Patents by Inventor Harry Swenson

Harry Swenson 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).

  • Self-locking pin
    Patent number: 7147420
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson, III
  • Self-locking pin
    Publication number: 20050158147
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson
  • Self-locking pin
    Publication number: 20050147484
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson
  • Self-locking pin
    Patent number: 6872039
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson, III
  • Self-locking pin
    Publication number: 20040218992
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Pivot Point Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson
  • Retaining mechanism for securing connecting members
    Patent number: 5784760
    Abstract: A retaining mechanism or lanyard for retaining a connecting member proximate to a point of connection. A flexible elongated member has an eyelet or loop on a first end, a connector having a connecting pin on the opposite end and a receptacle in between. The connecting member is placed between the connector and receptacle after which the connector is snap fit into the receptacle. The lanyard has unitary construction from a plastic material and requires no additional components during fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Inc.
    Inventors: Rue Leitzke, Harry Swenson, Roman Baus, Frank Lodi