Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Longman

Rodney A. Longman 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).

  • Windshield wiper universal connector for bayonet and hook arms
    Patent number: 4057869
    Abstract: A universal connector for selectively coupling a windshield wiper blade holder with the end of a windshield wiper arm of either the bayonet mounting type or the hook mounting type. The universal connector comprises a unitary molded body having a pair of spaced apart side members for straddling a central portion of the wiper blade holder and including a hollow coupler portion to receive the bayonet arm end. First complementary means are provided for detachably securing the bayonet arm end within the coupler portion of the body. The body also includes a contoured exterior surface adapted to receive the hook type arm and second complementary means for detachably securing the hook type arm to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Assignee: Pylon Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney A. Longman, Thomas J. Chiaramonte