Abstract: A transport cart with a coin-operated lock. A connection between the coin-operated lock and an associated carrier arm permits an automatic coin mechanism to be pivoted relative to the plane of insertion of a key about an axis of rotation parallel to the handle of the transport cart and is secured at various angles of inclination relative to the handle.

Abstract: A corner joint of a chassis of a cart which, positioned at each of the four corners of said chassis, connects frames on two sides that constitutes the chassis at a right angle. The corner joint comprises cylindrical parts formed with insert openings wherein the frame members are inserted for connection, a cylindrical part having a vertical through hole at the outer corner where said two cylindrical parts meet, and a caster attachment part which, provided in the plane defined and enclosed by said cylindrical parts that join each other at a right angle, connects the cylindrical parts at the mid-height thereof and which has the same configuration on the top and the bottom surfaces thereof.

Abstract: An improved baggage barrow, of which the retaining handle is mounted on the upper ends of two lower segment rods; the retaining handle is slidably mounted with a movable fastening member; the fastening member has two ball-shaped retainers to mate with two corresponding round holes on the lower segment rods and the upper segment rods so as to fix the upper segment rods when pulled out in place; the baggage barrow can be reduced in size simply by lifting the fastening member to have the ball-shaped retainers disengaged from the round holes of the upper segment rods, and then the upper segment rods can automatically be retracted in the lower segment rods. The stub tube at the lower part of each of the lower segment rods has a bead, which provides a retaining and positioning function upon opening the carriage frame; the baggage barrow is simple in operation, and the barrow can stand steadily without falling down.

Abstract: A braking system for in-line skates including a spring biased, pivotally mounted skid pad and wheel pad. The system includes a bracket which mounted to a wheel track and to which a pad support arm is pivotally mounted. A flanged skid pad and flanged wheel pad mount to mating channels of the support arm. A leaf spring provides a controlled bias to the pad support arm, skid pad and wheel pad and provides a controlled stopping action without skidding.

Abstract: A vehicle and drive unit therefor including a transversely disposed engine located in an engine compartment. The engine is of the dry sump lubrication type and has a lubricant reservoir that extends between the cylinders and an air inlet opening to the engine compartment. The cylinders are inclined to the rear from a vertical plane at an acute angle and the engine crankshaft drives an output shaft that rotates in a plane disposed at an acute angle to the vertical and forwardly of the cylinder axis and at an acute angle to the cylinder axis. The oil scavenge and pressure pumps are driven from this shaft as are the front wheel axles which lie on the opposite side of the plane containing the cylinder axis from the output shaft axis.

Abstract: A wheelchair including a wheeled base assembly provided with an upright assembly thereon, the latter including a pair of vertical post arrangements which are provided adjacent front corners of the wheelchair and are vertically extendible and retractable. The upright assembly includes a pair of generally parallel and approximately horizontal arms which are mounted adjacent upper ends of the upright post arrangements. A seat assembly is removably attached to and positioned between the arms. The seat assembly includes a seat portion defined by normally vertically superimposed upper and lower seat subassemblies. The upper subassembly has an enlarged opening formed centrally therethrough. The lower subassembly can be detached and moved from beneath the upper subassembly to permit the seat portion of the wheelchair to be positioned directly over and utilized in conjunction with a conventional toilet so as to not require removal of the occupant from the seat assembly.

Abstract: A shopping cart comprises a wheeled chassis, a handle structure including two handle uprights, and a plastic basket comprising separate side, front, and bottom panel members molded from a suitable plastic and assembled without any need for an interior frame. The side and front panel members have tabs. The front and bottom panel members have slots. The tabs are received by the slots to assemble the panel members. A rim wire has side portions received by wire-receiving formations of near top edge portions of the side panel members and a bight portion bearing against a top edge portion of the front panel member. The side portions are bent to form prongs inserted into apertures in the handle uprights to position the basket before the basket is fastened to the handle uprights and to the wheeled chassis.

Abstract: A lever arrangement is provided to adjust the height of one or more rollers of an in line skate. The lever arrangement is rotatably mounted between an axle for a roller and a bracket for supporting the roller axle and is mounted on both ends of the axle. The axle extends through a rotatable bushing at one end of the lever arrangement having an off-center hole for the axle. A lock is provided at a second end of the lever arrangement.

Abstract: A carriage for rescuing patients is formed by a flat bottom rectangular frame having upstanding side walls, a rear wall, and a forwardly and upwardly inclined front wall. The frame is transversely divided by a partition to form a rearward seat area and a forward leg supporting area. A series of hingedly connected panels extending longitudinally of the frame define a back support portion, seat support panels, and flexed leg position supporting panels at the forward end of the frame. Flexible straps connected with the frame secure a patient therein and provide frame controls for an operator moving a carriage down a stairway at a selected rate of descent.

Abstract: A ski with a core between a lower and upper strip layer over the entire length of the ski, with attached portions of lightweight material in front of and behind the ski boot support zone. The attached portions are glued to the upper strip layer. The ski is encased by a molded integral sheath of plastic material.

Abstract: A ski with a base portion having a running surface of varying width and a hollow ski body. The height of the ski varies over the length of the ski. The ski body is hollow with lateral edges extending parallel to each other over the length of the ski. The width of the ski body is constant and is less than, or equal to, the narrowest width of the base portion.

Abstract: A cart comprises a load carrying bed, a front wheel carriage, a rear wheel carriage and a handle. The bed telescopes longitudinally to allow for loads of different lengths which are positionable directly upon the bed. A pair of front side arms and a pair of rear side arms are also telescopingly received relative to the bed and are adjustable laterally to provide for loads having different widths. The cart is collapsible into a low profile configuration for transport or storage.

Abstract: A telescopic and folding frame assembly includes a folding frame bar mounting structure and a telescopic drag bar mounting structure. The folding frame bar mounting structure includes a frame member having two spaced golf bag cradles for carrying a golf bag with clubs and a bracket to hold a pair of ground supporting wheels by two side beams and a pair of links, and an elongated frame bar having a front end coupled to a drag bar by the telescopic drag bar mounting structure, a middle part coupled with a scoreboard and a rear end coupled with a locking plate hinged to the frame member adjacent to a front connecting rod thereof, wherein a locking plate is pivotably mounted on the elongated frame bar and retained by a spring and stopped by a stop plate to lock the front connecting rod of the frame member to the elongated frame bar in the operative position; each link pivotably interconnects either side wall on the connecting plate and either side beam at a mid portion thereof.

Abstract: Tent pole hoisting apparatus (10) includes a skid plate (12) having a tent pole (32) end retainer (30). A pair of wheels (16) are mounted via an axle (34) to the skid plate curved portion (22). In use, the end of a tent pole is placed in retainer (30) and the apparatus (10) is pulled via an eye bolt (24) in such direction as to raise the pole and tent.

Abstract: An ice skate blade assembly which has a blade holder to which an ice skate runner is removeably secured; the runner may be preshaped and may be disposable. The runner is formed as a thin replaceable flexible strip arranged to be secured to the holder. Attachment elements are provided in the front and the rear of the holder to hold the strip in place and to create tension along the (entire) length thereof. The rear attachment element is adapted so that a hook pivotally engages a hook attachment element so as to hold the runner in place, tension being applied by a nut engaging a threaded portion of the hook attachment element.

Abstract: A multi-use hand truck or dolly apparatus and more particularly, a hand truck useable in the commercial building construction industry. It is capable of being used in both a vertical mode as well as a horizontal mode. When used in its vertical mode, it is capable of carrying up to five doors or other large objects. When used in its horizontal mode, it serves as a sturdy planar work support surface and permits a workman to perform required tasks thereon. Additonally, the apparatus can be joined with another like apparatus and present a much larger horizontal planar work surface. The apparatus includes telescopic frame members which permit accommodation of various length loads. Further, a plurality of swivel casters are provided which allow full rotational movement of the apparatus when used in its horizontal mode.

Abstract: A collapsible device for a baby carriage has a locking disc as a male joint fixed with an inverted U-shaped push rod and a female joint fixed with each of the ends of a protective rod combined together and locked or unlocked by a push button fitted in the female joint. A locking block deposited and moved back and forth in a chamber in the female joint to engage or disengage from the locking disc so that the female joint can be locked together or unlocked from the locking disc so as to swing up the protective rod relative to the push rod for collapsing the baby carriage.

Abstract: A transport control apparatus for a plurality of automated guided vehicles traveling a transport path having a confluence junction, a turnout or a crossing is comprised of a conductor of a loop-shaped configuration formed to surround the confluence junction, the turnout or the crossing, a magnetic field generating device provided on each of the plurality of automated guided vehicles and generating a magnetic field having a cycle peculiar to each of the automated guided vehicles, a magnetic field detecting device provided on each of the plurality of automated guided vehicles and detecting a magnetic field, wherein when the magnetic field detecting device of a rear automated guided vehicle detects a magnetic field from the loop-shaped conductor induced by the magnetic field generating device of a front automated guided vehicle, the rear automated guided vehicle is halted.

Abstract: A ski binding support (2) comprises a securing piece (8) which is fixedly connected to the ski (1) and serves for securing one end of a support plate (7) with the ski binding mounted thereon, and a guiding piece (9) which is also fixedly connected to the ski and wherein the other end of the support plate (7) is guided in a longitudinally freely movable manner. The support plate (7) is formed of a cover plate (17) having two narrowed, offset tongues (21, 22) which extend into the securing piece (8) and into the guiding piece (9), respectively. A base plate (18) disposed below support plate (7) rests upon the upper surface of the ski. The support plate with a ski binding mounted thereon, is easily and quickly detachable and attachable to the ski while conserving the bending capacity thereof in that there is free longitudinal guidance at one end of support plate (17).

Abstract: A joint for adjustably mounting a backrest support on a stroller frame. The joint consists of a first element and a second element. The first element has (a) an arc-shaped edge, (b) a hole formed transversely through the first element, (c) two bosses formed on a side of the first element, for which the hole is the middle point, (d) a flange formed along the arc-shaped edge, (e) a number of teeth formed on the flange and (f) a pocket for receiving the backrest support. The second element has (a) a tubular body for receiving a handle, (b) a clamp formed below the tubular body, for receiving a rear wheel leg, (c) a plate with an arc-shaped rim, being formed on a side of the tubular body, (d) a passage formed transversely through the plate and the tubular body, (e) two slots formed in the plate and (f) a number of recesses formed in the arc-shaped rim. A rivet penetrates a hole in a seat support, the hole in the first element, the passage in the second element and a hole in the handle.