Patent US3173558A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3173558A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Boat trailer and launcher

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1963-03-22
•
Granted: 1965-03-16
•
Expires: 1983-03-22
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Cecil E Futch

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:16
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/06; B60P3/10; B60P3/1033; B60P3/1066

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
IN COMBINATION, A BOAT TRAILER AND A LAUNCHING UNIT SAID TRAILER COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A FIXED CRADLE FOR THE HULL OF A BOAT, SAID UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF BRACKET, A PAIR OF LEVERS JOURNALLED MEDIALLY TO THEIR LENGTHS ON THE RESPECTIVE BRACKETS ON AN ALIGNED AXIS, SAID BRACKETS HAVING ARCUATE SLOTS CONCENTRIC WITH SAID AXIS, A RECTANGULAR FRAMEWORK CARRYING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SHAFTS, EACH SHAFT CARRYING A BOAT-SUPPORTING ROLLER WITHIN SAID FRAMEWORK, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID SHAFTS EXTENDING THROUGH RELATED ONES OF SAID SLOTS, AND ENGAGED BY THE REARWARD ENDS OF SAID LEVERS, AND MEANS TO SWING SAID LEVERS, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A PULLEY CARRIED BY THE REARWARD END OF EACH OF SAID LEVERS, A PAIR OF PULLEYS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, IN CO-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
IN COMBINATION, A BOAT TRAILER AND A LAUNCHING UNIT SAID TRAILER COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A FIXED CRADLE FOR THE HULL OF A BOAT, SAID UNIT COMPRISING A PAIR OF BRACKET, A PAIR OF LEVERS JOURNALLED MEDIALLY TO THEIR LENGTHS ON THE RESPECTIVE BRACKETS ON AN ALIGNED AXIS, SAID BRACKETS HAVING ARCUATE SLOTS CONCENTRIC WITH SAID AXIS, A RECTANGULAR FRAMEWORK CARRYING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL SHAFTS, EACH SHAFT CARRYING A BOAT-SUPPORTING ROLLER WITHIN SAID FRAMEWORK, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF ONE OF SAID SHAFTS EXTENDING THROUGH RELATED ONES OF SAID SLOTS, AND ENGAGED BY THE REARWARD ENDS OF SAID LEVERS, AND MEANS TO SWING SAID LEVERS, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A PULLEY CARRIED BY THE REARWARD END OF EACH OF SAID LEVERS, A PAIR OF PULLEYS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, IN CO-

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2733823A Cited
US2000230A Cited
US2140421A Cited
US2736568A Cited
US3077277A Cited
US3082892A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-03-15 1968-09-14 1969-03-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-03-15 1972-09-14 1973-03-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-03-15 1976-09-14 1977-03-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag