Patents by Inventor Lorn O. Shaffner

Lorn O. Shaffner 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).

  • Line fastening unit
    Patent number: 4763595
    Abstract: A line securing or fastening device having a base, a neck tapering upwardly from the base and a generally arcuate knob portion on top of the neck and two transverse wedge-shaped channel openings through the principal axis passing through the device and the channels separating the neck and knob into plural segments or posts open at the top and adapted to be firmly secured to a structure such as a hull or deck so as to provide an easy means of adjustably securing lines, such as mooring lines and admitting of quick release from the fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Inventor: Lorn O. Shaffner
  • Line fastening unit
    Patent number: 4683831
    Abstract: A line securing or fastening device having a base, a neck tapering upwardly from the base and a generally arcuate knob portion on top of the neck and two transverse wedge-shaped channel openings through the principal axis passing through the device and the channels separating the neck and knob into four segments or posts open at the top and adapted to be firmly secured to a structure such as a hull or deck so as to provide an easy means of adjustably securing lines, such as mooring lines and admitting of quick release from the fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventor: Lorn O. Shaffner