Patents by Inventor Trulen F. Karnes

Trulen F. Karnes 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: 4327934
    Abstract: This structure is designed for connecting a trailer vehicle and a pick-up truck, having a bed for the mounting of a fifth wheel platform, for receiving the fifth wheel pin extending from the front end of the trailer, and it consists primarily of a pair of vertical frames mounted alongside of the pick-up truck wheel wells. The frames include, in each, a forward and rearward sliding bar, which receives a horizontal member, to which is attached the fifth wheel platform, the structure's sliding bars enabling the pick-up truck and trailer to have an additional ten inches for maneuvering into a parking space at a trailer park.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Inventor: Trulen F. Karnes