Patents by Inventor Troy D. Helman

Troy D. Helman 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: 5419166
    Abstract: A device for securing hanging garments that is affixed to a garment rail. The securing device has a lock box with a cable. The cable has a proximal end fastened to the lock box and a distal end that is fed through a clamp and the hanging garment to be secured. The distal cable end is then locked by a locking device in the lock box. A key is used to unlock the distal cable end when the garment is to be removed and unsecured from the garment rail. The clamp has a lever that tightens and loosens the securing device to the garment rail while secured by the cable. The securing device may be adjusted along the garment rail according to the proprietor's requirements. Such as, the securing devices may be spaced accordingly along the length of the garment rail for usage or slid to one end of the rail for segregated usage, if desired. The lock box has seals to prevent the flow of lubricants and dirt from the locking device to the distal end of the cable to prevent the cable from soiling the secured hanging garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Inventor: Troy D. Helman