Patents by Inventor Richard D. Whitlock

Richard D. Whitlock 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).

  • Toggle switch actuating apparatus
    Patent number: 4256943
    Abstract: Apparatus for actuating an electrical toggle switch including a rigid rod member, carriage means disposed along the length of the rod member supporting the rod member for movement with respect thereto, fastening means associated with the carriage means for securing the carriage means to a fixed surface adjacent to an electrical toggle switch, connecting means on the end of the rod member adjacent to the switch, the connecting means including a rod-engaging portion, a toggle-engaging portion and a pivotable section connecting the rod-engaging portion with the toggle-engaging portion, and an enlarged portion on the free end of the rod member remote from the toggle switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Inventor: Richard D. Whitlock