Patents by Inventor Christie L. Shaffer

Christie L. Shaffer 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: 20240159086
    Abstract: A retention patio leash for outdoor furniture includes a housing having a first end and an opposite second end. The housing includes a first collar disposed at the first end and a second collar disposed at the second end. The first and second collars defining a through opening configured to receive at least a portion of the outdoor furniture. An intermediate disc body is disposed between the first collar and the second collar, the intermediate disc body defining an internal cavity and a plurality of slots defined on a sidewall. A retention system is supported within the intermediate disc body and includes one or more retractable straps and a fastener coupled to a free end of each of the one or more retractable straps. The fastener configured to releasably attach to other outdoor furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Robert William Shaffer, Christie L. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11946271
    Abstract: An umbrella base includes an elongated receiver and a weighted housing coupled to and at least partially surrounding the elongated receiver. The weighted housing includes a bottom surface configured to be placed directly on an underlying surface and an opposite top surface. A retention system is supported on the weighted housing. The retention system includes one or more retractable straps mounted to the weighted housing, and a fastener device coupled to a free end of each of the one or more retractable straps and configured to releasably attach to outdoor furniture. The fastener device is adapted to selectively extend outwards from the weighted housing via the one or more retractable straps so that when the fastener device is attached to the outdoor furniture the weighted housing weighs down the outdoor furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Patio Leash LLC
    Inventors: Robert William Shaffer, Christie L. Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20230036000
    Abstract: An umbrella base includes an elongated receiver and a weighted housing coupled to and at least partially surrounding the elongated receiver. The weighted housing includes a bottom surface configured to be placed directly on an underlying surface and an opposite top surface. A retention system is supported on the weighted housing. The retention system includes one or more retractable straps mounted to the weighted housing, and a fastener device coupled to a free end of each of the one or more retractable straps and configured to releasably attach to outdoor furniture. The fastener device is adapted to selectively extend outwards from the weighted housing via the one or more retractable straps so that when the fastener device is attached to the outdoor furniture the weighted housing weighs down the outdoor furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert William Shaffer, Christie L. Shaffer