Patents by Inventor Samuel J. McNeill

Samuel J. McNeill 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).

  • Article retainer for glove compartment
    Patent number: 4930737
    Abstract: A barrier device for preventing articles stored in a glove compartment of a motor vehicle from falling or rolling out when the compartment door is opened. The barrier device assumes a vertical blocking position when the compartment door is moved to open position but may be collapsed to enable access to the interior of the compartment for removing or inserting articles from and into the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Fred N. Schwend
    Inventor: Samuel J. McNeill
  • Restraining device for shopping cart or the like
    Patent number: 4653764
    Abstract: A shopping cart or the like having supporting wheels, one or more of which has a non-rotating detenting element rotatably engaged by rollers of elastomeric material carried by the wheel. Detenting formations on the element yieldably brake the wheel in different rotated positions to restrain free movement of the cart from a parked condition while permitting intentional movement of the cart with a minimum of resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Fred N. Schwend
    Inventor: Samuel J. McNeill
  • Wheel for shopping cart or the like
    Patent number: 4603871
    Abstract: A shopping cart or the like having supporting wheels, each having at least one annular cavity concentric with the axis of rotation of the respective wheel. The cavity is partly filled with weighted balls, and projections extend into the cavity for engagement with the balls to restrain free movement of the cart from a parked condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Fred N. Schwend
    Inventor: Samuel J. McNeill