Patents by Inventor Mark L. Stow

Mark L. Stow 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: 5737977
    Abstract: A toe clip is designed for placement on a pedal for facilitating disengagement of a user's foot. The toe clip includes a foot strap member for capturing a user's foot. The strap member includes strap elements for engaging surfaces of the user's foot. A coupler is provided for selectively coupling the foot strap member to the pedal for facilitating the release of the user's foot from its capture by the toe clip. The coupler includes a bracket member coupled to the pedal, and a magnet member coupled with the bracket member. The coupler also includes a release member coupled to the foot strap member and magnetically coupled to the magnet member. A hinge is provided for hingedly coupling the release member to the bracket member, and a spring is provided for biasing the release member into engagement with the magnet member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventors: Richard J. Surdi, Mark L. Stow
  • Patent number: D272737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: John C. Coons, Jean M. Beirise, Richard E. Riley, James M. Gray, Mark L. Stow