Patents by Inventor Robert J. Benkoski

Robert J. Benkoski 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cutting cordage and the like
    Patent number: 5097733
    Abstract: An apparatus 10 for safely cutting cordage has central frame members 11 that defines a cord working space 17 in which a cutting blade 33 having an elongated cutting edge 34 is mounted. Spring biased blade guards 40 are mounted on each side of the blade which are movable between a position shielding the blade cutting edge and a position exposing the blade cutting edge. A length of cordage is manually cut by drawing it against the blade guards and forcing them from their blade edge shielding position to their blade edge exposing position and then drawing the cordage over the exposed blade edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Wellington Leisure Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Benkoski