Patents by Inventor William E. Coles

William E. Coles 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: 4402500
    Abstract: A combined spinning and rotating amusement device is disclosed herein for simulating weightlessness which includes a circular base having upright spaced apart stanchions between which is rotatably and spinably mounted, a seat intended to be occupied by the user. The spinning and rotating means includes a rotatable portion mounted between the stanchions by joints intended to permit rotation about a horizontal axis while the spinable portion is rotatably mounted on the rotating portion so as to rotate via joints about an axis normal to the axis of rotation of the rotatable portion. An adjustable brake mechanism is disposed to selectively operate manually between a selected one of the stanchions and the rotating device while a hand brake mechanism is operably connected between the spinning portion and the rotating portion for manually controlling the spinning portion by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Inventor: William E. Coles