"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275612 | Fix structure of battery for vehicles A sealing member is composed of upper and lower holders which are molded members formed of rubber or resin. The upper holder has a stopper having a tubular shape with a flange inserted on its inner periphery. The lower holder has an inserted nut and outer threaded m... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267352 | Apparatus for mounting an electrical component to a bicycle An apparatus for mounting an electrical component to a bicycle comprises a mounting bracket, an electrical component case member and a stopper member. The electrical component case member is structured to be mounted in close proximity to the mounting bracket such th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7198512 | Power distribution for luggage Vehicular luggage having power components therein, especially for motorcycle and snowmobile tank bags, tail packs and saddle bags. Each piece of luggage includes power supplies and electrical connectors therein, including cigar sockets, SAE connectors and DIN 416... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6939641 | Detached portable battery with universal clip This invention includes a battery pack capable of attaching to an ordinary belt. The battery pack includes springy, U-shaped clips that are capable of coupling to objects such as belts. The clips are coupled to the battery pack by way of ball and socket joints, ther... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923355 | Electronic control containment unit for bicycles A bottle-cage supporting unit for a bicycle includes a cage support for the bottle, associated to which are a container for an electronic control unit for a motor-driven gear-shifting system with which the bicycle is equipped and a container for the electric power-s... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6811197 | Housing assembly for electrical energy storage device A housing assembly for an electrical energy storage device includes a support structure arranged within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a combined housing/console structure for concealing, at least partially, the support structure and the electrical energy sto... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6669220 | Integrated control and power unit for use aboard a bicycle A housing (2) for an electronic control unit for use aboard a bicycle and a battery container (3) for powering electrical devices fitted aboard, are provided with quick coupling means (6, 10), that, when coupled, also provide the electrical connection bet... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6230834 | Battery mounting system A battery mounting system is provided which permits use of batteries designed both in accord with European and American battery casing standards. The mounting system utilizes a strap member with a first portion partially bordering a first side of the batt... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5680026 | Tool belt with battery assembly Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising: a battery assembly including exactly five parallel rows of C cells, each row having exactly four C cells arranged end to end in series, all of the rows being electrically connected together in series, a casing ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5620120 | Fixing apparatus for a portable telephone A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone includes an engaging device connected to the portable telephone, a socket for detachably receiving the engaging device, and a cramp connected to the socket for fixing itself and the socket on an objective body s... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5469342 | Light-strip apparatus A light-strip apparatus including a flexible lower strip, a transparent flexible upper strip detachably engaged to the lower strip thus together forming a sheath, an elongated flexible light-emitting device being received in the sheath for emitting light,... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5409152 | Backpack assembly with audio components A backpack assembly for holding audio components comprising a backpack having lower, upper, front, rear and two side faces. One of the side faces includes a plurality of pockets formed interiorly of the bag. One of the plurality of the pockets is sized to... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5381936 | Backpack support apparatus A new and improved backpack support apparatus includes a first extensible leg assembly, a second extensible leg assembly, and a plurality of transverse strut assemblies connected between the first extensible leg assembly and the second extensible leg asse... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5369565 | Modular power supply system A portable, handheld power supply system is disclosed for electrically powering a variety of interconnectable power consumption/distribution devices. The system comprises a power supply unit having a battery disposed therein, a power supply unit having fi... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5220269 | Power supply unit A portable, handheld power supply unit is disclosed for electrically powering a variety of interconnectable accessory devices. The unit comprises a power supply body having a battery disposed therein. The body is provided with a bracket disposed on the bo... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5211321 | Battery and equipment vest A battery and equipment vest, to be rechargeably used to provide power to video, recording, and like equipment. The battery and equipment vest which also provides numerous storage pockets, may utilize a battery belt or integrally disposed batteries and re... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5064108 | Load-bearing belt A specially designed, two section, adjustable belt using an adjustable connection between the sections at the back of the user is described. The adjustable connection allows the weight of a load to be positioned over the hips of a user thereby reducing ba... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5024360 | Vest or like article of clothing for carrying rechargeable batteries An article of clothing, primarily structured as a vest and designed to house a plurality of electrical batteries in a number of different pockets each secured to and mounted on an outer surface of the clothing article and further wherein an electrical con... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5019767 | Portable power supply A portable power supply has a body case, an attaching portion, an input portion, a voltage lowering portion, a storage battery, an output portion and heat radiating means. The body case has two opposing major surfaces and two sections divided by a prescri... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4632888 | Battery carrying handle An assembly for a recessible carrying handle is provided for a battery having a container and cover. The assembly comprises: an elongated recess in the top surface of the cover; an elongated recess in opposing side wall surfaces of the cover, which cover ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4392661 | Supply apparatus to provide electricity to motor-driven appliances, especially lawn edge trimmers, driven with electric motors An electrical supply apparatus particularly for hand-tools, in the form of a housing having a handle at its upper end and a bottom constituting a skid, the housing having a vertical, longitudinal median plane along which the skid bottom is elongated. An e... | 07/12/1983 |
| 3971206 | Distributed watch In electronic watch-and-band arrangements the batteries are located in the band portion, separately from the watch movement and display. This permits the arrangement to assume novel configuration and gives it novel disposable features.... | 07/27/1976 |