Patents by Inventor John H. Eley

John H. Eley 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: 7424958
    Abstract: A storage system is provided with a support panel, having a plurality of sockets, and one or more support members, having mounting posts for engagement within the sockets. Nodules extend from the sides of the mounting posts that are received within recesses formed in the inner walls of the sockets to secure the mounting posts within the sockets. A modular design permits a plurality of support panels to be joined at their edges, to form a larger support panel, or to engage the edge of one panel with the face of another panel to provide a storage shelf. In one embodiment, a horizontal platform and vertical handle both provide surfaces for receiving support members while permitting the device to be mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventor: John H. Eley
  • Patent number: 5330121
    Abstract: A support bracket is designed to support a reel member rotatably mounted on a horizontal portion of an upstanding tube, the reel member having a pair of annular flanges projecting outwardly from a hub to form an annular channel for receiving a hose thereon. The lower end of the upstanding tube is rotatably mounted to one end of a support arm so that the entire reel and upstanding tube member will rotate around a vertical axis. The support arm has a short depending arm which is slidably mounted within a tubular support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventor: John H. Eley
  • Patent number: 5179972
    Abstract: A hose reel includes a reel member rotatably mounted on a horizontal portion of an upsanding tube. The upstanding tube extends vertically from the horizontal portion and thence diagonally, to a lower vertical portion aligned generally under the center of the reel member. The lower end of the upstanding tube is rotatably mounted to one end of a support arm so that the reel and upstanding tube member combination will rotate around a vertical axis. The support arm extends a distance permitting complete rotation of the reel and upstanding tube, and has a short depending arm which is slidably mounted within a tubular support. A flexible hose is inserted through the upstanding tube, and has a swivel valve connected to the lower end thereof and a second swivel valve connected to the upper end thereof, to supply fluid to a hose on the reel while permitting full rotation of the reel member as well as rotation of the upstanding tube on the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Inventor: John H. Eley
  • Patent number: 5109882
    Abstract: A hose reel includes a reel member rotatably mounted on a horizontal portion of an upstanding tube. The upstanding tube extends vertically from the horizontal portion and thence diagonally, to a lower vertical portion aligned generally under the center of the reel member. The lower end of the upstanding tube is rotatably mounted to one end of a support arm so that the reel and upstanding tube member combination will rotate around a vertical axis. The support arm extends a distance permitting complete rotation of the reel and upstanding tube, and has a short depending arm which is slidably mounted within a tubular support. A flexible hose is inserted through the upstanding tube, and has a swivel valve connected to the lower end thereof and a second swivel valve connected to the upper end thereof, to supply fluid to a hose on the reel while permitting full rotation of the reel member as well as rotation of the upstanding tube on the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: John H. Eley