Patents by Inventor Ralph J. Barahona

Ralph J. Barahona 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: 5524513
    Abstract: A tool is disclosed for use in removing a wheel and bearings of an in-line skate. The skate has a trough-shaped frame mounted thereon while the wheel has a hub with two bearings mounted therein. The two bearings have an inner diameter and are separated by a hollow spacer mounted therebetween. The wheel is mounted in the trough shaped frame with allen hardware extending through the frame and into the hollow spacer.The tool comprises a handle having two ends. The handle includes a first cavity extending longitudinally therein from one end of the handle with an allen wrench corresponding to the allen headed bolt or screw detachably mounted within the first cavity. Three concentrically mounted, staggered levels having differing diameters extend longitudinally from the handle end opposite the cavity. The first level abutting said handle is larger than the inner diameter of the bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Inventor: Ralph J. Barahona