Patents by Inventor Chase Vencl

Chase Vencl 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).

  • Positive locking latch assembly for hook
    Patent number: 11148911
    Abstract: A positive locking latch assembly for a hook having an open saddle. The latch assembly includes a latch body having a latch face and a pair of opposed sides. The latch body rotates between an open position and a closed position. A torsion spring urges the latch body toward the closed position. A lock plate retained within the latch body is movable between a locked and an unlocked position. A compression spring urges the lock plate toward the locked position. A tab extending from the lock plate extends into an opening in the latch face. A lip extending from the tab is manually movable to engage the latch face in order to retain the lock plate in an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Crosby Group LLC
    Inventor: Chase Vencl
  • POSITIVE LOCKING LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR HOOK
    Publication number: 20200255264
    Abstract: A positive locking latch assembly for a hook having an open saddle. The latch assembly includes a latch body having a latch face and a pair of opposed sides. The latch body rotates between an open position and a closed position. A torsion spring urges the latch body toward the closed position. A lock plate retained within the latch body is movable between a locked and an unlocked position. A compression spring urges the lock plate toward the locked position. A tab extending from the lock plate extends into an opening in the latch face. A lip extending from the tab is manually movable to engage the latch face in order to retain the lock plate in an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: The Crosby Group LLC
    Inventor: Chase Vencl