Patents by Inventor Jan Robert Marcel Verelst

Jan Robert Marcel Verelst 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: 5819830
    Abstract: A manually unrolling awning assembly includes a supporting frame (1) and an awning (2) which can be rolled up and unrolled, wherein the supporting frame (1) has a fixed rear part (3) in which the cloth (2) can be rolled up on a roller (4), and a front part (5) which can be moved relative to this fixed rear part (3), and to which the foremost edge of the cloth (2) is fixed. The fixed part includes a locking element (16) on at least one end which is mounted in a displaceable manner on the fixed end (3) of the supporting frame (1) and which can cooperate with a catch (17), when the cloth (2) is entirely rolled up and in locking position, and which is fixed to the movable front part (5), in order to lock this catch (17), so that the front part (5) of the supporting frame (1) cannot move forward and, consequently, so that the cloth (2) cannot unroll. The locking element (16) can be moved manually from the above-mentioned locking position until the locked catch (17) is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Brutsaert Accessories N.V.
    Inventor: Jan Robert Marcel Verelst