Patents by Inventor Wendy L. Schultz

Wendy L. Schultz 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: 5437345
    Abstract: An apparatus for connecting a waterway, having a nozzle, to various sections of an aerial ladder. The connecting apparatus comprises an off-set cam within a cylindrical sleeve. One end of a connecting link is attached to the cylindrical sleeve. The other end fits within the clevises attached to the different sections of the ladder and has an aperture for receiving a clevis pin which is passed through the clevis and connecting link to attach the waterway to the selected ladder section. To firmly lock the waterway to the ladder section, a rotatable shaft, supported by bearings and having one end attached to the off-set axis of the cam, is rotated by means of a handle located on the exterior of the bracket. The rotation of the shaft and cam urge the waterway bracket against a step on the selected ladder section and thus securely lock the waterway in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Frances E. Schmidt, Randy W. Zimmer, Wendy L. Schultz