Patents by Inventor Robert Horter

Robert Horter 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: 4159721
    Abstract: A sanitary pressure relief device which includes a rigid sleeve having an annular resilient collar secured to one end thereof, as by a ring clamp. This resilient collar is adapted to be clampingly and sealingly engaged around the end of a cleanout fitting, as by a further ring clamp. An elongated resilient glove is clampingly and sealingly engaged to the other end of the sleeve, as by a further ring clamp, which glove permits removal of a screw plug from the cleanout fitting. The sleeve has a discharge opening formed in the sidewall thereof, and a length of hose is connected to this discharge opening. A suitable valve or clamp is associated with the hose for opening and closing same, to permit the controlled discharge of liquid from a drain pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1979
    Inventor: Robert Horter