Patents by Inventor Melvin R. Hedges

Melvin R. Hedges 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: 3963095
    Abstract: A vehicular mounted, multiply-articulated aerial lift and ladder assembly comprised of a terminally affixed and partially enclosed platform member pivotally connected to a linked parallel bar assembly having a ladder section as the outward longitudinal element thereof, wherein the linked parallel bar assembly is in turn pivotally connected to the uppermost end of the extension member of a vertically displaceable dual-membered main extension ladder assembly which at the lower end thereof is pivotally attached to a horizontally rotatable platform affixed to a supporting structure upon the vehicle, the entire combined aerial lift and ladder assembly heretofore described having displacement powering means entirely operable from a control panel within the platform member, whereby a person occupying the platform may accurately position and maintain himself in an extended aerial work location within the horizontally oriented platform member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Cam Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin R. Hedges