Patents Assigned to Kassai Kabushikikaisha
  • Patent number: 7458599
    Abstract: A folding baby carriage comprises a body so constituted that a seat and a backrest part approach each other in a folding operation, and a luggage basket positioned under the seat. The luggage basket comprises a front frame extending backward and forward under the seat, a rear frame turnably connected to a rear end of the front frame and extending backward and forward, and a lock mechanism preventing the rear frame being turned around the front frame. The rear frame is turned so as to take a lower position in which a rear part of the luggage basket is opened, a horizontal position in which it extends almost horizontally, and an upper position in which its rear end approximates the backrest part. The lock mechanism comprises horizontal position fixing means for fixing the rear frame in the horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7445281
    Abstract: A head guard arrangement includes a flexible pad (10A) in direct contact with and enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the head of a baby (100), an impact absorption pad (20A) at an outer side of the flexible pad (10A), enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the baby (100), and a fixture pad (30A) having a configuration with an outer perimeter contour that is in accord with the inner perimeter contour of a sidewall (1) of a child seat or carrier or the like so as to fill the gap between the impact absorption pad (20A) and the sidewall (1). With this structure, the head guard arrangement protects the head and brain of an infant against impact injuries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventor: Kenzou Kassai
  • Patent number: 7445230
    Abstract: A baby carriage folded so as to be reduced in dimension in the width direction comprises a body frame (10) and a seat hammock (20). The body frame includes a seating surface supporting member (11) and a pair of side vertical frame members (12). The seat hammock includes a seating surface sheet part (21) and a backrest sheet part (22). The seating surface sheet part (21) includes a seating surface core (53) and the backrest sheet part (22) includes a back surface core (52). The seating surface core (53) and the back surface core (52) are constituted by a core continuously extending from the seating surface sheet part (21) to the backrest sheet part (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Koichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7419181
    Abstract: A seat carriage body comprises a front leg, a rear leg, a push rod, and position fixing means. An upper end of the front leg is turnably connected to an upper end of the rear leg through a first shaft. A front end member of the push rod is connected to the front leg such that it can be displaced along the front leg at the time of a folding operation. A middle part of the push rod is turnably connected to the rear leg through a second shaft. The position fixing means fixes a positional relation among the front leg, the rear leg and the push rod in both open and folded states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7204550
    Abstract: A seat of a childcare apparatus comprises a backrest board having through holes in a thickness direction, a stacked board which has through holes which can be aligned with the through holes, a reflective sheet provided so as to cover the through holes and forming an air layer between the reflective sheet and the backrest board, and a ventilation hole provided in the reflective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Sachiyo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070062989
    Abstract: A sling type baby holding carrier comprises a cloth sling body that can be crossed, a crotch support part fixed to the inner surface of the sling body so as to support the crotch of a baby, an abdomen support part continuously extending from the crotch support part so as to support the abdomen of the baby, and a connecting member for connecting the sling body to the abdomen support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Miyuki Nishikura, Emiko Kaya
  • Publication number: 20070062988
    Abstract: A sling type baby holding carrier comprises a cloth sling body that can be crossed and a back support part having bending rigidity and arranged on the inner surface of the sling body so as to support the back of a baby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Miyuki Nishikura, Emiko Kaya
  • Publication number: 20070052209
    Abstract: A seat carriage body comprises a front leg, a rear leg, a push rod, and position fixing means. An upper end of the front leg is turnably connected to an upper end of the rear leg through a first shaft. A front end member of the push rod is connected to the front leg such that it can be displaced along the front leg at the time of a folding operation. A middle part of the push rod is turnably connected to the rear leg through a second shaft. The position fixing means fixes a positional relation among the front leg, the rear leg and the push rod in both open and folded states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: APRICA IKUJIKENKYUKAI APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7175004
    Abstract: A wheel simultaneous brake mechanism for simultaneously braking two wheels includes two respective engaging members that are selectively movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position for selectively braking or releasing the two wheels. Each engaging member is biased by a spring toward its respective engaged position. The two engaging members are connected to one another in a manner transmitting a tensile force therebetween by a wire, so that the engagement or release of both engaging members can be actuated together in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20060273640
    Abstract: A detachable child safety seat comprises a base member, a seat body mounted on the base member detachably, an upper locking mechanism to lock or unlock a stand wall of the base member and a backrest of the seat body, a lower locking mechanism to lock or unlock a bottom wall of the base member and a seat of the seat body, and a synchronization mechanism to connect the upper locking mechanism to the lower locking mechanism so as to synchronize locked states or unlocked states of both locking mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: APRICA IKUJIKENKYUKAI APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Haruo Kawano, Makoto Fukui
  • Patent number: 7140634
    Abstract: A folding baby carriage comprises a pair of seating surface supporting side bars extending back and forth along both sides of a seating surface in order to support the seating surface from beneath. Each seating surface supporting side bar has a rigid inward extending portion extending toward the inside so as to support the seating surface from beneath, at a rear portion thereof. The inward extending portion is formed by bending a rear end portion of the seating surface supporting side bar toward the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7118173
    Abstract: A baby-care implement comprises a hood which covers a top of a seat thereof. The hood comprises a mounting base fixed to a body of the baby-care implement, a first hood bone whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a second hood bone positioned on the inner side of the first hood bone, whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a third hood bone positioned on the inner side of the second hood bone, a first hood sheet mounted on the first hood bone and extending backward and forward, and a second hood sheet mounted on the second hood bone, overlapping the inner side of the first hood sheet and extending backward and forward. The second hood sheet comprises one end in the back-and-forth direction which is separated from the first hood sheet and the other end which is connected to the first hood sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi, Toshio Oonuma, Masaki Ito
  • Patent number: 7114743
    Abstract: The folding baby carriage is foldable so that four wheels approach each other back and forth and from side to side. The baby carriage includes a lower frame structure that is positioned above the four wheels to form a seating surface portion of a seat and that is foldable so as to approach back and forth and from side to side with the four wheels, and an inverted U-shaped member extending to rise upward from both sides of the seating surface portion. The inverted U-shaped member remains on a single plane in both the folded state and the opened state without bending out of this plane, but lower ends of the inverted U-shaped member come closer together in the folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20060208544
    Abstract: A head guard arrangement includes a flexible pad (10A) in direct contact with and enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the head of a baby (100), an impact absorption pad (20A) at an outer side of the flexible pad (10A), enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the baby (100), and a fixture pad (30A) having a configuration with an outer perimeter contour that is in accord with the inner perimeter contour of a sidewall (1) of a child seat or carrier or the like so as to fill the gap between the impact absorption pad (20A) and the sidewall (1). With this structure, the head guard arrangement protects the head and brain of an infant against impact injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventor: Kenzou Kassai
  • Publication number: 20060138827
    Abstract: A detachable rocking chair (1) comprises rocking rods (21) and (22) supported by a base member (10) so that they can rock and a seat body (30) detachably supported by the rocking rods (21) and (22). The seat body (30) can be detached from the base member (10) and stand on a floor by itself. Such self-standing means comprises a front leg part (35) located in a front bottom of the seat body, and a rear leg part (36) located in a rear bottom of the seat body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Hiroyasu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6979018
    Abstract: A childcare instrument or baby carriage has a core member contained removably in a bag placed on the rear side of the carriage, and the core member includes a first plate member and a second plate member arranged to overlap each other. The first plate member has first apertures piercing therethrough in the direction of thickness. The second plate member has second apertures piercing therethrough in the direction of thickness, and the second plate member is relatively displaceable between a first position to align the first apertures with the second apertures and a second position to displace the first apertures from the second apertures. The childcare instrument thus provided is accordingly capable of adjusting the degree of breathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Kaichi Fujimoto, Miyuki Nishikura
  • Patent number: D510549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Hiroyasu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: D523256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzuo Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: D523257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: D580307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi