Patents by Inventor Francis C. Cox

Francis C. Cox 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: 4633962
    Abstract: An articulated wheel chair includes front and rear sections which are pivotally connected together to permit pivoting therebetween about a vertical axis. The front section is provided with a pair of support wheels and the rear section is provided with a pair of propulsion wheels driven by an electric motor. A seat for the occupant is pivotally mounted on the rear section and is connected to the front section by a link to cause pivoting of the seat in response to articulated pivoting movement between the sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Inventors: Francis C. Cox, Darryl R. Cox
  • Patent number: 4580807
    Abstract: An adjustment kit for adjusting the camber angle of front wheels suspended by a twin I-beam suspension system includes a cylinder having a radial flange which supports the lower end of one of the helical springs of the suspension system. A piston is positioned in the cylinder and has a radius rod bolt secured thereto and to one of the suspension beams. The relative position of the piston and cylinder may be readily changed by increasing or decreasing the amount of grease with the cylinder to thereby change the camber angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Inventors: Francis C. Cox, Darryl R. Cox