Patents by Inventor Earl Leiter

Earl Leiter 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: 5360246
    Abstract: A storage locker is shown having a frame supporting a hinged door. A latch plate is fixed to the inner frame for latching the door and enabling it to be locked. The latch plate includes a security finger which is notched, and which engages a rim of the door when the door is closed. The security finger serves to hold the door closed during conventional methods of unauthorized entry. The latch plate also includes a pair of stiffening legs which make it more difficult to bend, thus, making unauthorized entry more difficult. The latch plate also includes a portion for supporting a padlock tab. The portion supporting the padlock tab is yieldable such that force applied to the padlock tab will bend the support portion without allowing the more critical latch plate to bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Republic Storage Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Leiter, Thomas A. Joseph