Patents by Inventor Thomas M. North

Thomas M. North 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: 4328902
    Abstract: A beverage carrier assembly including a pair of article supporting end carrier units each having interlocking means for engagement with a center carrier unit. In one form, the three carriers may each be an eight-pack carrier providing a tri-unit assembly for use as a standard 24 bottle or can beverage transporting case. The carriers are readily separable into individual hand carrying units by upward lifting of the center carrier. A dovetail coupling structure interlocks the carriers and may include a releasable detent locking arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Inventor: Thomas M. North