Patents by Inventor Charles Minot Dole

Charles Minot Dole 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).

  • Cane with grasping fingers
    Patent number: 9370226
    Abstract: A cane with grasping fingers. The cane includes a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end, a grasping mechanism within the first end of the shaft, and a release mechanism adjacent to the second end of the shaft. The release mechanism includes a handle, a trigger within the handle, and a release button. Pressing the release button extends the trigger beyond the handle and extends the grasping fingers beyond the first end of the shaft so that the grasping fingers are separated by a first distance. Squeezing the handle retracts the grasping fingers and reduces the distance between the grasping fingers to a second distance less than the first distance. Squeezing the handle so that the grasping fingers are fully retracted into the first end of the shaft results in the trigger and the grasping mechanism being locked into place until the release button is pressed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Snapper Cane, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Minot Dole, Paul Joseph McMahon, Daniel Byrne
  • CANE WITH GRASPING FINGERS
    Publication number: 20150250275
    Abstract: A cane with grasping fingers. The cane includes a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end, a grasping mechanism within the first end of the shaft, and a release mechanism adjacent to the second end of the shaft. The release mechanism includes a handle, a trigger within the handle, and a release button. Pressing the release button extends the trigger beyond the handle and extends the grasping fingers beyond the first end of the shaft so that the grasping fingers are separated by a first distance. Squeezing the handle retracts the grasping fingers and reduces the distance between the grasping fingers to a second distance less than the first distance. Squeezing the handle so that the grasping fingers are fully retracted into the first end of the shaft results in the trigger and the grasping mechanism being locked into place until the release button is pressed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Snapper Cane, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Minot Dole, Paul Joseph McMahon, Daniel Byrne