Patents by Inventor Philippe Delhaye

Philippe Delhaye 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: 7464656
    Abstract: The device includes a planar body (3) secured to a harness bar (2), a hook (10) pivotably mounted on the front portion of the body (3) about a pin (9) transversal to the body, wherein said hook comprises a pointed end (13) on the rear side thereof, a hairpin spring (15) with the facing ends of the branches thereof engaged in apertures (16) of the body that are offset so as to rotate the entire spring unit forwards, and such that the central portion of the spring (15) locks the hook (10) by engaging same at the rear of the pointed end (13) thereof, and a lever (11), hinged to the body (3) about a pin (17) parallel to the pin (9) of the hook (10) and located above same, comprising an upper portion (18), above the pin (17), facing upwards and forwards and a lower portion (19) facing downwards and rearwards, the lower end of which engages the forward-facing surface of the branches of the hairpin spring (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: Wichard, Ecole Nationale de Voile
    Inventors: Arnaud Garin, Florence Lebrun, Philippe Delhaye
  • Publication number: 20070289515
    Abstract: The device includes a planar body (3) secured to a harness bar (2), a hook (10) pivotably mounted on the front portion of the body (3) about a pin (9) transversal to the body, wherein said hook comprises a pointed end (13) on the rear side thereof, a hairpin spring (15) with the facing ends of the branches thereof engaged in apertures (16) of the body that are offset so as to rotate the entire spring unit forwards, and such that the central portion of the spring (15) locks the hook (10) by engaging same at the rear of the pointed end (13) thereof, and a lever (11), hinged to the body (3) about a pin (17) parallel to the pin (9) of the hook (10) and located above same, comprising an upper portion (18), above the pin (17), facing upwards and forwards and a lower portion (19) facing downwards and rearwards, the lower end of which engages the forward-facing surface of the branches of the hairpin spring (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Arnaud Garin, Florence Lebrun, Philippe Delhaye