"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290690 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket for securing one or a pair of article holders to a land or sea craft to facilitate the carrying of articles on the craft; the mounting bracket comprising a non-circular body with opposing flat surfaces and threaded holes extending centrally throug... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7234619 | Accessory strip for securing articles within a vehicle interior An accessory strip for a vehicle having a bracket secured to a track at select locations. The bracket includes a cam on an inner end that is received by a cam lock bar. The cam is movable within the track to selected positions where it may be locked in place. The br... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216789 | Steering wheel workstation support for a laptop computer A steering wheel workstation support is provided for mounting a laptop computer. The steering wheel workstation support contains a support portion with a lip, a hook arrangement, and a standoff member integrally formed from a single piece of material. The support po... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7143913 | Gun safe mounted permanently to a surface A gun safe affixed to a surface such as a motorcycle for securely storing a gun. The gun safe includes a main body having an opening leading to an interior storage area. A planar surface area extends out from the main body. A cover covers the opening of the main bod... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7066363 | Steering column mounted cooler tray The specification and drawings describe and show the present invention in the form of a tray designed to accommodate the snug installation of an associated or desired cooler. The tray is further designed to be installed on the steering column of a vehicle, such as a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052067 | Combination bed-liner and toolbox for pick-up truck The present invention provides a new and improved method of accessing work tools by users who choose to use the pickup truck as the means of transportation and containment of the work tools they use on a regular basis. The present invention also incorporates a prote... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6974059 | Lock-on motorcycle tank bag A mounting system designed to mount a luggage piece to the gas tank of a motorcycle. It consists of two separate pieces. A ring includes a push-pin cylinder lock affixed perpendicular to the rings side, extending the locks retractable lock pin beyond the inner wall ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938806 | Golf club rack for motorcycle A golf club rack for a motorcycle comprises a mounting plate that is removably mounted on existing holes in the side of a motorcycle fender and a cradle that is removably attachable to the mounting plate. The cradle has a bottom and upwardly extending sides that hol... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6843456 | Article holder with attachment clip An article holder includes a body member, a clamping member pivotally mounted on the body member and a holding member for holding the article. The holding member may include an arcuate surface and a flexible member for holding a cylindrical article, such as a water ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6749096 | Beach chair holder for bicycle An apparatus for and method of retaining a beach chair (or other object having metal tubing) on a bicycle (or other wheeled vehicle). The apparatus includes a metal plate, having a hole in its middle, at which it is attached to a bolt extending from the axle of the ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6422442 | Bicycle lock holder A U-lock holder for stowing a U-lock on a bicycle frame. The holder comprises a brace for connection to a leg of the U-lock, and a bracket for connection to a part of the bicycle frame. The brace and the bracket are adapted for engagement and disengagemen... | 07/23/2002 |
| 5664715 | Detachable luggage carrier A luggage carrier assembly including a luggage carrier and a pair of latching mechanisms mounted on the luggage carrier for securing the luggage carrier to a motorcycle mount upon movement of the luggage carrier toward the mount. The luggage carrier inclu... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5655695 | Removable bicycle racket holder A bicycle racket holder attachable to a bicycle frame which has a rigid shell for receiving the racket. The shell has two halves which are connected by a hinge. An adapter plate or adapter frame is firmly affixed to a bicycle frame. The shell can be attac... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5603440 | Structure for the parcel carrier of a bicycle The framework of a parcel carrier for bicycles is fashioned from lightweight metal rods of plain round section. The framework has a rectangular top frame-formed of two lateral members, a forward transverse member and a rear transverse member, and, extendi... | 02/18/1997 |
| 4809890 | Bar mounted carrier for bicycle A security box adapted to be mounted on a bicycle bar comprises a tubular container slidably mounted in a sleeve member. The container has a sliding cover at one end which locks by a tongue arrangement which engages the container per se. The container has... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4759481 | Cycle lamp and attachment therefor A mounting apparatus for a cycle headlamp, particularly for a bicycle headlamp, features a mounting bracket (13) which can clamp onto a horizontally disposed strut of the cycle frame or of a cycle accessory, such as a baggage carrier. The cycle headlamp h... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4733805 | Helmet holding device for motorcycles A helmet holding device for suspending and holding a helmet below a trunk mounted on the rear portion of a frame of a motorcycle. The helmet holding device comprises a stay member mounted on the rear portion of the frame of the motorcycle, a trunk mounted... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4469345 | Lockable safety-container for two-wheelers A safety-container is removably mounted at an elongated frame member of a two-wheeler and includes closeable locking means so that the container can be neither opened after locking nor removed from the frame member. The mounting means for the safety-conta... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4454970 | Supporting arrangement A supporting arrangement for mounting, for example baggage pouches on a motor cycle, includes two L-shaped brackets each having a longitudinal leg and a transverse leg. The longitudinal legs each is formed with two parallel portions offset relative to one... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4436232 | Bracket for motorcycle lock A bracket is provided for carrying and/or storing a large U-shaped lock used to secure a motorcycle or the like by passing the U-shaped shackle through the wheel of the bike and closing the ends of the shackle by means of a cross bar locked thereto. The b... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4387835 | Bicycle pannier A bicycle pannier is securably fastened to the luggage rack of a bicycle. The pannier includes a container open at the top end thereof and a lid hinged to the container and adapted to sealably enclose the top end of the container. The lid and the containe... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4284217 | Ball carrier An inflatable ball is carried on a bicycle by a carrying device which has a holder releasably engaging the bicycle handlebar and a stem projecting from the holder into the valve of the ball and grippingly engaging a wall of the valve within the interior o... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4260086 | Support device for bicycle handlebar pack An improved structure for attaching a handlebar pack to a wire support in which the wire support includes at least a member positioned adjacent the rear portion of the handlebar pack, the support attachment including spring clip members attached to the re... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257544 | Detachable motorcycle rack Set out herein is a detachable motorcycle rack assembly which by way of an attachment fixture may be mounted on various motorcycles. The attachment fixture itself includes a strap or a bar provided with a mounting block which includes an offset tab having... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4244496 | Side mount for carrying a luggage box or the like on a motorcycle A carrying plate is attached to the rear side of a motorcycle frame through an attachment plate and has an outwardly extending ledge on which rests a luggage box or the like and the box is releasably clamped to the carrying plate along the upper edge of t... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4096980 | Universal mounting motorcycle saddlebag bracket A mounting bracket for a saddlebag or the like has a bar member which is slotted to form a track in which a flat head portion of a specially designed bolt member rides. The bar member has elongated slots formed therein through which bolts are placed for a... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4081117 | Saddle bag bracket A bracket of the disclosure is universally adaptable for mounting saddle bags on cycles made by different manufacturers and having different sizes and designs. A first mounting portion of the bracket includes an inboard end portion with a mounting hole th... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4079872 | Tool boxes for bicycles There is disclosed in the present application a tool box or kit assembly intended to be secured by means of a lock to a bicycle frame to prevent its theft or loss. The assembly includes a box and an embracing metal strap which secures the box to the bicyc... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4056219 | Bicycle handlebar pack and support therefor A bicycle handlebar pack and support frame in which the support includes a means to cantilever the pack engaging portion of the support from the gooseneck-handlebar intersection of a bicycle, the pack engaging portion preferably comprising normally substa... | 11/01/1977 |
| 3981166 | Easily attached bicycle locking apparatus A bicycle locking apparatus that is permanently, easily and quickly attachable to a bicycle frame. There is a housing having sides which extend upwardly beyond the top thereof and also rearwardly of the rear end of the housing. The side parts that extend ... | 09/21/1976 |