Eric D Hyp

US Patent:

D453468, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Sep 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

29/130049

Inventors:

Lynn B. Ziemer - Glen Mills PA
Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

0807

US Classification:

D 8339

US Patent:

D456237, Apr 30, 2002

Filed:

May 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

29/123586

Inventors:

William E. Sokurenko - Glen Mills PA
Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

0806

US Classification:

D 8307, D8306

US Patent:

6457750, Oct 1, 2002

Filed:

Jun 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/596919

Inventors:

William E. Sokurenko - Glen Mills PA
Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

E05C 500

US Classification:

292113, 292DIG 49

Abstract:

A draw latch for latching together two closure members having an open and a closed position and having a keeper, a base bracket, a housing, and a clevis, the keeper secured to one of the closure members, the a base bracket attached to the other of the closure members, the a housing having a first end and a second end, the first end of the housing pivotally and detachably connected to the keeper, the a clevis having a first and a second end, the first end of the clevis pivotally secured to the base bracket, and the second end of the clelvis pivotally secured to the second end of the housing; and the draw latch having secondary catches to secure the draw latch in the open and/or closed position.

US Patent:

6592310, Jul 15, 2003

Filed:

Jun 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/880527

Inventors:

Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA
Abigail Kelly - Brooklyn NY
William E. Sokurenko - Glen Mills PA
Kevin Drayer - Waterford PA
Robin Talukdar - Newark DE

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

B61D 4500

US Classification:

410104, 296 6513

Abstract:

The invention is a tie-down hoop for slidably mounting within a guide rail. An embodiment of the tie-down hoop includes a hoop, a button, a bezel, an elastomeric spring, and a sliding plate. Other embodiments of the tie-down hoop may include a hoop, a bezel, possibly a bushing between the hoop and bezel, a sliding plate, and at least one elastomeric spring. The bezel is biased towards the top of the guide rail by the spring. The top of the guide rail includes a plurality of detents for securing the tie-down hoop in a desired position. The tie-down hoop may be employed in vehicle seat guide rails to tie down cargo to the vehicle floor.

US Patent:

6730867, May 4, 2004

Filed:

Jul 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/900592

Inventors:

Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

H01H 900

US Classification:

200318, 200320, 200 5001

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a latch that includes a housing, a pawl pivotally supported by the housing and movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, a spring biasing the pawl toward the unlatched position, and a locking member being rotationally movable about an axis of rotation between an open position and a locked position. The locking member interferes with the movement of the pawl such that the pawl is maintained in the latched position when the pawl is in the latched position and the locking member is in the locked position. The locking member allows the pawl to move to the unlatched position when the locking member is in the open position. The latch may further include a motor housing, a lockplug, a lockplug member, at least one roller switch, at least one gearbox, and a motor.

US Patent:

6761278, Jul 13, 2004

Filed:

Apr 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/136751

Inventors:

Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA
John Andrew Erikson - Dillsburg PA

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

B65D 4316

US Classification:

2202542, 2202543, 2202546, 2202592, 220826, 220835, 224275, 296 378

Abstract:

An ambidextrous lid assembly that allows a lid to be opened from either side of a compartment is disclosed. The lid assembly includes at least a first frame member adapted to be pivotally attached proximate the compartment opening. The first frame member has an opening that allows access therethrough to at least a portion of the interior of the compartment when the first frame member is closed against the perimeter of the compartment opening. The lid assembly includes a second frame member that is pivotally attached to the first frame member and either by itself or in cooperation with a lid cover provides a closure for the opening in the first frame member. The first frame member carries a latch for securing it about the opening, and the second frame member carries a latch for securing it to the first frame member.

US Patent:

6952863, Oct 11, 2005

Filed:

Nov 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/289669

Inventors:

Kraig D. Draggoo - Oakland MI, US
Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA, US
Loc B. Tieu - Exton PA, US
David A. Minnich - Wilmington DE, US
William E. Sokurenko - Glen Mills PA, US

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

F16B005/00

US Classification:

24297, 24453

Abstract:

Reliable and durable tether clips that continue to tether two panels together while allowing for a controlled displacement between the two panels in response to a predetermined force are disclosed. The tether clips according to the present invention include a first retaining means near a first end that is adapted to be securable to a first panel, a second retaining means that is engageable with the second panel and limits the relative separation between the panels, and a releasable fastener means intermediate the first and second retaining means that normally maintains the two panels in a closed configuration relative to one another but that releases at least one of the panels relative to the other panel in response to a predetermined force tending to separate the panels.

US Patent:

7073231, Jul 11, 2006

Filed:

Oct 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/263875

Inventors:

Kraig D. Draggoo - Oakland MI, US
Eric D. Hyp - Aspers PA, US
Loc B. Tieu - Exton PA, US
David A. Minnich - Wilmington DE, US
William E. Sokurenko - Glen Mills PA, US

Assignee:

Southco, Inc. - Concordville PA

International Classification:

F16B 5/00

US Classification:

24297, 24453

Abstract:

Reliable and durable tether clips that continue to tether two panels together while allowing for a controlled displacement between the two panels in response to a predetermined force are disclosed. The tether clips according to the present invention include a first retaining means near a first end that is adapted to be securable to a first panel, a second retaining means that is engageable with the second panel and limits the relative separation between the panels, and a releasable fastener means intermediate the first and second retaining means that normally maintains the two panels in a closed configuration relative to one another but that releases at least one of the panels relative to the other panel in response to a predetermined force tending to separate the panels.