Patents by Inventor Charles R. Klapp

Charles R. Klapp 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).

  • Publication number: 20080290717
    Abstract: There is provided a “threadable” seatbelt pulling tool adapted to be releasably secured to a male engagement plate of a seat belt buckle for aiding in the endeavor of securing a child restraint safety seat within a vehicle. In one aspect of the present seatbelt pulling tool, the tool facilitates the extension of the seat belt through the frame of a child safety restraint, so that the male engagement plate of the seat belt buckle can be coupled with the mating female buckle of the seat belt to secure the child safety restraint to the seat of the vehicle. In a second aspect of the present invention, for new motor vehicles, an aperture is provided in the seatbelt pulling tool to accommodate the new “latch” system design of seat restraining belts to be threaded through the frame of a child safety restraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Charles R. Klapp
  • Publication number: 20080210839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flush mountable housing that is an effective and inexpensive smoke detector recessed box for receiving and recessing a conventional smoke detector while still allowing for perfect functionality. Specific air passageways are disclosed for trapping the smoke and gases in order to provide for the smoke detector to make an earlier detection than if the smoke detector was mounted conventionally and protruded from the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventor: Charles R. Klapp