Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Quick

Thomas R. Quick 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).

  • Faucet stem nut splitter
    Patent number: 4365413
    Abstract: An elongated sleeve surrounds and threadedly engages the depending end portion of a faucet stem having a nut securing it to a sink or basin. A pressure plate, having a bore loosely surrounding the faucet stem, is journalled by the end of the sleeve adjacent the faucet nut and is provided with radially disposed chisel cutters projecting toward the faucet nut. The cutters are moved into splitting engagement with the faucet nut by manual angular rotation of the sleeve relative to the faucet stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventor: Thomas R. Quick
  • Faucet stem nut splitter
    Patent number: 4203211
    Abstract: An elongated sleeve surrounds and threadedly engages the depending end portion of a faucet stem having a nut securing it to a sink or basin. A thrust bearing, having a bore loosely surrounding the faucet stem, is secured to the end of the sleeve, adjacent the faucet nut, and is provided with radially disposed cutting blades projecting toward the faucet nut. The cutting blades are moved into splitting engagement with the faucet nut by manual angular rotation of the sleeve relative to the faucet stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1980
    Inventor: Thomas R. Quick