Patents by Inventor Michael A. F. Ponting

Michael A. F. Ponting 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: 4589170
    Abstract: A fastener for securing a sink unit in a worktop has a clip (11) for attachment to a rail and a hinged clamping member (12) which is tightened up against the underside of the worktop by a screw (25). This threads through the hinge pin (13), and when undone allows the clamping member to swing back to and stay in an inoperative position where it will clear the edge of the hole of the worktop (19) as the unit (20) is lowered in. Doing up the screw causes the clamping member to swing and project a portion (21) under the worktop. The clamping member has guide fingers (23) which engage diametral slots (24) in the ends of the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: Springfast Limited
    Inventor: Michael A. F. Ponting