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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434489 | Bicycle drive system A bicycle drive system includes a front gear face, a rear gear face, a front guide assembly, a rear guide assembly, and a drive shaft coupled to a rear-suspension frame via a rear hub and a crank spindle. The bicycle drive system operates independently of the frame.... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7294076 | Transmission apparatus for bicycle A transmission apparatus for a bicycle is capable of performing a transmission operation even while operating or running by the inertia of the bicycle. The transmission apparatus T for a bicycle includes a driving sprocket member rotationally driven by a crankshaft;... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291079 | Motorized front derailleur assembly with saver arrangement A motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly is provided with an arrangement to protect the motor in the event the chain guide is stuck in one of the shift positions. The motorized bicycle front derailleur assembly has a motor unit, a front derailleur and a motor l... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247108 | Method and apparatus for controlling an automatic bicycle transmission An apparatus for determining when to shift a bicycle chain from a first sprocket having a first number of teeth to a second sprocket having a second number of teeth comprises a memory for storing a reference value, and a processor that determines a shift value corre... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243937 | Bicycle control apparatus A bicycle control apparatus comprises a mounting member structured to be attached to a bicycle, a control unit structured to be mounted to the mounting member and a battery unit structured to be detachably mounted to the control unit above the control unit. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223210 | Quad cycle and exercise machine This invention is a quad cycle and exercise apparatus with arm and foot power as propulsion. The rider is upstanding during operation. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200447 | Multiprocessor control system for cycles, for example for competition bicycles An electronic control system for cycles, for use with a set of sensors, a set of actuators, and a set of control members associated to a cycle. The system having a first processor unit for processing and displaying information; a second processor unit for communicat... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189173 | Front derailleur for a bicycle The present invention provides a bicycle front derailleur mountable to a seat tube of a bicycle frame for fitting a chain around a selected sprocket of a multiple chainwheel by pushing the chain laterally at a portion thereof advancing into engagement with the chain... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146008 | Conditional access television sound A digitally encrypted audio signal may be transmitted with an analog television signal. Access to the analog television video signal may be controlled by using graphics overlay techniques. The use of digital encryption techniques on the audio channel prevents improp... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118505 | Integrally formed gear set with a plurality of gears An integrally formed gear set with a plurality of gears comprises a first, a second and a third gear. Each gear has a plurality of teeth and a plurality of recess portions. The teeth and recess portions are alternatively arranged. The first, second and third gears a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7042123 | Bicycle electrical generator hub A bicycle gearshift system is mounted on the rear part of the frame of the bicycle. The bicycle gearshift system includes an electrically powered rear derailleur, a rear hub, a charger part, and a gearshift control part. The electrically powered rear derailleur is m... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017698 | Motorcycle with dual drive chains A motorcycle having two drive chains. The gearbox output includes a left front sprocket and a right front sprocket. The rear wheel includes a left rear sprocket and a right rear sprocket. Left and right chains connect the respective front and rear sprockets. Power i... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6992413 | Bicycle hub dynamo with a freewheel A bicycle hub dynamo comprises a hub spindle adapted to be mounted to a frame of the bicycle; a hub body disposed around the hub spindle, wherein the hub body has a pair of axially spaced hub flanges; a plurality of bearings disposed between the hub body and the hub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979009 | Motorized bicycle derailleur assembly A motorized bicycle derailleur assembly is provided with a motor unit, a derailleur, and a motor linkage. The motor unit rotates an output shaft in first and second rotational directions to shift the derailleur. The derailleur includes a fixing body, a chain guide a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959939 | Electronic bicycle shift control device A bicycle shift control device is adapted to be mounted to a bicycle equipped with an alternating current generator and a shifting device having a plurality of speed steps. The shift control device includes a power storage unit adapted to store electrical power from... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948730 | Bicycle with speed change gear A speed change gear shaft for a bicycle having an internal speed change gear. The speed change gear is of the internal multistage type, and a speed change gear shaft is provided separately from a crankshaft of the bicycle. A swing arm on which a rear wheel is suppor... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916031 | Frictionless bicycle stopping device A bicycle braking device includes a second drive assembly between the crankshaft and the rear axle of the bicycle. The second drive assembly includes a chain drive and pair of engaged gears for reversing the direction of rotation of the crankshaft with respect to th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917283 | Bicycle computer control arrangement and method A control system for an automatic shifting bicycle transmission includes a control unit, a display device and a remote switch assembly. The remote switch assembly is positioned close to a handgrip location. The remote switch assembly is used to shift gears when the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6843741 | Bell crank assembly and mounting bracket for a bicycle hub transmission A bell crank for a bicycle hub transmission includes a wire connecting bell crank member for connecting to a control wire, an actuator moving bell crank member for moving an actuating member, and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of the wire connecting... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6772563 | Mobile accommodation unit in container form A mobile accommodation unit in container form for use as mobile hospital or mobile control or command center or the like has a box-shaped main box element and at least one secondary box element. In a transport state, the secondary box element is telescoped into the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6695332 | Bicycle transmission device for unidirectional output from bi-directional input A bicycle with a forward and backward pedaling system which drives a bicycle forward in either a forward or a backward pedaling. A forward and backward pedaling bicycle which comprises a backward driving sprocket 6 which is installed on a driving shaft 5 for a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682087 | Bicycle computer control arrangement and method A control system for an automatic shifting bicycle transmission comprises a control unit that communicates with a memory location. The memory location stores a plurality of shift tables. The control system uses the information in the shift tables to shift... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6588785 | Pedal powered vehicle The present invention relates to a vehicle, which is specifically adapted to be used as a bumper car. The vehicle is constructed from a frame that allows the vehicle to absorb and deliver impacts in a more efficient manner. Additionally, the vehicle inclu... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6490507 | Computer for bicycles and method for obtaining riding information Computer for a bicycle includes a speed change with a chain transmission, including a plurality of front crown wheels (16) which can be driven in rotation by a pair of pedal cranks (18) and a plurality of rear sprockets (20), a first sensor (30) for provi... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468178 | Rear wheel hub with drive train gear assembly, spindle and cranks for use on a bicycle A rear wheel hub and chainless drive train gear assembly for use on a bicycle having an axle bracket fixed to the frame of the bicycle, a spindle extending axially through the axle bracket and left and right pedal crank arms for rotating the spindle upon ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6419252 | Traveling and accelerating system for riding a bicycle forward regardless the rotation direction of the pedals A traveling and accelerating system for bicycles includes a frame having a front wheel at a front part and a rear wheel at a rear part thereof; a pair of pedals fixed at both sides of a shaft which is rotatably supported at a boss being fixed under a cent... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6380731 | Motor unit with an integrated speed sensor for a bicycle hub transmission A motor unit is provided for operating an internal hub transmission, and a speed sensor is mounted to the motor unit for detecting a speed signal external to the motor unit. Since the speed sensor is mounted to the motor unit, the position of the speed se... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6354980 | Automatic transmission systems for humanly powered vehicles A shiftable bicycle transmission (30) is automatically shifted by automatically sensing output power torque of the transmission (30) automatically converting sensed output power torque to transmission shifting motion, and automatically shifting the shifta... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6203041 | Incline anti-rollback system for wheelchairs An anti-rollback system allows wheelchair users the freedom of travelling up and down inclines without enlisting the assistance of others to do so and includes a pair of non-rotatable axles fixed to the frame of a wheelchair, a pair of wheel hubs, each of... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6146297 | Bicycle automatic shift control device with varying shift speeds An automatic shift control apparatus for a bicycle transmission includes a shift control mechanism for the bicycle transmission and a bicycle speed receiving mechanism for receiving a bicycle speed. The shift control mechanism commands downshifting of the... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6015159 | Method and apparatus for shifting a bicycle transmission A bicycle shift control device includes a pedaling force determining unit for determining a pedaling force exerted on a pedaling member and a shift stage determining unit which determines an optimum shift stage of a bicycle transmission from the pedaling ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5976052 | Differential selection automatic gear change device for pedal vehicles The present invention is related to a compact automatic gear change device for a bicycle in which all of the sprocket wheels (1) and (2) mesh by means of an intermediate moving element (3) and are equipped with anti-reverse pawls automatically controlled ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5895336 | Forward-drive apparatus for a bicycle An apparatus for changing power direction for a bicycle is provided. The apparatus for changing power direction roughly including a shaft housing, a change ring, a carrier, a sun gear and a sprocket cap is located between a pedal shaft and a driving sproc... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893573 | Rotary handlebar-mountable gearshift actuator for bicycles A rotary handle gearshift actuator for operating bicycle gears. The gearshift actuator includes a rotatable housing and a stationary housing. The rotatable housing has a planar surface and including an outer cylinder extending outwardly from the planar su... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5865455 | Wheelchair This wheelchair employs the use of push levers attached to drive gear sprockets, which propel the main rear wheels of the chair through bicycle chains connecting the front sprockets to gear clusters mounted on the rear wheel axles. Ratchet mechanisms allo... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865454 | Electronically controlled speed change device for bicycles An electronically controlled speed change device for bicycles has an automatic mode of operation in which, at the request of the cyclist for increase or decrease of the speed ratio, the system itself automatically provides to select the pair front crown w... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5667233 | Bicycle with a change-speed gear arrangement Described is a bicycle with a gear arrangement in which drive force is transmitted from the pedal crank spindle to the rear wheel by way of a direction-changing transmission and a multi-stage shiftable main transmission. A common shaft serves as the drive... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5662347 | Pedal mechanism for cycle and exercise equipment A Pedal mechanism for a bicycle or similar piece of exercise equipment is disclosed which allows one to apply a forward force to the drive wheel by simultaneously pressing down on both pedals of the bicycle. The pedals are positioned parallel to one anoth... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5662346 | Pedal mechanism for cycle and exercise equipment The invention discloses a pedal mechanism for a bicycle or a piece of exercise equipment which allows one to impart forward motion to the drive wheel of the bicycle through an alternating or stair climbing pedalling motion. The downward force of one of th... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655982 | Hydraulic shifting system for rider propelled vehicle A shiftable variable ratio sprocket chain drive for rider propelled vehicles, such as bicycles, and for other uses has a shifting mechanism, such as a derailleur mechanism or a gear mechanism, a shifting actuator operable by the rider or user, and a novel... | 08/12/1997 |
