Patents by Inventor Charles P. Tyson

Charles P. Tyson 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: 4073508
    Abstract: An adjustable trailer hitch which includes a frame or housing capable of being removably attached to the bumper or frame of a truck, car, or other vehicle, and a rotatable, extensible, hinged arm adapted to pivot on, extend from, and retract into the housing. The arm is formed of an inner arm and an outer arm, the former of which is pivotally pinned at one end of the housing, and is fitted with a hinge which permits the inner and outer arm to selectively fold and retract into and extend from the housing. The outer arm is fitted with a ball coupling adapted to mate with a ball receptacle mounted on the tongue or other frame member of a trailer to be towed, and can be equipped with an optional shock absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Inventors: Jimmie George, Charles P. Tyson
  • Patent number: 3979138
    Abstract: An adjustable trailer hitch which includes a frame capable of being removably attached to the bumper or frame of a truck, car, or other vehicle, and a rotatable, extensible, hinged arm adapted to pivot on, extend from, and retract into the frame. The arm is pivotally pinned at one end of the frame and is fitted with a hinge in the approximate center, which hinge permits the arm to selectively retract into and extend from the frame, and to describe an acute angle when fully extended. The arm is fitted with a ball coupling adapted to mate with a ball receptacle mounted on the tongue or other frame member of a trailer to be towed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Inventors: Jimmie George, Charles P. Tyson