Patents by Inventor Kenneth Leffel

Kenneth Leffel 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: 4377294
    Abstract: A fender and support bar is provided for automotive vehicle wheel sets. The fender comprises a panel having a support seat formed thereon intermediate its longitudinal ends and the support comprises an elongated tube which is rigidly connected to the panel. The rigid mechanical connection is provided by pairs of clamping plates disposed at opposite sides of an inner wall of the support bar and a wheel set facing surface of the fender panel. A plurality of clamping bolts are positioned along the elongated clamping plates and the heads of these bolts are secured to that clamping plate inserted within the interior of the tube to facilitate assembly. Mounting of the support bar in supported relationship to a vehicle chassis is by a telescopic sleeve assembly utilizing compression clamps to obtain a fixed position connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1983
    Assignee: Lancaster Colony Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Lockwood, Kenneth Leffel, Joseph A. Ferrante