Patents by Inventor Betsy K. Powers

Betsy K. Powers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4129139
    Abstract: A portable, easily assembled outdoor shelter particularly suitable for infants is provided with connected side, roof and floor fabric surfaces which are supported in a raised position by aluminum poles passing through sleeves affixed to the exterior of the connected fabric surfaces between adjoining sides and by wires attached one each to a pair of poles diametrically opposed about the center axis of the shelter, the wires passing through a ring affixed to the center of the roof. The shelter is hexagonally shaped with three of its six sides having a larger upper portion of its surface area made of a fiberglass net material and a smaller lower portion made of a solid lightweight nylon fabric; the remaining three sides also being made of a solid lightweight nylon fabric. The roof is partially of fiberglass net material which can be covered by a removable sun shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Inventor: Betsy K. Powers