Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Gavins

Bruce E. Gavins 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).

  • Publication number: 20030226696
    Abstract: The present invention is a clutch assembly for use with motor driven toys, particularly a toy vehicle configured to be maneuvered on a surface. The clutch assembly includes a clutch operably coupled with the motor and a bell housing having at least one opening in its circumferential wall with a circumferential leading edge. At least an engagement end of the clutch is rotated within the housing. The clutch engagement end has finger members that resiliently flex outwardly from a center of rotation of the clutch. Each finger member has at least one small protrusion extending outwardly from the outside circumferential surface of the finger member that engages with the leading edge when the clutch is rotated and the finger member flexes outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Spalinski, Matthew J. Del Duke, Bruce E. Gavins