Patents by Inventor William E. Mullins

William E. Mullins 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: 5224746
    Abstract: An outer cylindrical housing mounts a control shaft coaxially extending upwardly from the housing through a top plate. A ratchet bracket is mounted to the control shaft above the top plate, with a drive end extending above the ratchet sprocket for reception within a handle to effect rotation of the control shaft. A plurality of encircling straps are mounted to the control shaft spaced apart ninety degrees at an annular orientation relative to one another, with an encircling strap of each of the encircling straps extending through a slot through the outer housing. Each slot is arranged in a parallel relationship relative to one another in an annular configuration. Rotation of the control shafts effects winding of the encircling straps about the control shaft for their clamping about a drum member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Inventor: William E. Mullins