Patents by Inventor Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr.

Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr. 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).

  • Post attachment device
    Patent number: 7234210
    Abstract: A post attachment device for connecting a helmet to a head and neck support. The device includes a post anchor having a base, a button, a resilient member, a post, a retainer and a catch having a slot with a larger first section connected by a channel to a smaller second section. The button is positioned in an indention in the base with the resilient member positioned therebetween. The post extends through the button, the base and the helmet. The retainer is secured on the post adjacent the inner surface of the helmet. To secure the post attachment device, the catch is orientated over the post. The button is then pressed into the base while the catch is moved backwards to move the post into the second section of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hubbard/Downing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stiles, Alan L. Wilcox, James R. Downing, Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr., Steve L. Caldwell
  • Post attachment device
    Patent number: 7231698
    Abstract: A post attachment device for connecting a helmet to a head and neck support. The device includes a post anchor having a base, a button, a resilient member, a post, a retainer and a catch having a slot with a larger first section connected by a channel to a smaller second section. The button is positioned in an indention in the base with the resilient member positioned therebetween. The post extends through the button, the base and the helmet. The retainer is secured on the post adjacent the inner surface of the helmet. To secure the post attachment device, the catch is orientated over the post. The button is then depressed into the base while the catch is moved backwards to move the post into the second section of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Hubbard/Downing, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Downing, Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr., Steve L. Caldwell
  • Method for attaching a head and neck support device to a helmet
    Patent number: 7120982
    Abstract: A post attachment device for connecting a helmet to a head and neck support. The device includes a post anchor having a base, a button, a resilient member, a post, a retainer and a catch having a slot with a larger first section connected by a channel to a smaller second section. The button is positioned in an indention in the base with the resilient member positioned therebetween. The post extends through the button, the base and the helmet. The retainer is secured on the post adjacent the inner surface of the helmet. To secure the post attachment device, the catch is orientated over the post. The button is then depressed into the base while the catch is moved backwards to move the post into the second section of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hubbard/Downing, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Downing, Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr., Steve L. Caldwell
  • Post attachment device
    Patent number: 6978523
    Abstract: A post attachment device for connecting a helmet to a head and neck support. The device includes a post anchor having a base, a button, a resilient member, a post, a retainer and a catch having a slot with a larger first section connected by a channel to a smaller second section. The button is positioned in an indention in the base with the resilient member positioned therebetween. The post extends through the button, the base and the helmet. The retainer is secured on the post adjacent the inner surface of the helmet. To secure the post attachment device, the catch is orientated over the post. The button is then depressed into the base while the catch is moved backwards to move the post into the second section of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hubbard/Downing, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Downing, Samuel Vincent Tidwell, Sr., Steve L. Caldwell