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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914030 | Convertible stroller-cycle A braking and steering assembly in a vehicle having a pushing section and a riding section. The assembly includes an upper connection post containing braking and steering components for the riding section. The upper connection post has an upper end and a lower threa... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7357418 | Steering shaft support structure for vehicle for uneven ground running In a vehicle for uneven ground operation front wheels can be steered with a handle via a steering shaft mounted rotatably on the body frame with an upper cross beam being placed in spanning relationship between left and right front upper pipes composing the body fra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7249778 | Vehicle A vehicle includes a load-bearing body having a front end and a rear end, at least one carrier supporting the body on a surface on which the vehicle is positioned, and a steering device. The steering device includes at least one wheel and at least one castor-type wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7163224 | Motorcycle handlebar mounting assembly The invention provides an apparatus and method for providing a riser tube and a riser cap, which when operatively coupled, involve all fasteners providing the coupling to be only visible from an underside of the riser tube. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7080848 | Bicycle head cap unit A bicycle head cap unit is configured and arranged to mount an electrical device or part in a steerer tube of a bicycle fork. The bicycle head cap unit basically has a cap portion and a housing portion. The cap portion is dimension to close a top opening of a steere... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7011324 | Bicycle steering disk brake and stabilizer A dual purpose competition stunt bicycle steering brake and stabilizing system consists of a disk brake on the steering shaft which allows unlimited 360 degrees rotation of the steering wheel and allows the rider to start, stop or change direction of the relative ro... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6945136 | Aerodynamic bicycle handlebars A pivoting handlebar assembly for a cycle is characterized by a pair of handlebars and a mechanical linkage system that permit the handlebars to be moved with relative ease from one to the other of a rearward outboard position and a forward inboard position while th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6585065 | Wheeled board A vehicle including a platform, a braking and steering system fitted onto the platform including a handle movable along two substantially perpendicular axes to control steering by moving the handle with respect to a first of said axes and to control braki... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557879 | Land rower This is a hand-propelled wheeled device for a rider. The device includes: a frame with two sides; a first and second drive wheel rotatably mounted to the two sides; a first hand crank connected to the first drive wheel through a first crank hub, and a fir... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6499747 | Rocking cycle The present invention relates to a manually powered vehicle, such as a child's ride-on toy. The vehicle is powered by a rocking, or up-and-down, motion of the rider. The rocking motion is mechanically translated into a force for propelling the ride-on veh... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6439800 | Brake cable hanger plate for connecting brake cables and yoke cable for a bicycle A brake cable hanger assembly for connecting brake cables and a yoke cable of a bicycle brake mechanism includes a plate having a hole defined therethrough and a bent side extends from a lower end of said plate. Three protrusions split from said plate and... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6276703 | Land rower This is a hand-propelled wheeled device for a rider. The device includes: a frame with two sides; a first and second drive wheel rotatably mounted to the two sides; a first hand crank connected to the first drive wheel through a first crank hub, and a fir... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6179314 | Front wheel drive ride-on vehicle A human-powered ride-on vehicle for a rider includes an integrated body/frame element having a seat for the rider formed thereon; a pair of spaced-apart front wheels mounted to the body/frame element, wherein at least one of the front wheels is driven by ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6039499 | Supporting bracket for braking cable of bicycle A supporting bracket is provided so that the braking pad may be readily controlled by a single braking cable and the steering angle of the handlebar will not be limited. The supporting bracket of the invention is specially suitable for terrain and acrobat... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5992869 | Anti-tangle mechanism for a bicycle An anti-tangle mechanism for a bicycle includes a first part disposed to an upper end of a head tube wherein the first part has an inner flange, a second part rotatably mounted to the first part and a third part mounted to the second part. The second part... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5901973 | Control system for pedal driven vehicles A foot-pedal operated cart includes a dual derailleur transmission system operated by a pair of multi-function control handles. The control handles each include a pair of hand-operated actuators for controlling a ratchet and pawl mechanism for respectivel... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5826897 | Manually powered vehicle having a flywheel assisted drive A human powered vehicle, such as a wheelchair or recumbent vehicle, that has a flywheel assisted drive. The human powered vehicle includes a frame that rides upon at least two wheels. A seat is supported by the frame. Adjacent to either side of the seat i... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5791671 | Preloading and cable routing assembly and rotatable brake cable coupling system A free-style bicycle is modified to accommodate a threadless headset by constructing the preloading assembly employed with a threadless headset as a cable routing assembly so that at least the inextensible core of the front brake cable is routed down thro... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5538270 | Bicycle, and a bicycle having a hydraulic brake, and an actuator for a hydraulic brake on a bicycle An actuator for a hydraulic brake for use on a bicycle with a handlebar, including a handle housing, a hydraulic master cylinder which contains a piston, and which hydraulic master cylinder is filled with brake fluid and is integrated into the handle hous... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5484152 | Recumbent tricycle apparatus with differential brake steering A recumbent tricycle with differential brake steering providing enhanced performance and a controllable maneuverability for use as a recreational or short-ranged commuter vehicle. The vehicle is suited to peddle power and in the alternative; small gasolin... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5470089 | Scooter A scooter comprising a frame having a downwardly extending frame support member having an upper end and a lower end, a back fork including a stem having two spaced prongs extending therefrom, and a platform coupled between the lower end and the stem to su... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5464239 | Bicycle, and a bicycle having a hydraulic brake, and an actuator for a hydraulic brake on a bicycle An actuator for a hydraulic brake for use on a bicycle with a handlebar, including a handle housing, a hydraulic master cylinder which contains a piston, and which hydraulic master cylinder is filled with brake fluid and is integrated into the handle hous... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5071150 | Tricycle apparatus An apparatus wherein a tricycle arrangement mounts its associated seat overlying a rear axle, wherein the rear axle mounts a plurality of spaced wheels, with a forward wheel medially positioned relative to the rear wheels. A sprocket and chain drive direc... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4960286 | Self-propelled vehicle A self-propelled vehicle wherein a platform is mounted overlying a trio of support members wherein the platform is provided with a rearwardly and upwardly extending guard overlying a caliper arrangement mounted to a central support column of the trio of c... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4930798 | Bicycle handle assembly A bicycle handle assembly comprises a pair of side clamps provided on a handle post, and a pair of half handle bars respectively supported by the side clamps. Each half handle bar includes a straight mounting portion extending longitudinally of the bicycl... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4925202 | Three-wheeled pedal-propelled cycle with front and rear brakes A pedal-propelled tricycle includes two front wheels, a rear wheel, a pedal drive and a handle bar. The pedal drive serves to rotate the axle of one front wheel by way of a chain while a brake on the axle of the other front wheel is adapted to be operated... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4836325 | Off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle has a hydraulic brake operating assembly mounted on a steering handle. The steering handle has a base, a rectangular handle portion integral with the base, and a cover covering the base. The brake operating assembly has a brake oil res... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4830389 | Braking mechanism for bicycle stem A sliding assembly which is slidably urgeable upwards or downwards by brake cables on a sleeve. The sleeve is fixed on the stem of a bicycle. The sliding assembly includes a slip cylinder with holes for receiving ball bearings. An outer ring encompasses t... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4826190 | Dual wheel driven tricycle with a fully enclosed multiple speed drive A pedal powered recumbent tricycle with a fully enclosed drive features an extruded aluminum frame within which the brake cables, steering linkage, and a seventeen speed planetary transmission are housed. Power from a pedal crank assembly is delivered to ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4753448 | Brake apparatus for bicycles A rear wheel brake cable arrangement for a free style bicycle comprises a first cable connected between a rear wheel brake lever and a rocking member mounted for swiveling movement to a stem pipe, and a second cable connecting the rear wheel brake mechani... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4667975 | Hand-powered toy vehicle A hand-powered toy vehicle with a pair of levers coupled to independent rear wheels. The levers can be operated together to accelerate forward movement of the vehicle, as well as to brake it. The levers also can be used to rotate one of rear wheels faster... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4616523 | Bicycle brake cable coupling means A brake cable coupling means for a rear wheel scissor hand brake activated by a cable which is pulled away from the brake to cause the scissoring against the rear wheel rim. The brake cable coupling means includes an inner rotatable member slidably mounte... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4583754 | Transmission unit A transmission for muscle-operated vehicles or appliances for converting forward and backward movements into rotational movement having a constant direction of rotation by means of two freewheeling devices which are driven alternately in opposite directio... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4410195 | Bicycle with improved safety By providing a bicycle with a one-way brake coupled between the front wheel and the frame of the bicycle, the one-way brake being configured to permit only forward rotation of the front wheel, dangerous reverse rotation of the front wheel, which accompani... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4355706 | Bicycle rear brake mounted with sprocket wheel A cable operated rear bicycle brake mounted with a sprocket wheel wherein a ratchet and pawl mechanism is provided between a hub barrel and the sprocket wheel, the rotation of the hub barrel being effected by the direction of the rotation of the sprocket ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4026165 | Dual brake actuating handle bars and bicycle neck assembly A novel bicycle neck has two sleeves disposed one over the other. A round handle-bar is rotatably mounted in each sleeve. The novel neck is placed into the front wheel fork of the bicycle after the standard prior art gooseneck has been removed. A flexible... | 05/31/1977 |
