Patents by Inventor Rodney J. Hapner

Rodney J. Hapner 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: 7249446
    Abstract: A stirrup hanger for saddle consisting of a short strip and a long strip secured together with a swivel mechanism that allows the stirrups to move forward and rearward freely. A metal plate having a hole there through secured on each end of the short piece. A t-nut secured to one of the metal plates in alignment with its hole. A third metal plate with a nylon bushing there through secured on one end of the long strip and a stirrup secured to the opposite end. The short piece of leather is looped through the saddle tree bar and then a bolt is inserted consecutively through the hole in the second plate, the nylon bushing and the hole in the first plate. The bolt is then threaded into the t-nut to secure the third metal plate in pivoting fashion between the first and second metal plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventor: Rodney J. Hapner