Patents
US 10611576 B2: Chain disk corner
- Granted
- 2020-04-07
- Filed
- 2018-07-27 application 16047898
- Type
- Utility · 40 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is a chain disk corner. In certain embodiments, the chain disk corner includes a bi-directional orientation independent chain disk corner wheel. In particular, the wheel is molded and devoid of moving parts. In certain embodiments, the chain disk corner includes a window portion. In particular, a bottom housing subassembly includes a bottom body of an opaque material and a hingedly attached window portion. In certain embodiments, the chain disk corner includes a reinforcing washer. In particular, a top washer is attached by injection molding to an interior of the top body, and/or a bottom washer is attached by injection molding to an interior of the bottom body. In certain embodiments, the chain disk corner includes a top surface devoid of pockets. In particular, a top body includes a plurality of ribs positioned at an interior surface of the top body.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200407.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Slat, Inc. 9 patents | US company or organization | Newton Grove, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas Herring, II | Newton Grove, NC | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy Alan Hawkins | Stedman, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Marcel Joern Alfred Schubert | Raleigh, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G19/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K5/0208 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAWKINS, TIMOTHY ALAN signed 2019-03-18 SCHUBERT, MARCEL JOERN ALFRED signed 2019-03-18 HERRING, WILLIAM THOMAS, II signed 2019-04-01 | HOG SLAT, INC. NEWTON GROVE, NC | 48769/195 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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