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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284641 | Wheel locking system A wheel locking system includes a plate that has an upper edge and a lower edge. A lower housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The lower edge of the plate extends through the top wall and is... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278520 | Wheel locking device for vehicle Disclosed is a wheel locking device for vehicle which prevents an unauthorized movement of the vehicle. The wheel locking device for vehicles comprises a supporting disk attached to an outer side surface a wheel and provided with arms, fixtures inserted into the arm... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273197 | Adjustable shopping cart and baby stroller stand An apparatus for a storage stand for a shopping cart 12 and baby stroller 13 which will keep the shopping cart or baby stroller erect and immobile with a pair of adjustable spring-hinged arms 19 having bungee cords 20 positioned on the ou... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7213687 | Emergency braking apparatus for vehicle A vehicle emergency brake system has a second brake for braking a vehicle by increasing the frictional resistance with the road surface, a millimeter wave radar for detecting any obstacle in an advancing direction, a pedal speed sensor for detecting the step-in spee... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186052 | Vehicle tire deflating apparatus A vehicle tire deflating apparatus includes a first member, with a tire facing side, and a second member, with a tire facing side spaced from the first member. An interconnecting member locates the first member relative to the second member by a distance sufficient ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165658 | Emergency banking device An auxiliary braking device includes a plurality of arcuate housings provided with a plurality of respective sleeves. The housings have an open end portion disposed in front of the vehicle tires. A plurality of flexible chain pads are included that have a plurality ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7044309 | Strap mounted motorcycle chock and method The present invention provides a system and method for highly flexible placement of one or more wheel chocks on a transport to thereby support one or more motorcycles. The wheel chocks are preferably mounted to the transport utilizing flexible straps. When the strap... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6978865 | Safety chock A safety chock (16) for large wheeled vehicles. A torque arm component (26, 24, 20, 21) maintains and positions an underside face (37) of a shoe (30) in proper position relative to the travelling surface (14), when moving the chock... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957722 | Vehicle chocking system A vehicle chocking system includes a control panel positionable within a vehicle for remotely operating the system. The system further includes a housing and a power source for supplying power to the system. The housing includes a motor disposed therein and electric... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948593 | Wheel chock A self-tightening wheel chock is disclosed for vehicles, such as light aircraft, that can be easily installed and easily removed. The wheel chock can be affixed to a wheel of the vehicle for retention thereof, is weather resistant and lightweight, and will provide a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926480 | Supplemental restraint for auto-rack railroad car restraint system A supplemental restraint for a primary vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which reduces or eliminates movement of the vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The supplemental restraint is adapted to be positioned on a grating between the tire of t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6830134 | Snow chain mechanism for a vehicle A snow chain mechanism for easily applying snow chains to the wheels of a vehicle and dismounting the snow chains therefrom. The mechanism includes a chain assembly mounted with a plurality of chains rotated by a chain assembly driving unit mounted to an axle of a v... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6725979 | Tire stop lock The invention is a safety lock applied to a vehicle wheel during a road stop to prevent the vehicle from moving or being driven away during the stop. This safety lock would be applied to any tire on the vehicle by law enforcement or safety inspectors during the stop... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6681901 | Aircraft tire chock An aircraft tire chock comprising a triangular-shaped elongated body designed to fit against the surface of a tire on an aircraft. The body includes three longitudinally aligned support members. Disposed between the three support members is a plurality of... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6588551 | Hydraulic actuating system A skate, such as a roller skate or inline skate, comprises a shoe, a chassis and rollers or wheels suspended in the chassis. The skate also includes a braking system for at least one of the rollers or wheels. The braking system comprises a braking element... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6481540 | Cart brake release handle A brake controlling mechanism for a cart having a conventional handle mounting bracket defining a handle mounting axis. A core is shiftably coupled to the handle mounting bracket and rotatable about the handle mounting axis. An elongated handle is coupled... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467586 | Tire chock pair An improved tire chocking system comprising a pair of triangular-shaped tire chocks connected by a semi-rigid cable securely attached to each tire chock. In the preferred embodiment, the cable includes a wire rope surrounded by a protective outer hose. Th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6447009 | Emergency vehicle braking system employing adhesive substances An emergency braking system employing viscous or adhesive substances is disclosed for use with a vehicle operated on a road surface. The braking system produces at the rear wheels of a moving vehicle a molten substance that will effectively increase the c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6371253 | Wheel blocking device The invention relates to a device for blocking wheels (5) of a vehicle (4). The device comprises elongate guide means (7), a wheel block carrier (10) which is guided slidably in lengthwise direction of the guide means (7) and which comprises a wheel block... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6290029 | Compact adjustable wheel chock assembly for retainment of multi-size wheels A novel compact adjustable wheel chock assembly for retainment of multi-size wheels (11) comprising of a one-piece flat rigid base plate (12) having a front-right surface (13), a front-left surface (14), a rear-right surface (15), a rear-left surface (16)... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6227512 | Removable block for immobilizing a vehicle wheel on a perforated carrying structure The block comprises a body (1) or (30) formed by two lower (9) or (32) and upper (10) or (33) parallel branches spatially offset, mutually joined at one of their ends by an inclined connecting section (11) or (34), the upper branch (10) or (33) extending ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6116621 | Roller skate swing brake A roller skate swing brake includes a support pivotably attached to the axle of the rear wheel of a skate and containing a brake pad. The support is spring activated to keep the brake pad from contacting the skating surface in the open position in front o... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6062348 | Rapidly-deployable vehicle snow chain system having individually-replaceable interlocking chain attachment plates An improved snow chain system for wheeled vehicles that can be rapidly deployed and rapidly retracted, includes a rotatably-mounted friction drive disc having a circumferential edge that is pressure biased against the sidewall of a tire. Multiple arcuate ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5951049 | Wheel chock for in-line skate Attachment for an in-line skate of the kind having a plurality of linearly-aligned wheels comprising chocks which arrest rotational movement in adjacent wheels at the front of the skate and at the back of the skate. An elastomeric member biases the chocks... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944145 | Vehicle positioning device A wheeled vehicle can be positioned in a garage by a positioning device that includes a mounting bracket attachable to the garage floor, or garage wall near the floor, an elongated arm structure pivotably attached to the mounting bracket for swinging moti... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5927443 | Wheel chock assembly A wheel chock assembly for wedging beneath a pair of wheels of a vehicle to prevent the vehicle from moving. The wheel chock assembly includes an elongate rod having a pair of opposite ends and a pair of wheel chocks each having a bore therethrough. The r... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5913389 | Wheel chock A wheel chock contains a first wheel-restraining member, a frame with a gear rack attached to the first wheel-restraining member, a second wheel-restraining member, a gear assembly attached to the second wheel-restraining member, and an elongated handle m... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5901816 | Air cylinder-driven wheel chock A combination of a mechanically driven chock and a truck trailer including a wheel chock having a bottom face, a top face, a slanted front face, and an arcuate rear face, the front face having a plurality of threaded bores formed therein, wherein a width ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5873763 | Cup on wheels A movable container which includes a body with a lower portion, a middle portion, and a top portion. The top portion includes a cup, and at least one wheel is rotatably mounted on the lower portion of the body. The wheel contacts a support surface and rot... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5839801 | Variable tire pressure traction control enhancement A traction enhancement system includes an electronic controller, first and second pneumatic tire and wheel assemblies, a first wheel brake, a second wheel brake, a source of pressurized air, an air pressure sensor, and a vehicle speed sensor. The first an... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836425 | Non-skid wheel chock for in line roller blade skates A flexible molded block for immobilizing the wheels of an in-line roller blade skate which is portable and easy to use. The device is a flexible chock "10" with a cavity "12" in the center which cradles a wheel of an in-line skate that it is installed on.... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5803208 | Safety accessory for vehicles Vehicles without their own brakes carry wheel chocks, which are releasably fixed in a holder which can be fastened on the vehicle. With an arrangement of this type it is possible to achieve high operational dependability and cost-effective availability by... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5609346 | Toe activated braking system for inline roller skates A toe activated braking system for inline roller skates. A slidable plate is positioned under the wearer's toes. When the wearer bends his toes downwardly and rearwardly the plate moves rearwardly and moves an arm which is linked to a brake pad. As the to... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601158 | Wheel blocking system A wheel blocking device includes a pressure foot which is attached to one end of a pressure foot arm. The other end of the pressure foot arm is pivotally connected to either the frame or an axle of the vehicle. One end of an actuator is connected to the p... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5586621 | Safety chocks for boat trailers and the like A pair of wheel safety chocks for blocking the rear wheels of a vehicle having a boat trailer or the like in tow, the safety chocks being connected together by a rope which, in use, is positioned so that it passes over the trailer hitch and between it and... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5584491 | Roller skate remote brake A brake for remotely decelerating a roller skate. The inventive device includes a brake assembly for engaging and frictionally retarding a wheel of a skate and a ground surface. A cable assembly extends from the brake assembly and terminates in a hand-hel... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582441 | Device for applying sand to roads for use in vehicles A sand delivery system for use in automobiles, or other vehicles. The device uses the hollow front bumpers found on most modern vehicles today to store bags of sand, which is delivered through a number of nozzles located in the front of the vehicle. A blo... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5503433 | Device for blocking wheels of roller skates An accessory device for a roller skate is disclosed, for use to block the wheels of this roller skate. This device comprises a plurality of elongated members that are made of non-slippery material and sized to snugly fit transversely between two of the wh... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5497857 | Emergency brake system for wheeled vehicles An emergency brake system for wheeled vehicles includes a deformable brake wedge for each tire on one of the vehicle's axles. The brake wedges are constructed and arranged to transfer substantially all braking forces to the vehicle through the vehicle's t... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5479794 | Wheel lock device A wheel lock device including a shoe. The shoe has sides, a top with a central aperture wherethrough a wheel strut may extend. The shoe has a generally planar bottom with an anti-slide portion that precludes the wheel lock device from sliding along the su... | 01/02/1996 |
