Patents by Inventor Eric D. Downer

Eric D. Downer 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: 4475262
    Abstract: The invention relates to the game of curling, which is played on an ice surface, and more particularly to a curling broom of the push-type having a handle joined to the sweeping head by means of a swivelling joint, whereby the handle automatically adjusts to the height of the user while leaving the sweeping surface of the broom parallel to the ice surface. The sweeping surface of the broom may be of either the bristle or fabric type. The sweeping head is preferably symmetrical in contour, i.e. circular, square or hexagonal etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Inventor: Eric D. Downer