Patents by Inventor Wade Erickson

Wade Erickson 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).

  • Step platform and ball hitch assembly
    Patent number: 6682086
    Abstract: A step platform assembly for attachment to a vehicle hitch assembly is disclosed. The platform assembly includes a planar step platform member rigidly fastened to a coplanar linear step support member having an aperture adjacent a step support member end opposite the step platform member. The aperture contains a bushing member with the planar step platform member and step support member assembly adapted for rotatable connection to the hitch assembly by a fastener there between. A locking system is present for selectively securing the step platform member and linear step support member either beneath a vehicle body or exterior a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Inventor: Wade Erickson