RICHARD LEE MCCANSE
Pilots at Daysville Rd, Oregon, IL

License number

Illinois A1230912

Issued Date

May 2016

Expiration Date

May 2018

Professional information

Vehicle Service Lift

US Patent:

5339926, Aug 23, 1994

Filed:

Jun 1, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/069406

Inventors:

James E. McCanse - Oregon IL
Richard L. McCanse - Oregon IL
Timothy K. Fulmer - Dixon IL

Assignee:

McCanse Engineering, Incorporated - Oregon IL

International Classification:

B60S 1300

US Classification:

187 847

Abstract:

A lift for raising vehicles such as garden tractors to a position facilitating servicing of the underside of the vehicle. The lift includes a vertically movable carriage having two cantilevered lift forks which may be adjusted along the carriage to accommodate the longitudinal wheelbase of the vehicle. Each lift fork carries two cups for cradling and supporting the wheels of the vehicle, the cups being adjustable along the forks to conform to the transverse wheelbase of the vehicle. The cups extend away from the forks to allow free access to crucial components of the vehicle and may be reversed on the forks to accommodate relative small variations in longitudinal wheelbases. Safety latches catch the carriage and stop free falling thereof in the event the lift actuator fails. The lift forks are of an extremely strong but relatively lightweight construction. The lift also includes various accessories for facilitating servicing of the vehicle.

Christmas Tree Shaker

US Patent:

4987733, Jan 29, 1991

Filed:

Jul 5, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/375811

Inventors:

Richard L. McCanse - Oregon IL
James E. McCanse - Oregon IL
Timothy K. Fulmer - Dixon IL

International Classification:

A01D 4600

US Classification:

563401

Abstract:

A machine for shaking Christmas trees to remove loose needles therefrom. The machine includes a frustoconical holder for receiving the trunk of the tree and adapted to be orbited by a power-rotated shaft in order to shake the tree. A flexible belt is connected between the holder and the housing of the machine in order to prevent the holder from spinning about its own axis as it orbits. The holder is inclined upwardly from horizontal to facilitate loading of the tree into the holder, to reduce the effort required to retain the tree in the holder during shaking and to avoid burying of the machine with needles. A guard shields the holder to help protect against injury and also serves as a cradle to support the tree prior to loading of the tree into the holder. The machine may be converted for driving by the power take-off of a tractor or for driving by an electric motor.