Patents by Inventor Erhardt Wickaum Burger

Erhardt Wickaum Burger 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).

  • Publication number: 20180111589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle jack 12 integrated into a chassis of a vehicle 10 and comprises two jack assemblies 12.1, 12.2 arranged in end-to-end fashion along each side of the vehicle. Each jack assembly includes an elongate drive screw 20 and a pair of legs 9, one of which is pivotally connected to a screw follower 22. In addition, the jack 12 Includes a drive mechanism 14 comprising a bevel gear arrangement which is drivingly connected to the respective drive screws 20. Upon actuation of the drive mechanism 14, the pairs of legs 9 are simultaneously, pivotally displaced relative to the chassis between a retracted position, in which the legs 9 are substantially aligned and disposed at least partially within or around the chassis, thereby not to adversely affect the ground clearance, and an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Erhardt Wickaum Burger, Petrus Gideon Johannes Du Toit