Patents by Inventor Terry R. Acton

Terry R. Acton 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: 4322103
    Abstract: A device is provided for use with a vehicle having a body and a door movable between an open and a closed position for rigidly but detachably holding the door in a predetermined open position. The vehicle door is of a conventional construction having a latch mechanism in the door which engages a cylindrical striker pin secured to the vehicle body when the door is in its closed position. The device comprises an elongated rod having a striker pin secured to and extending laterally outwardly from one end of the rod. A pair of elongated tabs are secured to the other end of the rod so that the tabs extend perpendicularly outwardly from the rod with respect to the axis of the rod. In addition, the tabs are spaced apart from each other by an amount sufficient to receive the vehicle striker pin therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Inventor: Terry R. Acton