...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7219777 | Reinforced brake rotor Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a brake rotor which may include a central mounting portion for mounting the brake rotor on a hub, a first annular braking surface and a second annular braking surface, where each braking surface includes an i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6550395 | Constructive disposal in a stabilizer for a railway truck A stabilizer for a railway truck has pairs of inverted "J" metallic profiles that are longitudinally attached to the ends of the respective sides of the railway truck. The front ends of the "J" metallic profiles are being interconnected and rigidly confor... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6405657 | Railway truck with equalizer beam mounted disc brake caliper A disc brake assembly for a railway truck is provided. The truck includes at least two wheel axle sets and brake discs mounted to the wheel axle sets. Extending between the wheel axle sets is a longitudinally extending truck frame. Also extending between ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401628 | Railway vehicle On an outer periphery of a link 30 for connecting a member car body 20 and a bogie car frame 11, vessel is provided and 42 into which particle shaped members 41 are inserted. A rotation vibration generated from a drive system of a running electric motor 1... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6279486 | Device for damping the transverse and hunting movements of a vehicle, and vehicle provided with such a device This damping device comprises: two symmetrical jacks (10, 10'), extending respectively between each support member (8, 6) and the housing (4), each jack (10, 10') defining two chambers (24, 24', 26, 26') filled with a hydraulic fluid (16, 16'), two hydraulic l... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6089165 | Railway truck with underslung equilizer beams A railway vehicle truck assembly comprises the following, in part: wheel sets having longitudinally spaced, transversely extending axles, and wheels mounted to the axles; transversely spaced longitudinally extending truck frames mounted to the axles; and ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 4337706 | Railway locomotive The devices for transmitting a traction force to the middle truck apply the force at a theoretical point of attack at a height (h) above the rails so as to have a moment exerted on the middle truck during traction which relieves the load on the leading ax... | 07/06/1982 |