Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Colby

Jeffrey M. Colby 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: 6017081
    Abstract: A trailer having a removable collapsible canopy, which, when uprighted, creates a shelter to be used for ice fishing, as a hunting blind, camping shelter or various other uses. The canopy automatically deploys and collapses in minutes using either a power winch or a hand winch connected to the tongue on one end and to the rear underside of the trailer on the opposite end by a cable. The tongue is pivotally secured in the central portion of the underside of the trailer. The body of the trailer is secured to the tongue with a spring loaded pin which is removed in order to upright the trailer. The tongue then acts as a support for the shelter created thereafter. The trailer can also be used as a utility trailer which incorporates its own loading ramp and support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Colby