Patents by Inventor John Hitsman

John Hitsman 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).

  • Strap winder
    Patent number: 10266364
    Abstract: A compact, portable strap winder includes a housing, a shaft having an outer reel section rotatable in the housing, a positioner for controlling movement of the shaft in the housing, whereby the reel section extends out of the housing for receiving a strap or the shaft is releasably stored in the housing. A handle is provided on the outer end of the shaft for rotating the shaft. The handle can be removed from the shaft and stored in a pocket in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: 2204217 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: John Hitsman
  • Strap winder
    Publication number: 20180194589
    Abstract: A compact, portable strap winder includes a housing, a shaft having an outer reel section rotatable in the housing, a positioner for controlling movement of the shaft in the housing, whereby the reel section extends out of the housing for receiving a strap or the shaft is releasably stored in the housing. A handle is provided on the outer end of the shaft for rotating the shaft. The handle can be removed from the shaft and stored in a pocket in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: 2204217 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: John Hitsman
  • Strap winder and carrier
    Patent number: 9925911
    Abstract: A tie down strap winder and carrier includes a basket for carrying a plurality of straps in side-by-side relationship to each other, a pocket on one end of the basket for storing a reel, which can be removed from the pocket and inserted into a socket in an outer end of the pocket and basket for receiving and winding a strap, and a slider for mounting on the reel to facilitate removal of a wound strap from the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: 2204217 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: John Hitsman
  • Strap winder and carrier
    Publication number: 20170113597
    Abstract: A tie down strap winder and carrier includes a basket for carrying a plurality of straps in side-by-side relationship to each other, a pocket on one end of the basket for storing a reel, which can be removed from the pocket and inserted into a socket in an outer end of the pocket and basket for receiving and winding a strap, and a slider for mounting on the reel to facilitate removal of a wound strap from the reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: 2204217 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: John Hitsman