Patents by Inventor Roger Wytcherley

Roger Wytcherley 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).

  • Pivoting-handle device
    Patent number: 6565135
    Abstract: A pivoting handle latch for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide controlled actuation for facilitating attachment of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the latch including a handle with a gripping portion, a based portion, a pawl member and and a first pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the base member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a closed horizontal position to a upright vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Wytcherley, Clive Morgan
  • Pivoting-handle device
    Publication number: 20020116785
    Abstract: A pivoting handle latch for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide controlled actuation for facilitating attachment of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the latch including a handle with a gripping portion, a based portion, a pawl member and and a first pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the base member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a closed horizontal position to a upright vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Roger Wytcherley, Clive Morgan
  • Latch
    Patent number: 6418761
    Abstract: A latch includes a cup, a latch assembly mounted in the cup and having a pivotal handle and a lock having a lock pawl selectively rotatable to a locked position to prevent operation of the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Wytcherley, David Sorin, David Storer
  • Fold-down handle device
    Patent number: 6203076
    Abstract: A fold-down handle device for attachment to a first member, such as a panel, to provide a controlled pushing and pulling action on actuation for facilitating insertion and retraction of the first member to a second member, such as a cabinet, the handle device including a handle with a gripping portion, a cam member, a pawl member and a drive pin connecting the pawl member to the handle and extending through a slot provided in the cam member to regulate the movement of the pawl when the handle is lifted from a folded horizontal position to an upright vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Wytcherley, Clive Morgan
  • Latch
    Patent number: D427882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventors: Roger Wytcherley, David Sorin, David Storer