Patents by Inventor Ronald Bennie Cato

Ronald Bennie Cato 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).

  • Apparatus for securing a small recreational vehicle
    Patent number: 7147415
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a small recreational vehicle to a bed of a towing vehicle or to a grounding member is provided. The apparatus includes a mounting shaft that is securably positionable proximal to the bed of the towing vehicle or mountable on a grounding member. A receiver is operably attachable to the mounting shaft. A securing device, for example, securing ring, that is attachable to the small vehicle securably engages the receiver to hold the small recreational vehicle on the bed of the towing vehicle or to fasten the small recreational vehicle to the grounding member. In a further embodiment, the apparatus includes a receiver mounting plate that is securably mountable to a sidewall of a bed of a towing vehicle or to a grounding member. A receiver is disposed on the receiver mounting plate, and a securing ring is attachable to said small recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Rorie, Albert Stephen Rorie, Ronald Bennie Cato, Michael Lee Pagoota, Michael Reece Rorie