Patents by Inventor Thomas Audley Pulliam

Thomas Audley Pulliam 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).

  • Bushing for fishing reels
    Patent number: 6089484
    Abstract: A bushing for a fishing reel comprising: a body having an aperture therethrough for receiving a shaft such that the shaft is movable in the aperture; a plurality of chamfers extending from the body for securing the bushing in the fishing reel; an exterior contacting surface provided on the body; and at least one cam lobe provided on the body. The inventive bushing is particularly well-suited for placement on the spool hub of a spincast-type fishing reel such that the bushing operably receives and retains the reel's main operating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Zebco Division of Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Kent Lee Zwayer, Thomas Audley Pulliam, Scott T. Merrill