Patents by Inventor Peter Leverton

Peter Leverton 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).

  • Publication number: 20010017001
    Abstract: The invention describes a vermin trap 1 which comprises a length of wire which is bent to form a base 2, a neck 7 and a sharp, barbed point 4. A number of the traps 1 are embedded into a solid support 16 thereby forming an array 14. A number of these arrays 14 are inserted underneath a cover section to form a tunnel trap 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Leverton
  • Patent number: 4015455
    Abstract: A locking unit for immobilizing road vehicles to prevent their unauthorized removal comprises a sealed body which houses a movable locking member projecting from the housing and adapted for connection with a brake or clutch operating foot pedal or hand lever or with the control valve of an air-powered parking brake system. The sealed body also houses a key-released lock of the rotary barrel type having its plunger movable into locking engagement with the locking member manually without use of the key. The locking member may be a ratchet wheel engageable by a pawl which is pushed into engagement by the lock plunger acting on a spring. Further springs ensure the pawl being held clear of the wheel when the lock plunger is withdrawn. A modified form of the unit has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw by which the unit can be clamped around the stem of the draw-pin of a trailer vehicle and locked without using the key, thereby to prevent the hitch of a tractor from being coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1977
    Assignee: Nu-Line Products (Engineering) Limited
    Inventor: Peter Leverton