Patents by Inventor Donald R. Reightley

Donald R. Reightley 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: 5599216
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for stowing and unstowing an engine in a dinghy. The apparatus includes a bracket to which the engine is attached. The bracket is pivotally attached to the transom of the dinghy through a transfer plate having two substantially perpendicular horizontal pivotal axes. As installed in the dinghy, the pivotal axes are substantially horizontal when the engine is in its operative position over the dinghy transom. To stow the engine, a handle on the bracket is lifted about a first of the two pivotal axes until the engine clears the transom. The bracket is then pivoted forward about its second pivotal axis until the bracket can be attached to a surface in the dinghy. The engine is thereby stowed in a first storage attitude. The entire dinghy, with stowed engine, can then be stowed out of the water on a second boat by rotating the dinghy about an axis that is parallel to the dinghy's longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Inventor: Donald R. Reightley