Patents by Inventor David SHAFFSTALL

David SHAFFSTALL 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: 20150225172
    Abstract: An insert for a rack system includes at least a pair of front posts, a pair of rear posts, a plurality of front elongated crossbars extending between the pair of front posts, and a pair of rear elongated crossbars extending between the pair of rears posts. The insert comprises a pair of opposing side beams, each having a front, inverted stair-shaped abutment and a rear, inverted stair-shaped abutment. The insert further comprises a pair of elongated crossbeams extending between the opposing side beams. The insert can further be arranged such that each of the elongated crossbeams has a substantially rectangular cross section. The insert can further be arranged such that each of the elongated crossbeams is angled to receive a tread of a tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Dealer Tire, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Barber, Mark King, David Shaffstall
  • Patent number: 8955700
    Abstract: A tire rack includes a base having a plurality of apertures in a bottom surface, and a plurality of posts extending from a top surface of the base. Each of the plurality of posts has a reduced diameter portion having dimensions corresponding to the apertures in the bottom surface of the base. The tire rack further includes a plurality of side bars. Each side bar extending between two of the plurality of posts, and each side bar having a plurality of apertures. The tire rack also has a plurality of crossbars. Each crossbar extends between two of the plurality of side bars, wherein each crossbar has a first end removably received in an aperture of a first side bar and a second end removably received in an aperture of a second side bar. The plurality of crossbars are configured to receive a plurality of tires in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Dealer Tire, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Barber, Mark King, David Shaffstall
  • Publication number: 20120074084
    Abstract: A tire rack includes a base having a plurality of apertures in a bottom surface, and a plurality of posts extending from a top surface of the base. Each of the plurality of posts has a reduced diameter portion having dimensions corresponding to the apertures in the bottom surface of the base. The tire rack further includes a plurality of side bars. Each side bar extending between two of the plurality of posts, and each side bar having a plurality of apertures. The tire rack also has a plurality of crossbars. Each crossbar extends between two of the plurality of side bars, wherein each crossbar has a first end removably received in an aperture of a first side bar and a second end removably received in an aperture of a second side bar. The plurality of crossbars are configured to receive a plurality of tires in an upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: DEALER TIRE, LLC
    Inventors: Scott BARBER, Mark KING, David SHAFFSTALL