Patents by Inventor Steve A. Weber

Steve A. Weber 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: 4467896
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for a rotary power machine, such as a hand-held power tool, includes a housing-mounted locking pin manually actuatable from a retracted position to an extended, operative position in which the lock pin is received within a pin-receiving bore formed in one of the power transmitting components of the machine. A wedge-like cam or ramp is positioned adjacent to the pin-receiving bore to engage the extended end of the lock pin when the rotating components of the machine are in motion to lift the lock pin away from the pin-receiving bore to prevent accidental engagement of the locking mechanism while machine components are moving. In the preferred embodiment, an output gear is provided with a plurality of ramps and associated pin-receiving bores and is formed as a unitary part using powdered metal fabricating techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Sauerwein, Steve A. Weber, John E. Dibbern, Jr.