Patents by Inventor Jerry E. Pace

Jerry E. Pace 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).

  • Wheel lift tow assembly
    Patent number: 4836737
    Abstract: A wheel lift tow assembly 28 is mounted to the frame at the rear of a tow truck 20 and is movable vertically by a power cylinder 60 connected between the frame of the tow truck and the tow assembly. The tow assembly includes a telecopic tow bar 35 that is distended and retracted by a power cylinder 65, and a cross arm 36 which is pivotably mounted intermediate its ends about an upwardly extending axis 89 to the rear portion of the telescopic tow bar. Sleeve members 92, 93 are slidably mounted about the opposite ends of the cross arm, and L-shaped wheel cradles 37, 38 are releasably connected to the sleeve members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Century Wrecker Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald E. Holmes, Jerry E. Pace
  • Wheel lift towing assembly
    Patent number: 4679978
    Abstract: A wheel lift tow assembly 28 is mounted to the frame at the rear of a tow truck 20 and is movable vertically by a power cylinder 60 connected between the frame of the tow truck and the tow assembly. The tow assembly includes a telescopic tow bar 35 that is distended and retracted by a power cylinder 65, and a cross arm 36 which is pivotably mounted intermediate its ends about an upwardly extending axis 89 to the rear portion of the telescopic tow bar. Sleeve members 92, 93 are slidably mounted about the opposite ends of the cross arm, and L-shaped wheel cradles 37, 38 are releasably connected to the sleeve members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Century Wrecker Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald E. Holmes, Jerry E. Pace