Patents by Inventor Jimmy Don Shafer

Jimmy Don Shafer 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).

  • Fabric structures with tensioner and tensioner device
    Patent number: 7757439
    Abstract: A fabric covered rigid frame structure having at least three elongate rafters; at least one column supporting the rafters; a fabric cover; a cord system or a web system encircling the fabric cover; and at least one tensioner formed in an end of at least one elongate rafter, wherein the tensioner includes an opening formed in an end of the elongate rafter along the axis of the rafter; a first fitting disposed between the opening and an end of the elongate rafter; a rod disposed in the elongate rafter along an axis of the rafter through the first fitting, wherein the rod comprises threads that are exposed to at least a portion of the opening; means for engaging the rod through the first fitting; and a sliding block with hook disposed on the threads of the rod interior of the elongate rafter wherein the hook engages the fabric cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hendee Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Ranieri, Jimmy Don Shafer
  • Fabric structures with tensioner and tensioner device
    Patent number: 7516577
    Abstract: A fabric covered rigid frame structure having at least three elongate rafters; at least one column supporting the rafters; a fabric cover; a cord system or a web system encircling the fabric cover; and at least one tensioner formed in an end of at least one elongate rafter, wherein the tensioner includes an opening formed in an end of the elongate rafter along the axis of the rafter; a first fitting disposed between the opening and an end of the elongate rafter; a rod disposed in the elongate rafter along an axis of the rafter through the first fitting, wherein the rod comprises threads that are exposed to at least a portion of the opening; means for engaging the rod through the first fitting; and a sliding block with hook disposed on the threads of the rod interior of the elongate rafter wherein the hook engages the fabric cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hendee Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Christoper Paul Ranieri, Jimmy Don Shafer