Patents by Inventor Michael B. Flitton

Michael B. Flitton 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: 5176487
    Abstract: The wheel changing apparatus includes a pair of angular arms supported at their outer ends by caster wheels or skids with the arms joined at their remaining ends by a connector housing. A handle on the housing facilitates raising and lowering of the arms and a vehicle wheel assembly in place thereon for wheel assembly removal and attachment to an axle mounted hub. Multiple rollers in each arm rotatably support the wheel assembly. The arms are collapsible toward one another and the handle repositionable between the arms for compact stowage of the apparatus in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Inventor: Michael B. Flitton