Patents by Inventor Réal Royer

Réal Royer 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: 6805395
    Abstract: A tarpaulin rod securing device for use with a vehicle having an open area covered by a tarpaulin, the device comprising a first member having a recess formed therein with an access opening to the recess, and a second movable member which is movable between first and second positions, the second movable member permitting a rod to enter the recess while preventing withdrawal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Réal Royer
  • Publication number: 20040000798
    Abstract: A tarpaulin rod securing device for use with a vehicle having an open area covered by a tarpaulin, the device comprising a first member having a recess formed therein with an access opening to the recess, and a second movable member which is movable between first and second positions, the second movable member permitting a rod to enter the recess while preventing withdrawal thereof
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Real Royer
  • Patent number: 6595594
    Abstract: An assembly for selectively rolling and unrolling a tarpaulin so as to correspondingly uncover and tautly cover a top opening of an open-topped container. The assembly includes a rolling rod secured to the tarpaulin adjacent 5 an edge thereof. The rolling rod is operatively mounted over the top opening to roll up the tarpaulin therearound so as to uncover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards a first container side wall in a first rod rotational direction. The rolling rod being also operatively mounted over the top opening to unroll the tarpaulin so as to cover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards the second container side wall in a second rod rotational direction. The assembly also includes a winch drum attached to the rolling rod adjacent one of the rod longitudinal ends so as to rotate solidarly therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Real Royer
  • Publication number: 20030052506
    Abstract: An assembly for selectively rolling and unrolling a tarpaulin so as to correspondingly uncover and tautly cover a top opening of an open-topped container. The assembly includes a rolling rod secured to the tarpaulin adjacent 5 an edge thereof. The rolling rod is operatively mounted over the top opening to roll up the tarpaulin therearound so as to uncover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards a first container side wall in a first rod rotational direction. The rolling rod being also operatively mounted over the top opening to unroll the tarpaulin so as to cover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards the second container side wall in a second rod rotational direction. The assembly also includes a winch drum attached to the rolling rod adjacent one of the rod longitudinal ends so as to rotate solidarly therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Real Royer
  • Publication number: 20020021018
    Abstract: An assembly for selectively rolling and unrolling a tarpaulin so as to correspondingly uncover and tautly cover a top opening of an open-topped container. The assembly includes a rolling rod secured to the tarpaulin adjacent an edge thereof. The rolling rod is operatively mounted over the top opening to roll up the tarpaulin therearound so as to uncover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards a first container side wall in a first rod rotational direction. The rolling rod being also operatively mounted over the top opening to unroll the tarpaulin so as to cover the top opening when rotated about the rod longitudinal axis towards the second container side wall in a second rod rotational direction. The assembly also includes a winch drum attached to the rolling rod adjacent one of the rod longitudinal ends so as to rotate solidarly therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Real Royer