Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Elinski

Kevin J. Elinski 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).

  • Cylindrical lock with cam down retaining tumbler
    Patent number: 5355703
    Abstract: A cylinder lock set includes a retaining tumbler which has a cammed outer tip adapted to be received in a receptive slot such that the cylinder may be rotated in the slot to engage the cammed outer tip of the retaining tumbler and cam down the tumbler into the cylinder to provide clearance between the slot and the cylinder for facilitating insertion of the cylinder into a receptive sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Elinski, William D. Boppre
  • Bezel retained push button assembly
    Patent number: 5289706
    Abstract: A device for preventing the undesired rotation of a key and cylinder within a sleeve of an automobile steering column ignition assembly. The device prevents rotation of a key from an off position to a lock position, and the consequent locking of the steering wheel, unless an adjacent button is depressed. Rotation is prevented by the interference of a blocking element on the button itself with an end face of a flange projecting from a cap covering the outer end of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald R. Krebs, Kevin J. Elinski