Patents by Inventor William R. Wait

William R. Wait 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: 4556126
    Abstract: A collapsible and adjustable mechanic's platform which is suspended from a vehicle tire and supported on a pair of rails by chains which extend from the tops of the rails to brackets which support the platform. The rails are pivotally supported at their upper ends on short horizontal bars which are rigidly connected to a pair of vertical tire bars which, in use, are pressed against the outer wall of a vehicle tire by a combination of interconnected bars which extend over the top of the tire and down the inner wall of the tire. The interconnecting plates include a locking plate which is forced against the inner wall of the tire by a horizontal bar which extends across the top of the tire and through a circular opening in the locking plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Inventor: William R. Wait