Patents by Inventor Louis Imbert

Louis Imbert 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: 4690467
    Abstract: A security housing for storing and preventing the theft of elongated objects such as a windsurfer and its accessories is provided. The housing includes at least one compartment that is partially open at the top so that a portion of the windsurfer passes therethrough. The compartment has two vertical walls in intersecting planes, and a door and a lock that are controlled by a coin-operated apparatus.The windsurfer and its accessories are prevented from being removed by: a top wall having an oblong opening whose length is less than the width of an accessory, such as a wishbone; a ring attached to one vertical wall that holds an accessory, such as a wishbone, in the compartment; and a tie that is extended transversely across the keel shaft of the windsurfer to hold the windsurfer in the compartment.The compartment may be in the shape of a trapezoid or a triangle in cross-section. A plurality of compartments may be attached adjacent to one another in either a linear or circular configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Inventor: Louis Imbert