Patents by Inventor Douglas William Birmingham

Douglas William Birmingham 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: 4094436
    Abstract: A plug for a panel aperture comprising a plate portion and a plurality of resilient legs which depend from the plate portion and which are shaped to be snap-engagable through the aperture in the panel so that the plate portion is drawn onto the panel thereby at least substantially closing the aperture, wherein the legs are formed by extensions of the plate portion which have been folded back onto the plate portion and then away from the plate portion, whereby the legs project from the plate portion from a position radially inwardly of the periphery of the plate portion leaving the periphery of the plate portion unbroken. The folded portion of each leg is preferably located in a recess in the plate portion so as to lie flush with the undersurface of the plate portion and a sealing member may be provided on the undersurface of the periphery of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas William Birmingham
  • Patent number: 3990604
    Abstract: A plug for closing an aperture in a panel comprising a metal plate portion and a plurality of metal legs. The plate portion and the legs can be formed from different materials having different characteristics. Each leg comprises an attaching portion which attaches the leg on the plate portion and a mounting portion which depends from the plate portion. The legs are so shaped and positioned that they are co-operatively snap-engagable through the aperture in the panel to mount the plug in the aperture. The legs and the plate portion are manufactured separately and subsequently assembled. A sealing ring having a channel shaped cross-section is optionally attached to the periphery of the plate portion so as to overlie the upper and lower surfaces of the periphery of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Roger Michael Barnett, Douglas William Birmingham