Patents by Inventor Wayne J. Roberson

Wayne J. Roberson 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: 4183690
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for coupling a control device, which is adapted to rotate, to a stationary switch which is adapted to energize and control a machine. The coupling is made through a rotatable swivel which connects a freely rotatable table to a stationary support. The control device is mounted on the table and the switch is mounted on the stationary support. A ring is coupled to the control means and moves up and down in response to the control means. The ring is further coupled to the table and freely swivels and turns with the table. A U-shaped bracket is connected to the switch means and alternately contacts both the upper and lower surfaces of the ring as the ring moves up and down. The stationary switch means is thus switched from the first position to a second position providing a mechanism to control the machine from a rotating table without control hoses or cables becoming tangled and twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Farm Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Moery, Wayne J. Roberson