Patents by Inventor Eldon L. Gibbons

Eldon L. Gibbons 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: 5413366
    Abstract: A vertically adjustable trailer hitch includes a stationary portion possessing a transversely extending mounting stub dimensioned for insertion into a trailer hitch tongue. A plurality of reinforcement struts include mounting edges disposed in spaced relation to the mounting stub and adapted for welding to the trailer hitch tongue. A vertically elongated rectangular guide plate includes a plurality of pairs of aligned apertures spaced along opposite longitudinal edge portions. A longitudinally extending guide rib extends vertically along a front face of the guide plate. A stop block secured on a top edge of the guide plate overhangs the guide rib. A vertically reciprocal slider includes opposite channel edge portions surrounding longitudinal edge portions of the guide plate. A guide groove on the slider is disposed in engagement with the guide rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Inventor: Eldon L. Gibbons