Patents by Inventor Margie K. Tipple

Margie K. Tipple 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: 4958758
    Abstract: A multi-looped cane retaining strap arranged to be releasably connected to a cane user's wrist and a cane, includes a wrist portion and a flexible cord attached to one another by a swivel device. The wrist portion includes a molded body with a transverse slot formed at one end and a soft flexible strip of material attached at the other end. The flexible material is inserted through the transverse slot and fastened by a loop-and-pile fastener to the user's wrist. The flexible cord is adjustable in length and size of the loop for retaining the cane. The multi-looped cane retaining strap provides for the cane to be in close proximity to the user in order to alleviate the inconveniences associated with cane use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Inventors: Jerome E. Tipple, Margie K. Tipple