Douglas W Climenhaga

US Patent:

7534095, May 19, 2009

Filed:

Feb 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/063089

Inventors:

Douglas W. Climenhaga - Sycamore IL, US
Thomas F. Leahy - St. Charles IL, US

Assignee:

SVI International, Inc. - Aurora IL

International Classification:

F04B 49/00
B66F 7/00

US Classification:

417 1, 187203

Abstract:

An in-ground lift () is provided with a condensate scavenging system () that includes a pump () and a control () that is connected to the pump () and configured to selectively switch the pump () between a non-pumping state wherein the pump () is inactive and a pumping state wherein the pump () is expelling condensate from the base structure () of the lift (). It is preferred that the control () be configured so that the pump () automatically switches between the non-pumping state and the pumping state in response to a predetermined change of state in the in-ground vehicle lift ().

US Patent:

20050224769, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Mar 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/798042

Inventors:

Douglas Climenhaga - Sycamore IL, US

International Classification:

B65G067/00

US Classification:

254001000

Abstract:

A lift with a multiple locking position safety leg includes a lift bed for engaging in objects to be lifted together with a fluid cylinder to be connected to the lift bed and extendable and retractable to move the lift bed between two extreme positions including a fully lowered position and a fully raised position. A latching mechanism is provided for holding the lift bed in any of a plurality of positions between the extreme positions and includes a plurality of vertically spaced latches operated by gravity to move to latching positions, one for each of the plurality of positions, and a single actuator for simultaneously moving and holding each of the latches against gravity from the latching positions to allow the lift bed to be moved to the fully lowered position. Also disclosed is a kit for retrofitting existing lifts with the safety leg.

US Patent:

20080251629, Oct 16, 2008

Filed:

Apr 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/786236

Inventors:

Douglas W. Climenhaga - Oregon IL, US

International Classification:

B65H 81/06

US Classification:

242550

Abstract:

A safety shield () is provided for use with a hand-operated winch wheel () of a boat lift (), the wheel () having a rim () connected by spokes () to a hub (), multiple openings () defined between the spokes () and the rim (). The safety shield () includes at least one sheet of material () having a perimeter () shaped to conform to a perimeter () of one of the openings (). The sheet () includes a plurality of connection points () and/or connectors () for attaching the perimeter () to the spokes () and the rim ().