Patents by Inventor Todd Skalbeck

Todd Skalbeck 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).

  • Detachable gooseneck trailer locking mechanism
    Patent number: 8465040
    Abstract: A trailer assembly including a load deck and a detachable gooseneck. The load deck includes a rotatable shaft and latch wedge and the detachable gooseneck includes a hook. The attachment of the gooseneck to the load deck will result in the rotation of the shaft and latch wedge and engage the latch wedge and hook preventing detachment of the gooseneck and load deck. Misalignment of the gooseneck and load deck may be compensated for by a chamfer of the hook and a v-shaped groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Inventors: Todd Skalbeck, Gary Knudsen
  • Detachable gooseneck trailer locking mechanism
    Publication number: 20120205895
    Abstract: A trailer assembly including a load deck and a detachable gooseneck. The load deck includes a rotatable shaft and latch wedge and the detachable gooseneck includes a hook. The attachment of the gooseneck to the load deck will result in the rotation of the shaft and latch wedge and engage the latch wedge and hook preventing detachment of the gooseneck and load deck. Misalignment of the gooseneck and load deck may be compensated for by a chamfer of the hook and a v-shaped groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: FELLING TRAILERS, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Skalbeck, Gary Knudsen