Patents by Inventor Norman Buckhouse

Norman Buckhouse 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: 6968933
    Abstract: A clutch assembly selectively transfers rotational energy from a rotatable drive shaft to a wheel. The clutch assembly includes a drive transmitting member rotationally coupled to the drive shaft, a clutch member rotationally coupled to the drive transmitting member and movable relative to the drive transmitting member, and a wheel drive member adapted to receive a rotational energy from the clutch member. In one aspect, the clutch assembly is for selectively transmitting drive force from a rotational drive source to a single wheel of a multi-wheeled power driven device. The clutch assembly includes a member axially movable relative to the rotational drive source to transmit rotational energy toward the wheel when the member is in one axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Buckhouse, Michael Scott
  • Publication number: 20040256191
    Abstract: A clutch assembly selectively transfers rotational energy from a rotatable drive shaft to a wheel. The clutch assembly includes a drive transmitting member rotationally coupled to the drive shaft, a clutch member rotationally coupled to the drive transmitting member and movable relative to the drive transmitting member, and a wheel drive member adapted to receive a rotational energy from the clutch member. In one aspect, the clutch assembly is for selectively transmitting drive force from a rotational drive source to a single wheel of a multi-wheeled power driven device. The clutch assembly includes a member axially movable relative to the rotational drive source to transmit rotational energy toward the wheel when the member is in one axial position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Norman Buckhouse, Michael Scott
  • Publication number: 20030226738
    Abstract: The disclosed discharge chute directional control system and method is typically used on outdoor power equipment. By moving the position of the handle portion of a spring loaded handle assembly, the operator imparts rotation to a cam assembly. Rotation of the cam assembly imparts opposing forces on a pair of cables. These opposing forces, when applied to the rotational mounting of a discharge chute, change the orientation of the discharge chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Charles A. Eakins, Gerald B. Ash, George Leslie Todd, Raiford Scott Webb, Jimmy F. Clemens, Don E. Wilkes, Norman Buckhouse