Patents by Inventor Charles E. Leahy

Charles E. Leahy 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: 5026108
    Abstract: A sunshade panel is mounted on a support rod by an improved bearing assembly which permits the sunshade to pivot about the rod and to slide axially along the rod. The bearing assembly includes the support rod with a splined shaft and a sunshade carrier which encircles the support rod in radially spaced relation from the support rod. The sunshade panel is mounted on the sunshade carrier. A low friction slide element is interposed in the space between the carrier and the support rod. The slide element is preferably a VELCRO-like material including a base of plastic or fabric and a plurality of radially projecting resiliently flexible friction fingers which project to fill the radial space and enable sliding movement of the sunshade panel relative to the support rod by virtue of the frictional slip and resilient flexure of the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Charles E. Leahy