Patents Assigned to Yvolve Sports Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10398961
    Abstract: A foot-deck-based vehicle, a front wheel support, and at least one accessory therefor are provided. The foot-deck-based vehicle has a foot-deck with a front end, a rear end, and at least one rear wheel proximal to the rear end. The foot-deck-based vehicle has a front wheel support comprising a pair of wheel interfaces, each of which is couplable to a front wheel, a main body extending between the wheel interfaces and coupled to the foot-deck, and at least one recess in the main body. At least one accessory is snugly securable within the at least one recess of the front wheel support to modify a resistance of the main body to bending under a bending load applied to the front wheel support through the foot-deck when the foot-deck supports a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventors: John McGowan, Darrell Merino
  • Patent number: 9789924
    Abstract: An accessory for a self-balancing board is provided. The self-balancing board comprises a foot-deck having two lateral foot-deck ends. Each lateral foot-deck end is coupled to a motor that drives a wheel in response to an orientation of the lateral foot-deck end relative to a horizontal plane. The foot-deck has at least one sensor that is triggered when a rider is in a riding position thereon. The accessory includes a chassis, at least one travel surface-contacting element coupled proximal to a first longitudinal end of the chassis to facilitate travel of the chassis over a travel surface, and a seat coupled to the chassis and configured to support the rider. The accessory further includes an engagement structure that releasably engages the self-balancing board and fails to trigger the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventors: Tyler Kroymann, Colm Marum, Wayne Walsh
  • Publication number: 20170225738
    Abstract: A vehicle (1) is provided and includes a frame (10), a seat (20), front and rear wheel sets (1012, 1014) provided at front and rear ends of the frame, and a handlebar (30). A wheel set is an adjustable wheel set that includes a wheel support (1016), a first wheel (52b) and a second wheel (52c) rotatably supported on the wheel support. The wheel support includes a first connector (60) pivotably mounted to the frame for pivoting movement about a connector axis that lies in a generally vertical-longitudinal plane. The wheel support is pivotable between a first position in which the wheel support holds the first and second wheels canted such that their upper ends are closer together than their lower ends, and a second position in which their upper ends of the first and second wheels are farther from one another than their lower ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O Connell
  • Patent number: 9656709
    Abstract: A swing scooter includes a frame, a riser bar, a handlebar, a front wheel, at least two carrier rods, a flexible linking mechanism, at least two rear wheels, at least two pedals, at least two auxiliary wheels and at least two swinging modules. The auxiliary wheels are installed at the rear of the rear wheels. When the front wheel and the rear wheels touch the ground, the auxiliary wheels are situated at an appropriate height from the ground, and the swinging module is coupled between the carrier rods and the rear wheels. During use, the front and rear wheels situated at the general using status touch the ground, or the front of the scooter is tilted, such that the rear wheels and the auxiliary wheels touch the ground to add more fun to the use of the scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O'Connell
  • Patent number: 9452641
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle includes two parallel wheels installed at a front wheel set or a rear wheel set, and the axes of the two wheels are not configured to be aligned on the same horizontal line, and the two wheels are installed at a frame through an adjusting module movable with respect to the frame, and a fixing module is installed between the frame and adjusting module for controlling whether to move the adjusting module with respect to the frame. The recreational vehicle is capable of adjusting the width of the rear wheel that touches the ground to enhance the variability, adaptability and practicality of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O'Connell
  • Patent number: 9387903
    Abstract: A children's balancing vehicle comprising a front vehicle rack, a handle set, a rear fork, a seat tube and a fastening component. The front vehicle rack has a front fork. A front wheel is assembled below the front fork while a stand pipe is disposed thereon. A vehicle rack body is disposed at a rear of the stand pipe. The handle set is disposed onto the stand pipe. The rear fork has a plastic main body. A rear wheel is disposed below the rear fork. The seat tube passes between the vehicle rack body and the plastic main body of the rear fork. A seat cushion is disposed onto the seat tube. The fastening component passes through the vehicle rack body, the plastic main body of the rear fork and the seat tube so as to mutually assemble and fasten them. Assembly of the children's balancing vehicle can be completed by using simple fastening components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O'Connell
  • Patent number: 8807581
    Abstract: A head tube reset mechanism for a scooter includes a connector for installing rear wheels and a head tube for installing a front wheel and a handle. A front end of the connector is a jacket tube and a filling slot keeping a predetermined spacing from the jacket tube. The head tube includes a pivot sheathing into the jacket tube and a limiting unit extending into the filling slot. An elastomer is installed between the filling slot of the connector and the limiting unit. The handle and the front wheel on the head tube swing left and right against the pivot along with the head tube to achieve the effects of exercise and entertainment, when the scooter glides forward. Moreover, a buffering and resetting effect is formed by the elastomer. Therefore, a head tube reset mechanism for a scooter, being simple in structure and assembled conveniently, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Yvolve Sports Ltd
    Inventor: Hsueh-Sen Liao
  • Publication number: 20130257013
    Abstract: A head tube reset mechanism for a scooter includes a connector for installing rear wheels and a head tube for installing a front wheel and a handle. A front end of the connector is a jacket tube and a filling slot keeping a predetermined spacing from the jacket tube. The head tube includes a pivot sheathing into the jacket tube and a limiting unit extending into the filling slot. An elastomer is installed between the filling slot of the connector and the limiting unit. The handle and the front wheel on the head tube swing left and right against the pivot along with the head tube to achieve the effects of exercise and entertainment, when the scooter glides forward. Moreover, a buffering and resetting effect is formed by the elastomer. Therefore, a head tube reset mechanism for a scooter, being simple in structure and assembled conveniently, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Yvolve Sports Ltd.
    Inventor: HSUEH - SEN LIAO
  • Patent number: D708678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yvolve Sports Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas O'connell
  • Patent number: D727434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yvolve Sports Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas O'connell
  • Patent number: D728033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Yvolve Sports Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas O'connell
  • Patent number: D738435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O'Connell
  • Patent number: D777844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas O Connell
  • Patent number: D967275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventors: John McGowan, Ailish Reidy
  • Patent number: D967277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: John McGowan
  • Patent number: D972653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventors: John McGowan, Ailish Reidy
  • Patent number: D973139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: John McGowan
  • Patent number: D978257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: YVOLVE SPORTS LTD.
    Inventor: John McGowan