Patents by Inventor Harold R. Haines

Harold R. Haines 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: 4289166
    Abstract: Drain/check valve of soft elastomer for floor of vehicle, resembles a musom. Top surface of mushroom head has radial grooves. Central passage through head terminates in a tapered flat edge of mushroom stem which is normally closed. Head is peripherally grooved in grommet-like fashion to yieldably accept edges of hole-defining floor surface or similar panel. With valve in place, elastomer between radial grooves extends radially inward beyond walls of passage below head, thus forming narrowest part of passageway. Passage diverges downward, when wide open, and passage in its preformed state is progressively larger in overall perimeter and towards the terminal lower end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Harold R. Haines