Patents by Inventor Gary Muto

Gary Muto 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: 4624397
    Abstract: A fold-back support bracket mountable on the back of a fire truck for storage of an automatic flow valve for a fire hose, the bracket having a vertically oriented mounting plate connected to an articulating wing unit having a support plate hingedly coupled to the mounting plate and a pair of parallel guide plates attached perpendicularly to the support plate, the guide plates forming a rack with a horizontal guide slot into which the flow valve is inserted for storage, the valve being locked in place by a first pin and the wing unit being locked in place by a second pin, the wing unit folding back against the mounting plate when the valve and pins are withdrawn to provide improved access to the fire hose stored above the valve bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Inventor: Gary Muto