Patents by Inventor Vincent M. McKeoun

Vincent M. McKeoun 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: 7243971
    Abstract: Clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle such as a pickup truck can include a body to which is attached an ear, and attached to the ear, a toe that can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner; optionally, a hole may be provided in the body to disengage the toe from the bed liner wall opposite the toe. The clip in another embodiment can include a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided at least one gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner; optionally, a recess may be provided to accommodate a blind lip tab of the pickup truck cargo area wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Durakon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent M. McKeoun, Thomas G. Sierakowski, Christopher John Rudy
  • Patent number: 7014400
    Abstract: Rail for a tonneau cover and/or another accessory includes an elongate member having an upwardly facing channel and a sidewardly facing channel. The upwardly facing channel can be defined by an inside wall, a bottom, and an outside wall; and the sidewardly facing channel can be defined by an inside, downwardly projecting se curing tab, a top, an outside wall, a bottom, and an upwardly projecting securing tab. A vertical member can embrace both the outsider wall of the upwardly facing channel and the outside wall of the sidewardly facing channel. The sidewardly facing channel also can have a downwardly projecting tab. Also, a rail system can have at least two of such rails mounted in relationship to one another so as to accommodate employment of the upwardly and sidewardly facing channels. Further, the rail or the rail system can be mounted to a vehicle cargo bed area to provide a combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Durakon Acquisition Corp.
    Inventors: Donald J. LaBelle, Vincent M. McKeoun
  • Patent number: D477805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Durakon Acquisition Corp.
    Inventors: Donald L. LaBelle, Vincent M. McKeoun