Patents by Inventor Clare Tate
Clare Tate 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).
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Patent number: 9918601Abstract: An attachment for a blower vacuum device comprising a collection bag; a coupler for removeably coupling the attachment to an air outlet of the blower vacuum device and for directing air from the air outlet into the collection bag; and a rotatable cuff fixed to the collection bag and rotatably mounted to the coupler such that the collection bag is rotatable with respect to the air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventor: Clare Tate
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Publication number: 20140310911Abstract: An attachment for a blower vacuum device comprising a collection bag; a coupler for removeably coupling the attachment to an air outlet of the blower vacuum device and for directing air from the air outlet into the collection bag; and a rotatable cuff fixed to the collection bag and rotatably mounted to the coupler such that the collection bag is rotatable with respect to the air outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventor: Clare TATE
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Patent number: 8156656Abstract: A hedgetrimmer having a housing, a motor located within the housing for driving a reciprocating blade for cutting vegetation. A front handle located at a front end of the housing and a rear handle located at a rear end of the housing. The rear handle having a trigger to actuate the motor, the rear handle being rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the housing. The rear handle is lockable at one of several positions so that a user can grip the two handles in the most comfortable position for the desired cutting operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Matt Tollini
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Publication number: 20100281697Abstract: A hedgetrimmer having a housing, a motor located within the housing for driving a reciprocating blade for cutting vegetation. A front handle located at a front end of the housing and a rear handle located at a rear end of the housing. The rear handle having a trigger to actuate the motor, the rear handle being rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the housing. The rear handle is lockable at one of several positions so that a user can grip the two handles in the most comfortable position for the desired cutting operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Matt Tollini
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Publication number: 20090000055Abstract: The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device having means for collecting garden waste, the garden waste collecting means comprising: an attachment part (42) for receiving a garden waste receptacle; and a garden waste receptacle (30) for removable engagement with the attachment part; wherein the attachment part (42) comprises an arcuate groove (44); and the garden waste receptacle (30) comprises a band (33) defining a mouth (35) of the receptacle for sliding engagement with the groove. Thus the receptacle may be easily removed from the attachment part of the blower-vacuum device merely by sliding the band (33) of the receptacle out of the groove (44), whereupon the receptacle may then be emptied of garden waste by tipping it upside-down.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler, Nigel Robson
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Patent number: 7412747Abstract: The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device having means for collecting garden waste, the garden waste collecting means comprising: an attachment part (42) for receiving a garden waste receptacle; and a garden waste receptacle (30) for removable engagement with the attachment part; wherein the attachment part (42) comprises an arcuate groove (44); and the garden waste receptacle (30) comprises a band (33) defining a mouth (35) of the receptacle for sliding engagement with the groove. Thus the receptacle may be easily removed from the attachment part of the blower-vacuum device merely by sliding the band (33) of the receptacle out of the groove (44), whereupon the receptacle may then be emptied of garden waste by tipping it upside-down.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler, Nigel Robson
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Patent number: 7266860Abstract: The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device with both a blowing mode of operation and a vacuuming mode of operation and having dirty fan operation in the vacuuming mode thereof, which comprises: a hand-holdable unit (10) comprising a motor having an output shaft extending outwardly of said hand-holdable unit; an impeller connected to said output shaft; a first attachment (22, 24, 26, 28) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit (10) in the vacuuming mode of operation and comprising both a first volute (22) for enclosing said impeller and a vacuum tube (26) in fluid communication with an inlet of said first volute; a second attachment (16, 18, 20) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit (10) in the blowing mode of operation and comprising both a second volute (16) for enclosing said impeller and a blower tube (20) in fluid communication with an outlet of said second volute; wherein the first attachment further comprises a handle (24) on or proximal to said first volute; and tType: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler
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Patent number: 6943306Abstract: The present invention provides an interlock mechanism suitable for use with a blower-vacuum device, which comprises: a user-operable switch (30) having a first condition for activating a motor of said blower-vacuum device and a second condition for deactivating said motor; a latch (58) for engagement with a removable attachment of said blower-vacuum device; and a user-operable release button (57) for disengaging said attachment from said latch (58); wherein said switch (30) is operable to activate said motor only when an attachment is engaged with said latch (58), and said release button (57) is operable to disengage an attachment from said latch (58) only when said motor is deactivated; and wherein the first condition of said switch (30) comprises a first position of said switch for activating said motor at a first speed of operation and a second position of said switch for activating said motor at a second speed of operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler
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Publication number: 20050177973Abstract: The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device having means for collecting garden waste, the garden waste collecting means comprising: an attachment part (42) for receiving a garden waste receptacle; and a garden waste receptacle (30) for removable engagement with the attachment part; wherein the attachment part (42) comprises an arcuate groove (44); and the garden waste receptacle (30) comprises a band (33) defining a mouth (35) of the receptacle for sliding engagement with the groove. Thus the receptacle may be easily removed from the attachment part of the blower-vacuum device merely by sliding the band (33) of the receptacle out of the groove (44), whereupon the receptacle may then be emptied of garden waste by tipping it upside-down.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler, Nigel Robson
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Publication number: 20040188230Abstract: The present invention provides an interlock mechanism suitable for use with a blower-vacuum device, which comprises: a user-operable switch (30) having a first condition for activating a motor of said blower-vacuum device and a second condition for deactivating said motor; a latch (58) for engagement with a removable attachment of said blower-vacuum device; and a user-operable release button (57) for disengaging said attachment from said latch (58); wherein said switch (30) is operable to activate said motor only when an attachment is engaged with said latch (58), and said release button (57) is operable to disengage an attachment from said latch (58) only when said motor is deactivated; and wherein the first condition of said switch (30) comprises a first position of said switch for activating said motor at a first speed of operation and a second position of said switch for activating said motor at a second speed of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler
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Publication number: 20040187252Abstract: The present invention provides a blower-vacuum device with both a blowing mode of operation and a vacuuming mode of operation and having dirty fan operation in the vacuuming mode thereof, which comprises: a hand-holdable unit (10) comprising a motor having an output shaft extending outwardly of said hand-holdable unit; an impeller connected to said output shaft; a first attachment (22, 24, 26, 28) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit (10) in the vacuuming mode of operation and comprising both a first volute (22) for enclosing said impeller and a vacuum tube (26) in fluid communication with an inlet of said first volute; a second attachment (16, 18, 20) for removable engagement with the hand-holdable unit (10) in the blowing mode of operation and comprising both a second volute (16) for enclosing said impeller and a blower tube (20) in fluid communication with an outlet of said second volute; wherein the first attachment further comprises a handle (24) on or proximal to said first volute; and tType: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Clare Tate, John Sadler
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Patent number: D623909Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Mark Stratford
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Patent number: D701010Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventor: Clare Tate
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Patent number: D714108Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Mark Baxter
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Patent number: D714109Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Mark Baxter
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Patent number: D716621Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Mark Baxter
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Patent number: D723889Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Clare Tate, Mark Baxter