Patents by Inventor Lyn D. Collier

Lyn D. Collier 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).

  • Hatch cover locking mechanism
    Patent number: 4411371
    Abstract: A locking device for a hatch cover is attached to a hinged carrier bar and has a flexible lock strip pivotally attached to the upper surface thereof and movable in a horizontal plane between a locked position underlying an associated roof top mounted latch member and an unlocked position rotated away from the latch member. The locking strip includes a handle which allows it to move in cantilever fashion whereby a locking finger on the flexible strip is lifted and removed from an associated locking opening allowing the strip to be rotated away from the latch to unlock the hatch cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Inventors: Lyn D. Collier, Marvin Stark