Patents by Inventor Floyd Keith Sands

Floyd Keith Sands 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: 7988162
    Abstract: A rolling dolly like apparatus comprising a longitudinal column of predetermined length, having a rotary mechanism at each end, whereby power is transferred to a move a supportive structure in a parallel direction with said column. At the lower end of said column, a small frame having multiple wheels is attached to the said column by means of a swiveling mechanism. The said supportive structure in configured as to receive the attachment of any type of handheld portable power posthole digger, so that the Auger Dolly and the said attached handheld power posthole digger function in concert with each other, thereby increasing the portability and maneuverability of any handheld power posthole digger, and also thereby eliminating the reverse torque and recoil being exerted on the operator, as well as eliminating the physical stress and danger associated with normal use of any handheld power posthole digger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventor: Floyd Keith Sands
  • Publication number: 20090283979
    Abstract: A rolling dolly like apparatus comprising a longitudinal column of predetermined length, having a rotary mechanism at each end, whereby power is transferred to a move a supportive structure in a parallel direction with said column. At the lower end of said column, a small frame having multiple wheels is attached to the said column by means of a swiveling mechanism. The said supportive structure in configured as to receive the attachment of any type of handheld portable power posthole digger, so that the Auger Dolly and the said attached handheld power posthole digger function in concert with each other, thereby increasing the portability and maneuverability of any handheld power posthole digger, and also thereby eliminating the reverse torque and recoil being exerted on the operator, as well as eliminating the physical stress and danger associated with normal use of any handheld power posthole digger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventor: Floyd Keith Sands