Patents by Inventor Charles R. Hart, Jr.

Charles R. Hart, Jr. 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: 5016893
    Abstract: A collapsible support and transport stand is provided to receive a personal watercraft, such as a jet ski, water scooter, or the like from the back of a pick-up truck, for example, and to transport the personal watercraft into the water over typical beach terrain. The stand includes a cradle upon which the personal watercraft is supported and a plurality of telescoping legs which extend to a pair of skids having a plurality of spring biased retractable wheels. The telescoping legs are maintained in their support position transverse to the cradle by several telescoping cross members which extend therebetween. The cross members are adapted for disassembly to permit the legs to pivot to a stowed position underneath the cradle for ease of storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: Charles R. Hart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4911296
    Abstract: A utility chest is provided for compact and safe storage of emergency supplies within the trunk of a standard passenger vehicle or the like. The utility chest comprises a main storage compartment which is subdivided by upright partitions into a plurality of individual subcompartments for receiving and storing emergency supply items such as fuel, oil, coolant, etc. A lower auxiliary compartment is adapted to receive a shallow drawer having tools and the like stored therein. In addition, a hinged lid for the utility chest desirably includes spring clip fasteners or the like at the underside thereof for supporting individual emergency supply items, such as safety fares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventor: Charles R. Hart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4819838
    Abstract: A combined spray tube and support assembly is provided for use with a spray container such as an aerosol can and the like. The assembly comprises an elongated spray tube adapted for removable seating within a discharge port of a spray nozzle unit on the spray container. When separated from the spray nozzle unit, the spray tube is removably retained by a support member on the spray container or on a cap for the spray container. In a preferred form, the support member comprises a vertically open support ring on the cap which cooperates with short outwardly projecting tabs near one end of the spray tube to support the spray tube alongside the spray container, with the tabs facilitating manipulation to seat the spray tube within the nozzle discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Charles R. Hart, Jr.