Patents by Inventor Henry C. Smallbrook

Henry C. Smallbrook 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: 4550460
    Abstract: Air brake adjustment and measurement tools where the adjustment tool includes a long handle portion having a gripper assembly attached to one end and a socket wrench drive attached to the other end. The gripper assembly has a pair of facing jaw members adapted to engage opposing edges of a vehicle's air brake slack adjustment. The measuring tool includes a scale, and a permanent magnet attached to one end of the scale. In use, the measuring tool is placed next to the clevis rod of the vehicle's air brake assembly, and the adjustment tool is used to move the air brake slack adjustment between a braking and a non-braking position. The stroke of the clevis rod is measured by the measuring tool, and is adjusted by a socket wrench attached to a socket drive of the adjustment tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Inventors: Henry C. Smallbrook, William E. Spicer