Patents by Inventor Jackie R. Steele

Jackie R. Steele 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: 5803694
    Abstract: A portable tree platform elevated via a winch including a planar platform with at least one support rod coupled at a first end thereof to the platform and extending upwardly therefrom. A pair of wheels are rotatably coupled to the periphery of the platform adjacent the support rod such that the platform may be easily transported in a manner similar to a cart. Further provided is a winch unit including a spool and a motor connected to a battery. The motor is adapted for effecting the gathering of the cable on the spool upon the actuation thereof in a first mode of operation and further effecting the dispensing of the cable from the spool upon the actuation thereof in a second mode of operation. By this structure, an end of the cable may be fixed in an upper extent of a tree such that upon the actuation of the motor in the first mode of operation, the platform is elevated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Jackie R. Steele