Patents by Inventor Donald E. Hines

Donald E. Hines 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).

  • Break-away electrical connector
    Patent number: 8262403
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a terminal to a cord of a peripheral device, the electrical connector including a plug member, a lever arm pivotally attached to the plug member, and a biasing member. The plug member and lever arm each include an engagement claw adapted to engage complementary surfaces on the terminal, and the biasing member imparts a biasing force on the lever arm to force the engagement claws to close onto the complementary surfaces on the terminal. The lever arm advantageously includes a first gripping surface with a contoured concave profile for a user to apply a releasing force against the biasing force to remove the plug member from the terminal. A second surface includes a concave surface for engaging a user's finger and forming a grip bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Slippy, Donald E. Hines, Charles Amurgis, Jon J. Danzak
  • BREAK-AWAY ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20110059642
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a terminal to a cord of a peripheral device, the electrical connector including a plug member, a lever arm pivotally attached to the plug member, and a biasing member. The plug member and lever arm each include an engagement claw adapted to engage complementary surfaces on the terminal, and the biasing member imparts a biasing force on the lever arm to force the engagement claws to close onto the complementary surfaces on the terminal. The lever arm advantageously includes a first gripping surface with a contoured concave profile for a user to apply a releasing force against the biasing force to remove the plug member from the terminal. A second surface includes a concave surface for engaging a user's finger and forming a grip bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Gordon Slippy, Donald E. Hines, Charles Amurgis, Jon J. Danzak
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D615040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Slippy, Donald E. Hines, Charles Amurgis, Jon J. Danzak
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D629358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Slippy, Donald E. Hines, Charles Amurgis, Jon J. Danzak