Patents by Inventor Paul S. Ranes

Paul S. Ranes 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: 5674044
    Abstract: An apparatus for towing motorcycles behind a vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame with a front stop plate, a bottom plate, first and second guide members extending downwardly from the left and right sides of the front stop plate to the respective sides of the bottom plate, and an attachment bar on the forward side of the front stop plate. The attachment bar is preferably in the form of an insert to a tubular type trailer hitch mount and is adapted to be fixedly secured therein. An adjustable wheel clamp with first and second prongs extends rearwardly from the front stop. The wheel clamp is adjustable from a first width W.sub.1 between the first and second prongs to a second width W.sub.2 between such prongs, to accommodate wheels of different width. The prongs further include a plurality of slots which are adapted for passage therethrough of releasably securable fasteners therethough, so that wheels of different widths may be firmly secured for towing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventor: Paul S. Ranes