Patents by Inventor John E. Brannan

John E. Brannan 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).

  • Material handling vehicle
    Patent number: 4174871
    Abstract: A stub axle assembly for mounting a vehicle body on a supporting member such as a molded plastic ball. The assembly includes a stub axle which seats within and is locked by a dimple and slot arrangement for rotation with an inner bushing of molded plastic. The inner bushing rotates within an outer bushing, also of molded plastic. The external configuration of the outer bushing is that of a tapered hexagon and it wedges in a correspondingly shaped receptacle in the ball wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: Ballbarrow Corporation
    Inventor: John E. Brannan