Ronald Wesley Gibbs

US Patent:

47682965, Sep 6, 1988

Filed:

Oct 22, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/111658

Inventors:

Ronald W. Gibbs - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A43B 1322

US Classification:

36 72B

Abstract:

The present invention concerns a device for protecting the shoes of a driver of a motor vehicle. The device includes a protective cover which prevents abrasive rubbing action against the heel of a shoe as it rests on a vehicle's floor and which prevents moisture on the floor from reaching the shoe. The cover includes an inner layer made of soft non-abrasive material such as flannel and an outer layer of water impervious material. An applicator comprising two pairs of spring-biased tongs is used to place and secure the cover about a shoe heel.

US Patent:

42576598, Mar 24, 1981

Filed:

Sep 28, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/080109

Inventors:

Ronald D. Gibbs - Naperville IL

Assignee:

Belden Corporation - Geneva IL

International Classification:

H01R 1344

US Classification:

339 36

Abstract:

An electrical connector of the extension type having multiple plug-in receptacles opening onto opposed surfaces of a connector body, a pair of cover plates being mounted on the connector body for selective movement to expose one, two or three of the receptacles for insertion of electrical plugs or to simultaneously shield all of the receptacles. The cover plates may also be employed to insure proper polarization when a polarized plug is used with the connector.