Patents by Inventor Robert E. Cofer

Robert E. Cofer 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: 3951287
    Abstract: A dolly to receive and hold tires or wheel assemblies for removing or replacing same on a vehicle such as a tractor has a frame with an open front. A lift assembly is mounted on the frame. Stanchion members are secured to the lift assembly and extend upward. A cross member is mounted on the stanchion members. This cross member is movable relative the frame. Lift arms are mounted on the cross member and extend toward the front. In an embodiment a connector joins the lift assembly and the frame for tilting the stanchion members relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Inventor: Robert E. Cofer
  • Patent number: 3949976
    Abstract: A vehicle support stand structure having separate stands for the forward and rear portions of a vehicle. The stand normally used under the forward portion of the vehicle has a frame with a transverse portion having an elongated portion extending therefrom. A pair of vertically extendable upright members mount on the upper transverse portion and they in use mount on an underneath portion of a vehicle engine or the like. The other stand is usable under the rear portion of a vehicle or alternately under the forward portion of a vehicle. It has a frame with an elongated portion having a transverse portion on one end thereof and having a movable frame portion movably mounted on the elongated portion. A rear support member is vertically movably mounted on the movable frame portion. A pair of telescopic upright members are mounted on the transverse frame portion adjacent to the elongated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Inventor: Robert E. Cofer