Patents by Inventor George R. Drew

George R. Drew 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: 6415682
    Abstract: A pedal assembly includes a shaft having a pedal mounting end portion. A pedal with a shaft mounting end portion is coupled to the shaft. At least one wedge slidably engages the pedal mounting end portion and the shaft mounting end portion to couple the pedal to the shaft so that the pedal and shaft move together while resisting relative rotation. The shaft may include first and second interconnected shaft sections with one of the shaft sections being hollow. The shaft mounting end portion of the pedal may comprise a collar having an axially extending bore with at least one bore flat, and in one specific form, first and second opposed bore flats. The pedal mounting end portion of the shaft may have at least one shaft flat and in a specific form has a pair of opposed shaft flats. When assembled, the shaft flats are aligned with the bore flats. The wedge may be a u-shaped wedge structure with first and second wedge shaped legs that are inserted into respective gaps between the bore flats and shaft flats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Freightliner LLC
    Inventor: George R. Drew