Patents by Inventor Gary Ray Phelps

Gary Ray Phelps 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).

  • Method and device for installing a cornice
    Patent number: 5660219
    Abstract: A cornice has an elongate frontpiece that has a decorative front side and a back side, an opening in the back side of the frontpiece, and a fastener having a first projection on one side thereof for mounting in the opening of the frontpiece and a second projection on another side thereof for engaging with a headrail so that the frontpiece can be mounted to the headrail by engaging the first projection of the fastener with the frontpiece and engaging the second projection of the fastener with the headrail. The cornice can be installed to the headrail by inserting the first projection into the opening of the frontpiece, rotating the fastener 90.degree. while the first projection is in the opening to secure the first projection within the opening, and mounting the second projection to the headrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Arthur Ford, Steven Ray Haarer, Gary Ray Phelps, Michael Edward Fitzgerald