Patents
US 8596627 B2: Automobile rotisserie
- Granted
- 2013-12-03
- Filed
- 2010-11-02 application 12917939
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automobile rotisserie may include a pair of support columns, a neck clamp clamped to each support column, a rotation assembly attached to each neck clamp, a swing arm clamp attached to each rotation assembly, a swing arm received in and clamped by each swing arm clamp, a balancing assembly effective for controlling the movement and positioning of the swing arm within the swing arm clamp, and a mounting arm extending from each swing arm. Each neck clamp and/or swing arm clamp may include an L-shaped outer clamp plate and a W-shaped inner clamp plate. Each rotation assembly may include an outer sleeve attached to a neck clamp, an inner insert sleeve attached to a swing arm clamp, a plurality of ball bearings between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve to facilitate rotational movement of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve, and a retainer bearing to retain the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve. The balancing assembly may include a threaded balancer block attached to a swing arm clamp, an unthreaded balancer block attached to a swing arm, a threaded rod extending through the threaded balancer block and through the unthreaded balancer block, a gripping head at one end of the threaded rod, a thrust bearing assembly sandwiching the unthreaded balancer block, and a locking collar fixed to the threaded rod adjacent the thrust bearing assembly and the unthreaded balancer block.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg131203.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wurk Metal Products, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Martinsville, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Scott Lands | Clayton, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Samuel O. Dean | Boonville, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25H | Workshop equipment, e.g. for marking-out work; storage means for workshops | B25H1/0007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DUTRO COMPANY signed 2019-09-30 | LOGAN MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC. LOGAN, UT | 50640/984 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WURK METAL PRODUCTS, INC signed 2014-02-25 | DUTRO COMPANY LOGAN, UT | 32360/609 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-08-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEAN, SAMUEL O. signed 2011-07-21 LANDS, DONALD SCOTT signed 2011-07-21 | WURK METAL PRODUCTS, INC. GOSPORT, IN | 26763/789 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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