Patents
US 7806381 B2: Stabilization and support strut with secure deployment features
- Granted
- 2010-10-05
- Filed
- 2007-08-21 application 11842442
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A stabilization and support strut for use in rescue operations in buildings, trenches, vehicle accidents, and the like has secure deployment features including first and second inter-fitting collar assemblies, the first collar assembly including a first collar, circumferentially based spring-biased piston-retaining pins mounted in the collar for fitting into orifices in a piston body, and a locking pin for precluding rotation and axial movement of the first collar on the strut; and the second collar assembly including a second collar rotatingly secured on the barrel with a portion of the second collar underlying the first and having a circumferentially inclined ratchet surface for snugly engaging the piston-retaining pins upon rotation of the second collar, the second collar further including rotatable studs for engaging the barrel and precluding rotation of the second collar about the barrel when snug against the piston-retaining pins.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101005.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE PRODUCTS, INC. 23 patents | US company or organization | Ocala, FL | HALE PRODUCTS, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Sisk Horne | Gastonia, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Sullivan | Cramerton, NC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E04G | Scaffolding; forms; shuttering; building implements or aids, or their use; handling building materials on the site; repairing, breaking-up or other work on existing buildings | E04G25/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T403/32467 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HORNE, TAMMY SISK signed 2007-08-21 SULLIVAN, KEVIN signed 2007-08-21 | HALE PRODUCTS, INC. OCALA, FL | 19724/7 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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