Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Olmstead

Daniel L. Olmstead 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).

  • Patent number: 5171197
    Abstract: An apparatus wherein a mounting plate is secured to a support plate, and the support plate in turn including saddle members for securement to a rearwardly positioned post. The support plate includes an upper and lower fastener to permit rotary positioning of the support plate to the mounting plate to orient an impact post rotatably relative to the support plate. The impact post is mounted to a spring hinge front plate, with the spring hinge front plate including a plurality of spring hinge members hingedly mounting the front plate to a rear plate. The front plate is hingedly mounted permitting one hundred eighty degrees of motion of the mounting post securing the impact post. A modification of the invention includes a clutch member joining the mounting post to the spring hinge front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventors: Randall Healy, Daniel L. Olmstead