Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Barchek

Douglas A. Barchek 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: 4790207
    Abstract: A control lever mounting system includes first and second boss members, each shaped to receive a control lever thereon and having a bore shaped to be positioned in registry with a transverse hole in a bicycle frame tube, and a connector pin for joining the first and second boss members together. The pin is shaped to extend through the tube hole and includes opposing end segments shaped to protrude outwardly from the hole and into the bores of the boss members, forming an interference fit, such that the pin holds the boss members against opposite sides of the frame tube. The boss members each include a recess formed on an inner face thereof shaped to receive adhesive for attaching the boss member to the outer surface of the tube, thereby providing an attachment in addition to the press fit engagement between the boss members and connector pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Diekman, Douglas A. Barchek
  • Patent number: 4718873
    Abstract: A lock for a water ski binding includes upper and lower parts which are mounted on a stud which extends upwardly from the ski through a slot in the heel cup of the binding. The two lock parts have interengaging camming surfaces, and when the top part is rotated about the stud from an unlocked position to a locking position, the bottom part is forced downwardly to clamp the heel cup against the ski.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: O'Brien International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles L. Shaw, Ray Elder, Douglas A. Barchek
  • Patent number: D300912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas A. Barchek, Martin A. Pieramico