Patents by Inventor Charles J. Gloden

Charles J. Gloden 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: 5480202
    Abstract: An anti-snag plate for crane hooks, comprising a crane hook having a shank with an upper end and a lower end. The shank is curved and bent in a J-shaped configuration to design an upwardly extending point. The shank has an aperture adjacent to the main aperture. A safety plate is formed of an elongated configuration having an upper end with downwardly extending plates with apertures therethrough positionable in alignment with the minor aperture of the shank. The lower end of the safety plate is formed with a concave recess positionable in contact with the interior surface of the upstanding projection and movable downwardly with respect thereto. An anti-snag plate is formed in a rectangular configuration with an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is formed with downwardly extending plates and apertures therethrough positionable in alignment with the apertures of the safety plate and the minor apertures of the shank. The lower end is positionable upon the upper free end of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Charles J. Gloden