement afforded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventor: Bernard G. Lecher, Sr.