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| 7445070 | Three wheel motorcycle A three wheel motorcycle with one leading front wheel and two driven rear wheels is capable of supporting increased dynamic loads of a V-8 automotive engine and transmission in addition to carrying up to three people and cargo. The body of the trike is integrated wi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7419024 | Wheelchair accessible trike A motortrike designed to allow individuals that use a wheelchair to independently operate it. The motortrike comprises a wheelchair frame assembly that secures onto a motorcycle frame, a movable platform assembly a transmission assembly, a power transfer assembly an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7237647 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus includes a speed reducing mechanism for decelerating the rotation of a rotatable shaft in an electric motor and a converting mechanism for converting the output rotation of the speed reducing mechanism into the axial movement of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234557 | Electric vehicle with partitionable structure An electric vehicle with partitionable frame includes a chassis assembly, a head tube, a front wheel, left and right rear wheels, and a seat. The front wheel is assembled at the base of the head tube through a fork, and the bottom part of the head tube is pivoted an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213855 | Hearse assembly A hearse assembly includes a support frame that has a substantially rectangular shape and has a forward end and rearward end. A tricycle frame includes a motor and has a back portion and a front portion. The back portion is integrally coupled to the forward end. A s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192040 | Drive mechanism for vehicle The present invention provides an electric-driven vehicle, which comprises a supporting platform and an upright tube, wherein the supporting platform has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the first and second ends, the upright tube is fi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172040 | Riding type mower A work vehicle comprises: a plurality of wheels; a vehicle body supported by the wheels; a transmission case provided on the vehicle body, the transmission case having a first case portion and a second case portion and a middle portion extending between respective l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163088 | Lift truck for the transport of a battery block of an industrial truck A lift truck (6) for the transport of a battery block (1) of an industrial truck, such as a fork-lift truck. The lift truck (6) includes at least one electrical unit. The electrical unit can be connected with the battery block (1) to be t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159903 | Steering mechanism for power cycle A steering mechanism is mainly comprised of an upper and a lower axle seat, in which the upper axle seat and the lower axle seat are provided for receiving an upper axle and a lower axle respectively. The upper and the lower seats are combined together by pivotally ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7097187 | Suspension system for a motor vehicle An independent suspension system is provided for coupling a set of wheels to a vehicle body structure. The system includes independently pivotable swing arms, a shock absorber assembly, a joining arm and tie rods. The swing arms are attached to the vehicle body stru... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090233 | Spindle bracket for rear suspension A spindle bracket for rear suspensions includes a bracket body welded to a trailing arm and having a mounting hole into which a spindle is inserted, and a lateral strength reinforcing piece secured between the trailing arm and the bracket body. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079923 | Robotic vacuum cleaner An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operatio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076331 | Robot, method of robot control, and program recording medium When information is inputted from the recognition object, the emotion module discriminates the type of the inputted information (step ST1) and changes the emotion level of each emotion unit using the parameter corresponding to the inputted information (step S... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073620 | Vehicle steering system having a rear steering control mechanism The vehicle steering system includes front vehicle motive members, rear vehicle motive members, a steering input device, a front steering subsystem, a rear steering subsystem and a rear steering control mechanism. The front steering subsystem is operably coupled to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7017691 | Foldable cart A foldable cart includes a base with two side wheels driven by a motor and a steering wheel located a front end of the base. An upright frame is pivotably connected to the base by two folding assembly and a handle is pivotably connected to the upright frame by anoth... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6999849 | Folding robotic system A portable robotic system having a folding carriage is disclosed. The carriage in one embodiment includes two legs and a lateral stabilizer. The folding legs and stabilizer allow the carriage to be maneuvered into a plurality of open and closed positions. In the ope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976287 | Vacuum nozzle apparatus A cart for use in moving a large vacuum nozzle such as that of a grain vacuum within a grain bin has a frame mounted on two pairs of ground wheels. The pipe of the nozzle extends along a center of the cart with a foot pad on each side for the operator to ride and a ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953101 | Industrial truck with a drive unit which is fastened to a neighboring frame segment of a vehicle frame An industrial truck, in particular a fork lift truck, is provided with a rear weight and an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is fastened to the rear weight. The internal combustion engine is advantageously mounted so that it can oscillate a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948576 | Driving and transmission unit for use in rolling vehicles A driving unit for use with a rolling vehicle is provided containing a first and second motor mechanically coupled to two wheels via a transmission unit which is pivotable about the steering axis of the driving unit and adapted to establish a driving relationship be... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6940415 | Reach type forklift truck A reach type forklift truck includes a rotation sensor interposed between a load wheel and a load wheel shaft on which the load wheel is provided. A signal line for transmitting a detected signal of the rotation sensor is inserted in a guide groove formed in the loa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932180 | Differential limiting control apparatus for vehicle A mode establishing section of a differential limiting control apparatus for a four wheel drive vehicle commands an automatic mode control section or a manual mode control section to output calculated clutch torques according to a signal from a mode switch operated ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883629 | Vehicle with one-sided swing arm A vehicle has a chassis with a front and rear ends and at least one front wheel mounted on the front end. A one-sided swing arm having an outer end portion, a support portion including a strut assembly, and an inner end portion is pivotally mounted on the rear end o... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6854551 | Collapsible vehicle A collapsible vehicle having a frame, a non-steerable wheel assembly and a steerable wheel assembly. The frame includes a longitudinal member, a transverse member, an upright member proximal to one end of the longitudinal member, and a steering member proximal to an... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854547 | Remote-control toy vehicle with power take-off mechanism A toy vehicle comprising a frame, a first wheel, a second wheel, and a turning mechanism including a rotatable arm mounted to the frame and a rotatable third wheel mounted to the arm. The arm is rotatable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherei... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6766871 | Attachment means for attaching a wheelchair to a motorized apparatus A powered propulsion apparatus that is attachable to and detachable from, a wide range of conventional wheelchairs without modification of the propulsion apparatus or the wheelchairs. The propulsion apparatus converts a conventional manually powered wheelchair into ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6641355 | Transportable lift truck with telescopic lifting arm A self propelled transportable lift truck (A) having a frame (1) formed by two spaced parallel longitudinal front members and a rear transverse member, at least two front wheels (5, 6) and at least one steerable rear wheel (7), such that the lifting mecha... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6615108 | Area coverage with an autonomous robot There is therefore provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker (48) located along the outer edge of ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6478104 | Collapsible motor driven vehicle This invention relates to a collapsible motor drive vehicle of tripod construction which is lightweight and collapsible for ease in storage and handling.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6464030 | Three wheel steering assembly A vehicle has a chassis with at least one front wheel pivotable about a first vertical axis to control the direction of the vehicle. A rigid swing arm is pivotally mounted on the rear end of the chassis for pivoting about a horizontal axis. On the rear en... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6435766 | Method and apparatus for ground working A method and apparatus for ground working. A first step involves providing an apparatus for ground working with telescopically extendible wheel supports which permit the height and angular orientation of the chassis to be adjusted to suit a contour of a d... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6374937 | Motorized support for imaging means and methods of manufacture and use thereof Motorized chassis, base, cart and/or carriage apparatus and methods for supporting mobile medical imaging systems. Such apparatus having precision propulsion mechanism to mechanically guide, advance and retract medical imaging equipment about a body of a ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6328125 | Tilting vehicle The invention relates to a vehicle (1) provided with a frame (2) having a front frame part (3) and a rear frame part (4) which can tilt with respect to one another. The vehicle (1) comprises three or more wheels (7, 7', 13), it being possible to rotate th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6273206 | Demountable motor driven vehicles for the physically challenged A motor driven demountable chair vehicle has a frame supported on front and rear wheels. A steering column is mounted on the front end of the frame and a seat is supported rearwardly thereof. The frame has discrete front and rear segments incorporating a ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6212731 | Apparatus for cleaning floors An apparatus for cleaning floors having an undercarriage including front and rear axles (1,3) bearing at least one wheel (2,4) and a driver's seat. A steering mechanism is connected to one of the axles (1,3) for steering the apparatus. There are provided ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6070679 | Powered utility cart having engagement adapters The present inventive device generally allows a user to easily engage and push or pull heavy and unwieldy object(s), most notably a line of nested shopping carts, effectively and without undue strain. The cart is designed specifically with universal utili... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5947222 | Three-wheeled automobile A three-wheeled automobile comprises a front cowl for enclosing a front portion of the automobile, and a floor forming a passenger step. The front cowl has on lateral sides thereof rear ends positioned above front wheels of the automobile, and a front end... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5890558 | All-wheel steering mechanism for a cleaning vehicle A cleaning vehicle including an all-wheel steering mechanism. First, second and third wheels are mounted to the vehicle for rotation about respective first, second and third rotational axes and for pivotal movement about respective first, second and third... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5826670 | Detachable propulsive device for wheelchair A detachable propulsive device for a wheelchair includes a longitudinal skeleton frame, a driving unit attached to the front of the skeleton frame, a handle for steering the propulsive device, dimensions adjusting unit, and auxiliary wheels. The dimension... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5697464 | Ride-on vehicle for golf club bag and the like A ride-on powered vehicle having a tricycle configuration has a frame having a front side and a rear side and provided with a load carrying space which is open at the front side for inserting a load into the load carrying space from the front side, a sing... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5584646 | Handling apparatus A mobile, self-propelled, multicapability apparatus useful for gripping, lifting, moving, rotating, and otherwise manipulating heavy articles. The inventive apparatus comprises: a base structure; a turret rotatably attached to the base structure; a first ... | 12/17/1996 |
