Patents by Inventor Boyce Fine

Boyce Fine 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: 6739601
    Abstract: An improved jack for supporting and moving a horizontally extending trailer tongue above the earth's surface having a longitudinally extending support shaft, a bracket rotatably attaching the support shaft to a trailer tongue by which the support shaft may be pivoted between a horizontal position and a vertical position, a wheel housing affixed to the support, a ground engaging wheel rotatably supported adjacent the wheel housing and having a wheel gear affixed thereto; a crank arm rotatably supported by the wheel housing adjacent an upper end thereof at a height closer to the trailer tongue than the earth's surface, and a rotation transfer system coupling the crank arm to the wheel for moving the trailer tongue, the elevation of the crank arm requiring reduced bending over by an operator standing on the earth's surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventor: Boyce Fine
  • Patent number: 6619671
    Abstract: An improved jack for horizontally extending trailer tongue including a bracket attached to the trailer tongue, a longitudinal shaft pivotally supported to the bracket and pivotal between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position, a wheel housing supported at a lower end of the shaft, a wheel rotatably supported by the housing, a lower portion of the shaft being rotatable about a shaft longitudinal axis, a crank arm rotatably extending from said wheel housing and having a drive gear thereon, and a driven gear affixed to the wheel, the driven gear being coupled for rotation when the drive gear is rotated to cause the wheel to rotate for moving the trailer when the wheel is in contact with the earth's surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Boyce Fine