Patents by Inventor Leslie M. Howard

Leslie M. Howard 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).

  • Fitting for structural pipe
    Patent number: 4540307
    Abstract: A fitting having a body provided with a pair of generally parallel, spaced arms extending therefrom, each having one of a pair of confronting camming surfaces thereon, a locking element located between the arms and mounted for pivotal motion about an axis perpendicular to the arms, and means accessible exteriorly of the fitting body for selectively pivoting the locking element to a position between the arms for engagement with the confronting camming surfaces thereof to urge the arms outwardly for interiorly gripping a hollow pipe into which the arms have been inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: The Hollaender Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Robert P. Hollaender, II, Leslie M. Howard, Ernest A. Hund