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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434824 | Automatic wheelchair brake system and wheelchair including same An automatically engageable and releasable brake apparatus adaptable to be attached to a wheelchair is provided, including a connection mechanism adapted to be positioned on a rear frame portion of the wheelchair frame, a seat actuation member adapted to be position... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7172047 | Seat brake apparatus A seat brake apparatus having a small number of components. A pivot member connected to a seat is pivotally supported by a front plate of the battery compartment. A contact plate is connected to the front plate. A torsion spring supported by the front plate has a fi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7111856 | Bipedal motion assisting method and apparatus A mobile support system having a central region that allows the legs to move in an unobstructed manner and providing an upper body support assembly where the weight is distributed between the elbow region and hand region of the individual for a desirable weight dist... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6978864 | Wheelchair braking device A wheelchair braking device providing a braking action that automatically disengages when an occupant is seated in the wheelchair. The braking device includes a support structure to which a sensing lever is pivotably mounted and to which a braking arm is slidably mo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951370 | Exotic chair A chair includes a seat frame, a seat movably mounted on the seat frame, a backrest pivoted to the seat frame, a reciprocating mechanism mounted under the seat frame to cause the seat to engage in a series of repeated up-and-down motions, and a reclining mechanism m... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6782964 | Mower A platform included as part of a mower, the platform providing a surface upon which an operator stands while operating the mower. The platform is springably or suspendably mounted on the frame of the mower to cushion the operator and thereby decrease the amount of p... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6352138 | Wheelchair braking system A wheelchair braking system, for use on a wheelchair having a frame and a pair of wheels, comprising an outer plate assembly, an inner plate assembly, and an axle assembly attached to one of the wheels. The axle assembly is supported by the outer plate as... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6260672 | Vehicle seat with an adjusting mechanism The invention presents a vehicle seat with an adjusting mechanism, for example with a height adjustment of the seat area or with a length adjustment of a longitudinal guiding (20, 22), whereas the adjusting mechanism is provided with an electromotor (36),... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6012555 | Wheelchair braking system A wheelchair braking system, for use on a wheelchair having a frame and a pair of wheels, comprising an axle assembly attached to one of the wheels. The axle assembly is supported within a block assembly. The axle assembly has a locking gear comprising a ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5984334 | Automatic braking wheelchair An automatic braking wheelchair having an automatic braking assembly which automatically locks one or both wheels of a wheelchair when the patient attempts to rise. The automatic braking assembly includes a movable seat on which a patient sits, a support ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5706909 | Vehicle safety automatic braking apparatus A vehicle safety automatic braking apparatus having a driver seat weight sensor, a velocity sensor, an emergency brake actuator, and an engine kill switch which are interfaced with a controlling microprocessor. A microprocessor monitors the weight sensor ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5368372 | Hydraulic brake system for an off-road vehicle A brake system for off-road vehicles of the type including an operator seat, a brake pedal and a hydraulic brake responsive to operator actuation on the brake pedal. The brake system includes a tank for hydraulic fluid, an electric pump hydraulically conn... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5367978 | Shock-absorber mounted seat for personal watercraft and boats A shock absorbing seat is provided in a personal watercraft or boat. The seat has an elongated configuration and is mounted at the front end thereof to the hull or other structural member of the watercraft for limited pivoting motion relative to the hull ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5350036 | Deadman brake assembly for cargo vehicles A deadman brake assembly incorporating a turnover spring in a link mechanism thereof to exert a spring force in a direction in which a seat supporting plate is kept in a state it enters when a driver sits on the driver's seat and to exert the spring force... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5309861 | Shock-absorber mounted seat for personal watercraft and boats A shock absorbing seat is provided in a personal watercraft or boat. The seat has an elongated configuration and is mounted at the front end thereof to the hull or other structural member of the watercraft for limited pivoting motion relative to the hull ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5203433 | Automatic braking wheelchair An automatic braking wheelchair having an automatic braking assembly which automatically locks one or both wheels of a wheelchair when the patient attempts to rise. The automatic braking assembly includes a movable seat, a locking bar connected to the mov... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5050700 | Safety apparatus for a skid-steer loader In a skid-steer loader of front type, the present invention offers a safety apparatus for the operator by way of providing a seat bar securely retainable in its desired position, a pair of supporting blocks and a pair of mounting blocks for retaining the ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4623043 | Automatic wheel chair brake An automatic wheelchair brake is provided which automatically locks both wheels when a patient attempts to rise from the wheelchair. While seated the patient manually operates a three-way lever brake with manually locked, manually unlocked and automatic p... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4582178 | Seat brake system There are disclosed a brake system and a brake connection assembly for a bicycle that is actuated when the bicycle seat tilts in the fore-and-aft direction and that responds to the tilting by simultaneously and independently actuating a front wheel brake ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4476964 | Seat-brake including lockout A seat brake is provided for use in a vehicle having a seat movable between a lower position when weight is placed on the seat and an upper position when weight is removed from the seat, and having a brake selectively engageable to brake the vehicle. The ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4356876 | Parking apparatus for use on a three-wheeled motorized vehicle A parking apparatus for a three-wheeled motorized vehicle having one front wheel, two rear wheels, and a front body portion which is transversely swingable relative to a rear body portion. The apparatus comprises a locking mechanism provided between the f... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4355698 | Brake and transmission control A brake and transmission control system for a vehicle having a hydraulically controlled power shift transmission and a spring applied hydraulically released parking brake. Both the transmission control and the brake are interconnected hydraulically with t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4320818 | Wheelchair brake assembly This brake assembly, for use with a conventional foldable wheelchair, provides a pair of rearwardly extending brake arms connected to adjacent side frames underneath the seat. Each brake arm includes a transverse forward portion pivoted to the side frame ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320819 | Seat-operated brake assembly with brake protection means A seat operated parking brake assembly for lift trucks and the like normally imposes an overload force on a caliper-type brake thereof, after the brake has been engaged. The present invention provides an arrangement (34 or 34') for maintaining a brake (20... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4285418 | Friction coupling control system PCT No. PCT/US80/00017 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 7, 1980 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 7, 1980 PCT Filed Jan. 7, 1980. This invention relates to a control system (8) for moving a frictional coupling between an engaged (15) and disengaged (17) position. A power device (4... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4136752 | Vehicle brake control system A vehicle brake control system includes a brake having an engaged position and a disengaged position, a seat having an element movable between a first position corresponding to an occupied seat and a second position corresponding to an unoccupied seat, a ... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4116296 | Automatic seat brake An electro-hydraulic automatic seat brake system which is effective to automatically set the hydraulic service brakes and shut down the engine of an industrial vehicle whenever the operator's seat is unoccupied. In order to release the brakes after the se... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4033433 | Body motion bicycle seat brake A body motion actuated, bicycle seat brake comprises a seat resiliently mounted on the seat tube of a bicycle such that at least the forward end of the mounting member may be deflected downwardly by the action of a rider shifting his weight forwardly rela... | 07/05/1977 |
