Patents by Inventor John C. Kilgore, III

John C. Kilgore, III 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: 5749687
    Abstract: A wall toggle apparatus (10) for securing a threaded fastening member (18) to a wallboard wall (16) including a saw member (12) having an annular body (20). The body has a central passage (22) extending the length of the saw member and interrupted by a threaded external portion (38) having a slot (40) adapted for receiving the threads of the fastening member. The saw member further includes opposed openings (32) extending through the walls of the body. The leading end of the saw member further includes a plurality of teeth (30) for sawing through the wallboard wall. The wall toggle (10) further includes a toggle member (14) which includes a ratchet portion (54) adapted to receive the threads of the fastening member. The toggle member further includes a central hole (60). In operation the saw member is rotated against the face of a wallboard wall sawing into the wall and creating a hole therein. The saw member is further rotated to secure the saw member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventor: John C. Kilgore, III