Patents by Inventor Gary M. Ayers

Gary M. Ayers 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: 5082233
    Abstract: A hold-down device for office equipment or the like is disclosed herein having an elongated base with a lock retainer at one end and a hook retainer at its opposite end for releasably engaging with the opposite ends of a support member to which equipment is carried. The support member is adhesively attached to the underside of the equipment and the lock retainer includes a rotating latch carried on the support member engageable with an undercut provided on a raised portion carried on the base. A shoulder provided on a lock retainer mounting element guides and locates the placement of the equipment onto the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Inventors: Gary M. Ayers, Paul A. Thomas