Patents by Inventor Romy Baus

Romy Baus 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: 8821061
    Abstract: A pull pin is configured to lock in a forward position to prevent accidental or undesirable retraction of the pull pin. The pull pin has a housing, a pull pin shaft, an inner shaft, a first and second spring, and at least one ball bearing. The housing has a ball locking space, which holds the ball bearing between the locking space and a ball aperture formed in the pull pin shaft to thereby lock the pull pin shaft in the forward position. Only upon the application of an external force to the inner shaft, which aligns a ball release portion with the ball aperture, can the ball bearing move into the ball release portion and thereby move out of said locking space, allowing for the retraction of the pull pin shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventor: Romy Baus
  • Publication number: 20130336719
    Abstract: Provided is a pull pin that is configured to lock in a forward position to prevent accidental or undesirable retraction of the pull pin. The pull pin has a housing, a pull pin shaft, an inner shaft, a first and second spring, and at least one ball bearing. The housing has a ball locking space, which holds the ball bearing between the locking space and a ball aperture formed in the pull pin shaft to thereby lock the pull pin shaft in the forward position. Only upon the application of an external force to the inner shaft, which aligns a ball release portion with the ball aperture, can the ball bearing move into the ball release portion and thereby move out of said locking space, allowing for the retraction of the pull pin shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventor: Romy Baus
  • Publication number: 20070243042
    Abstract: A slotless locking pull pin having a handle, a pin, a housing, an internal spring and a locking mechanism. The pull pin has an internal spring which biases the pin in its normal extended position. The pull pin has a locking mechanism which locks the pin in its retracted position. The locking mechanism may include locking structure located on the pin and a locking plate located in the housing. The locking structure engages the locking plate and holds the pin in its retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Romy Baus
  • Patent number: 7147420
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson, III
  • Publication number: 20050158147
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson
  • Publication number: 20050147484
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson
  • Patent number: 6872039
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Pivot Point, Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson, III
  • Publication number: 20040218992
    Abstract: A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the configuration of the plunger changes from cylindrical to wedge-shaped. The transitional angle defines shoulders on either side of the plunger. The shaft is staked at points along the perimeter of the bore so that the inwardly extending surface created by the staking abuts the shoulders and prevents the plunger from rotating or being removed from the bore. In an alternate embodiment, the plunger may be rotated to a locked depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Pivot Point Incorporated
    Inventors: Romy Baus, Harry Swenson