Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Hortick

Nicholas P. Hortick 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).

  • Extension member anchor
    Patent number: 5699975
    Abstract: A spring drive retractor having a case with an inner space for a spring and a reel, with one end of the spring connected to the case and the other end of the spring connected to the reel, with an extension member having one end connected to the reel and the other end passing outward through the case, with the reel comprising a body and a post molded as a single piece with the post projecting laterally from the body in line with a transverse opening in the body and with the post and body joined by a rupturable membrane, the post having an extension member receiving opening whereby an extension member may be connected to the reel by driving the post into the body opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: West Coast Chain Mfg. Company
    Inventors: Edward C. Paugh, Harley W. Leafstone, Nicholas P. Hortick