Patents by Inventor Walter Mennekes

Walter Mennekes 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: 5080601
    Abstract: An appliance plug includes a front housing part with a collar having a sealing flange and a contact carrier member and a cover plate for contact pins surrounded by the collar and including fastening screws mounted in the contact carrier member. A rear housing part includes a support flange which is engaged from behind by a bayonet ring, and screw columns for the fastening screws in the contact carrier member and a cable insertion member. The end face of the sealing flange is provided with an annular groove and a sealing ring inserted into the annular groove. The rear housing part has a sealing edge which can be pressed into the annular groove or the sealing ring. The collar has an internal flange serving as a support for the contact carrier members and as an abutment for the cover plate. The contact carrier member has locking projections and the cover plate has locking recesses which are engaged by the locking projections. The individual components of the front housing part can be assembled without screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Aloys Mennekes Anlagengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Mennekes, Walter Mennekes
  • Patent number: D615496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: AMAD Mennekes Holding GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Walter Mennekes