Abstract: A wheelchair construction having means incorporated therein for the transfer of a seat element supporting an invalid from a wheeled frame to the seat of an automobile or other vehicle. The wheeled frame includes electrically or otherwise powered lifting means which in turn supports a platform mounting transversely extending tracks. The seat element is guided by the tracks for lateral movement. A similar set of tracks is carried by a platform supported upon an automobile seat, the tracks having extensions which in extended condition communicate with the tracks on the wheeled frame. The seat element with the invalid thereon is selectively transferred by first adjusting the level of the lifting means whereby the tracks on the frame are placed in coplanar relation relative to the tracks on the platform supported by the automobile seat.

Abstract: An adjustable container primarily for use as a tool or utility box for pickup trucks. The adjustable container is formed of two telescopically engaging sections, each of which includes a pivoted top closure member, integrally molded side and bottom supports and an inner shelf support. With the exception of the interfitting parts of each section, the two sections are preferably identical. The bottom supports are hollow and serve as a reservoir to hold liquids that may spill within the container.

Abstract: A notebook holder having stiff front and back cover members hinged together along corresponding edges thereof, so the front cover member may be swung away from the back cover member for notebook access and swung back for notebook protection, is provided along the inside margins of the free ends of such cover members with cooperative, intergripping strips of fabric of cocklebur type, such as the proprietary material "Velcro", so as to intergrip upon the pressing of the cover members closed by the use of only one hand and so as to maintain such holder in compact condition for easily and quickly slipping into a receiving holster by use of only the one hand. The holster has smooth interior walls to insure free entry for the notebook holder and is preferably adapted for securement to a waist belt in company with a ring retainer for a policeman's club.

Abstract: A bicycle basket is provided with means which engage portions of a carrier rack secured to and carried by a bicycle wherein the basket includes a pair of oppositely extending rack engaging hooks on one of its upstanding walls, and a rack engaging cam latch on the bottom wall thereof for securely, though releasably, anchoring the basket relative to the carrier rack.

Abstract: A luggage carrier is adapted to be removably secured to the trunk lid of an automotive vehicle. The carrier includes a frame section, carried on the outside surface of the trunk lid and having a plurality of leg members that extend through aligned apertures in the trunk lid into engagement with fastening devices that are carried on the inside surface of the trunk lid. The fastening devices releasably secure the luggage carrier to the trunk lid. Covers are provided to enclose the apertures to provide a pleasing appearance when the luggage carrier is removed from the trunk lid.

Abstract: A pair of support arms are arranged for attachment to a vehicle, and a channel-shaped ramp is arranged to seat on these arms for holding a motorcycle. This ramp has a pivot connection with one arm and extends beyond such pivot connection in a direction opposite from the other arm whereby upon tilting the ramp off the other arm, a motorcycle can be wheeled up the ramp to a point such that the combined centers of gravity of the motorcycle and ramp will cause the latter to pivot down into support on the other arm. A releasable latch is provided to hold the ramp down in a non-pivoting position. The ramp has a depending loop for removably receiving an auxiliary ramp which forms an extension thereof. The present carrier may be associated with various types of support means on a vehicle such as support means arranged for mounting on a bumper, bumper guard or support means combined with a spare wheel mount.

Abstract: An organizer attachment for use on a shopping cart of the type having a transversely extending handle and a forwardly spaced-apart transversely extending rod. The organizer includes a substantially flat desk panel provided with clip means on outer surface for securement of anote pad or similar writing material. The upper end of the desk panel is hingedly secured to a receptacle section which defines a compartment for receiving various materials such as premiums or coupons. A writing instrument is securable to the desk panel. In a position of use, the desk panel is supported on the transverse shopping cart handle at a bracket or fastener and the receptacle section suspended at the interior of the cart at generally right angles with respect to the desk panel and secured on hangers projecting from the inner side of the receptacle.

Abstract: A container for goods, in which the base of the container on which the goods are to rest comprises flaps folded towards one another from sides of the container, the folds thereby defining a lower peripheral edge around the container, and a support which in use spaces the container base from the ground, the underside of the container being secured to the support by tongues which are retained on the container and emerge through apertures in said lower peripheral edge of the container to engage cooperating clips on the support. A kit for assembling the container is also disclosed, comprising a blank from which can be folded a container having the features outlined above, and a support having clips for receiving tongues fitted to the folded blank. Two kinds of cooperating clips and tongues are specifically described and illustrated.

Abstract: A hand carrier used for carrying cans or bottles of drinks, for example, cola, juice, beer or the like. The present hand carrier is so constructed that it grips the circumferential projections of the cans or bottles, for example, the crown caps of bottles or the projected edge at either end of cans. The hand carrier can be made of lesser amount of paper material than the conventional box-type hand carrier and strongly grips the cans or bottles and allows them to be carried safely.

Abstract: A convertible handbag and backpack is disclosed which includes a bag body to which a pair of carrying straps are secured. The straps are secured to the bag near the bottom of the bag body and are slidably mounted to a side of the bag body proximate the top of the bag. Intermediate the bottom securement and slidable mount at the top, the straps are unattached to the bag body. The carrying straps further extend above the bag, cross each other over the top of the bag, and are secured to diametrically opposed positions on the opposite side of the bag body. When the convertible handbag and backpack is carried as a handbag, the crossed straps are simply gripped over the bag top. When the bag is carried as a backpack, the straps are slipped down through the mounting structure to permit insertion of the arms of the user between the straps and the bag body. In the backpack carrying mode the crossed straps are automatically pulled down over the top of the bag body to insure that the bag top does not fall open.

Abstract: A two-shoulder trunk-engaging infant carrier for protectively supporting an infant, which includes a substantially thick, cushioned seating platform, removably housed in fabric or fabric-like material. An extension of the fabric projects upward from the bottom-most edges of the platform in the form of a three-sided compartment with a front-closing catch/release and leg partition. A long belt issues from an expandable rim passage and is extendable around the compartment for manipulative control of the infant's posture and movements in a space structured to allow variable margins of freedom.

Abstract: A pannier for a rear carrier rack on a bicycle carrier rack on a bicycle comprises a bag of flexible, lightweight material and an internal frame having a back part, a top part and a pair of upper side parts, each of which is a network of interconnected ribs. The frame imparts shape and stability to the bag, and the top part has load-supporting capability so that the pannier top serves as a lateral extension of the carrier rack.

Abstract: A shaped storage bag to be mounted on the back of a vehicle seat having a non-vertical overhanging rear surface. The bag includes front, rear, bottom and side panels open at the top and secured together along their adjacent side and bottom edges. The front panel lies substantially in a vertical plane when the bag is closed. An extraction opening is provided in the bottom of one of the side panels to withdraw the bag contents, and the top of the bag is closed by a flap.

Abstract: A wide elongated upstanding rearwardly inclined support including a lower elongated, transverse shelf projecting outwardly from and extending transversely of the front side of the support toward which the lower end of the support is inclined. The shelf includes longitudinally spaced opposite end portions defining a drainage slot therebetween and the shelf opposite end portions are inclined with the adjacent ends thereof slightly downwardly inclined and project upwardly and outwardly from front side of the support. Further, structure is carried by the lower end of the support below the shelf opposite end portions and to be used in mounting the support from the upper rim portions of a paint can, paint box, or roller tray.

Abstract: A pannier mounting arrangement is disclosed for mounting panniers on the rear carrier rack of cycle vehicles such as bicycles or motorcycles including an elongated rod permanently attached to each pannier encased within a pouch extending across the upper edge of the pannier, the rod adapted to be slidably received within a channel section, either formed in a track section attached to existing bicycle carrier racks or formed integrally in a horizontal platform of specially designed carrier racks incorporating the mounting arrangement components. Also disclosed is a specially designed rear carrier rack which includes a horizontal platform having the channel sections integrally formed therein supported by plurality of struts arranged to provide a rigid support. The rear carrier rack also features an arrangement for providing an adjustment in the length of the horizontal platform, so as to be readily installed on cycle vehicles of various frame sizes and configurations.

Abstract: A quick-coupling locking mechanism is provided comprising a C-shaped attachment means (2) which is secured to a service module (C) of any type and a toggle linkage assembly which is secured to a service vehicle (B). The C-shaped attachment means (2) is formed to define a lifting hook (3) at its top and a holding hook (4) at its bottom. The linkage assembly includes a horizontal lifting bar (5) for engagement with the lifting hook (3) and a horizontal holding bar (6) for engagement with the holding hook (4). The linkage assembly is selectively operable to move the lifting bar (5) into secure engagement with the lifting hook (3) to raise the service module (C) such that the holding hook (4) is brought into engagement with the holding bar (6). The linkage assembly further includes separating means (21) responsive to the movement of the assembly to force the lifting bar (5) away from the holding bar (6) to lock the lifting bar (5) and the holding bar (6) into secure engagement with the attachment means (2).

Abstract: A sling for supporting one or more smoking pipes in a secure manner with the pipes being readily removable from the sling and easily placed into the sling. The sling is provided with a loop structure for receiving a belt to support the sling at the waist region of a wearer or alternatively, the sling may be supported by a neck or shoulder encircling strap or throng or by other suitable means. The sling includes a main body member of leather or equivalent flexible material having some degree of rigidity in order to be shape sustaining with the lower end of the body member being reversely folded to provide a pipe retaining member which together with the body member defines a vertically opening pocket for receiving the bowl portion of one or more smoking pipes.

Abstract: A telescoping boom has a contact assembly carried on one boom section and has a contact member engaging an adjacent boom section. The contact member is biased toward the adjacent boom section by a spring between the contact member and a piston which is reciprocated in a chamber and defines a sealed compartment. Hydraulic fluid is introduced into the compartment to compensate for wear on the contact member.

Abstract: A traffic cone rack adapted to be mounted on a bumper, a floor or side panel of a vehicle. The device includes an elongated body portion adapted for securing to a portion of a vehicle. A cone support bail projects outward from the body for receiving traffic cones. A cone locking bail is tiltably secured to the body and moves over a fulcrum point for locking the traffic cones on the bail in a carrying position. An adjunct to the device is a warning buzzer which sounds when the locking bail is in the open position and the ignition switch of the vehicle is on.

Abstract: A convertible hand-to-bicycle bag has handles which comprise an elastic intermediate portion for engaging fastening means on a bicycle when stretched and end portions connected to a body such that the handles may be disposed in a first, hand-carrying position wherein the handles straddle the body with the intermediate portions disposed adjacent each other above the body, and in a second, bicycle attaching position wherein the handles straddle a bicycle on which the bag is mounted.