Patents by Inventor Brian J. Kelleghan

Brian J. Kelleghan 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).

  • Strap buckle
    Patent number: 5572771
    Abstract: In a buckle, the loose end of a belt is clamped by operation of a pivoted lever that is pressed down onto a base member, a lever belt gripping surface engages one surface of the belt and forces the opposite surface onto a resilient surface in the base member. Flexing of this resilient surface provides a force that secures the belt between the resilient surface and the belt gripping surface. The lever is mounted to the base member by a pair of internal, tapered pins. A pair of flexible mating tapered tabs on the lever mount the lever on the pins. Mating tapers lead or guide the pins to the location of lever holes, thus allowing the lever to be mounted on the base member. In another embodiment, one rigid tab and one flexible tapered tab are located on the lever for mounting the lever on the two pins. This one flexible tab leads or guides a mating pin to a lever hole, thus allowing the lever to be mounted on the base member. Mating snap means are provided to snap latch the lever to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventor: Brian J. Kelleghan
  • Cactus shaped bottle opener
    Patent number: D569203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Bison Designs, LLC
    Inventor: Brian J. Kelleghan
  • Carabiner with male side squeeze buckle
    Patent number: D609078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Bison Designs, LLC
    Inventor: Brian J. Kelleghan
  • Belt buckle
    Patent number: D360168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventor: Brian J. Kelleghan