Patents by Inventor Lee C. Applegate

Lee C. Applegate 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: 4127120
    Abstract: A pair of straps used in retaining on a torso-board a person with neck or back injuries. General use requires two sets of these straps to adequately restrain the patient. The two straps in a set attach to opposite corners of the board, utilizing openings through it at those locations. The free ends of the straps then connect to each other to secure the injured person. The attachments of the straps to the board allow changes in the overall effective lengths of the straps. Sections of loops and hooks on the straps achieve these variable attachments to the board. The straps' free ends may also connect together at different positions to produce the required tension to immobilize the individual. One of the straps' free end may include a metal loop with the other possessing sections of engageable hooks and loops. Passing the latter partially through the metal loop and engaging hooks with loops connects the two straps together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Inventor: Lee C. Applegate