Patents by Inventor Clifton Deal

Clifton Deal 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: 20110067954
    Abstract: A ladder safety that prevents sideways tipping accidents having a pair of struts extending outwardly and downward from the lower rails of the ladder with the struts making contact with a base surface or the ground. The struts can be clamped or pinned to the ladder, or they can be attached to a horizontal bar or other member that passes through one of the hollow rungs of the ladder. These struts can be telescoping with pins or other devices to allow adjustment. The struts can be fixed or removable, and can rotate and pivot to any angle. Each of the struts can further include a shoe that contacts the base surface or ground to provide extra stability. The shoe can be angled so that it is flat on the ground at the desired angle. A second pair of similar struts near the top of the ladder can act as roof braces, while at least one extender leg can extend one ladder leg to be longer than the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Publication number: 20080000721
    Abstract: A ladder safety that prevents sideways tipping accidents having a pair of struts extending outwardly and downward from the lower rails of the ladder with the struts making contact with a base surface or the ground. The struts can be clamped or pinned to the ladder, or they can be attached to a horizontal bar or other member that passes through one of the hollow rungs of the ladder. These struts can be telescoping with pins or other devices to allow adjustment. The struts can be fixed or removable. Each of the struts can further include a shoe that contacts the base surface or ground to provide extra stability. The shoe can be angled so that it is flat on the ground at the desired strut angle. A preferred strut angle is between 35 and 50 degrees. A different embodiment of the invention can have a horizontal extension from the side of the ladder with a vertical support on each side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Publication number: 20070257438
    Abstract: A skill tossing game with at least one horizontal bar generally located a predetermined distance away from the players and a predetermined height above the ground. The preferred setup contains two bars separated vertically by around 12 inches with the top bar being around 32 inches above the ground. The bars can have legs for support or can be driven into the ground. A pair of balls are tied together with a flexible connection such as a string or cord, and the players toss the balls onto one of the horizontal bars to earn points. In one embodiment of the game, the top bar equals 2 points, and the bottom bar equals 1 point. The first player to reach a predetermined score (such as 21 points) wins. The balls can be wiffle balls, tennis balls, golf balls or the like. The preferred balls are tennis balls. The preferred separation for the balls is around 12 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Patent number: 7291101
    Abstract: An exercise device that has a shaft containing one or two rollers that are free to slide on the shaft. The shaft can be shaped near a semi-circle or can be normally straight and bent elastically to a near semi-circle. When the normally straight shaft is bent, it can be held by an elastic cord like a bungee cord. The invention can also be a small unit with one or more (preferably two) rollers that are held together by a pair of handles. For all embodiments, optional springs can connect the handles to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Publication number: 20050202944
    Abstract: An exercise device that has a shaft containing one or two rollers that are free to slide on the shaft. The shaft can be shaped near a semi-circle or can be normally straight and bent elastically to a near semi-circle. When the normally straight shaft is bent, it can be held by an elastic cord like a bungee cord. The invention can also be a small unit with one or more (preferably two) rollers that are held together by a pair of handles. For all embodiments, optional springs can connect the handles to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Patent number: 6840350
    Abstract: An adjustable universal safety scaffold and walkboard ladder holder that absolutely prevents scaffold collapse or dis-attachment from a construction project and absolutely prevents a ladder placed against a walkboard from slipping sideways. Vertical supports can attach attach top and bottom to the building or work under construction. Hold brackets that can be raised or lowered slide up and down the vertical supports. A walkway sits on the hold brackets and is positively held in place by pins. A ladder can be optionally leaned against the walkboard and secured by additional stay bolts into the walkboard to prevent horizontal slipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Publication number: 20040239064
    Abstract: A scooter bike with two bicycle wheels and a bicycle frame without peddles where the rear wheel is larger than the front wheel and the scooter bike having a flat scooter floor attached to the frame between the two wheels that is generally slanted downward in the front to allow propulsion by foot power alone without peddles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Clifton Deal
  • Publication number: 20030127283
    Abstract: An adjustable universal scaffold bracket and walkboard ladder holder that absolutely prevents scaffold collapse or disattachment from a building and absolutely prevents a ladder placed against a walkboard from slipping sideways. A safety scaffold and bracket is provided with a safety walkboard with rails that also contains a positive means of preventing ladder slip. Vertical supports can attach top and bottom to the building or work under construction. Hold brackets that can be raised or lowered slide up and down the vertical supports. A walkway sits on the hold brackets and is positively held in place by pins. The hold brackets can be equipped with vertical arms in the front so that posts can be place on them to form a place to put a guard rail. In addition a ladder can be optionally leaned against the walkway and secured by additional stay bolts into the walkway to prevent horizontal slipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Clifton Deal