Patents by Inventor Rolla W. Barr

Rolla W. Barr 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).

  • Security device for spare tires
    Patent number: 4294088
    Abstract: A security device for spare tires includes a housing including an opening for receiving a shackle portion of an associated padlock. Other openings are provided for receiving an associated member to be secured by the padlock. A shackle-securing member releasably secures the shackle within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventor: Rolla W. Barr
  • Device for securing spare wheels
    Patent number: 4225066
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a spare wheel is provided for use in the bed portion of a pick-up truck. A baseplate is secured to one of the vertical sidewalls of the truck bed. A first member has a first end removably secured to the baseplate and extends therefrom. A second member is fixedly secured to the first member and extends substantially parallel with the first member. The first member is of sufficient construction to extend through a hub hole of an associated spare wheel. The second member is of sufficient construction to extend through a lug hole of the spare. The spare is retained on the second end of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Inventor: Rolla W. Barr
  • Shackle guard for padlocks
    Patent number: 4122693
    Abstract: A shackle guard is provided for a padlock. The guard includes a housing having a cavity in one end. Reliefs are provided in the housing for receiving, into the cavity, a shackle portion of a padlock and a member to be secured by the padlock. A shackle-securing member is provided in the housing for securing the shackle within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Inventor: Rolla W. Barr
  • Device for securing spare tires
    Patent number: 4076158
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a spare tire is provided for use in the bed portion of a pick-up truck. A baseplate is secured to one of the vertical sidewalls of the truck bed. An extension member has a first end removably secured to the baseplate and extends therefrom. An antirotating member is fixedly secured to the extension member and includes a first portion extending substantially parallel with the extension member and also includes a second portion spatially interconnecting the first portion and the extension member. The extension member terminates at a threaded second end and includes a washer slidably mounted thereon, a nut threadedly engaged thereon and a bore formed transversely therethrough for accommodating the shackle portion of a padlock. A closed loop member is engaged with the shackle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Inventor: Rolla W. Barr