Patents by Inventor John Sockman

John Sockman 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).

  • Quick change adapter for mounting brushes
    Patent number: 8011848
    Abstract: A quick change adapter for removeably mounting a finishing tool to a rotary drive shaft. The quick change adapter includes a shaft hub mount designed to be mounted to a rotary drive shaft, and a tool hub mount designed to hold a finishing tool and to be removably secured to the shaft hub mount. The shaft hub mount includes a shaft sleeve with an annular sleeve ring on it. An annular locking ring is biased against the sleeve ring and includes a locking tab that slides into a locking slot in the sleeve ring. The tool adapter includes a lock sleeve adapted to slide between the annular locking ring and the shaft sleeve. The lock sleeve has a locking finger this slides into a recess slot in the locking slot when the tool adapter mount is engaged with the shaft hub mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Weiler Corporation
    Inventors: John Sockman, Dave Bennett
  • Quick change adapter for mounting brushes
    Publication number: 20090311041
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a quick change adapter for removeably mounting a finishing tool to a rotary drive shaft. The quick change adapter includes a shaft hub mount designed to be mounted to a rotary drive shaft, and a tool hub mount designed to hold a finishing tool and to be removably secured to the shaft hub mount. The shaft hub mount includes a shaft sleeve with an annular sleeve ring on it. An annular locking ring is biased against the sleeve ring and includes a locking tab that slides into a locking slot in the sleeve ring. The tool adapter includes a lock sleeve adapted to slide between the annular locking ring and the shaft sleeve. The lock sleeve has a locking finger this slides into a recess slot in the locking slot when the tool adapter mount is engaged with the shaft hub mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Weiler Corporation
    Inventors: John Sockman, Dave Bennett