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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413206 | Extra hand powered bicycle A drive system for use with a bicycle includes first and second gears arranged so that the second gear is rotatably driven responsive to the first gear. A freewheel is operatively coupled to the second gear, and a drive sprocket is operatively coupled to the freewhe... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396023 | Driving system for passing fly-over obstacles by invalid chair A driving system allows an invalid chair having a seating structure, wheels on both sides of the seating structure and at least one front stabilizing wheel, to pass obstacles. The driving system has arms secured to both sides of the seating structure and on which sh... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377535 | Bicycle frame A bicycle frame assembly including a down tube and a monolithic down tube support. The down tube support preferably defines a pocket configured to receive an end portion of the down tube such that the tube support overlaps at least a portion of a side surface of the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354113 | Powered spinning hubcap A hubcap spinning device is disclosed which utilizes the rotation of a vehicle wheel to turn a hubcap. The hubcap can turn at a different speed and a different direction than the rotation of the wheel. The hubcap uses a central sun gear that nrovides toruue to plane... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341266 | Portable 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... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7311321 | Wheel mounting and drive arrangement for a cycle, especially for a recumbent bicycle A cycle that has two fixed frame arms extending down on each side of the head tube axis, and a steering arm rotatably mounted in the head tube extends down between the frame arms and has a laterally off-set lower portion. A mounting member is fixed to the lower end ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293790 | Omni-directional toy vehicle The invention relates with the omni-directional toy vehicle that can move in all directions of forward, backward, rotational, left and right movement by driving manually the omni-directional wheels installed at the vehicle and combining their rotational directions. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7225910 | Free-wheeling hub device A freewheel hub device includes two locking rings with axial grooves formed in the locking rings and being essentially V shaped in cross-section. The groove walls of one locking ring form a first and a second wedge surface, and one groove wall of the other locking r... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213819 | Gym scooter A scooter includes a platform and at least three casters. The platform has a horizontal top surface and at least one vertical side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The casters extend downwardly to support the platform when the platform rolls. The s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175501 | Children's car driven by swiveling operations of a steering wheel The present invention relates to a children's car that moves forward with a simple and easy operation with particular care taken of the safety of the child riding the car. A steering block which can be steered with a steering wheel and a steering column is provided ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7108097 | Power assisted recumbent bicycle and power unit An recumbent bicycle or tricycle, FIG. 1B, having an electric assist module mounted between the pedal mechanism and rear wheel gear mechanism. This mounting position allows the assist module to take advantage of the bicycle or tricycle's rear wheel gears to i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6966569 | Wheelchair A wheel including a rim member (20), and a hub member (22) which is connected to a center of the rim member via a wheel part (21). The wheel is rotatably connected to a chair part (1). The wheel fixes a cushion ring 26 on the outer... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932370 | Human-powered, ride-on vehicle A human-powered, ride-on vehicle, includes a main longitudinal frame member having a steering/drive mechanism mounted thereon for oscillating movement; a driven rear wheel having an axle, a rear sprocket operatively fixed to the rear wheel for coastable engagement t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918627 | Toy vehicles having interchangeable body styles A child-sized toy vehicle comprising a vehicle chassis upon which any number of a plurality of stylistically different interchangeable vehicle body modules may be removably secured. The various vehicle body module styles may be comprised of separate body module sect... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6726235 | Trailer mover A trailer mover secured to the forwardly extending tongue of a recreational or multi-purpose trailer. The trailer mover includes a bracket pivotally attached to the trailer tongue and a gearbox rotatably attached to the bracket. The gearbox is pivotally movable betw... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6581947 | Steerage of a vehicle A hand cycle includes a frame and a seat which is pivotable relative to the frame about a longitudinally extending axis to effect steerage of the hand cycle.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6457731 | Side wheels for scooter boards An attachment for affixing hand operated side wheels to a scooter board is described. The attachment has a frame, preferably made from a metal strap with up-turned ends. The ends are sufficiently spaced to accommodate a scooter board placed between them. ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6428028 | Wheel transmission for mobility vehicle A wheel transmission for mobility vehicle includes an input component capable movement at a first rate of motion for selectively driving an output component at either the first rate of motion or a second rate of motion. Operably connected between the inpu... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6361058 | Playcart movable with hands A playcart movable with hands has two wheel supports each has a side wheel fitted onto it. The wheel supports are each connected to a connecting plate with two pins. The connecting plates are each connected to one of two bent ends of a front support membe... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6279934 | One-handed drive wheelchair having relative speed control for rear wheels A drive shaft (78) extends across a wheelchair (12), transverse to a centerline (122) of the wheelchair (12). A first wheel (56) is rotatably mounted to one end of the drive shaft (78) and a second wheel (58) is fixedly mounted to the other end of the dri... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6257608 | Apparatus for propelling a wheel chair An apparatus for propelling a wheelchair includes a spokeless power ring connected to the wheel chair, and a drive wheel supporting the chair and engaging the floor. The power ring and drive wheel are coupled together in such a way that rotation of the po... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257607 | Mount for cycle shift and brake handles A mounting assembly on a hand cycle for the shift and brake handles which includes a collar clamp carried on the end of the front post for detachably connecting with an elongated support member having opposite ends. The clamp member is releasably coupled ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6220609 | Oscillating ride-on vehicle A ride-on vehicle having a longitudinal axis includes a body; a rear axle having a crank portion therein and rotatably secured to the body; a pair of spaced-apart driven rear wheels eccentrically fixed to the rear axle; a forward crank rotatably secured t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6070894 | Arm-powered wheeled vehicle with bicycle-type cranks An arm-powered wheeled vehicle that supports a rider in a prone or kneeling position to use crank arms radially displaced by 180 degrees to influence rear propulsion. Using this rider positioning and crank system maximizes the relatively low power availab... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6047980 | Two-speed manual wheelchair A manual two-speed wheelchair having a chair, frame, fixed wheel axles, and wheel assemblies. The wheelchair is capable of driving in a direct (1:1) power mode and a lower gear mode without shifting. A separate secondary input assembly provides for reduce... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5743544 | Wheelchair drive system with ratchet and wheel lock An improved wheelchair wheel and hub assembly is described that interposes reduction gearing between the handring or rotatable hand wheel and the drivewheel of the assembly. This gearing provides some mechanical advantage to users who may lack sufficient ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5301971 | Ratcheting wheelchair hub A wheelchair (10) for forwardly transporting a person in a sitting position includes a frame (12), a seat (14) and an axle (16). A pair of drive wheels (18) are rotatably supported on the axle (16) and rollably support the wheelchair (10) above a travel s... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5211414 | Wheelchair A lightweight, optionally foldable wheelchair which allows the user maximum control over both travel direction and seat position. The wheelchair is driven manually by an arrangement of drive gears, which are actuated by a drive gear selector and operated ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5007498 | Driving assembly A driving assembly includes a viscous shear coupling (15), a clutch (17) and a hysteresis or eddy current brake (19). The clutch comprises inner and outer parts (20 and 21) between which are received torque-transmitting balls (18) received in a cage (16) ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4982808 | Viscous shear coupling A viscous shear coupling, comprising a first part in the form of a housing (2), a second part (3) disposed within the housing to define an annular closure therebetween, a first set of annular plates (11) in the enclosure secured for rotation with the firs... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4981191 | Front and rear road wheel drive apparatus for motor vehicle A front and rear wheel road wheel drive apparatus transmits drive power from a drive power source in a motor vehicle to main and auxiliary drive road wheels and controls the transmitted drive power to improve operating performance of the motor vehicle suc... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4685692 | Foot pedal or arm crank driven riding bicycle A riding bicycle normally driven over terrain by foot pedals operating on a sprocket shaft, is provided with hand cranks which operate through a flexible drive on the foot operated sprocket shaft, the flexible drive permitting full use of the steering for... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4502705 | Semirecumbent tandem bicycle Separate pedal cranks are provided for the front and rear riders of a tandem bicycle having a front wheel of substantially smaller diameter than the rear wheel. Such front wheel is carried by a front fork journaled in a steering head directly below the fr... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4417742 | Manupedal bicycle A bicycle with a foot cranked sprocket driven rear wheel assembly and a steering arm assembly substantially pivoting about the vertical axis located substantially in coincidence or near and substantially parallel to the axis of the bicycle frame member wh... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4274650 | Hand drive assembly for a wheelchair A hand drive assembly for a wheelchair is disclosed. The assembly comprises a main axle adapted to be installed on each side of a regular wheelchair for rotatably mounting the wheel of the chair, a main gear rotatably mounted on the main axle and adapted ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4066273 | Toy car A toy car adapted to caper about, having a seat, a backrest and large wheels with inwardly-extending handles supported on the wheel rims. The wheels are supported on the ends of arms which are supported just to the rear of the seat and the ground-engaging... | 01/03/1978 |
