Patents by Inventor David F. Dean

David F. Dean 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: 4446583
    Abstract: A pair of rigid discs are riveted coaxially together at their centers to permit relative rotation therebetween. One disc has therethrough a pair of spaced, elongate slots, and the other a plurality of pairs of circular openings which are arranged about the axis of the discs in such a manner that only one pair thereof at a time can register with the two slots in said one disc. A resilient backing layer of rubber or the like is secured to the outer face of one of the discs and has therethrough a plurality of slots or openings which are similar to, and in registry with, the slots or openings in the disc to which it is secured. In use the overflow strainer of a tub is removed to expose the overflow opening, and the discs are rotatably adjusted until one of the pairs of circular openings registers through the pair of slots with the strainer mounting lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Inventor: David F. Dean