Patents Assigned to Radio Flyer, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7222871
    Abstract: A push handle for a child's vehicle has an elongated body with at least two elongated tubes of different diameters configured in a telescoping relation where the tube(s) of smaller diameters are slidable within the tube(s) of larger diameters between an extended state and a retracted state. The tubes include a top tube with a top end and a bottom tube. The bottom tube is fixed to the child's vehicle. A grip is mounted on the top end of the top tube for gripping by a user's hand. A locking mechanism is disposed within the body for locking the tubes in either the extended state or the retracted state. A release device is disposed on the body and activated for remotely unlocking the locking mechanism so that the body may be moved between the extended and retracted states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Michelau, Thomas Schlegel
  • Patent number: 7086657
    Abstract: A children's vehicle features a main frame member with a seat support member attached thereto. A generally horizontal plate is attached to the seat support member and features a central portion with a number of transverse ridges. Slots are formed in the plate on opposing sides of the central portion. The seat features a number of ridges formed on its bottom surface as well as a pair of bolt holes. Bolts pass through the seat bolt holes and the slots of the plate. Knobs engage the bottoms of the bolts and may be loosened to permit the seat to be moved relative to the plate and tightened so that the ridges of the seat engage the ridges of the plate to lock the seat in a selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Michelau, Thomas Schlegel
  • Patent number: 6966572
    Abstract: A folding riding vehicle, such as a tricycle, feature a front frame element to which a front wheel and handlebars are mounted. A front bracket is attached to the front frame element and a seat bracket, to which a seat is mounted, is pivotally attached to the front bracket. A rear frame element has a pair of rear wheels mounted thereto and is attached to a rear bracket. The rear bracket is also pivotally mounted to the front bracket. The rear seat bracket features a pin that engages slots in the seat bracket. As a result, the seat bracket pivots with respect to the front bracket as the rear frame element is pivoted relative to the front bracket as the riding vehicle is moved between folded and unfolded configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Michelau, Thomas Schlegel
  • Patent number: 6932365
    Abstract: A convertible toy wagon includes a plastic body with side walls that define a passenger space and a bottom portion that defines a storage compartment. Horizontal seating surfaces are located fore and aft of the opening of the storage compartment. Seatbacks are pivotally attached to the wagon body and close to cover the horizontal seating surfaces and the storage compartment. A handle is pivotally attached to the front of the wagon body by a handle bracket that includes a pair of arms and an arcuate locking surface positioned therebetween. A ridge is formed on a cylindrical lower portion of the handle and interacts with the locking surface of the handle bracket so that the handle may be locked into an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Chiappetta, Bryan Fox, Joel Koster, Hector Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 6918606
    Abstract: A push handle arrangement for a tricycle where the tricycle includes a front wheel, a pair of rear wheels and a frame member extending there between. A push handle cup passes through the frame member and defines a chamber that is sized to receive the lower portion of a push handle. The lower portion of the push handle is provided with a spring pin. The push handle cup includes an aperture that is sized and positioned to receive the spring pin of the push handle when the lower portion of the push handle is positioned within the push handle cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Petrishe
  • Patent number: 6871863
    Abstract: A children's wagon featuring a cup holder has a molded plastic body and side, front and rear walls. The walls include inner and outer panels and the outer panel of one of the side walls has three wells formed therein. Three corresponding cavities are formed in the inner panel and the wells and cavities communicate via three bores. An E-shaped bracket features three legs that are connected to outer sections so that two openings are defined to receive beverage containers or the like. Each leg features an end with a pin positioned thereon. Each pin has an enlarged head portion. The bracket is secured to the wall with the ends of the legs engaging the cavities, the pins passing through the bores and the enlarged pin head portions positioned within the wells. Curved surfaces are molded in the inner panel and face the bracket openings and a ledge is molded in the inner panel and positioned below the bracket. A sticker or the like placed on the outer panel covers the wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Flyer INC
    Inventor: Frederick J. Michelau
  • Patent number: D503752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Chiappetta, Andrew Manocheo, Chuck Judy, Joel Koster, Hector Rodriguez
  • Patent number: D524699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kurth, Andrew Manocheo, Hector Rodriguez, Oved Valadez, Gary Chiappetta, Imtiaz Musaliar
  • Patent number: D545915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kurth, Michael Lapidus, Gregory Gaw, Zenas Lu, Thomas Schlegel, Frederick Michelau
  • Patent number: D547390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Thomas Schlegel
  • Patent number: D547391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Hector Rodriguez, Mark Kurth, Earle Cramer
  • Patent number: D547392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Thomas Schlegel, Mark Kurth
  • Patent number: D547393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, Thomas Schlegel, Greg Gaw, Earle Cramer
  • Patent number: D547812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Earle Cramer
  • Patent number: D551723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Schlegel, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D551724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Hector Rodriguez
  • Patent number: D558647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Earle Cramer, Edward Eaton, Eduardo Mendoza, Jr.
  • Patent number: D564037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Earle Cramer, Mark Kurth, Mark Johnson
  • Patent number: D564039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Hector Rodriguez, Earle Cramer, Mark Kurth
  • Patent number: D564041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Hector Rodriguez, Earle Cramer, Mark Kurth, Mark Johnson