Patents by Inventor Thomas F. LaVoy

Thomas F. LaVoy 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: 6450511
    Abstract: A swivelable mount for the boot bindings of a snowboard or wakeboard or the like, including a low profile top plate with a downwardly extending circular outer wall which screws down onto matching threads on the outer edge of a circular bottom plate which attaches to a snowboard. The top plate provides an inner-facing threaded flange positioned opposite the outward-facing threaded surface of the bottom plate, and prevents upward movement of the top plate from the snowboard, thereby keeping the snowboard rider firmly attached to the snowboard. The two plate surfaces are slideable on each other when a spring pin, mounted to the top plate and extending through a hole in the bottom plate, is drawn upwardly, corresponding to an unlocked, rotatable condition of the top plate allowing the upper surface to rotate to another position as determined by the placement of the holes. When the spring-loaded pin is released, the pin engages the opposing bottom plate hole and prevents the top plate from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas F. LaVoy