Patents by Inventor Robert E. Ekle, JR.

Robert E. Ekle, JR. 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).

  • PEDESTAL WRAP SECURITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200399933
    Abstract: A security device for a retail item or packaging has housing that retains a gear that is operably connected to a pawl with two arms. One arm of the pawl is operably engaged by the gear. The other arm of the pawl is operably engaged with an unlocking key within the housing. The unlocking key is operably controlled by an unlocking tool by inserting a portion of the unlocking tool into a complementary portion of the unlocking key through a keyway formed in the housing. The unlocking key may have a magnet or components that are attracted to a magnet that enable the unlocking key to disengage a slot formed in the housing to allow the unlocking key to rotate to move the pawl. The housing may additionally be formed with a channel that allows a plurality of similarly constructed security devices to be tethered or daisy-chained together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Vanguard Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Kelsch, Jasen P. Biggins, Lee H. Eckert, Robert E. Ekle, JR., Joel A. Jenkins