Patents by Inventor Scott E. Edin

Scott E. Edin 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: 6361062
    Abstract: The facile tractor hook-up of the present invention includes a frame adapted to be received on a vertically moveable three point harness of a tractor. A hitching hook having a body, a loop engaging portion, and a spring tensioned keeper pivotally secured at one end to the body, is carried by the frame. The loop engaging portion has a hook shaped tip defining a loop receiving slot. The keeper has an open position allowing access to the loop receiving slot and a closed position extending to the hook shaped tip to close the loop receiving slot. A keeper actuator for remotely actuating the spring tensioned keeper between the closed and open positions is provided. A tongue adaptor, securable to towable apparatus, is further provided and includes an elongated tongue blade having a looped end portion for receipt by the loop engaging portion of the hitching hook and capture therein by the spring tensioned pivoting keeper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventors: Scott E. Edin, Lloyd A. Fodness