Patents by Inventor J. Prest

J. Prest 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).

  • Publication number: 20070210215
    Abstract: An inclined support system for a drain hose enhances drainage of wastewater from a holding tank of a recreational vehicle to a disposal facility. The support system includes one or more sawhorse-like fixtures with legs having slanted lower edges in contact with the ground to provide an inclined drain hose supporting cross member. The legs pivot about the cross member and upon insertion of the drain hose intermediate the legs above the cross member, the upper ends of the legs bear thereagainst to define and stabilize the cant or splay of the legs. Upon removal of the hose, the elements of the fixture are foldable to a compact flattened configuration for storage. In another embodiment, one or more slotted cylindrical elements serve as a support for the drain hose. A plurality of pairs of descending length legs are detachably attachable within opposed channels depending from the support to place the support at an incline and enhance the flow of fluid through the drain hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventor: J. Prest
  • Publication number: 20070175847
    Abstract: Opposed walls of three hingedly attached grid walls are secured to one another by a first strap having folded back ends for partially encircling a segment of a wire element of each opposed grid wall. A second strap is placed adjacent the first strap with the ends of the second strap bearing against the partially encircled wire elements to retain the wire elements within the respective folded back ends. Nylon ties or bolts may be used to secure the first and second straps to one another. Two or more pairs of first and second straps support a grid wall serving as a shelf and the shelf may be secured to the straps by pairs of nylon ties. To provide mobility to the display rack, fixed or pivotable wheels are supported by the lowermost pairs of first and second straps and may be secured thereto by nylon ties or by nut and bolt combinations. A billboard unit having four panels is formed by two three-segmented panels placed orthogonally upon one another to permit upward bending of the pairs of outer panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: J. Prest
  • Publication number: 20050155178
    Abstract: A rug for use on a step of a depth less than the width of the rug includes sets of male and female snap locks for engaging an edge of the rug to the surface of the step. Similar sets of snap locks are attached to an opposed edge of the rug for attachment to a riser supporting the step. Sets of hook and loop fasteners may be disposed on opposed edges of the rug intermediate the snap locks to secure the edges to the respective step and riser. Because of the overlap feature of the rug that extends onto the riser, the rug is capable of covering steps of different depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventor: J. Prest