Patents by Inventor Earl L. Decker

Earl L. Decker 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).

  • Hinged pull-down fuse block assembly
    Patent number: 4371743
    Abstract: A fuse block assembly for an automotive vehicle comprises a bracket attached behind the front wall of the vehicle instrument panel, a fuse block hinged to the bracket for movement about a horizontal axis between a generally horizontal position where the fuse block is stored behind the instrument panel and a generally vertical position where the fuse block hangs below the instrument panel for easy access to replace the fuses and the like carried by the fuse block and a manually releasable latch at the opposite end of the fuse block which engages the bracket to hold the fuse block in the stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Earl L. Decker