Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Lugtenaar

Thomas K. Lugtenaar 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: 5105493
    Abstract: A set of firefighting tools for use in fighting forest fires and the like in different types of terrain and vegetation. A brightly colored elongate handle of fiber-reinforced synthetic material is equipped with a releasably latching connector, and several different tool heads are attachable to the handle to perform various functions. One head has a pivotably attached shovel blade and is useful as a shovel, as a scraper or as a rake. Also associated with this head is a selectively foldable mixing spoon which may be extended opposite the shovel blade. Another tool head has oppositely directed axe and grub hoe blades and is useful as an axe, a brush hook, or a grub hoe. Yet a further tool head has several flexible straps for beating out fires. An extension member of metal pipe is provided to make the handle useful as a staff when traveling on steep and rough terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Inventor: Thomas K. Lugtenaar