Patents by Inventor Bernard Gobert

Bernard Gobert 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: 4717058
    Abstract: A tool for cutting divisible strips of frangible material having pre-break lines disposed at predetermined spacings comprises an elongate channel support within which a slider captively slides. The support is adapted to receive a divisible strip therein through an open end thereof. The slider has a surface define a stop against which the strip will strike. The support has along its side walls, a series of markings arranged at predetermined pitches corresponding to whole numbers of unit spacings of the break lines between the stop on the slider and the open end face of the support. The support further includes locking means that resilient lock the slider at the positions of the markings such that by sliding the slider to one of the selected markings variously sized strips can be obtained by breaking the strips by a lateral pressure applied thereto against the end face of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts Corporation
    Inventor: Bernard Gobert