Patents by Inventor Steven D. Hatfield

Steven D. Hatfield 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: 4949909
    Abstract: To provide an improved pipe coil rack for dispensing pipe from a coil, the pipe coil dispensing rack comprising: (1) a frame having a turntable bearing, a cross bar, legs, wheels and a tongue; (2) a turntable rotatably mounted to the turntable bearing; and (3) a pipe guide ring secured to the frame. The turntable includes a pipe reel hold down assembly secured to the turntable with a resilient rubber strap and spacers removably secured to the turntable and to the pipe reel hold down assembly. The pipe coil dispensing rack may be positioned for use horizontally by positioning the wheels and the tongue on the ground; or the pipe coil dispensing rack may be positioned for storage vertically by positioning wheels and the cross bar on the ground. The pipe coil dispensing rack is suitable for one-man use and provides for the uncoiling of pipe from the pipe coil directly at the site to eliminate errors in cutting the pipe prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Inventor: Steven D. Hatfield