Patents by Inventor Gary H. Ihrke

Gary H. Ihrke 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).

  • Snowmobile ski hold down assembly for trailer and method
    Patent number: 5716175
    Abstract: A ski bar hold down assembly including a post is rotatably and slideably mounted to a ski bar for use in mounting the ski bar to a trailer. The assembly includes a stop on a lower end of the post engaged with a lower surface of the trailer. The assembly further includes a releasable clamp mounted to an upper end of the post and engaged with a top of the ski bar. The clamp selectively mounts the ski bar to the trailer so as to mount snowmobile skis of a snowmobile between the ski bar and the trailer. If desired, the hold down assembly can also be mounted to the trailer even if no snowmobile is present. A method of mounting the ski bar is provided including the steps of inserting a post of a hold down assembly into a passage in the platform of the trailer, rotating the post 90.degree., then moving a clamp on the assembly to clamp the ski bar to the trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Featherlite Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Fenske, Eric P. Clement, Gary H. Ihrke