Patents by Inventor Sharon K. Leeper

Sharon K. Leeper 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).

  • Adjustable length sleeping bag
    Patent number: 6073282
    Abstract: An adjustable length sleeping bag suitable for use by persons of different height. The bag includes an elongate insulated shell having a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, a foot end and a head end. A fastening system on the outer surface of the shell comprises one or more first fastener elements disposed around the shell generally transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis, and one or more second fastener elements disposed around the shell generally transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis at a location spaced longitudinally from said one or more first fastener elements. The first fastener elements are selectively engageable with the second fastener elements to reduce the length of the shell to accommodate a person of lesser height, and are selectively disengageable to increase the length of the shell to accommodate a person of greater height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: American Recreation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon K. Leeper, Rebecca S. Aulgur, Sheryl D. Schaefer