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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7526981 | Parking brake actuator with integrated light switch A parking brake actuator for a motor vehicle includes a fixed support, a lever pivotably connected to the support for movement between brake-releasing and brake-engaging positions, and a locking mechanism adapted to releasably maintain the lever in the brake-engagin... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7334295 | Rotating structure and electronic device utilizing the same An electronic device and a rotating structure thereof. The rotating structure comprises a base, a shaft, a rotating assembly, and a movable assembly. The shaft comprises a first groove, and is disposed on the base. The rotating assembly comprises a second groove, an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7272988 | Shift knob A shift knob (1) for a gearshift lever (3) of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle has a locking bar (5) guided axially in the gearshift lever (3) and a release button (2) which can be actuated manually for actuating the lo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258205 | Blade stop components and roller bearing clutch design for a power tool A power tool includes a braking system that minimizes a stopping time for a cutting blade of the power tool. The braking system includes a roller bearing clutch mechanism combined with a positive stop pin. The stop pin is provided at an end portion of a cable assemb... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7194929 | Pole for hand pallet truck A pole for a hand pallet truck that includes a pole bar which is linked to a support for a steerable wheel at its lower end and connected to a loop-shaped handle at the other end. An operating device is disposed within the space defined by the handle. The operating ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160076 | Work machine with boom stop A work machine has a lift arm assembly pivotably coupled to a frame assembly at a forward frame pivot. The lift arm assembly includes a pair of spaced-apart lift arms and an extensible lift cylinder. The lift cylinder is pivotably coupled to the lift arms at a lift ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153084 | Boom clamp A boom clamp for a work vehicle having a lock and a boom is provided, the lock being configured to prevent movement of the boom in a first direction, the clamp comprising a restraint configured to engage the boom; and a sleeve fixed to the restraint, the sleeve conf... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7096796 | Brake handle with integral position sensing switch A brake handle for a train or other vehicle has a grip that may be grasped by a human operator, a shaft that is fastened to the grip, a hub that is fastened to the shaft and is rotated by the shaft, a mounting block that is supported by the hub for rotating movement... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7053325 | Electric power tool An electric power tool includes a housing, an electric power, a trigger, a trigger-limitation device and a switching device. The housing receives the electric power unit having an output shaft. The trigger is slidably mounted on the housing so as to control operatio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6979425 | High capacity microarray dispensing A high capacity microarrayer for spotting solution onto slides in an automated microarray dispensing device. A microplate indexing device automatically moves, in sequence, a plurality of microplates to a solution removal area. A dispense head accesses each microplat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973851 | Pull-handle arrangement for releasing a foot-operated parking brake of a motor vehicle Pull-handle arrangement for releasing a foot-operated parking brake of a motor vehicle. A pull-handle arrangement having a handle element which is held in a linearly movable manner in a handle mounting fixed on the vehicle and, with the aid of a cable, acts on the f... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973852 | Parking brake comprising mechanism for adjusting brake cable tension The present invention relates to a parking brake lever of a vehicle. The parking brake comprises a supporting member adapted to be fixed to a frame of the vehicle and provided with a ratchet portion; a parking brake lever mounted on the supporting member and oscilla... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974134 | Folding handle assembly for a vehicle A handle assembly that pivotally mounts a handle adjacent to an opening of a vehicle includes a bracket and an end portion or cap portion of a handle. The end portion and bracket engage one another to substantially secure the handle in either an in use position or a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945376 | Foot operated motorcycle clutch A mechanism to retrofit modern motorcycles with a foot operated clutch or to be installed as original equipment is disclosed. The mechanism has an escapement mechanism, such as a pawl and ratchet, for holding the clutch in disengaged condition when a rider applies p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918316 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly includes a mounting arrangement (1) for attachment to a vehicle structure (37), an accelerator pedal (6), a brake pedal (7), and a clutch pedal (8). The pedals (6, 7, 8) are pivotally supported w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915719 | Pedal release structure of a parking brake A pedal release structure for a parking brake is disclosed. The structure preferably includes a locking lever rotatably mounted on an assembly bracket, a resilient unit for resiliently supporting the locking lever in order to rotate the locking lever in an opposite ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907963 | Brake system having hydraulic accumulator and/or combined service brake and park and hold brake A hydraulic brake system (50) for a vehicle such as a golf car or the like uses the same brakes (52) and same brake pedal (80) for both service braking and park and hold braking. The brakes (52) are selectively engaged, locked in their en... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902190 | Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with self-holding unlocking mechanism Such systems typically have an extendable rollover bar, which in its extended position is locked against being pushed back in by a locking pawl that is in operative locking engagement with a toothed segment. To make it possible by simple means to use both hands to r... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6840134 | Hand brake assembly for a motor vehicle A hand brake arrangement for a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car, has a brake lever which is swivellably disposed on a vehicle-fixed stationary base and, with a locking device, can be locked in different swivelling positions. The brake lever has an unlocki... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6810767 | Floating roller lock A lock comprising a roller stop having a forward end; at least a first roller receiving concavity mounted for movement across the forward end of the roller stop; a roller mounted for movement between forward and rearward positions, the roller, while at its forward p... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6739435 | Device for locking/unlocking the movement of a notched member A device for locking/unlocking the movement of a notched member, comprising a toothed wheel, having a coaxial bore and whereof the teeth have a pitch equal to that of the member, and a fixed shaft about which is mounted the toothed wheel, the shaft has a diameter le... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732608 | Shift knob and shift lever A lever (60) is for operation via a grip (40). Lever (60) has a transmission member (61) incorporated therein. A mechanism (M1) is for the operation of transmission member (61) via grip (40). A connecting member (1... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6688190 | Manual lever drive for adjusting devices on seats, in particular, motor vehicles seats A manual lever drive for an adjusting device on a seat for converting a lifting movement into a discontinuous rotational movement has a support arm and a step-by step mechanism having an output member and an input member. The output member is configured t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6648113 | Clutch pedal locking assembly A clutch pedal locking assembly for a vehicle having a manual transmission and a clutch. A latch assembly, when actuated, holds a clutch pedal down after the vehicle operator presses the clutch pedal down, thus leaving the vehicle clutch disengaged even w... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6631655 | Shifter for actuating the gear mechanism of a bicycle The invention relates to a shifter for actuating at least one gear mechanism of a bicycle including a housing, a gripping element for actuating the shifter, and a movable element for exerting tension on and/or for releasing a gear transfer means. The mova... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6592163 | Releasable drive for a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle A drive assembly for a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle includes a drive train with a drive gear and an output gear. An electric motor is connected to the drive gear. A drive shaft is slidably received through a center hole in the output gear so a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6572209 | Drive for opening and closing a cover member in a motor vehicle A drive for opening and closing a cover member in a motor vehicle has a lever which includes a detent device, for example a spring-loaded pin, which is pressed into a detent notch by force of a spring and is disengageable when a predetermined force is exc... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6457568 | Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake A golf car having a hydraulic fluid brake system. The hydraulic fluid brake system is implemented as a disk brake system which is responsive to hydraulic fluid pressure generated from a master cylinder. A brake pedal and associated linkage provides input ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6415681 | Pedal assembly The disclosure relates to an assembly comprising parking brake and service brake pedal levers. The parking brake pedal lever engages and is maintained in a fixed location by a torsion spring. The torsion spring can be released by operating either the serv... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6382048 | Self-adjustable cable tensioning device for parking brake of motor vehicle Disclosed is a self-adjustable cable tensioning device for a parking brake of a motor vehicle. The device comprises a mounting bracket having an engaging pin; a hand lever mounted to the mounting bracket to be moved between a brake-applied position and a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6374694 | Hand brake device A hand brake device for a wheelchair comprising a hand brake device on either handlebar and an associated brake provided on wheel. The hand brake device comprises a body member, a brake lever, and an actuator. Brake lever is coupled to brake cable. Body m... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6343525 | Manual dual overcenter latch mechanism and lock mechanism A locking mechanism selectively prevents rotational movement of a handle relative to a frame. The locking mechanism includes a fork member having first and second ends and pivotally attached to the frame member at a pivot located between the first and sec... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341539 | Parking brake system A parking brake system for a vehicle comprising a brake pedal vertically penetrating a floor of a vehicle, a first engaging member integrally provided on the brake pedal below the floor, a parking brake operating member disposed above the floor, a second ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338288 | Railroad brake controller locking device A rail brake controller with a locking device includes a handle coupled to a hub. The hub includes a notch. A pawl is provided adjacent the hub and rotates between an unlocked position out of the notch and a locked position in the notch when the handle is... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6286389 | Parking brake actuating assembly with improved lockout structure A parking brake actuating assembly that has a lockout structure constructed and arranged to enable a lockout operation to be performed by applying tension to the brake cable opposite the brake activating direction so as to rotate the take-up member in the... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282980 | Self-adjusting parking brake actuator A self-adjusting parking brake actuator for a vehicle is provided having an eccentrically-mounted self-adjust cam assembly. The cam assembly is mounted eccentrically to the lever axis to provide a variable mechanical advantage during actuator stroke. The ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6260436 | Locking device for a selector A locking device is provided for a selector with a locking member, having devices for receiving at least one latching element. To actuate the latching element, a latching lever is actuated by outside force. To increase operating safety during the locking ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6240804 | Security brake mechanism for motor vehicles This mechanism includes a fixing device (5) comprising a fixing body (36) which meshes with toothing (34) of the support (1) and a helical fixing spring (37); a self-regulating device (3) comprising a traction body (11) to which is fixed the end of the st... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6223624 | Parking brake device A parking brake device includes a base member and at least one cable connected to a braking system at one end. The other end of the cable is connected to a connecting member. The connecting member is slidably supported by the base member. A brake lever is... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6202502 | Brake mechanism for auxiliary walker A brake mechanism for auxiliary walker has a fixed seat, a control plate and a hand grip. The fixed seat is hollow at an inner portion of a handle at one top end thereof. The control plate has formed horizontal guide hole at bottom one side and further fo... | 03/20/2001 |
