Patents by Inventor Charles H. Lantz

Charles H. Lantz 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: 4580665
    Abstract: A quick connect coupling for connecting a threaded push-rod to a clevis of a brake actuating lever, the coupling comprises the combination of a collar having an internal bore threaded for engagement with the push rod, a head at one end of the collar and a recess forming a shoulder spaced from the head, latching means carried by the clevis and biased into a first position extending internally of a bore provided to the clevis and latch displacing means carried by the collar adjacent to the shoulder. During assembly the latch displacing means serves to displace the latching means upon axial insertion of the collar into the bore and the latching means returns to its first position and engages the shoulder provided to the collar to prevent withdrawal of the collar from the clevis bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Floyd G. Saxton, Joseph W. Gucwa, Charles H. Lantz
  • Patent number: 4406352
    Abstract: A fluid motor moves a lever to turn a power screw mounted for rotation by a pair of axially spaced bushings. External threads on the power screw engage internal threads on an actuator and slide or translate the actuator and a piston in a brake-applying direction. A spring moves the piston in the opposite direction to a rest position. A cap fits over a medial flange of the power screw and has a spline connection with the actuator to prevent rotation of the actuator. Four bolts connect the fluid motor mounting bracket and the cap to a caliper which slides on parallel pins fixed to a torque plate secured to a vehicle axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Scott, Charles H. Lantz, David D. Sheill