Patents by Inventor Gus Steinat

Gus Steinat 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).

  • Tool-less releasable axle mount for wheel barrows
    Patent number: 6095535
    Abstract: A mounting device that quickly releases one end of a wheel barrow axle for wheel removal. In a first embodiment, the existing axle end cups (32) are reused. This embodiment comprises a sheath (5) bolted to the barrow frame rail (37) in place of an axle end cup. The fastening plate (34) of the original cup is held in the sheath by a compression spring (6) around the axle between the cup and wheel hub (39). To release the cup from the sheath, the cup is manually pushed toward the wheel against the spring force. A second embodiment replaces an axle end cup with two plates (11, 12) that are hinged together, defining a cup between them, and which pivot apart upon removal of a spring clip (21) to release the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Inventors: Gus Steinat, Franklin Steinat, Jr.