Patents by Inventor Rae E. Howell

Rae E. Howell 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: 5050654
    Abstract: An umbrella table cover formed generally of a sheet of flexible material sized to usefully cover an umbrella table and including a flexible, expandable, elastic collar secured to the mid-portion of the flexible material. The collar is adapted to receive and elastically bias against the umbrella pole passed therethrough so as to properly orient and retain the table cover atop the umbrella table, prevent debris from dropping through the central aperture in the table, and restrict billowing of the table cover in a breeze. The collar may include additional flexible material which is extendable upwardly along the umbrella pole to decoratively enhance elastically securing the collar around the pole. The collar may also include a close-fitting resilient ring closely yet slideably mating against the umbrella pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventors: James K. Howell, Rae E. Howell