Patents by Inventor Gerald H. Block

Gerald H. Block 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: 4109424
    Abstract: A lightweight and compactible tent structure comprising a single support member preferably having an inverted U shape and preferably being fabricated from a section of inflatable plastic tubing, stake receiving loops affixed to the ends of the support member for anchoring the support member to the ground, a guy line extending in one direction from the support member, and a protective surround attached at one of its ends to the support member and extending therefrom in the direction opposite the guy line, said protective surround tapering at its extended end to engage the body of the camper who reposes in the tent structure whereby the weight of the camper's body engaging the surround coacts with the supporting force of the guy line and the anchoring force of stakes placed in the ground through the support member's stake receiving loops to hold the tent structure in a fixed upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Inventor: Gerald H. Block