Patents by Inventor Lee T. Egbert

Lee T. Egbert 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).

  • Tube fastener apparatus
    Patent number: 6672792
    Abstract: A fastener connects an insert to a hollow tube. The fastener is formed to have a yoke portion extending between a pair of arm portions, all of which are formed arcuately to conform to the shape of tube. Arm portions have arcuate free ends with horizontally oriented seams. Arm portions include protuberances which then may be cammed between an engagement position with edges of openings in the tube and edges of a cavity space in insert and a disengageable position between the edges. The fastener includes a lifting handle that is spaced away from the tubes surface to form an access gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Interlock Structures Internatioal Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Schipani, Richard K. Strayer, Michael B. Lasky, Lee T. Egbert
  • TUBE FASTENER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20040001738
    Abstract: A fastener connects an insert to a hollow tube. The fastener is formed to have a yoke portion extending between a pair of arm portions, all of which are formed arcuately to conform to the shape of tube. Arm portions have arcuate free ends with horizontally oriented seams. Arm portions include protuberances which then may be cammed between an engagement position with edges of openings in the tube and edges of a cavity space in insert and a disengageable position between the edges. The fastener includes a lifting handle that is spaced away from the tubes surface to form an access gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Interlock Structures International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Schipani, Richard K. Strayer, Michael B. Lasky, Lee T. Egbert