Patents by Inventor James C. Gast

James C. Gast 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: 9352241
    Abstract: A rubber band powered toy vehicle uses the stored energy of a twisted rubber band to power a propeller during vehicle travel, either airborne flight or water borne travel. The vehicle has a slide tube attached to its underside which is slidably disposed along a main tube, the main tube having the rubber band passing therethrough. Prior to flight, the slide tube and its attached vehicle are slid rearwardly along the main tube until stopped by a positioning ring. Once the vehicle is released for travel, the rubber band untwists providing energy for rotation of the propeller. When the vehicle crashes, either during a crash landing into the ground or crashing in flight into an object, the slide tube and its attached vehicle slide forwardly along the main tube in order to act as a shock absorber for the crash in order to help protect the components of the toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: James C Gast
  • Patent number: 7121853
    Abstract: The locking device for electrical plugs includes a housing for receiving the prongs of at least one electrical plug therein. The distal end of a rod is pivotally secured to the inner face of a rear wall of the housing, with the rod being received by holes formed in the prongs of the electrical plug. A support is mounted to the front exterior face of the housing and has a channel formed in its upper surface. The front face further has an opening formed therethrough for receiving the proximal end of the rod, which is further releasably received within the channel. A lock is mounted to the support for selectively and releasably locking the rod within the channel, thusly releasably locking the prongs to the rod within the housing. The locking device allows the prongs of electrical plugs to be secured within the housing in order to prevent theft and, further, as a safety precaution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventor: James C. Gast