Patents by Inventor Dannie R. Byers

Dannie R. Byers 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).

  • Publication number: 20080084038
    Abstract: A dumping cart has a carriage, a front wheel mounted to rotate on a horizontal axis with respect to the carriage and a pair of laterally spaced back wheels mounted to turn about horizontal axles supported on vertical pivots attached to the carriage. A tray is mounted on the carriage and has a front portion and a back portion, the tray being pivotal on a horizontal axis with respect to the carriage. A handle support extends up from the carriage and a handle attached to the handle support for pushing, pulling and steering the dumping cart. A pair of levers are pivoted to the handle support, the levers each having first and second ends, wherein the first ends of the levers provide handles for pivoting the levers relative to the handle support and the second ends have couplings thereon adjacent the rear portions of the tray. A linkage is attached to the couplings at the second ends of the levers to the rear portions of the tray to lift the tray upon pushing down on the first ends of the levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: Dannie R. Byers
  • Patent number: 6219944
    Abstract: A manual dozer comprising a frame having a front and a rear and wheels for supporting the frame and allowing the frame to roll, The frame includes a handle extending upwardly from the frame for pushing pulling and steering the frame. A container is mounted on the frame, the container having a closed rear end and an open front end. A scoop is pivoted on the frame adjacent the front end thereof and extending in front of the open front end of the container. The scoop normally assumes a down position wherein a front edge of the scope is proximate the surface over which the manual dozer rolls. An arrangement is provided for pivoting the scoop from the down position to a raised position in which the front edge of the scoop tilts back toward the opening in the container to move scooped material into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Dannie R. Byers