Patents by Inventor Kirk T. Allen

Kirk T. Allen 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).

  • Axle guard for packaging a bicycle
    Patent number: 10745183
    Abstract: A method of packaging a bicycle having at least one wheel axle with exposed ends in a shipping carton. The method includes attaching a guard over at least one of the exposed ends of the axle by sliding the axle through a slotted opening in the guard and using the guard to tighten a fastener to positively secure the guard on the axle. A distal surface of the guard is aligned with a side of the carton and the bicycle is placed into the carton with the distal guard surface adjacent to a side of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk T. Allen
  • AXLE GUARD FOR PACKAGING A BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20180251285
    Abstract: A method of packaging a bicycle having at least one wheel axle with exposed ends in a shipping carton. The method includes attaching a guard over at least one of the exposed ends of the axle by sliding the axle through a slotted opening in the guard and using the guard to tighten a fastener to positively secure the guard on the axle. A distal surface of the guard is aligned with a side of the carton and the bicycle is placed into the carton with the distal guard surface adjacent to a side of the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kirk T. Allen