Patents by Inventor Craig Richard Godwin

Craig Richard Godwin 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).

  • Locking hub and wheel assembly
    Patent number: 6561593
    Abstract: A locking hub is adapted to connect a wheel to an axle such that the wheel will rotate on the axle. The wheel includes an opening with a pair of retaining ledges extending out into the opening. The locking hub includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive the axle. The bore has a longitudinal axis. The body defines a first slot disposed in a reference plane that intersects the longitudinal axis of the bore. A clip is disposed in the slot with a portion of the clip disposed in the bore and adapted to engage the axle. The body defines a slot adapted to lockingly receive the retaining ledges of the wheel to lock the hub to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Craig Richard Godwin
  • Locking hub and wheel assembly
    Publication number: 20020038973
    Abstract: A locking hub is adapted to connect a wheel to an axle such that the wheel will rotate on the axle. The wheel includes an opening with a pair of retaining ledges extending out into the opening. The locking hub includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive the axle. The bore has a longitudinal axis. The body defines a first slot disposed in a reference plane that intersects the longitudinal axis of the bore. A clip is disposed in the slot with a portion of the clip disposed in the bore and adapted to engage the axle. The body defines a slot adapted to lockingly receive the retaining ledges of the wheel to lock the hub to the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventor: Craig Richard Godwin