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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6460884 | Air bag gas generator and air bag apparatus A gas generator for an air bag system has, in a housing provided with a gas discharge port, igniters activated upon an impact, and gas generating agents ignited and burnt by the igniters and generate a combustion gas for inflating an air bag, and two comb... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6402177 | Hitch assembly for the front frame of an articulated construction machine In many types of construction machines, the frame assembly comprises a rear frame that supports the engine and drive train components and a front frame that supports the work implement. In this type of machine, the two frames are normally pinned together ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398249 | Tilting fifth wheel trailer hitch A fifth wheel hitch (10) has a skid plate (28) pivotally mounted to a housing (18) for lateral pivotable movement. The hitch is closed with a sliding jaw plate and has a lock block (54) that optionally can affix the skid plate to the housing during towing... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394219 | Hydraulic power steering system with a pressure relief valve A hydraulic power steering system (10) for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle. The system (10) comprises a steering gear (12) including a hydraulic motor and a steering valve. The steering gear is susceptible to pressure fluctuations that cause noise d... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390489 | Hitch for attaching a trailer or cart to a forklift A device that enables a forklift beam to transport trailers or other mobile vehicles whereby a trailer hitch attachment is secured to a hollow shaft at one end of the device and a forklift beam on a forklift vehicle is secured to a hollow shaft at the oth... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390221 | Integral knuckle and hub lock An inboard hub lock assembly integrated into a steering knuckle. Teeth are provided on an end of the CV housing and an adjacent flange extending from the wheel hub. A clutch member with corresponding teeth is movable between 1) an outboard position engagi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6343666 | Snowmobile front suspension A front snowmobile suspension of the type having a ski carried at the front end of a trailing arm. The front end of the trailing arm is pivotably secured to the chassis by a pair of generally transversely mounted radius rods. The rear end of the trailing ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6338392 | Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit A method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit wherein a quantity, which represents the torque, is limited by a limiting value during the transition from the overrun phase of the drive unit into the traction phase. The limiting value is determin... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6325167 | Structure of an electrical wheelchair An improved structure of a wheelchair includes a seat, a to-and-fro adjusting member, a left-and-right adjusting member, a bottom frame body, a wheel belt module, a vertical sensor, and a retractable leakage prevention cover, wherein the seat is provided ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318483 | Disengageable drive arrangement for an all terrain vehicle having both tracks and wheels A drive arrangement for a remotely controlled unmanned ground vehicle which has both tracks and wheels. The track drive and the wheel are both connected to a drive shaft assembly which includes a spring loaded axially movable splined shaft engagable and d... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318496 | Steering booster system for a motor vehicle A steering booster system for a motor vehicle has an electronic control unit which senses by way of force or torque sensors the amount and direction of forces and torques applied to a manual steering wheel and correspondingly controls, via a transmission ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315319 | Ambulatory care chair A chair for transporting a patient includes a base frame, a plurality of casters mounted to the base frame, a seat, and a push bar mounted to a back section of the seat for use when transporting the patient. A wheel is coupled to the base frame for moveme... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311798 | Snowmobile with adjustable width front suspension A snowmobile having an adjustable width front suspension. The snowmobile has a chassis and front skis spaced laterally from each other. For at least one of the skis, a mounting column extends generally upward and parallel radius rods, which may be of adju... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6312003 | Complex trailer for a vehicle The complex trailer can be coupled to a vehicle having a drawing rack and mainly comprises a first trailer and a second trailer, in which the first trailer includes a deck, a bogie wheel, and a landing; the second trailer includes a wagon bed, and a trail... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305704 | Telescopic fork for bicycles, with anti-twisting cross-member provided with end bushings engaged with and mechanically fastened onto the upper ends of the outer sliding tubes of the legs of the fork The end bushings (102, 102') of the anti-twisting cross member (2) and the upper ends (201, 201') of the outer sliding tubes (1, 1') which are adapted to be coupled into the bushings, are provided laterally respective appendices (10, 10' 22, 22') with res... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305489 | Power steering apparatus A power steering apparatus senses a fore-and-aft acceleration of a vehicle which is expressed as a value prefixed with a sign, and a rotation speed Ri of an electric motor is reduced to reduce an assist force in accordance with the acceleration if the val... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298931 | Tracked vehicle steering control system with non-centered steering wheel A control system controls a tracked vehicle drive/steering system which has an engine driven hydraulic steering pump which drives a hydraulic steering motor. In one embodiment, the control system operates to gradually reduce the magnitude of the steering ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296265 | Recliner wheelchair having adjustable pivot point A wheelchair provides for raising and lowering of the pivot point of the seat back to accommodate both the occupants particular body features (i.e., the occupant's torso pivot point) and the height or thickness of the seat cushion. The wheelchair is adapt... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293566 | Unitary strap for use in a soft boot snowboard binding A binding strap for use in a soft boot snowboard binding is provided, the binding strap including a flexible, unitary binding member having an ankle section connected to a toe section by a midsection. The binding strap may be configured and dimensioned to... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6286616 | Hybrid drive mechanism for a vehicle driven by muscle power, with an auxiliary electric motor A hybrid drive mechanism for a wheel-driven vehicle. The drive mechanism has an electromotor with a rotor and a stator as a first drive source, with a first speed and a first torque, and a pedal drive as a second drive source, with a second speed and a se... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286620 | Access plate for an axle of a differentially steered vehicle A differentially steered work vehicle is provided with a driving axle having a axle housing with an access opening. An access plate is secured to the access opening and is provided with steering components. The access plate is provided with a steering mot... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283489 | Anti-sway control device for trailers An apparatus for reducing the sway of a trailer includes a first portion that is attached to a towing vehicle at any of several locations including an end portion of a receiver hitch, a bumper, a frame or body member, or by the use of a modified type of a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283237 | Method and apparatus for steering articulated machines using variable speed devices A steering system for turning a machine has a plurality of wheels that include a first and second wheel that share a first axis of rotation. The plurality of wheels also includes at least one tether wheel that has a second axis of rotation and may be pivo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283490 | Vehicle towing bar assembly A vehicle towing bar assembly for providing a user with a towing bar that can be easily used by anyone to tow a vehicle to safety. The vehicle towing bar assembly includes a vehicle towing bar assembly, which includes a central tow bar member. A pair of o... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279938 | Vehicle frame A vehicle frame which enables a lowering of the saddle coupling with improved stability for this, and recesses at the upper side of the lengthwise girders of the vehicle frame extending across the entire width of the frame are proposed. The saddle couplin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279939 | Trailer safety chain assembly A trailer safety chain assembly that is used in combination with a raised ball trailer hitch trailer coupling type of trailer attachment. The trailer safety chain is made up of two sets of chained strands that are linked between a center ring. The trailer... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279936 | Wheelchair automatic anti-rollback assembly An anti-rollback assembly adapted or adaptable for use in combination with a wheelchair. The anti-rollback assembly includes a one-way brake assembly automatically immobilizing the wheelchair against rearward movement when the occupant attempts to rise fr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273205 | Power clutch mechanism of scooter A power clutch mechanism of a scooter is formed of a power unit, an elastic member, a connection rod set, and an urging member. The power unit comprises a suspension seat pivoted with a footboard of the scooter, and a motor mounted on the suspension seat ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273442 | Folding two wheeled vehicle A collapsible two wheeled vehicle comprises a substantially rigid main structural frame (10) defining a head section (16), a saddle pillar mount (17) and a bottom bracket (15). A rear wheel sub-frame (22) is pivoted to the frame (10) about the bottom brac... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273211 | Electric power-steering gear, in particular for motor vehicles In an electric power-steering gear, in particular for motor vehicles, having a steering shaft (1) which is actuated by a steering wheel and which forms an input for a step-down gear in the form of a harmonic drive (2) and which makes available an output, ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264227 | Moveable steps for a vehicle A system for moving a step assembly in response to maneuvers of an articulated work vehicle. The step assembly moves to avoid interference with the vehicle's wheels or tracks. A push rod assembly provides actuation to the step assembly in response to the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263992 | Torque detection device A torque detection device for detecting a torque applied to a bicycle for controlling power output of a motor applied to the bicycle in helping moving the bicycle is disclosed. The torque detection device includes a shaft coupled to a driving chain wheel ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6264223 | Passenger carrier for bicycle A bicycle passenger carrier for a child includes a longitudinally extending body having a front end and a rear end, with a passenger seat disposed medially between the two ends. The rear end of the body includes a rear clevis to engage the seat post of a ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260873 | Isolation hitch An apparatus, interposed between and attached to a drive vehicle and an object to be moved, dampens the force (drive, resistance, inertia, etc.) between them. The apparatus has a rigid structure which is capable of transferring the large forces required t... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6257364 | Submersible electro-hydraulic powerpack for underhood automotive steering applications An electro-hydraulic power steering system having a motor, a pump, and a control module all formed as an integral unit. The motor is shaft coupled to the pump and the pump housing and the motor housing are sealingly attached to prevent any fluid leakage. ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253867 | Snowmobile suspension system To enable a rider to control in real time the type of ride he desires, a snowmobile is equipped with a suspension system that includes at least one fluid actuated device which can be adjusted in real time to control the relative distance between the body ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6253868 | Structure of pivot portion of rear swing arm A pivot frame is formed as a casting of an aluminum alloy in a substantially U-shaped manner to be open toward a front side. Attaching bosses of a crankcase are placed between a left sidewall and a right sidewall of the pivot frame. Bearing portions of a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254115 | Bicycle front fork and head tube mounting arrangement A bicycle front fork and head tube mounting arrangement includes a front fork having a tubular top shaft and an annular bearing portion around the top shaft, a head tube sleeved onto the top shaft of the front fork and supported on a ball bearing in the a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6244372 | Power steering apparatus A power steering apparatus which generates a steering assist force by a hydraulic pressure generated by a pump driven by an electric motor. The power steering apparatus actuates the electric motor in its off state, on condition that a change amount of a s... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6237931 | Towbar adapter A towbar adapter assembly that attaches to a towbar boom and acts as a link between the towbar boom and a vehicle attachment point. The assembly has a base for attachment to the towbar boom and an anchoring strut that attaches to the vehicle. The base is ... | 05/29/2001 |
