Patents by Inventor Lee Jespersen

Lee Jespersen 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).

  • Swing away support system for a covering
    Patent number: 5487584
    Abstract: A support for a covering over one open top of a trailer box or other container which can be displaced from the opening when the covering is removed. The support has a series of parallel bows pivotally attached at one end to one side of the opening and configured at the other end to reversibly engage the other side of the opening. A perpendicular ridgepole is pivotally connected to the bows and assures that all the bows move in unison or are uniformly prohibited from movement. A lock on one bow is simultaneously released when a rope is pulled to pivot the bows from the support position to the retracted position. A method is disclosed of pivoting the bows at least partially out of the top opening of the box or container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Wahpeton Canvas Co. South Dakota, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Jespersen