Patents by Inventor Wilbur E. Peterson

Wilbur E. Peterson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for raising and lowering both roof and side walls of a recreational vehicle
    Patent number: 4448453
    Abstract: In a recreational vehicle (10) a pair of pivotally mounted solid wall panels (16,18) which are selectively power (40) actuated by two pairs of operating levers, (16a,18a,16a,18a) between horizontal transit position and upright in-use position, a roof (20) which is raisable and lowerable between transit and in-use positions by compound linkages (144,146) connected one to each of the corners (140) of the roof (20) and at the opposite end (150) to a mid portion of the associated operating lever. There is thus coordinated by a single power actuating means (40) the concurrent hinge movements of the wall panels (16,18) and rectilinear vertical movement of the roof (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Coachmen Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John Irelan, Wilbur E. Peterson