Patents Assigned to Hedstrom Corp.
  • Bike helmet holding system
    Patent number: 5088633
    Abstract: A helmet holding system for a bicycle comprises a pair of hooks spaced apart along the handlebars of the bike and a special chin strap on the helmet which incorporates eyelets spaced apart along the length of the strap. The eyelets can be hooked onto the hooks so as to releasably suspend the helmet by its strap in front of the handlebars so that the helmet is available for use by the bicycle rider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Hedstrom Corp.
    Inventors: Joel C. Cunard, Paula W. Prescott
  • Spring connection assembly
    Patent number: 5004216
    Abstract: A spring connection assembly for a bouncing toy to connect a seating platform to a support includes an elongated support member, an eyelet mounted to the support member for rotation about the member axis, a coil spring having an end hook hooked through the eyelet and a clip having a clip portion extending parallel to the spring hook but in the opposite direction and a base portion retained within the end of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Hedstrom Corp.
    Inventor: Robert J. Boudreau
  • Play gym hinge guard
    Patent number: 4961558
    Abstract: A protective cover for the supporting bracket of a slide ride swing includes a pair of similar relatively rigid plates reaeasably mounted to opposite sides of the bracket so as to prevent pinch points at the bracket from being reached by a child's fingers, while allowing full swinging motion of the hangers of the glide ride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Hedstrom Corp.
    Inventor: Joel C. Cunard
  • Bicycle
    Patent number: D317142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Hedstrom Corp.
    Inventor: Stephen W. Smith