Patents by Inventor Steven E. Rawlinson

Steven E. Rawlinson 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: 5100093
    Abstract: A U-shaped clamp fastens to a boat windshield frame with set screws and incorporates a protruding member having a recess with a hemispherical radius at the inner end and a straight bore tapped with internal threads at the outer end. A ball having a matching radius is held captive in the recess by a nut that engages the internal threads. The nut has a partial radius that matches the radius of the ball. A slotted elongated arm fastens to a mirror at the slotted end, and has an elbow at the other end that passes through a large opening in the nut and fastens to the ball. Another embodiment has a ball mounted on the protruding member that mates with a cylindrical ball socket member having a ledge at one end adapted to engage the ball. The ball socket member has a split that is squeezed together to hold the ball. Another embodiment has a cylindrical pivot member rather than a ball-socket pivot. In one embodiment the protruding member is formed as an integral part of the boat windshield frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Inventor: Steven E. Rawlinson