Sliding Means Patents (Class 301/120)
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Patent number: 11077382Abstract: A wheel removal tool for a toy vehicle wheel has a tool base body and at least one rear-engagement portion. The latter is connected fixedly to the tool base body and is embodied so that it, in a removal starting position, engages behind an assigned removal portion of the toy vehicle wheel. A removal lever of the removal tool has a supporting portion for support on a vehicle component fixed on the chassis. The removal lever is adjustable relative to the tool base body between the removal starting position and a removal end position. In the latter, the at least one rear-engagement portion is displaced relative to the supporting portion in a removal direction. This results in a removal tool with which a simple detachment, which is in particular close to reality, of the toy vehicle wheel from a chassis-side vehicle component is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Bruder Spielwaren GmbH + Co. KGInventor: Goran Kvesic
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Patent number: 7804395Abstract: A mobile radio communication system estimates the positional relationship between an own moving terminal and another moving terminal around a view obstruction. If the absolute value of the difference between detected reception power levels is lower than a first power threshold value, the own moving terminal determines that the other moving terminal is positioned within the visual range of the own moving terminal, the distance from the own moving terminal to the other moving terminal being shorter than a predetermined distance BP, or that the other moving terminal is positioned outside thereof, the distance to the visual range of the own moving terminal being shorter than the predetermined distance BP. Also if the absolute value is higher than or equal to the first power threshold value, the own moving terminal determines in a similar manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota ChuoInventors: Junya Muramatsu, Satoshi Makido, Junji Imai, Kenji Ito, Yukihiro Tadokoro
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Publication number: 20100133895Abstract: The invention provides motorist a lock-unlock wheel that rotates independently around its center hub, which remains mounted to the axle of a subject vehicle. The rim allows vehicles to be towed without vehicle axle rotation, while eliminating odometer reading due to towing. The invention comprises an inner hub spindle that is able to be unlocked from the outer wheel's rim, allowing for independent rotation of the inner spindle. And, when unlocked via a bolting system, the invention's outer rim section rotates while also eliminating effects of a vehicle drive and brake system while the vehicle is in tow.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventor: Gregory Joe Johnson
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Publication number: 20100013294Abstract: A lug nut for a golf trolley wheel has a base panel, an engaging element and a spring. The base panel has a mounting hole and a chamber respectively formed transversely and radially through the base panel and communicating with each other. The engaging element is movably mounted in the base panel and has a circular hole and an engaging hole formed through the engaging element, communicating with each other and selectively aligning with the mounting hole. The spring presses the engaging element to an engaging position, wherein the engaging hole aligns with the mounting hole to mount a trolley wheel and is compressed to remove the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventor: Shu-Chen Chan
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Patent number: 7416261Abstract: The quick-change adjustable track center front hub assembly is secured to a spindle axle of a sprint car by a friction drive bearing system located between the spindle axle and the front hub assembly. The bearings are spaced apart to provide increased side and torsional load carrying capability. In addition, the hub includes a section of external splines for accepting at least one spacer and a wheel center section both having internal splines for mating with the external splines on the hub. A single lug nut connects to the outboard end of the hub for securing the spacers and wheel center sections to the front hub assembly to provide a quick-change arrangement not found before in sprint-type cars. A brake rotor is attached to the hub inboard of the spacers and wheel center section, thus allowing unimpaired accessibility to the wheel center section and spacers for quick-changing and adjusting the track center of the front wheels of the sprint-type cars.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Hiper Technology Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Darnell
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Publication number: 20040070262Abstract: A blow-molded wheel including an axle retainer assembly. The retainer assembly (31) includes a housing (42) having transverse sleeves that support an axle (14) and a spring biased retainer pin (10) that mounts to an annular groove (12) at the axle. The housing is supported in a cavity formed into a wheel spoke (18) and a bore of a wheel hub and is retarined upon the shrinkage of the plastic around the housing. An aperture of the pin sleeve facilitates retraction of the pin and release of the wheel from the axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Floyd F. Markling
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Publication number: 20040070263Abstract: A plastic wheel (122, 222) and wheel mounting sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) used to releasably secure the wheel (122, 222) onto an axle (123, 223). The wheel mounting sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) preferably includes a resilient, radially displaceable, axially extending, cantilevered finger (146, 246, 346, 446) which includes an axle-engaging lug (155, 255, 355, 455), while a wheel-engaging shoulder is provided on the sleeve by an annular rib (201, 301). The sleeve shoulders latch the sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) to the axle (123, 223) and the wheel (122, 222) to the sleeve. The sleeve (127, 227, 327, 427) includes an axle stabilizing recess (198, 298, 398, 498) positioned in an end wall (158, 258, 358, 458), which receives an axle stub (199, 299) that supports the axle (123, 223) against lateral loading and stabilizes it to reduce wobble, chatter and vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventor: Michael A. Morris
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Publication number: 20030155806Abstract: A bumper reinforcement attached to a front or a rear side of a vehicle frame as a strength member comprising: a bumper beam to be supported on the vehicle frame, and a reinforcement member attached to the bumper beam on a forward surface thereof which is upstream with respect to an impact exertion direction, wherein: the reinforcement member has a concave portion of a substantially C-shaped cross section projecting in a downstream direction reverse to the impact exertion direction, the bumper beam has a groove portion extending longitudinally of the reinforcement member on the forward surface to which the reinforcement member is attached, and the reinforcement member and the bumper beam are engaged by joining a bottom surface of the concave portion and a surface of the groove portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Applicant: OM CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Goto, Koji Shimotsu
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Patent number: 6260930Abstract: A carrier permits a parachute washer to be mounted in a recess in a push-on wheel. The carrier has a flange that engages a shoulder in the recess to provide proper positioning and alignment. The parachute washer is held in a hat-shaped slot by a bump so that the hole through the washer is sufficiently coaxial with a first opening in the carrier to permit the wheel, carrier and washer to be slipped onto the axle. Should wheel removal be necessary for any reason, a dowel rod may be inserted in an opening in the opposite side of the carrier and the axle driven out of the washer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Inventor: Victor L. Peres
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Patent number: 6170920Abstract: A blow-molded wheel including an axle retainer assembly. The retainer assembly includes a housing having transverse sleeves that support an axle and a spring biased retainer pin that mounts to an annular groove at the axle. The housing is supported in a cavity formed into a wheel spoke and a bore of a wheel hub and is retained upon the shrinkage of the plastic around the housing. An aperture of the pin sleeve facilitates retraction of the pin and release of the wheel from the axle.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1998Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Inventor: Floyd F. Markling
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Patent number: 6152540Abstract: A golf trolley has a wheel device, a wheel support frame, and a golf trolley wheel connection assembly disposed between the wheel device and the wheel support frame. The golf trolley wheel connection assembly has a fixed seat, a pressing block, a spring, and a blocking seat. The fixed seat has a sleeve, a shaft hole, and a through hole. The pressing block has a head, a bevel, and two legs. Each leg has a blocking end. The blocking seat has two arms and a through aperture. The pressing block is inserted in the sleeve. The spring is disposed between the legs. A rivet passes through the through hole and the through aperture.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1999Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Forever Young Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fang-Shen Lin
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Patent number: 6120106Abstract: A wheel supporter and shaft for a golf cart includes a wheel shaft having an end portion protruding out of a wheel. The protruding end portion is formed with two opposite recesses respectively provided with a curved projection. The wheel supporter has a shaft hole for the wheel shaft to fit therein, and an eccentric push-member is pivotally connected under a bottom wall of the shaft hole. The eccentric push member has two round projections to protrude in the shaft hole to engage a space between each recess and each curved projection so that the wheel supporter may be locked with the wheel shaft in a stabilized condition with easy handling.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1998Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd.Inventor: Gordon Liao
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Patent number: 6113196Abstract: 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 portion for being able to cling to a resilient locking member of the recessed portion for providing the fit setting of the blocking member onto the recessed portion, and preventing a bolt of the wheel from loosening. By utilizing this construction, an assembly and a detachment of the wheel assembly are easier and quicker to carry out.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1999Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Chaw Khong Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chung-Hsien Kuo
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Patent number: 6003956Abstract: A wheel mounting arrangement includes a holder plate connected to the frame of a golf cart, a wheel axle holding a wheel and having a rectangular coupling block at one end fitted into a rectangular coupling block of the wheel axle has a locating groove; a press knob is slidably mounted in a transverse hole on the holder plate and supported on a spring, the press knob having a springy hook hooked in the locating groove on the rectangular coupling block of the wheel axle to stop it from axial movement, the springy hook being disengaged from the locating groove when the press knob is depressed, enabling the wheel axle to disconnected from the holder plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Inventor: David Wu
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Patent number: 5601299Abstract: An inline skateboard comprised of a board body, a pair of downwardly depending mounting rails integrally formed and smoothly merging from the bottom surface of the board body along a medial position thereof, a plurality of mounting shafts extending transversely across and through the mounting rails and ground engaging, interchangeable transit arrangements mounted on the mounting shafts in at least one of an inboard position between the mounting rails and an outboard position disposed to the outside of the mounting rails. An optional ball wheel is positioned at one end of the board body to define a pivot point about which a rider may attain improved stability, balance and turnability.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1996Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Inventors: Young W. Yun, Lawrence B. Martel, Keith Janick, Ralph J. Bruno
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Patent number: 5452381Abstract: Bushing for bicycle wheels, which consists of a tubular body that is integral with the bicycle frame and perpendicular to the frame. The bushing includes a free-turning axle coaxially mounted inside the tubular body, with no possibility of axial displacement from same. The bushing further has two hollow revolving hubs that can be coaxially coupled to each other, with no possibility of relative turning. A device is also provided for fastening the two hubs to each other and to the axle. The outer hub is integral with the bicycle wheel in coaxial position, while the inner hub is fastened to the axle, without the capacity to turn in relation to same.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Inventor: Antonio Guerra
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Patent number: 5402865Abstract: The aircraft brake retention mechanism (40) comprises a retractable mechanism (41) having an enlarged circular head (42) , and a threaded shaft (43) received threadedly in an end part (50) biased by a resilient mechanism (60). The head (42), shaft (43), end part (50) and resilient mechanism (60) are received within a radial opening (33) of a piston housing (30), with the end part (50) extending through the radial opening (33) and into abutting engagement with a flange (13A) of the axle (13) . The piston housing (30) is connected fixedly with a torque tube (20) so that the piston housing (30)/torque tube (20) and associated brake discs (34, 36) are retained axially by the axle flange (13A) which is captured axially between the end part (50) and torque tube (20) . The retractable mechanism (41) may be retracted manually and rotated to engage a surface (37A) of the piston housing (30) and be retained in the; retracted position, so that the brake assembly (10) may be disengaged from the axle (13).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1993Date of Patent: April 4, 1995Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.Inventor: Brian G. Harker
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Patent number: 5385356Abstract: A supporting frame, particularly for aligned wheels of skates, which is shaped like a "U" on the wings of which there is a plurality of first and second holes having the same axis. These holes constitute seats for removable pivots for the wheels and are respectively partially closed and temporarily closeable at their opposite ends. A sliding bar, slideable in a groove, is used for blocking, at least temporarily, the pivots. The wheels are associable with the supporting frame without requiring screws and thus containing the assembly and general costs of the skate.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1994Date of Patent: January 31, 1995Assignee: Roces S.r.l.Inventor: Gino Conte
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Patent number: 4913610Abstract: A retainer device is disclosed wherein two retainer plates engage from opposed sides an annular groove formed in an end section of a spindle on which a wheel, specifically a roller skate wheel, is mounted in a freely rotatable manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1989Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Icaro Olivieri & C. S.p.A. Minuterie MetallicheInventor: Oliviero Olivieri