Patents by Inventor Michael W. Benton

Michael W. Benton 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: 4560229
    Abstract: A safety device that is attachable to battery posts to extend the effective length of such posts. The device has a looped proximal end that is slideably mounted on a battery post in underlying relation to a cable clamp, and a flat distal end integrally formed with the proximal end. The distal and proximal ends of the device are electrically conductive, but a non-conductive cover is provided to encase the distal end of the device when it is not in use. A juncture line is formed where the proximal and distal ends meet, and the juncture line is yieldable so that the angular disposition between the distal and proximal ends of the device can be adjusted from a coplanar, 180 degree angular relationship to a substantially perpendicular relationship, the coplanar adjustment having utility in the context of side mounted battery posts and the latter adjustment having utility in the context of top mounted battery posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Inventor: Michael W. Benton