Class 280/206 - Occupant within wheel

Subclass of Class 280 - Land vehicles
Definition: Vehicles in which the occupant rides within the periphery
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 08/04/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7568715	Recreational apparatus According to various embodiments a recreational apparatus can include an outer raceway having a ground engaging portion. An inner race assembly can be rotatably engaged to and operable to rotate within the outer raceway. A footrest can be disposed on the inner race ...	08/04/2009
7338053	Electronic devices for luggage A wheeled transport device includes a body having a compartment configured to contain goods. Wheels are rotatably attached to a lower portion of the body, and a handle is attached to an upper portion of the body. The handle is configured to retract within a cavity d...	03/04/2008
7337862	Mono-wheel vehicle with tilt mechanism In accordance with the present invention a mono-wheel vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a housing with an inner circumference. A wheel is connected to the housing such that the wheel is able to rotate independently of the housing. The wheel has an outside po...	03/04/2008
7322583	Ergonomic telescoping handle assembly for wheeled luggage The present invention is directed to a wheeled luggage item with an ergonomic telescopic handle assembly. The ergonomic telescoping handle assembly of the present invention allows a user to use the luggage using just one hand. Furthermore, the ergonomic telescoping ...	01/29/2008
7303517	Motorized inversion gravity machine for the body An inversion apparatus for performing exercises of suspending the body of a person in an inverted position. The inversion apparatus including a stable steel frame, a winch, and a pair of padded anchor rings which connect the feet of the person to a winch operated by...	12/04/2007
7240586	Auxiliary power unit starting apparatus for an electric bicycle The present invention relates to an auxiliary power unit starting apparatus for an electric bicycle, which can convert the rider's pedaling force into mechanical displacement at the time the bicycle is being pedaled, and then the mechanical displacement can start th...	07/10/2007
7129659	Stabilizer apparatus for vehicle In a stabilizer apparatus for a vehicle, an electronic control unit calculates a target current of an electric motor from vehicle speed, steering angle, and lateral acceleration, and increases and decreases actual current such that the calculated target current flow...	10/31/2006
7094189	Apparatus for fitness stretching A fitness stretching apparatus comprising a base and a cage structure surrounding the base. The cage structure includes at least a first stretching station for performing stretching of a muscle. A second stretching station is located on the base and within the cage ...	08/22/2006
7017696	Electric motor vehicle with passenger opening through ring motor A two-wheel electric vehicle with ringlike, large, powered parallel wheels, in which at least one ringlike wheel is driven by a large toroidal electric motor. The fully circular rotor of the large toroidal electric motor is integrated with the hub of the ringlike wh...	03/28/2006
6976899	All terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle having a casing, a motor assembly, a cradle supporting the propulsion system, and an outer shell. The casing surrounds the propulsion system with three connected rings, each ring capable of independent rotation. The cradle is positioned in the...	12/20/2005
6854751	Object lifting and moving device An apparatus facilitating the lifting and movement of objects. The present invention, in one embodiment, features a curved rim extending around a mounting plate to which an object or an object carrier can be attached. The object is mounted off-center relative to the...	02/15/2005
6786495	Tumbling toy A tumbling toy that permits children to be received and supported within a central tube. The tumbling toy includes a pair of wheels that support the tube. A pull is connected to the tumbling toy, allowing the tumbling toy to be pulled over the ground or other suppor...	09/07/2004
6726231	Vehicle A vehicle has two suppoting wheels, each mounted on an axle. A carriage that can hold a human rider is positioned in between the supporting wheels, suspended from the axle. No portion of the carriage extends from the axles a distance greater than the radius of the s...	04/27/2004
6298934	Spherical vehicle A spherical vehicle is designed to increase passenger safety by rolling away with the passengers from a collision scene while applying controlled braking force until the speed of the vehicle is reduced to zero. The spherical vehicle has an outer body and ...	10/09/2001
6074305	Implement for playing, walking and training An implement to be used as a plaything by children and as training equipment by grownups, includes a hoop of a diameter larger than the height of a person standing on its inside surface and treading forwards with the aim to roll the hoop along a floor sur...	06/13/2000
5370410	One-wheeled vehicle A one-wheeled vehicle has a spokeless hoop, a rigid load carrier mounted inside the hoop and a seat. The carrier forms a connection between a plurality of guide elements rotatably connected with the carrier and distributed along the circumference of the h...	12/06/1994
5366034	Impact energy dissipation vehicle A vehicle has a passenger compartment suspended between two wheels mounted at the ends of a single axle that is perpendicular to the direction of travel. The passenger compartment is mounted beneath the axle so as to allow the passenger compartment to rep...	11/22/1994
5320369	Air bag toy A flexible, low friction, rideable sliding toy is disclosed that slides over relatively smooth, firm surfaces with very low friction. The toy is comprised of a bag of flexible, air impermeable material having one or more relatively large holes cut out of ...	06/14/1994
5064210	Unicycle apparatus An apparatus including an exterior annular wheel rotatably mounted relative to an inner semi-annular rim rotatably mounted interiorly of the wheel, with a framework mounting a seat and handle bars spaced relative to one another defining a gap therebetween...	11/12/1991
5000445	Skateboard apparatus with gripping frame A skateboard-type sports apparatus has a frame forming a grip for the user and provided internally with a standing surface beneath which a pair of roller elements can be provided. The roller elements are rotatable in respective holders which can be rectan...	03/19/1991
4961574	Exerciser for aerial maneuvers An apparatus for aerial bodily maneuvers comprises a harness securable to the lower torso of an exercising person, a first and second ring disposed in a coaxially retaining and rotatable arrangement therebetween about a first axis coinciding with the cent...	10/09/1990
4927401	Radio controllable spherical toy A radio-controlled spherical toy is designed as a hollow, preferably transparent sphere containing a radio-controlled vehicle supported on two drive bands having a track contact between points the maximum distance between which is less than 80% of the inn...	05/22/1990
4895384	Toy tank A rollable toy tank including a flexible, tubular body, which is open at the transverse sides thereof, and which is adapted to be rolled forward on a supporting ground or water surface by a child crawling inside of the tubular body....	01/23/1990
4799667	Physical exercise apparatus The invention relates to a physical exercise apparatus comprising three nested frame elements mounted inside one another for rotation about axes offset by 90° from one another. The thus established gimbal mounting of the frame elements permits a person o...	01/24/1989
4729446	Mobile sphere A hollow sphere formed from a plurality of contra-spiralling members extending through 360° from one end of an axis to the other to form a geodesic frame. Latitudinally extending spaced and parallel reinforcing members may be used to brace the frame. An ...	03/08/1988
4579336	Spherical rolling cage for recreation and entertainment A spherical recreational rolling cage comprised of at least three mutually orthogonal hoops is presented. The spherical cage includes an axle attached between two of the hoops and a rotatable seating assembly connected to the axle via a bearing whereby th...	04/01/1986
4505346	Rolling vehicle A rolling vehicle having a generally spherical cage-like body with a diametrical axle on which a pod is suspended within the cage structure. The pod contains a propulsion unit which provides thrust for driving the vehicle in a particular direction and als...	03/19/1985
4501569	Spherical vehicle control system A spherical vehicle including a spherical shell having a drive shaft secured to the interior wall thereof. A drive motor is connected to the shaft for imparting a rolling motion to the spherical vehicle on a supporting surface. Continuous steering of the ...	02/26/1985
4501434	Vehicle for a fun-fair or the like The vehicle comprises an element which forms a wheel, preferably a sphere 11 having an outer bearing surface and an inner bearing surface and, inside the wheel 11, an element which forms a preferably hemispherical car 1 for at least one passenger, said ca...	02/26/1985
4458895	Spherical recreational hollow body A spherical hollow body for recreational use is disclosed. The sphere has a portal for exit and entry of an occupant and a plurality of ventilation apertures in its surface. Three circumferential ribs are also provided. The inside of the sphere is further...	07/10/1984
4436039	Rolling drum tree planter An improved tree planting machine which includes a rotatable drum mounted over an upright carriage assembly. A plurality of soil penetrating implements or dibbles are positioned at equal intervals on the outer circumference of and adjacent slotted opening...	03/13/1984
4401314	Recreational toy wheel vehicle A recreational toy wheel vehicle comprises a generally annular outer wheel member having an outer peripheral rolling surface and a generally smooth inner peripheral surface area defining a generally circular, axially extending interior cavity. A carriage ...	08/30/1983
4386787	Spherical vehicle This disclosure relates to a spherical vehicle which incorporates an internally mounted rotatable seat, an observation apparatus to permit an occupant at least a view of his prospective path of travel and a drive apparatus having a pedes contact surface t...	06/07/1983
4364579	Rock and roll recreational toy An amusement toy comprising an annular body which has an outer peripheral surface containing profiled hoop edge portions at its outboard edges which are joined by a squat barrel-shaped portion, such edge portions being integral with vertical side wall por...	12/21/1982
4302006	Recreational device A recreational device which approximates the feel of downhill skiing without either skis or snow is described in which the device includes a rotatable outer tire and an inner ring which is carried by roller bearing means within the tire. The inner ring is...	11/24/1981
4272093	Self-propelled rolling toy A self-propelled rolling toy adapted to contain a child therein and rollable from one point to another, the toy including a seat, and a restraint for holding the child in fixed position in the toy while the child controls movement of the toy. Optionally, ...	06/09/1981
4154188	Recreational device A recreational device consisting of two annular members and a plurality of circumferentially spaced cross members secured one at each end to the annular members to form a floatation wheel having sufficient buoyancy so that an individual can stand uprightl...	05/15/1979
4146245	Self-propelled vehicles A self-propelled cycle-type vehicle comprises a drive wheel rotatably supported by the vehicle frame and coupled to the vehicle foot pedals; a planetary wheel of larger diameter than the drive wheel and rotatably supported by the frame around the drive wh...	03/27/1979
4042252	Inflatable spherical vehicular device An inflatable spherical device is disclosed made of two hemispherical shells or sections that are fastened together by a quick disengageable means, such as a zipper. Each hemispherical shell is made of an outer flexible skin and an inner flexible skin, co...	08/16/1977

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