Patents by Inventor Kempton A. Eveleth

Kempton A. Eveleth 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: 5247851
    Abstract: A driven shaft is provided having a free end portion upon which a drive wheel is mounted for rotation relative to the driven shaft and for shifting longitudinally therealong between first and second positions. Drive structure is provided for drivingly connecting the driven shaft to the wheel when the wheel is in the first position thereof and which ineffective to maintain the drive connection between the shaft and the wheel when the wheel is in the second position thereof. Structure is provided for yieldingly biasing wheel the wheel toward the first position thereof and the wheel shaft include axially spaced abutment surfaces between which the narrow end of an elongated wedge is disposed, the elongated wedge being mounted from the shaft for longitudinal shifting of the wedge radially of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: Kempton A. Eveleth
  • Patent number: 5163527
    Abstract: A driven shaft is provided having a free end portion upon which a drive wheel is mounted for rotation relative to the driven shaft and for shifting longitudinally therealong between first and second positions. Drive structure is provided for drivingly connecting the driven shaft to the wheel when the wheel is in the first position thereof and which ineffective to maintain the drive connection between the shaft and the wheel when the wheel is in the second position thereof. Structure is provided for yieldingly biasing wheel the wheel toward the first position thereof and the wheel shaft include axially spaced abutment surfaces between which the narrow end of an elongated wedge is disposed, the elongated wedge being mounted from the shaft for longitudinal shifting of the wedge radially of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Inventor: Kempton A. Eveleth