Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Savich

Thomas L. Savich 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).

  • Resilient tie-down device
    Patent number: 4606687
    Abstract: A tie-down device interposed between a hook adapted to be connected to a vehicle frame and a chain adapted to be connected to a transporter and characterized in that the tie-down device includes a webbing which is encapsulated in a rubber jacket with the webbing being folded so as to provide a pair of longitudinally spaced loop portions one of which is formed by the overlapped and sewn together ends of the webbing and is connected through a spool member to the hook and the other of which is connected through a spool member to the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph F. Mantela, Thomas L. Savich