Kurt W Heisler

US Patent:

6499497, Dec 31, 2002

Filed:

Jun 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/596771

Inventors:

Thomas R. Swetish - Racine WI
Kurt W. Heisler - McDonough NY

Assignee:

Johnson Outdoors Inc. - Racine WI

International Classification:

E04H 1554

US Classification:

135115, 135117, 135119

Abstract:

A tent with a retractable fly and a method for selectively adjusting the fly from inside the tent is disclosed. The tent includes a shell, a frame configured to support the shell, and a sheet adjustably coupled to the tent. The sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position by a person inside of the tent. The method includes providing a cord having a first end attached to the fly and a second end disposed inside the tent, and actuating the position of the fly by adjusting the length of cord disposed inside the tent.

US Patent:

57655847, Jun 16, 1998

Filed:

Jul 14, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/502867

Inventors:

Kurt Heisler - McDonough NY
James M. Remza - Binghamton NY

Assignee:

Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc. - Sturtevant WI

International Classification:

E04H 1514

US Classification:

135 93

Abstract:

A tent has a two-ply door having an air venting fabric as a first ply and a waterproof fabric as a second ply. On the waterproof fabric, a continuous zipper which defines a c-shaped arcuate path is formed. The zipper starts at a side of the tent door and ends at the same side. Zipper slides are mounted on the zipper path, such that a pair of consecutively positioned zipper slides unzips the waterproof fabric to allow ventilation through the air venting fabric when the pair slides towards one another and zips the waterproof fabric to close off ventilation when the pair slides away from each other. Operation of a first of the pair provides ventilation through the top of the air venting fabric and operation of the other provides ventilation through the bottom of the air venting fabric.

US Patent:

55866999, Dec 24, 1996

Filed:

Feb 6, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/597347

Inventors:

Kurt W. Heisler - McDonough NY
Richard S. Haddock - Endwell NY

Assignee:

Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc. - Sturtevant WI

International Classification:

A45F 304
A45F 308

US Classification:

224628

Abstract:

A rectangular frame for supporting the backpack having a pair of shoulder straps, the frame including a pair of cross members and a pair of fittings for securing the shoulder straps to the frame, the fittings including a main section having a series of parallel slots, a semi-circular member at each end of the main section for securing the fittings to the cross members and a slotted ring mounted on each shoulder strap, the ring being of a size to pass through the slots and rotatable with respect to the shoulder strap to lock the strap in the slots in the fitting.