Patents by Inventor Alistair E. S. Gleeson

Alistair E. S. Gleeson 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: 5140804
    Abstract: A mower suitable for attachment to a vehicle having a raisable hitch. The mower includes a body adapted to carry a plurality of cutters. A draw bar attaches one end of the body to the hitch for being raised and lowered by the hitch. The body extends laterally outward of the vehicle when in the mowing position. One or more wheels are pivotally mounted to the body by one or more arms, said wheels being located on the body laterally of and remote from the vehicle when the mower is in use. A lever arm is mounted to move with the hitch. A connector connects the lever arm to a fixed point on the vehicle. A linkage transmits movement of the lever arm to the wheel mounting arms to raise or lower the body of the mower with respect to the wheels in response to the raising or lowering of the end of the body adjacent the draw bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Inventor: Alistair E. S. Gleeson
  • Patent number: 5092111
    Abstract: A mower suitable for attachment to a vehicle having a raisable hitch. The mower includes a body adapted to carry a plurality of cutters. A draw bar attaches one end of the body to the hitch for being raised and lowered by the hitch. The body extends laterally outward of the vehicle when in the mowing position. One or more wheels are pivotally mounted to the body by one or more arms, said wheels being located on the body laterally of and remote from the vehicle when the mower is in use. A lever arm is mounted to move with the hitch. A connector connects the lever arm to a fixed point on the vehicle. A linkage transmits movement of the lever arm to the wheel mounting arms to raise or lower the body of the mower with respect to the wheels in response to the raising or lowering of the end of the body adjacent the draw bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Inventor: Alistair E. S. Gleeson