Patents by Inventor Lambert F. Sellers

Lambert F. Sellers 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).

  • Article carrier having single sided releasable cross bar
    Patent number: 6779696
    Abstract: An article carrier for a motor vehicle having a cross bar with a pair of end supports at each end, where each end support can be simultaneously locked or unlocked by lifting an actuating member of either end support. A principal advantage of the construction of the end supports is that the actuating member thereof can be urged between its locked and unlocked positions without protruding significantly from the end support, and therefore without requiring a significant degree of clearance between the end support and the outer body surface of the vehicle. Thus, the cross bar can be placed closer to the outer body surface of the vehicle while still allowing the actuating member of each end support to be articulated between its locked and unlocked positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: JAC Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Aftanas, Donald R. Potter, Gordon E. Michie, Lambert F. Sellers
  • Article carrier having single sided releasable cross bar
    Publication number: 20030066852
    Abstract: An article carrier for a motor vehicle having a cross bar with a pair of end supports at each end, where each end support can be simultaneously locked or unlocked by lifting an actuating member of either end support. A principal advantage of the construction of the end supports is that the actuating member thereof can be urged between its locked and unlocked positions without protruding significantly from the end support, and therefore without requiring a significant degree of clearance between the end support and the outer body surface of the vehicle. Thus, the cross bar can be placed closer to the outer body surface of the vehicle while still allowing the actuating member of each end support to be articulated between its locked and unlocked positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Aftanas, Donald R. Potter, Gordon E. Michie, Lambert F. Sellers