Patents Assigned to C THOMAS SYLKE
  • EXTRAVEHICULAR APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND SECURING CARGO
    Publication number: 20030165376
    Abstract: A device for raising and securing a scooter to the outside of a vehicle includes a slide tube assembly, a platform assembly attached to the slide tube assembly, a logic tube assembly and a hold tight arm assembly. The device automatically detects whether cargo of a preselected minimum weight is present on the platform and, on that basis, controls pivoting of the platform between open and closed positions and controls movement of the hold tight arm between retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: C THOMAS SYLKE
    Inventors: MICHAEL ROMAN BRUNO, ROBERT MONROE BOYD, JOSEPH RUSSELL ROUTHIER