Patents by Inventor Tom P. Fullilove

Tom P. Fullilove 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: 5308027
    Abstract: A leaf bagger composed of an adjustable planar frame carrying on a lower part. A plate is fixed to the lower frame part define front and rear ramps having front and rear edges extending beyond the lower frame part and lying in a common plane. The ramps thus serve to guide material, such as leaves, moved horizontally into a horizontally disposed bag whose mouth is received over the frame and the ramps also serve to support the frame in a vertical position. The plate defining the ramps also be hung vertically on a wall so that the frame is horizontal to receive trash deposited vertically into a bag now carried vertically by the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Inventor: Tom P. Fullilove
  • Patent number: 5083731
    Abstract: A closed frame encompasses an opening complementary to the open end of a refuse bag, has a rear edge defining a lip surrounding the opening and adapted to receive thereover the open end of a refuse bag. The frame has transport wheels on its lower side for supporting the frame above a surface and a ramp extending forwardly and downwardly between the opening and the surface when the frame is on the surface in its position of use. A handle is pivoted to the frame for moving the same while lifting the ramp clear of the surface and an abrasion resistant sheet of a size to accommodate a loaded bag is connected at its forward end to the frame below the opening. The sheet may be at least twice the length of a bag and be foldable over itself and its rear end connected to the frame above the opening, the sheet embracing a bag received on the lip to protect it against damage by abrasion as the frame is moved from place to place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventor: Tom P. Fullilove
  • Patent number: 4685692
    Abstract: A riding bicycle normally driven over terrain by foot pedals operating on a sprocket shaft, is provided with hand cranks which operate through a flexible drive on the foot operated sprocket shaft, the flexible drive permitting full use of the steering fork throughout its range without impeding operation of the bicycle by the hand cranks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Tom P. Fullilove
    Inventors: Tom P. Fullilove, Frank L. Dahlberg