Patents by Inventor David M. Abbott

David M. Abbott 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).

  • Hinges
    Patent number: 6807710
    Abstract: A hinge (11) comprising a bobbin (12) and an arm (13), the bobbin having a peripheral flange (14) at each end of a cylindrical portion (15) and being formed with two parts (12A, 12B) split longitudinally with internal surfaces (16) enabling the bobbin to be assembled non-rotatably around a rectangular-section frame member (17), there being holes (18) in the bobbin parts for securing them to the rectangular-section frame member, and the arm (13) having a first bore (19) rotatable around the cylindrical portion (15) of the bobbin and a second bore (20) parallel to the first bore and in which a round-section frame member (21) can rotate, the arm being split between the two bores and beyond at least one of the bores in a plane containing the axes of the bores enabling the arm (13) to be assembled around the bobbin (12) and the round-section frame member (21), there being holes (22) in the arm (13) intermediate the bores (19, 20) and perpendicular to the plane for securing the arm on the bobbin and the round-secti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Bekaert Handling Limited
    Inventors: David M. Abbott, Michael James
  • Hinges
    Publication number: 20030200624
    Abstract: A hinge (11) comprising a bobbin (12) and an arm (13), the bobbin having a peripheral flange (14)at each end of a cylindrical portion (15) and being formed with two parts (12A, 12B) split longitudinally with internal surfaces (16) enabling the bobbin to be assembled non-rotatably around a rectangular-section frame member (17), there being holes (18) in the bobbin parts for securing them to the rectangular-section frame member, and the arm (13) having a first bore (19) rotatable round the cylindrical portion (15) of the bobbin and a second bore (20) parallel to the first bore and in which a round-section frame member (21) can rotate, the arm being split between the two bores and beyond at least one of the bores in a plane containing the axes of the bores enabling the arm (13) to be assembled around the bobbin (12) and round-section frame member (21), there being holes (22) in the arm (13) intermediate the bores (19, 20) and perpendicular to the said plane for securing the arm on the bobbin and the round-sectio
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: David M. Abbott, Michael James