Patents by Inventor Larry M. Rubin

Larry M. Rubin 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: 5416956
    Abstract: A ring to which things can be tied, hooked or otherwise linked is pivotally affixed to the end of an elongated shank. At the opposite end of the shank is a wide hook, preferably as wide as the connecting ring. Integral with the shank is a leaf member which protrudes into the hollow of the hook. The leaf member and tongue of the hook are biased toward each other. The hook is used to catch a rigid planar lip of a structure. The biasing causes the lip to be clamped between the leaf member and hook tongue to hold the device in place. The hook is oriented so that any tension applied to the connecting ring is counteracted by force against by the hook by the rigid planar lip. Things connected to the ring are thereby anchored by the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Inventor: Larry M. Rubin