Patents by Inventor Ron Hodgins

Ron Hodgins 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: 5306063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support handle for supporting of clothes hangers by a user. The support handle engages the hooked portions of a clothes hanger and serves to separate the hanger from the hand of a user. This arrangement reduces pressure exerted by the hanger on a user's hand and allows convenient gripping of a number of hangers. The invention has particular application when carrying a number of garments on hangers, for example, picking up a number of garments from the dry cleaners. The support handle is of a simple form which is easily molded as a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Inventors: D. Campbell Higgins, Ron Hodgins
  • Patent number: 5085386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a paintbrush holder comprising a structure having a forward face, generally of constant width at the bottom region thereof, and tapering upwardly to a brush handle receiving slot which includes two arms either side of the slot which project forward of the face. The holder at the bottom edge includes a container engaging arrangement adapted to engage the rim of a conventional paint can and support the holder at an upwardly extending angle outwardly from the rim of the conventional paint can. Preferably, the paintbrush holder is of a one piece structure and can advantageously be made by injection moulding. In a preferred form of the invention, the paintbrush holder is nestable, one within the other, for convenient storage by various merchandisers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Thomas W. Hicks
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hicks, Ron Hodgins