Patents by Inventor Gary J. Dimas

Gary J. Dimas 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).

  • Position-adjustable receptacle and fasteners therefor
    Patent number: 11011899
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Jack, Gary J. Dimas
  • POSITION-ADJUSTABLE RECEPTACLE AND FASTENERS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190267783
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Electrical Improvement Products LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. JACK, Gary J. DIMAS
  • Position-adjustable receptacle and fasteners therefor
    Patent number: 10291006
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Electrical Improvement Products LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Jack, Gary J. Dimas
  • POSITION-ADJUSTABLE RECEPTACLE AND FASTENERS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180175598
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Electrical Improvement Products LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. JACK, Gary J. Dimas
  • Position-adjustable receptacle and fasteners therefor
    Patent number: 9859696
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Electrical Improvement Products LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Jack, Gary J. Dimas