Clyde W Harrelson

US Patent:

54171784, May 23, 1995

Filed:

Nov 24, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/159452

Inventors:

Clyde W. Harrelson - Wilmington NC

Assignee:

Marine Motion, Inc. - High Point NC

International Classification:

H01Q 134

US Classification:

114343

Abstract:

The invention provides a controller for moving a boat mounted pole device, such as a marine antenna, from a normally vertical orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation so as to avoid interference with a bridge or other structure under which the boat is passing. The antenna is mounted to a rotatable shaft which is held by a control arm. When the antenna is vertical, the control arm is held by a latch. When necessary to move the antenna to a horizontal orientation, a mechanical actuator connected to the control arm and the latch first opens the latch and then moves the arm so as to rotate the shaft and the antenna. An electrical circuit is provided to sequentially actuate multiple antennas and avoid possible contact between adjacent antennas during movement.

US Patent:

57405816, Apr 21, 1998

Filed:

Dec 31, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/775163

Inventors:

Clyde W. Harrelson - Burgaw NC

Assignee:

VACS America, Inc. - Burgaw NC

International Classification:

A47L 538

US Classification:

15314

Abstract:

A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall formed of a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, an upper dividing wall extending beneath the side walls, a lower dividing wall extending between the side walls beneath the upper dividing wall, the walls together forming in enclosure with upper, center and lower compartments; a first hinged door covering the upper compartment, and a second hinged door covering the center and lower compartments; a hose extendable between a stored position in the center compartment, and an extended position extending from the upper compartment, the hose having an inner end and a distal end connected to a handle stored position in the upper compartment; a reversible drive means within the center compartment to move the hose between stored and extended positions; and a vacuum source mounted in the lower compartment, the inner end of the hose communicating with the vacuum source.