Patents by Inventor Harold O. Horton, Jr.

Harold O. Horton, 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: 4419794
    Abstract: A portable two-part fastening device having a female section including a keyhole, a spring within the female section, and a ridge supported by the spring, an open channel in the female section contiguous with the narrow dimension of the keyhole, and means for mounting the female section to one part of the device. A male section comprises a button larger than the keyhole but having a width less than the open channel, with a flattened stud connecting said button to the other part of the two device. The button has an indentation on the outer face thereof of a geometrical configuration so as to mate with the ridge on the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: Repco Incorporated
    Inventors: Harold O. Horton, Jr., William B. Thompson