Patents by Inventor David E. Sears

David E. Sears 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: 5653569
    Abstract: A turn-table attachment mountable on the tines of a vehicle mounted, vertically moveable, lift fork comprising a base frame with tubular tine receptive sockets, a turn-table rotatable about a fixed vertical axis projecting upwardly from the base frame, an auxiliary lift fork mounted in fixed position on the turn-table and having parallel spaced fork tines projecting radially outwardly of the turn-table periphery, power operated actuators carried by the base frame and selectively coupled to the turn-table for rotating the latter through an arc of at least 180.degree. whereby to position the auxiliary forks on opposite sides of the vehicle as selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: David E. Sears