Patents by Inventor Larry Hammond

Larry Hammond 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).

  • Apparatus for removing and reinstalling the hardtop of an automobile
    Patent number: 7568678
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing and reinstalling the detachable hardtop of an automobile; the hardtop comprising a pair of opposite side panels, each panel comprising a downwardly extending pin at its bottom. The apparatus comprises a bracket for engaging the pins, an overhead winch for elevating and lowering the hardtop about the bracket, and adjustable straps for balancing the hardtop such that the hardtop is maintained in the same horizontal position as on the automobile when elevated and/or lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Larry Hammond
  • Apparatus for removing and reinstalling the hardtop of an automobile
    Publication number: 20090035115
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing and reinstalling the detachable hardtop of an automobile; the hardtop comprising a pair of opposite side panels, each panel comprising a downwardly extending pin at its bottom. The apparatus comprises a bracket for engaging the pins, an overhead winch for elevating and lowering the hardtop about the bracket, and adjustable straps for balancing the hardtop such that the hardtop is maintained in the same horizontal position as on the automobile when elevated and/or lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Larry Hammond
  • Taco holder
    Patent number: D328406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventors: Sabrina Hammond, Larry Hammond