Patents by Inventor Walter R. Tucker

Walter R. Tucker 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: 4529053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery tray fabricated out of a battery grade polypropylene and structured to be adapted to a plurality of different sized batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Inventor: Walter R. Tucker
  • Patent number: 4301567
    Abstract: A rotary terminal cleaner for cleaning terminals such as on automotive batteries and the like includes a cylindrical housing having an internal key running along the housing, an end cap having a cylindrical shape for mating with the hollow housing and forming a snug fit within an end of the hollow housing, the end cap having a longitudinal slot to mate with the key of the housing to prevent relative rotation of the end cap and the housing, the end cap also having a shaft integrally formed with the end cap for driving the cleaner by a rotary device such as a power drill. The cleaner also includes first and second brushes of abrasive material which fit within the hollow housing to abrade and clean the terminals. The first brush is a rectangular piece of abrasive material perhaps having bristles such as a section of a wire brush which fits in the end cap in such a manner as to permit the bristles to be facing the open end of the hollow housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Inventor: Walter R. Tucker