Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Carney

Thomas D. Carney 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).

  • Trailer tongue with vertical lift geometry
    Patent number: 6311954
    Abstract: A trailer tongue includes a support and a support leg slidingly and pivotally engaged with the support. When the support leg is raised or lowered the trailer tongue moves in a substantially vertical direction. In a preferred embodiment, the trailer tongue includes a rigid strut having first and second ends and a mechanism for extending and retracting the support leg pivotally connect to the support and the support leg. The first end of the rigid strut is pivotally connected to the support leg and the second end is pivotally connected to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: U-Haul International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Breslin, Thomas D. Carney, Roderick L. Evans
  • Trailer tongue with vertical lift geometry
    Patent number: 6176470
    Abstract: A trailer tongue includes a support and a support leg slidingly and pivotally engaged with the support. When the support leg is raised or lowered the trailer tongue moves in a substantially vertical direction. In a preferred embodiment, the trailer tongue includes a rigid strut having first and second ends and a mechanism for extending and retracting the support leg pivotally connect to the support and the support leg. The first end of the rigid strut is pivotally connected to the support leg and the second end is pivotally connected to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: U-Haul International, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick W. Breslin, Thomas D. Carney, Roderick L. Evans