Patents by Inventor Louis W. Berklich, Jr.

Louis W. Berklich, Jr. 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).

  • Bench seat floor latching mechanism
    Patent number: 4759580
    Abstract: A floor latching mechanism particularly adapted for attaching a bench seat to a motor vehicle floor which permits the seat to be conveniently removed from the vehicle. The floor latching mechanism includes a retractable actuation handle which drives a pair of hooks that are engageable with shafts attached to the motor vehicle floor. When the actuation handle is rotated, a cam partially lifts the bench seat and maintains the hooks out of engagement with the floor shafts. The floor latching mechanisms may be actuated to a parked position wherein the mechanism will not inadvertently reengage the floor shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Hoover Universal, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis W. Berklich, Jr., Richard A. Furst, David W. Husted