Patents by Inventor Dwight B. Hinkel

Dwight B. Hinkel 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: 4290654
    Abstract: A wheel rim mounting device for variable wheel spacing in combination with a conventional wheel hub attached to an axle of a tractor includes a cylindrical sleeve with an inner flange attached to the flange of the wheel hub. A plurality of circumferentially spaced rigid bars are rigidly attached to the outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve with the bars having a plurality of outwardly facing threaded apertures. Circumferentially spaced U-shaped brackets are rigidly attached to the inner surface of a wheel rim and slidably engage the bars attached to the cylindrical sleeve. The U-shaped brackets include a plurality of apertures, two of which are alignable with two of the threaded apertures of the bar. Cap screws engage the apertures of the U-shaped bracket and the threaded apertures of the bar securing the wheel rim to the cylindrical sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: Steiger Tractor, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Majkrzak, Dwight B. Hinkel