Patents by Inventor Gerard Bari

Gerard Bari 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).

  • Device for temporarily axially immobilizing a shaft in a body such as a steering column casing tube
    Patent number: 5110233
    Abstract: Inside a body or tube (1), a shaft (2) carries a collar (10) which is provided with a flange or circumferential rib (14) and is mounted on the shaft in a fixed manner. The flange is retained between two radial abutments (18, 19) carried by a locking element (16) fitted in an aperture in the tube. The radial abutments are suitably shaped and cooperate with a cam formed on the collar (10) for facilitating the ejection of the locking element (16) under the effect of a rotation of the shaft (2). This device is especially adapted to the immobilization of a steering shaft in a steering column tube before the mounting of the latter on a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: ECIA
    Inventors: Andre Hoblingre, Patrick Courvoisier, Gerard Bari