Patents by Inventor Elwood P. Gallagher

Elwood P. Gallagher 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: 4666008
    Abstract: A steerable, powered, front wheel driven, three-wheeled vehicle for a handicapped person which is movable selectively in a forward or rearward direction and has a vehicle frame supported in part by a pair of transversely spaced rear wheels suitable for indoor travel, is adapted to outdoor use by backing its rear wheels onto a transversely extending, auxiliary frame supported on a pair of transversely spaced driven outdoor wheels. The auxiliary frame has a transversely extending cradle mounted such that, in a first forwardly and downwardly tilted position of the auxiliary wheel frame, the forward portion of the cradle rests substantially on the ground and, in a second position, in which the frame is generally level, the front and rear portions of the cradle are both disposed above the ground, and the rear wheels of the powered vehicle are supported by the cradle above the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Amigo Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin E. Shepard, Elwood P. Gallagher