Patents by Inventor Robert S. Chipka

Robert S. Chipka 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).

  • Railing spindle bracket and mounting method
    Patent number: 6715725
    Abstract: A bracket for attachment to a railing spindle includes an elongate socket body composed of resilient, elastomeric material and having a forward sidewall, lateral opposed sidewalls, and rearward sidewall portions defining an elongate chamber therebetween. An elongate access channel is defined between the rearward sidewall portions having a width nominally less than the width of a railing spindle. Outward biasing force is exerted upon the lateral sidewalls of the socket body and acts to widen the access channel and allow passage of the railing spindle in the socket body chamber. Release of the biasing force allows the lateral sidewalls and the rearward sidewalls to resume an original relationship and narrow the access channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Inventor: Robert S. Chipka
  • Railing spindle bracket and mounting method
    Publication number: 20030168560
    Abstract: A bracket for attachment to a railing spindle includes an elongate socket body composed of resilient, elastomeric material and having a forward sidewall, lateral opposed sidewalls, and rearward sidewall portions defining an elongate chamber therebetween. An elongate access channel is defined between the rearward sidewall portions having a width nominally less than the width of a railing spindle. Outward biasing force is exerted upon the lateral sidewalls of the socket body and acts to widen the access channel and allow passage of the railing spindle in the socket body chamber. Release of the biasing force allows the lateral sidewalls and the rearward sidewalls to resume an original relationship and narrow the access channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Robert S. Chipka