Patents by Inventor Todd Pringnitz

Todd Pringnitz 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).

  • Adjustable door latch
    Patent number: 6796603
    Abstract: A cam-type door latch assembly comprises a handle and an arm assembly terminating in a finger-like cam and pivotal to bring the cam into engagement with a conventional locking pin assembly. The arm assembly is selectively adjustable for lengthening or shortening the arm assembly, thereby adjusting the contact force between the cam and the locking pin and, consequently, the door closing force. The arm assembly comprises a sleeve enclosing a wedge nut and a cam arm having offsetting inclined faces which are tightened against each other with a threaded connector to lock the wedge nut and cam arm in position in the sleeve when the cam has been properly adjusted relative to the locking pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Fleet Engineers Incorporated
    Inventor: Todd A. Pringnitz
  • ADJUSTABLE DOOR LATCH
    Publication number: 20040108742
    Abstract: A cam-type door latch assembly comprises a handle and an arm assembly terminating in a finger-like cam and pivotal to bring the cam into engagement with a conventional locking pin assembly. The arm assembly is selectively adjustable for lengthening or shortening the arm assembly, thereby adjusting the contact force between the cam and the locking pin and, consequently, the door closing force. The arm assembly comprises a sleeve enclosing a wedge nut and a cam arm having offsetting inclined faces which are tightened against each other with a threaded connector to lock the wedge nut and cam arm in position in the sleeve when the cam has been properly adjusted relative to the locking pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: FLEET ENGINEERS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Todd A. Pringnitz