Patents by Inventor Tim Arnst

Tim Arnst 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).

  • Lockout devices for electrical control switches
    Patent number: 9576754
    Abstract: Electrical switch lockout devices for selectively maintaining a position of an electrical switch on an electrical switch base are described. The electrical switch lockout devices include a base adapter configured to be fitted around the electrical switch base, a housing that is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a locking mechanism. The housing includes walls, an opening on one side of the housing, a first lateral lip disposed on a first edge of the opening, and a second lateral lip disposed a second edge of the opening. The first lateral lip and the second lateral lip are configured to engage and disengage with the base adapter in the engaged and disengaged positions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Tim Arnst, Steven Hicks
  • LOCKOUT DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL CONTROL SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20150122618
    Abstract: Electrical switch lockout devices for selectively maintaining a position of an electrical switch on an electrical switch base are described. The electrical switch lockout devices include a base adapter configured to be fitted around the electrical switch base, a housing that is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a locking mechanism. The housing includes walls, an opening on one side of the housing, a first lateral lip disposed on a first edge of the opening, and a second lateral lip disposed a second edge of the opening. The first lateral lip and the second lateral lip are configured to engage and disengage with the base adapter in the engaged and disengaged positions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Arnst, Steven Hicks