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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D493128 | Personal transporter | 07/20/2004 |
| D493129 | Yaw control | 07/20/2004 |
| D492620 | Utility truck | 07/06/2004 |
| D489300 | Personal transporter fender | 05/04/2004 |
| D489027 | Handle for a personal transporter | 04/27/2004 |
| D489029 | Personal transporter fender | 04/27/2004 |
| D488093 | Mars exploration rover Athena | 04/06/2004 |
| D487715 | Mars exploration rover athena | 03/23/2004 |
| 4781516 | Rail bogie handling vehicle A vehicle such as a conventional hostler tractor to which equipment has been added to enable the vehicle to also lift and move separable rail bogies. The added equipment includes a boom arm apparatus which is pivotally mounted to the tractor for movement ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4776748 | Receptacle transporting vehicle The present invention provides a tractor-trailer vehicle for use in transporting ladles of molten metal. The trailer includes a generally U-shaped main frame, each side carrying a wheel assembly and a carrier beam pivotally interconnected at one end to th... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4767063 | Adaptable material spreading vehicle An adaptable material-spreading vehicle includes in combination a truck body frame, an engine mounted on the frame, a cab mounted in a forwardly positioned cab region, a removable hopper positioned behind the cab region, and a conveyor running from beneat... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4757871 | Recreational vehicle A versatile recreational vehicle adapted to be towed by a ski lift includes a frame-shaped chassis and six wheels which are rotatably mounted on the chassis and include steerable wheels which are mounted on the chassis for turning about respective substan... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4757872 | Vehicle In a vehicle in which front and rear wheels are suspended on a body frame and a power unit for driving the wheels via a drive shaft is carried on the central portion of the body frame, a fuel tank and an exhaust muffler are juxtaposed on left and right si... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4750752 | Safeguard for a fuel pipe in an industrial vehicle A safeguard of a fuel pipe for supplying fuel into a fuel tank projecting in a recess used for step in an industrial vehicle, such as a fork lift truck, which is a vehicle used for loading and unloading of vessels in a workshop. The side wall of the reces... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4749317 | Trailer for transporting and storage of recreational vehicles A trailer for transporting and storing recreational vehicles, such as three and four-wheeled motorcycle-type vehicles, is provided which comprises a substantially horizontally disposed lower frame assembly; wheel assemblies connected to and supporting the... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4732101 | Stern apron for ice breakers The stern apron is constructed as a volume body tapering to a sharp end in streamlined manner towards the stern of the ship and which at its lower outer edges is in each case wider than in the overlying region, so that the ship's resistance and the necess... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4726598 | Apparatus for increasing the vertical travel of auxiliary wheels mounted on a vehicle An apparatus for increasing the vertical travel of auxiliary wheels mounted on an auxiliary axle includes a lever rotatably mounted on the auxiliary axle and a wheel mounting spindle secured to the lever spaced from its mounting on the auxiliary axle to d... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4723787 | Implement transport hitch A fore-and-aft extending transport hitch frame carried on a pair of ground wheels supports the innermost ends of a pair of end wheel wing drills and tows a trailing end wheel drill between the wing drills. The wing drills are connected to rearwardly angle... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723867 | Machine for cutting road surfaces In a machine for cutting road surfaces, with an undercarriage having its own drive, with a cutting device arranged on it and having at least one cutting roller which extends transversely relative to the direction of travel and around which the cut materia... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4720929 | Trenching device An improved torsional limiting device and associated control system are incorporated in a large scale trencher between the power source and the cutting wheel to provide for protection of the equipment components in the event the cutting wheel encounters u... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4716980 | Control system for rider vehicles An electric rider vehicle control system is disclosed which includes a dead man brake that is normally set to prevent coasting, and controls which release the brake and permit normal transport operation of the vehicle at multiple speeds by an operator on ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4617811 | Mechanism for operating a drop-bolt door lock A mechanism for smoothly and reliably operating a drop-bolt lock in which the drop-bolt operating mechanism includes a slidable bolt member carrying a cross slidable biased actuator member operable by cams for smooth sliding operation. Guide rails guide t... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4617871 | Steerable wind-powered vehicle The present invention concerns a steerable wind-powered vehicle, which comprises a base supported on at least two wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils, at least one of the wheels, skis, skates or hydrofoils being arranged to be steerable, a mast carrying a ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4566706 | Easy-adjust stair climber for wheelchair An apparatus for moving a wheelchair having a pair of upright rear frame members has a support adapted to engage underneath the wheelchair in an upright condition of same with the chair pivotal on the support between erect and inclined positions. At least... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566707 | Wheel chair A mechanism for the transport of an object across relatively level surfaces as well as to ascend and descend stairways. The mechanism is described particularly with respect to a wheel chair for handicapped persons and is provided with a frame and a pair o... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4566732 | Adjustable wheelchair table A table for use with a wheelchair providing a table portion and a mounting assembly adapted to be attached on the wheelchair to mount the table portion for pivotally and elevationally adjustable disposition thereof.... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4565385 | Tiltable supporting wheelchair A tiltable supporting wheel chair having a tilting mechanism with front support wheels which pivot downward and outward engaging the floor and raising the front of the wheelchair and tilting it backwards. The tilting mechanism further includes a cross-fra... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564238 | Leg-rests for modified wheel-chair An improved wheel chair foot/leg rest is disclosed that can be retro-fitted onto existing wheel chairs. A series of parallel tubes attach under the wheel chair seat, and house sliding tubes that carry a rotating foot/leg rest.... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4049287 | Sail vehicles A wind-propelled sail vehicle comprises a perimeter frame, a mast and a chassis with three support members such as wheels, pads or skis. Two support members of fixed orientation are situated forward, the third support member, for steering, is situated aft... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3986722 | Sailing bicycle A frame equipped with a fork on the front thereof carries either wheels or runners to engage the surface, and has a transversely extending seat mounted thereon that projects from both sides of the frame. A mast is mounted on the frame forwardly of the for... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3947033 | Steer roping training device A mechanical device having the general appearance of a steer for use in practicing steer roping. The device consists of a base section having a pair of spaced wheels mounted at the back thereof and a body section having at least one wheel mounted at the f... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3942598 | Non-hostage vehicle A security vehicle adapted to prevent unauthorized entry thereinto comprising a base with an electrically conductive frame, an insulated platform on the frame and steerable propelling means for moving the base; a cage defining a security chamber over the ... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3931902 | Cable reel transport vehicle A carrier for transporting heavy reels and the like includes a pair of laterally spaced, rearwardly extending, wheeled frame beams defining a rearwardly open space for receiving the reel. Uprights are secured to the beams and pivotally support hydraulical... | 01/13/1976 |
