Patents by Inventor Harman S. Smith

Harman S. Smith 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: 4221039
    Abstract: A gasket holder clip and method for using the clip to attach a gasket through holes in an underlying flange or the like to maintain alignment of the gasket holes and flange holes. The gasket holder clip is constructed of spring steel wire or other material of high degree of elasticity and rigidity and has a substantially V-shaped configuration with legs of the V-shaped structure having short outwardly turned arms. The clip is employed to hold a gasket having a plurality of holes against an underlying flange, as in an oil pan flange, having holes for registry with the gasket holes by inserting the clip with the legs pressed together through the bottom of the flange hole up and through the gasket hole and then releasing the pressure against the legs of the clip and drawing it down to engage the arms against the top surface of the gasket. The clip maintains the gasket against the flange by the bearing and biasing action of the legs of the clip against the interior walls of the flange hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Inventor: Harman S. Smith