Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew CUMMING

Robert Andrew CUMMING 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: 20230257026
    Abstract: A track fitting for securing a structure to an open-top channeled track may include at least one leaf having a flange portion that depends at an angle from a levering portion, and at least one fastener for connecting the levering portion to the structure, wherein in a secured condition, the flange portion is oriented for engagement with an underside of at least one of the two inwardly directed lips and the levering portion extends outside the open-top channel where the fastener secures the levering portion to the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Girardin, Robert Andrew Cumming, James Douglas Wiles, Bryan David Platt
  • Publication number: 20230076151
    Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device in a vehicle. In one embodiment, at least one restraint includes a hand-releasable connection to the vehicle. In other embodiments, the hand releasable connection is formed by a set of mounting details, where the mounting details include a headed stud received in a slot. In yet other embodiments, the hand releasable connection can be formed by a spring loaded locking pin that engages with a bore. In even further embodiments, the headed stud and spring loaded locking pin are coupled to the restraint, while the slot and bore are coupled to the floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick GIRARDIN, Paul Edward SLEVINSKY, Mark EASTON, Gareth HOLLOWAY, Robert Andrew CUMMING
  • Patent number: 11529273
    Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a wheeled mobility device and its occupant in a vehicle. In one embodiment, occupant restraints and an anchor point are provided. The occupant restraints are connected directly to the anchor point, while the anchor point is on a frame of the wheeled mobility device and is adapted for connection to the vehicle for securing the wheeled mobility device and its occupant to the vehicle. With this configuration, occupant loads during an accident will bypass the gurney and occupant head excursions can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: VALEDA COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick Girardin, Paul Edward Slevinsky, Mark Easton, Gareth Holloway, Robert Andrew Cumming
  • Publication number: 20210121342
    Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a gurney in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a conventional antler and rail-type gurney restraint system is improved by the addition of a center latch restraint that engages with a latch member secured by a support bracket to the underside of the gurney. In one configuration, the latch member enters into engagement with the center latch restraint through lateral movement of the control end of the gurney. In that respect, the EMT may use the same autonomic movements used with the conventional antler and rail-type system to secure the gurney in the vehicle. Optionally, one or more of the gurney occupant restraint belts are directly connected to the support bracket, whereby occupant loads during an accident will bypass the gurney and occupant head excursions can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick GIRARDIN, Paul Edward SLEVINSKY, Mark EASTON, Gareth HOLLOWAY, Robert Andrew CUMMING
  • Patent number: 10912687
    Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a gurney in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a conventional antler and rail-type gurney restraint system is improved by the addition of a center latch restraint that engages with a latch member secured by a support bracket to the underside of the gurney. In one configuration, the latch member enters into engagement with the center latch restraint through lateral movement of the control end of the gurney. In that respect, the EMT may use the same autonomic movements used with the conventional antler and rail-type system to secure the gurney in the vehicle. Optionally, one or more of the gurney occupant restraint belts are directly connected to the support bracket, whereby occupant loads during an accident will bypass the gurney and occupant head excursions can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Valeda Company, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Girardin, Paul Edward Slevinsky, Mark Easton, Gareth Holloway, Robert Andrew Cumming
  • Publication number: 20200093663
    Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are a restraint system for securing a gurney in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a conventional antler and rail-type gurney restraint system is improved by the addition of a center latch restraint that engages with a latch member secured by a support bracket to the underside of the gurney. In one configuration, the latch member enters into engagement with the center latch restraint through lateral movement of the control end of the gurney. In that respect, the EMT may use the same autonomic movements used with the conventional antler and rail-type system to secure the gurney in the vehicle. Optionally, one or more of the gurney occupant restraint belts are directly connected to the support bracket, whereby occupant loads during an accident will bypass the gurney and occupant head excursions can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: VALEDA COMPANY (d/b/a "Q'Straint")
    Inventors: Patrick GIRARDIN, Paul Edward SLEVINSKY, Mark EASTON, Gareth HOLLOWAY, Robert Andrew CUMMING