Patents by Inventor Ivan C. Hines

Ivan C. Hines 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: 4244594
    Abstract: This invention relates to braking devices employed with creepers. Provision of a brake which eliminates or greatly reduces undesirable head, arm and hand, and other body movements required to actuate braking is achieved by this invention. A brake control flap (23) is attached to or formed at the rear of the creeper floor (12, 13). A brake (21) with resilient strip (26) is attached to the underside of the flap (23). Weight placement causes the flap (23) to bend from a straight conformation level with the floor (13) into a downwardly arcuate conformation disposing the resilient strip (26) against the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Inventor: Ivan C. Hines