Patents by Inventor Gerald A. Draffkorn, Jr.

Gerald A. Draffkorn, Jr. 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: 5829654
    Abstract: A rack assembly for securing cargo on a roof of a vehicle. The rack has a pair of mounting bracket assemblies for attaching securely to the roof of a vehicle, a cross member with a plurality of apertures located at predetermined positions between its transverse axis and each of its ends so as to provide pairs of attachment points (each pair defining a unique spacing distance correlating to a different vehicle roof width) and a pair of support assemblies for adjustably coupling between respective mounting bracket assemblies and the cross member to support the cross member above the roof of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Knaack Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Weger, Jr., Freddie C. Webb, Gerald A. Draffkorn, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5308126
    Abstract: A lock system for a container with a movable closure or lid. The lock system includes a pivotally mounted latch member, a corresponding rigid latch member which interlocks with the pivoting latch member when the closure is closed, and a push-button lock mechanism having a shoulder portion which engages and displaces the pivoting latch member, thereby permitting the closure to be opened, when the lock mechanism is in its "unlocked" position and the push-button is depressed. The pivoting latch member includes a pair of plates slideably coupled to one another, one pivotally mounted in the container and the other supporting a cross-member which engages the rigid latch member. The pivoting latch member has a slot through which the shoulder portion of the lock mechanism passes (without engaging or displacing the latch member) when the lock mechanism is "locked".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Knaack Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Weger, Jr., Richard A. Koenig, Gerald A. Draffkorn, Jr., Steven J. Rogman, Jose R. Rodriquez