Patents by Inventor C. Frank Smith

C. Frank Smith 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).

  • Automatically deployable covering device
    Patent number: 4909563
    Abstract: An improved overhead covering device is provided for transportable open top cargo compartments of rectangular configuration. The covering device consists of a flexible cover, the underside of which has a number of parallel reinforcing slats adapted to slidably engage channels associated with the side walls of the cargo compartment. A drum, driven by a motor, enables the cover to be wound up for storage within a housing. The same motor pulls a cable which travels about a pulley wheel at the end of the cargo compartment and deploys the cover from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Phillip E. Walker
    Inventor: C. Frank Smith