Patents by Inventor Mervin L. Erickson

Mervin L. Erickson 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).

  • Selectively free wheeling or drive hub for vehicles
    Patent number: 4610558
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a self-contained hub assembly that can be placed onto the drive axles of a vehicle to provide either free wheeling of the wheel mounted on the hub or driving from the vehicle drive axle. An axle assembly includes a mounting flange and a shaft. A hub, upon which the vehicle wheel is mounted, is rotatably mounted on the shaft. A cap is selectively locked onto the shaft to engage a drive member, thereby transmitting the driving force of the vehicle axle to the hub and to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Inventor: Mervin L. Erickson
  • Selectively free wheeling or drive hub for vehicles
    Patent number: 4555197
    Abstract: A hub comprising a self contained unit that can be placed onto the drive axles of a vehicle that is to be towed periodically, and used to provide for free wheeling of the wheel mounted on the hub or, alternately driving from the vehicle drive axle to the hub when the vehicle is to be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Inventor: Mervin L. Erickson