Patents by Inventor Frank S. Romano

Frank S. Romano 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: 4611848
    Abstract: An improved sliding cover assembly for converting the open body of a truck, or the like, to a closed body. The assembly comprises an articulated-type cover slidably mounted in a pair of parallel tracks of C-shaped cross-section, each of the said tracks having a lengthwise coextensive channel communicating with the interior space of the open body. The cover includes a plurality of rectangular panels successively disposed adjacent to one another and extending across said open body. Each panel includes a first semi-cylindrical edge portion and a second, semi-cylindrical edge portion having a radius larger than the radius of the first edge portion, said first edge portion being concentric with, and rotatably received by, said second edge portion of the adjacent panel, the successive panels preferably being alternately wide and narrow, whereby the cover may be wound into a space-saving rolled configuration for storage when the cover is slid to its open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Inventor: Frank S. Romano