Patents by Inventor Charles E. EGGERS

Charles E. EGGERS 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).

  • Method and apparatus for removing, installing, and transporting automotive seats
    Patent number: 10773608
    Abstract: A lightweight, attachable and detachable vehicle seat removal, transport, and reinstallation apparatus is disclosed, including a chassis, casters mounted to the chassis, a seat rear support pin coupled to the chassis for engaging a seat rear attachment of the vehicle seat, and a locking forward pin attached to the chassis for engaging a forward seat attachment of the vehicle seat. A method of vehicle seat removal is disclosed, including positioning one or more seat skates behind a seat such that the seat skates are aligned with vehicle seat attachment means, rotating the vehicle seat upward, rolling the one or more seat skates forward such that the one or more seat skates straddle respective vehicle seat attachment means, rotating the one or more seat skates upward, latching rear seat attachments of the vehicle seat to seat rear support pins of the seat skates, and lowering the vehicle seat for transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Jon Koehler, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon F. Koehler, Charles E. Eggers
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING, INSTALLING, AND TRANSPORTING AUTOMOTIVE SEATS
    Publication number: 20190100116
    Abstract: A lightweight, attachable and detachable vehicle seat removal, transport, and reinstallation apparatus is disclosed, including a chassis, casters mounted to the chassis, a seat rear support pin coupled to the chassis for engaging a seat rear attachment of the vehicle seat, and a locking forward pin attached to the chassis for engaging a forward seat attachment of the vehicle seat. A method of vehicle seat removal is disclosed, including positioning one or more seat skates behind a seat such that the seat skates are aligned with vehicle seat attachment means, rotating the vehicle seat upward, rolling the one or more seat skates forward such that the one or more seat skates straddle respective vehicle seat attachment means, rotating the one or more seat skates upward, latching rear seat attachments of the vehicle seat to seat rear support pins of the seat skates, and lowering the vehicle seat for transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jon F. KOEHLER, Charles E. EGGERS