Patents by Inventor Gordon Block

Gordon 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).

  • Truck box tarpaulin assembly
    Patent number: 4380350
    Abstract: A tarpaulin is held by one edge along one side of the truck body and is rolled on a longitudinally extending roller assembly so that when the roller assembly is rotated, the tarpaulin rolls across the top of the truck box transversely. Spring loaded check cables extend from the ends of the roller and are fastened to the truck body on the other side of the truck body to control the roller and tarpaulin as the roller is being rotated to cover and uncover the top of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Inventor: Gordon Block