Step-by-step Adjustment Patents (Class 182/182.3)
  • Patent number: 10415746
    Abstract: A support bracket for use with self-leveling devices, wherein the support bracket includes two identical sections attached to one another, and wherein each section further includes a first upwardly-angled side portion that further includes a slot formed horizontally therein and a semi-cylindrical channel formed vertically therein, and wherein the slot and semi-cylindrical channel intersect one another in a perpendicular manner; a second upwardly-angled side portion that further includes a slot formed horizontally therein and a semi-cylindrical channel formed vertically therein, and wherein the slot and semi-cylindrical channel intersect one another in a perpendicular manner; and a middle portion positioned between the first and second upwardly-angled side portions that further includes a semi-cylindrical channel formed vertically therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: G.C. Hoyle Company LLC
    Inventor: Gary C. Hoyle
  • Patent number: 7314207
    Abstract: A stand for supporting one end of an elongate structural member, such as a utility pole, a distance off of the ground includes first and second pairs of legs and a cradle configured to engage a circumference of the elongate structural member. The first and second pairs of legs are movable relative to one another, from a nested configuration to a working configuration. In the nested configuration, the second legs are positioned generally between the first legs so that the stand has a generally flat profile that is convenient for storage and transporting the stand to a work site. The legs can be moved to the working configuration when it is desired to support a utility pole or other elongate structural member thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Tru 2 Form Ventures, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Jones
  • Patent number: 6422343
    Abstract: This collapsible sawhorse is comprised of two substantially identical side panels, a utility tray and links, and a top rail. The side panels, oriented back-to-back, are hinged together near their tops by laterally spaced mutually complementary structures thereon. The top rail fits with limited clearances over the hinging structures for maintaining them together and for distributing top rail loads to the underlying side panels. Loops underlying the top rail are snapped over hidden detent pins on the side panels for holding the top rail and side panels together. The utility tray is hinged to one side panel, and is aligned therewith with the sawhorse closed, and is extended transversely to both side panels and overlies the other side panel with the sawhorse opened; and the links connect the tray midpoint to the other side panel to limit side panel separation of the opened sawhorse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Berg Manufacturing & Sales Corp.
    Inventors: Joel J. Berg, Stanislau Kuciemba, Stanley H. Berg