Patents by Inventor Robert R. Shearer
Robert R. Shearer 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).
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Patent number: 7331304Abstract: A windshield assembly includes a windshield frame constructed to support a windshield. A plurality of couplers are secured to the windshield frame, and a tower frame for a wakeboard tow rope or cable attachment, radar arch or the like is connected to the windshield frame via the couplers. In one arrangement, the couplers are connected to the wing sections of the windshield frame, and the tower frame extends between the wing sections and above an area defined between the wing sections. The integrated tower frame and windshield simplifies installation for the boat manufacturer while accommodating many varieties of tower and windshield configurations.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Taylor Made Group, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Erskine, Robert R. Shearer
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Patent number: 7222580Abstract: An enclosure is removably securable to a support member including a first part of a releasable fastener. The enclosure includes a panel of material sized to enclose the support member. A flexible flap is affixed to the panel, and a second part of the releasable fastener is affixed to the flexible flap. The second part of the releasable fastener is positioned for engagement with the first part when the panel encloses the support member. By affixing the second part of the releasable fastener to the flexible flap, the position of the fastener is adjustable to accommodate panel shrinkage, manufacturing tolerances and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Taylor Made Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Pat Madden
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Patent number: 7159530Abstract: A convertible boat top provides a covered area to protect the occupants from environmental concerns such as sun, rain, etc. The convertible top is easily deployed and can be unobtrusively tucked away into a storage area. The top can be provided as original equipment or may be embodied as a kit to adapt an existing boat.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2003Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Taylor Made Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil
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Patent number: 6895885Abstract: A boat cover assembly utilizes a windshield bottom trim element which mounts a boat windshield to also mount a boat cover or canopy. The windshield bottom trim element comprises an upper portion defining a windshield receiving channel, a bottom portion having a generally convex outer lower surface. a substantially hollow interior, and a side access opening, and a middle portion comprising a fastener-receiving side opening. A number of different types of fasteners may be received within the fastener-receiving side opening, each connected, or connectable, to a fabric (such as canvas) which can cover the windshield, and also serve as a boat top. The fastener may have a substantially flat first face, a second face having a stem, and first and second flexible projections extending outwardly from the stem, and fabric substantially permanently attached to the elongated body by stitching. The flexible projections may be received by undercut recesses at the access to the fastener-receiving side opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Taylor Made Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Michael W. Vadney
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Patent number: 6725871Abstract: A portable cover unit includes a fabric cover supported by a flexible frame. The fabric cover has sleeves that secure members of the flexible frame, which is constructed with primary frame members extending in a first direction and at least one secondary frame member extending in a second substantially perpendicular direction between the primary frame members. A plurality of connectors are attachable to an object to which the portable cover unit is installed, each including an aperture sized to receive the primary frame members. Structure is also provided for securing the fabric cover to the object to which the portable cover unit is installed. The portable cover unit can be mounted to any open portion of a vehicle such as a boat, golf cart or the like or can be used independently. The structure can be readily disassembled and stored in a compact package.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil, Terry Burk
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Publication number: 20020174820Abstract: A boat cover assembly utilizes a windshield bottom trim element which mounts a boat windshield to also mount a boat cover or canopy. The windshield bottom trim element comprises an upper portion defining a windshield receiving channel, a bottom portion having a generally convex outer lower surface. a substantially hollow interior, and a side access opening, and a middle portion comprising a fastener-receiving side opening. A number of different types of fasteners may be received within the fastener-receiving side opening, each connected, or connectable, to a fabric (such as canvas) which can cover the windshield, and also serve as a boat top. The fastener may have a substantially flat first face, a second face having a stem, and first and second flexible projections extending outwardly from the stem, and fabric substantially permanently attached to the elongated body by stitching. The flexible projections may be received by undercut recesses at the access to the fastener-receiving side opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Applicant: Nelson A. Taylor Co.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Michael W. Vadney
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Patent number: 6453841Abstract: A boat cover assembly utilizes a windshield bottom trim element which mounts a boat windshield to also mount a boat cover or canopy. The windshield bottom trim element comprises an upper portion defining a windshield receiving channel, a bottom portion having a generally convex outer lower surface, a substantially hollow interior, and a side access opening, and a middle portion comprising a fastener-receiving side opening. A number of different types of fasteners may be received within the fastener-receiving side opening, each connected, or connectable, to a fabric (such as canvas) which can cover the windshield, and also serve as a boat top. The fastener may have a substantially flat first face, a second face having a stem, and first and second flexible projections extending outwardly from the stem, and fabric substantially permanently attached to the elongated body by stitching. The flexible projections may be received by undercut recesses at the access to the fastener-receiving side opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Michael W. Vadney
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Patent number: 6443090Abstract: A camper back assembly for attachment to a boat includes a plurality of strut members having one end anchored to the boat, with the end opposite ends of the strut members anchored to the awning or boat structure. The length of the strut members is greater than the linear distance between the anchor points on the boat transom and the awning to provide a dome-like support for a cover portion which is releaseably secured to the boat.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignees: Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.Inventors: Jeffery J. Giffin, Allen J. Lysne, Terry Burk, Edward J. Erskine, Michael Mathewson, Kevin Owens, Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil
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Publication number: 20020026891Abstract: A camper back assembly for attachment to a boat includes a plurality of strut members having one end anchored to the boat, with the end opposite ends of the strut members anchored to the awning or boat structure. The length of the strut members is greater than the linear distance between the anchor points on the boat transom and the awning to provide a dome-like support for a cover portion which is releaseably secured to the boat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Jeffery J. Giffin, Allen J. Lysne, Terry Burk, Edward J. Erskine, Michael Mathewson, Kevin Owens, Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil
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Patent number: 6026761Abstract: The present invention is an improved arch for a boat. The improved arch includes at least one channel which extends at least partially along the port and starboard sides of the arch and at least partially across the top member of the arch. The channel is designed to receive water and direct that water away from the cockpit area of the boat. Additionally, the present invention includes a canopy mounting system particularly adapted for the arch of the present invention. The system includes a first locking strip attachment to a surface. The first member includes at least one fastening channel having a restricted opening. A locking member is adapted to be attached to a canopy and has at least one locking flange for insertion into the fastening channel of the locking strip. The canopy can be repeatedly connected to and disconnected by positioning the locking member against the locking strip and pressing against the locking member to force flanges into the fastening channel of the locking strip.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1998Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: Taylor Made Systems Bradenton, Inc.Inventors: Dennis J. Parniske, Robert R. Shearer, Albert W. Zirkelbach, Donald A. Zirkelbach
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Patent number: 5309860Abstract: The present invention is a flexible hinge for mounting a first panel to a second panel with both the first and second panels having a complex contoured surface. In the disclosed embodiment, the panels are a door panel and the windshield of a boat. The hinge includes brackets mounted to the door panel and the windshield. A flexible pin is inserted into adjoining sockets on the brackets to interconnect them and permit them to pivot with respect to one another. The flexible pin bends as the brackets pivot permitting the brackets to deflect with respect to one another along the longitudinal centerline of the sockets. The preferred flexible pin includes a coil spring and a core pin with the core pin being inserted into the coil spring to increase the shear strength of the coil spring.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1992Date of Patent: May 10, 1994Assignee: Aldon Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert R. Shearer
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Patent number: D348040Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1993Date of Patent: June 21, 1994Assignee: Aldon Industries, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, John J. Kendzior