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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347438 | Cycle bracket having multiple drop-outs The present invention includes a front fork assembly for a cycle. The assembly includes a steering tube, front furcations fixed to the steering tube, and a drop-out bracket device fixed to a distal end of each front furcation. The drop-out bracket device has a tubul... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328908 | Steer axle and method of making the same A steer axle for a vehicle and a method of making the same involves forming portions of a steer axle to have a three sided design. Spring seats that wrap around two of the three sides are secured to the steer axle. Plates are secured to the spring seats. The plates ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309109 | Axle extension An axle extension assembly for extending an axle having a longitudinal axle bore. The axle extension assembly includes a shaft having an axle bore insert portion that is adapted for insertion in the longitudinal axle bore. The axle bore insert portion includes a bor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7260879 | Wheel bearing on an axle body for vehicles The invention concerns a method for mounting a wheel on an axle housing in the form of an axle tube for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles. The wheel is fixed with, for example, wheel bolts to a wheel hub, pivoting on the axle stub of the axle tube, and the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7229137 | Method and apparatus for locating an axle torque plate A trailer axle assembly includes a non-rotating axle tube that extends laterally between a pair of wheel ends. Each wheel end supports a disc brake assembly that selectively generates a braking force to slow or stop rotation of the wheel ends. The disc brake assembl... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7066479 | Axle housing suspension seat assembly A vehicle axle assembly is provided including an axle housing having legs extending along an axis. Each housing leg has a wall defining an interior cavity with the wall having a first locating feature formed therein. The first locating feature may be an indentation ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7025428 | Axle for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles For an axle for vehicles, e.g., commercial vehicles, with a rigid axle body, axle guidance and/or axle support is provided, making it possible to adapt to different transverse distances in the axle guidance or axle support which are predetermined on the body side. | 04/11/2006 |
| 6926297 | Front end trail adjustment for motorcycle A motorcycle or bicycle having a fork with swappable trail adjustment blocks which hold the front axle to the fork. Trail can be adjusted without removing the forks or even loosening them in the triple clamps, and without altering ride height or rake angle. Brake ca... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918182 | Tailored wall thickness axle beam An axle assembly of this invention includes an axle beam having a top section, a bottom section and two side sections. The top and bottom sections are of a first thickness that is greater than the thickness of material comprising the two side sections. The thickness... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6585331 | Tubular axle beam A tubular axle beam with variable wall thickness for a vehicle is provided including a first beam portion extending longitudinally between first ends and including spaced apart first longitudinal edges. A second beam portion extends longitudinally between... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550798 | Adjustable axle connector An adjustable axle-frame connector 10 for mounting an axle 40 to the frame 30 of a vehicle. The adjustable axle-frame connector 10 includes an axle mounting plate 12, an axle hold down bracket 20, and a U-bolt 24a. The axle mounting plate 12 with a first ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6450585 | Wheel suspension assembly The invention relates to a wheel suspension for the driven wheels of a motor vehicle which are each fastened detachably by means of wheel bolts to a contact surface of a brake member which for its part is mounted rotatably by means of at least one roller ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412879 | Composite spring seat for an axle housing A structure for a housing for an axle assembly and method for manufacturing same is disclosed. The composite spring seat has the following considerations; heat resistance (i.e., heat deflection temperatures in excess of about 500° F. and arc resistance i... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6331036 | Axle mount for wheelchair An axle mount for attaching a quick-release wheel to a wheelchair, which axle mount has a split-sided cylinder with a pair of flanges extending laterally from the edges of the split, the flanges defining bores for receiving fasteners to clinch the split-s... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6322156 | Wheel assembly of luggage A wheel assembly of luggage comprises a hollow cylindrical bearing for wheel of luggage wherein the bearing is of durable and has a lubrication nature. The hollow cylindrical bearing is further employed in conjunction with two short hollow shafts for prev... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6315368 | Replaceable shock-proof corner wheel of a trunk A replaceable shock-proof corner wheel of a trunk includes a base, a frame seat, and an elastomer. The base is fixed at corners of a bottom of a trunk body and has a receiving groove. The frame seat is externally combined to the base and has a wheel hole ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6276759 | Mounting device for mounting a front wheel axle on a stroller frame A mounting device for mounting a front wheel axle on a stroller frame, includes a pair of hollow mounting seats, each of which has an inner side wall formed with an upwardly extending opening and an abutment edge that defines a top end of the opening. Eac... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6231130 | Wheel support device A wheel support device has a triangular longitudinal casing, a triangular transverse casing, a convex housing, and a colored triangular plate. The convex housing has a through hole. The triangular longitudinal casing has a groove, a circular hole, and two... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220674 | Composite-link rear axle A composite-link rear axle has a flexurally rigid and torsionally resilient transverse member with a longitudinal member connected to it at each end by a plug connection, each longitudinal member being designed to receive a wheel carrier at one end and fo... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6193324 | Wheel device A wheel device has a wheel support seat, a wheel inserted in the wheel support seat, and a fixed seat engaging with the wheel support seat. The wheel support seat has a convex housing, two outer positioning plates, two inner guide grooves, two click block... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6167994 | Durable device for wheeled luggage A durable device for wheeled luggage is disclosed. The durable device, made of a highly durable material, raised above a rear side shell of the luggage for a predetermined distance, is mounted on a pedestal of the luggage and above a wheel for avoiding th... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6116701 | Detachable luggage wheel structure A detachable luggage wheel structure is disclosed. The detachable luggage wheel structure comprises a pedestal, a wheel assembly located on a lower part of the pedestal, a fixed member provided on the pedestal, a bolt, and a block secured to the fixed mem... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113196 | Detachable luggage wheel A detachable luggage wheel comprises a pedestal, and a wheel located on a lower part of the pedestal, a recessed portion provided on a side of the pedestal adjacent to a hub of the wheel, and a blocking member complementary in a shape to the recessed port... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095535 | Tool-less releasable axle mount for wheel barrows A mounting device that quickly releases one end of a wheel barrow axle for wheel removal. In a first embodiment, the existing axle end cups (32) are reused. This embodiment comprises a sheath (5) bolted to the barrow frame rail (37) in place of an axle en... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6056369 | Wheel shaft mounting arrangement for a golf cart A wheel shaft mounting arrangement, which includes a shaft holder securely mounted, on the framework of a golf cart to hold a shaft and a wheel on the shaft, wherein the shaft has an axial coupling hole and two transverse locating holes at a rectangular f... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5947795 | Adjustable axle mounting assembly for children's ride-on vehicles A child's ride-on vehicle including a molded plastic body member with a wheel-mounting assembly including a frame member. The wheel-mounting assembly is mountable to the body member with the frame member adjacent the body member. A tongue extends downward... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5921635 | Wheel mounting system for molded luggage case Luggage cases usually include wheels to aid in their transport. The wheels and their mounting systems must themselves be extremely sturdy, and should not cause weakness or mechanical failure of the luggage case to which they are mounted. The disclosed can... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5875519 | Universal angle wheel assembly A universal angle wheel assembly has a wheel holder plate, a main seat disposed on the wheel holder plate, a cover plate disposed on the main seat, a shaft extending from a top portion of the wheel holder plate, and a pivot pin fastening a wheel in the wh... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5873145 | Wheel assembly A wheel assembly has a wheel holder seat having a hollow pivot end and two lugs, and a main seat having a reinforced main body, a hollow pivot cover, a notch, two inner flanges, an inner interior, and a post. The wheel holder seat has two laterals engagin... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5791743 | Beam to axle weld stiffener A device for stiffening an axle of a vehicle in the vicinity of a weld connecting the axle to a suspension beam of the vehicle has a cradle portion to be aligned along the axle. Radially extending flanges are attached along the side edges of the essential... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775458 | Support arrangement for a divided articulated shaft The invention relates to a support arrangement for a divided articulated shaft in a vehicle comprising at least one driving axle (2) and at least one non-driving supporting axle (1), in which arrangement the articulated shaft (11) passes through the non-d... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5758887 | Wheelbarrow with increased efficiency and stability The present invention relates to a wheelbarrow with an improved wheel assembly. The wheelbarrow includes brackets which are fixedly positioned with respect to the wheelbarrow adjacent to the front end thereof. An axle is formed of a rod with external thre... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5188389 | Foldable baby stroller and axle assembly therefor An all-terrain baby stroller using an axle assembly that permits the stroller frame to be collapsible. The axle assembly has a coupler at each end of a tubular axle. Each coupler assembly employs two coupler members, one connected to an upright frame memb... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5083803 | Materials handling vehicle using either cusion or pneumatic tires A materials handling vehicle or fork lift truck may be equipped with either cushion or pneumatic tires. When converting the vehicle from cushion to pneumatic tires, the front axle is moved downward and the mast assembly is moved forward to provide adequat... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5012575 | Method of securing a wheel assembly to an associated body structure A wheel assembly especially suitable for use on large heavy refuse carts. The wheel assembly includes an axis which has been heat treated and plated to provide a central core, an outer skin on the central core of substantially increased strength and hardn... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4950102 | Wheel compaction unit A wheel compaction unit for use on the articulated arm of heavy excavation equipment comprises a frame mounted to the equipment arm, the frame including support arms mounting a hub and axle assembly including three independently rotatable bearing mounted ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4932451 | Vehicle wheel end assembly with air passage A wheel end assembly used with a tire pressure management system has a pressurized air passage formed in part by the annular clearance space formed between a drive shaft and a central bore in the tire mounting spindle of the end assembly.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4763957 | Bicycle hub constructions and lubrication thereof The forks of a bicycle receive an axle having threaded ends. A tube surrounds the axle and carries ball bearings on which a wheel housing is rotatable with a space between the tube and the housing. Specially shaped seals engage the wheel housing and the t... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4627666 | Wheel assembly A transport vehicle adapted to position a U-shaped shaped frame so that arms of the U-shaped frame are on either side of a load supported in a raised position. Lifting cylinders are mounted along each arm of the vehicle and are connected to an inwardly di... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4591212 | Wheel bearing assembly A bearing assembly particularly for the wheel of a motor vehicle wherein a wheel hub and a part of a universal joint are arranged in torque-transmitting engagement, the assembly including an inner race member formed by at least one of the wheel hub and th... | 05/27/1986 |
