Patents by Inventor Leland E. Easter

Leland E. Easter 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).

  • Automatic conduit anchorage device
    Patent number: 4657212
    Abstract: A control cable anchor for securing a control cable in an opening having an elongated body with a shouldered end, axial slots in the body surface and locking pawls positioned within the slots. The pawls have a first end spaced from the shouldered end of the body which cooperates with the shouldered end to sandwich a wall which defines the opening. The pawls have a fulcrum point which engages the bottom of the slots. The pawls are biased into their first or locking position but may pivot about the fulcrum to be retracted at least partially beneath the body surface for insertion through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Acco Babcock Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Gilmore, Leland E. Easter