Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Profeta

Joseph G. Profeta 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: 4378883
    Abstract: An improved bicycle transport container comprising a pair of hinged sides including an interior configured to hold a bicycle with minimum of unused interior which is space. The hinged sides contain matching openings therethrough which coincide with the position of the frame opening in a conventional bicycle whereby the container when closed and either containing a bicycle or not may be easily transported by hand or over the shoulder using the opening as the point of grip or support. The container is preferably formed of two unitary sides of vacuum formed plastic resin sheet material and may be lined with padding material to cushion the container. Optionally, the container may include additional openings or fasteners on one or both sides of the container to engage support hangers for storage of the container and bicycle or for transportation as on a rear bumper carrier of a vehicle. The entire container may be of a unitary member employing an integral hinge between the sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Inventor: Joseph G. Profeta