Patents by Inventor Charles A. Blank

Charles A. Blank 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).

  • Stowable ramp for a pontoon boat
    Publication number: 20060180071
    Abstract: A ramp assembly for a pontoon boat includes a pair of ramp support members, at least one of a roller and a guide bar, and a ramp. The ramp support members are positioned beneath a deck of the pontoon boat and include a vertically-oriented portion. The at least one of the roller and the guide bar is mounted to the vertically-oriented portion of each ramp support member. The ramp includes a pair of side rails, each side rail positioned on a side of a ramp walkway, the side rails each having an upper rail member and a lower rail member joined by a web and forming an outboard pocket. The ramp is received between the ramp support members such that the at least one of the roller and the guide bar mounted to each vertically-oriented portion is positioned in the outboard pocket of each side rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Charles Blank
  • Stowable ramp for a pontoon boat
    Patent number: 7028632
    Abstract: A ramp assembly for a pontoon boat includes a pair of ramp support members, at least two rollers, and a ramp. The ramp support members are positioned beneath a deck of the pontoon boat and include a vertically-oriented portion. The rollers are rotatingly mounted to the vertically-oriented portion of the ramp support members. The ramp includes a pair of side rails, each side rail positioned on a side of a ramp walkway, the side rails each having an upper rail member and a lower rail member joined by a web and forming an outboard pocket. The ramp is rollingly received between the ramp support members such that the rollers are positioned in the outboard pocket of the side rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Inventor: Charles A. Blank
  • Stowable ramp for a pontoon boat
    Publication number: 20050081775
    Abstract: A ramp assembly for a pontoon boat includes a pair of ramp support members, at least two rollers, and a ramp. The ramp support members are positioned beneath a deck of the pontoon boat and include a vertically-oriented portion. The rollers are rotatingly mounted to the vertically-oriented portion of the ramp support members. The ramp includes a pair of side rails, each side rail positioned on a side of a ramp walkway, the side rails each having an upper rail member and a lower rail member joined by a web and forming an outboard pocket. The ramp is rollingly received between the ramp support members such that the rollers are positioned in the outboard pocket of the side rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventor: Charles Blank