Patents by Inventor Allan C. Schnurr

Allan C. Schnurr 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).

  • Trailer hitch with load adjustment
    Patent number: 6722682
    Abstract: A weight distributing hitch system is provided with a shank and a head which is angularly adjustable relative to the shank. The head includes a plurality of adjustment teeth which are engaged by a toothed caster having corresponding teeth. The toothed caster has a mounting hole which is offset relative to a center of the tooth configuration so as to allow the toothed caster to be rotated 180 degrees in order to allow for angular adjustment of the head relative to the shank. In addition, the head is provided with both, mounting holes for receiving round spring bars and receptor grooves on a lower surface of an upper flange for receiving a trunnion-type spring bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Cequent Towing Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Valliere, Michael Kutzscher, Allan C. Schnurr
  • Trailer hitch with load adjustment
    Publication number: 20030042703
    Abstract: A weight distributing hitch system is provided with a shank and a head which is angularly adjustable relative to the shank. The head includes a plurality of adjustment teeth which are engaged by a toothed caster having corresponding teeth. The toothed caster has a mounting hole which is offset relative to a center of the tooth configuration so as to allow the toothed caster to be rotated 180 degrees in order to allow for angular adjustment of the head relative to the shank. In addition, the head is provided with both, mounting holes for receiving round spring bars and receptor grooves on a lower surface of an upper flange for receiving a trunnion-type spring bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael A. Valliere, Michael Kutzscher, Allan C. Schnurr