Patents by Inventor Lester T. Barksdale

Lester T. Barksdale 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: 4236461
    Abstract: A foldable and removable table for use with vehicles of the type having a hinged panel permitting entry into the vehicle includes a corner table member having a flat supporting surface and a pair of hooks, each hook removably engaging the vehicle panel in a corresponding hole, each hook being coupled with the table member at spaced corners thereof. The table includes a leg foldably fastened to the table member on a side opposite the supporting surface foldable to a storage position flush with that side. The hooks are dimensioned such that rotation of the table member about one corner and one hook permits the table to be moved from a storage position flush with the panel to an open position for use as a table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Inventor: Lester T. Barksdale
  • Patent number: 4191388
    Abstract: A step for coupling with a folding panel of a vehicle such as a tail gate of a truck or the like, includes a flat plate mounted against the inside surface of the folding panel, and a pair of support rods extending from the plate and through the panel to facilitate rapid removal of the plate from the panel. A pair of step supports are pivoted at opposing flanges to the plate, and support a step at the extremity thereof. The apparatus is dimensioned such that the step supports and the step may be rotated to a storage position across the plate and the panel when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1980
    Inventor: Lester T. Barksdale