Patents by Inventor Iain C. Findlay

Iain C. Findlay 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).

  • Cinch-based towel arrest device
    Patent number: 10080424
    Abstract: A towel arrest device includes a body and two lips opposed from each other and formed integrally to the body. The lips each have a top, a bottom, and an inflection point therebetween. The lips are parallel, spaced apart, and define a slit between the inflection point and the bottom. The lips further converge toward the slit between the tops and the inflection points. The body biases the lips toward each other in response to expansion of the slit. When an item, such as a towel, is thus introduced into the slit, the slit expands to accommodate the towel but the lips exert an inward bias to cinch the towel and secure it in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventor: Iain C. Findlay
  • Cinch-Based Towel Arrest Device
    Publication number: 20170119139
    Abstract: A towel arrest device includes a body and two lips opposed from each other and formed integrally to the body. The lips each have a top, a bottom, and an inflection point therebetween. The lips are parallel, spaced apart, and define a slit between the inflection point and the bottom. The lips further converge toward the slit between the tops and the inflection points. The body biases the lips toward each other in response to expansion of the slit. When an item, such as a towel, is thus introduced into the slit, the slit expands to accommodate the towel but the lips exert an inward bias to cinch the towel and secure it in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Iain C. Findlay