Patents by Inventor Michael Bruton Hargett

Michael Bruton Hargett 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).

  • Co-molded snap-on support base, and support system and method of using the same
    Patent number: 11906089
    Abstract: There is provided a co-molded snap-on support base, including a top portion, and a bottom portion co-molded with the top portion. The bottom portion includes an attachment clip for a one-step snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The attachment clip includes first and second side attachment arms. The attachment clip further includes a lateral retaining strip formed on each of the first and second side attachment arms. The bottom portion further includes at least one secondary retaining clip projecting from an interior surface of the bottom portion of the co-molded snap-on support base. The at least one secondary retaining clip is designed to mate with at least one hole in the elongate bar structure, to align and to further secure the co-molded snap-on support base to the elongate bar structure. The co-molded snap-on support base is used to reduce a time of installation of apparatuses for routing elongate elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bruton Hargett, Brian Erick Waters
  • CO-MOLDED SNAP-ON SUPPORT BASE, AND SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230400124
    Abstract: There is provided a co-molded snap-on support base, including a top portion, and a bottom portion co-molded with the top portion. The bottom portion includes an attachment clip for a one-step snap-on attachment to an elongate bar structure. The attachment clip includes first and second side attachment arms. The attachment clip further includes a lateral retaining strip formed on each of the first and second side attachment arms. The bottom portion further includes at least one secondary retaining clip projecting from an interior surface of the bottom portion of the co-molded snap-on support base. The at least one secondary retaining clip is designed to mate with at least one hole in the elongate bar structure, to align and to further secure the co-molded snap-on support base to the elongate bar structure. The co-molded snap-on support base is used to reduce a time of installation of apparatuses for routing elongate elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bruton Hargett, Brian Erick Waters