Abstract: A snow melting assembly includes a cart that may contain snow thereby facilitating the snow to be melted. A lid is hingedly coupled to the cart such that the lid is positionable between an open position and a closed position. An agitation unit is coupled to the cart such that the agitation unit may stir the snow within the cart. A heating unit is coupled to the cart such that the heating unit may melt the snow within the cart. A plurality of wheels is coupled to the cart such that the cart may be rolled along a support surface. A handle is movably coupled to the cart such that the handle may be manipulated.

Abstract: A first engine mount unit sharing no distributed load of a power unit includes: a power unit side bracket attached to the power unit; a vehicle body side bracket attached to a vehicle body; and a mount rubber provided between the power unit side bracket and the vehicle body side bracket. At attachment portions of the power unit side bracket and the vehicle body side bracket of the first engine mount unit, a bolt hole is provided in an inner cylinder part adhered to the mount rubber pressed into the power unit side bracket, to adjust variations in the height direction (H direction) of the vehicle, while bolt holes are provided in the vehicle body side bracket to adjust variations in the width direction (W direction) of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.

Abstract: A braking system for a wheeled apparatus and an improved wheeled apparatus, such as a skateboard, are described where the braking system allows for easy, quick and universal mounting onto the deck of a typical board.

Abstract: A galley cart for moving along an aisle of a vehicle is presented, the galley cart comprising a body comprising a right longitudinal portion, a left lateral portion, a rear portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions on a rear side of the body, a door opening disposed between the right and the left lateral portions on a front side of the body, an upper portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions, a lower portion disposed between the right and the left lateral portions, wheels attached to the lower portion for supporting the body, a door pivotally attached to the body and adapted to mate with the door opening and a locking mechanism operatively associated with the door for selectively securing the door to the body in a closed position thereof the upper portion of the cart comprising a peripheral frame including a plurality of container-supporting portions.

Abstract: An industrial truck with an interchangeable battery block and a battery compartment receiving the battery block, wherein the battery compartment has a floor with roller receivers, each of which can mount a roller module, wherein the roller receivers each have a central cut-out and two opposite-lying bearing sections for the roller module, wherein each of the bearing sections has a trough-shaped half shell, the base of which borders the central cut-out between the bearing sections.

Abstract: An adjustable wheelchair is disclosed which adjusts to changes in a user's size and weight which includes a scissor-type foldable mechanism which connects two side frames. Wheels for the wheelchair are attached to each of the side frames. An adjustable seat and adjustable back support are a flexible material which span from one side frame to the other. These are designed to unroll and lengthen or roll up and shorten the width of the seat and the back support between the side frames. The scissor-type foldable mechanism includes a tube which slides within a tube, a threaded rod and a threaded stop which function to allow pre-adjustment of the width of the foldable mechanism such that it may be folded and opened to the pre-adjusted width. The frames may be supplemented with reinforcements to accommodate a change in the user's weight.

Abstract: A hand truck includes a quick release/attach mechanism operating according to a method for quickly and easily exchanging various tools with the hand truck, the quick release/latch mechanism including biased locking pins movably located within tubular frame members integral to the hand truck and proximal holes in the tubular frame members for receiving a projection member of the tool and spaced a predetermined distance from a hangar portion of the tool and wherein the hangar portion may be hung on a crossbar of the tubular frame and then the projection members of the tool may be coupled with and retained by the locking pins of the tubular frame. The arrangement requires no hand tools such as wrenches or screwdrivers, and no external fasteners such as pins or bolts. The geometry of the cross bars on the hand truck allow tool attachments to be captured or releases simply by tilting the hand truck forward or backward.

Abstract: A wheeled ski is disclosed that may include a flexible member. The wheeled ski may also include a first wheel assembly that includes a first wheel with a first-wheel first rotational axis and a first-wheel second rotational axis. The first-wheel first rotational axis and the second-wheel second rotational axis may intersect. The wheeled ski may also include a second wheel assembly that includes a second wheel with a second-wheel first rotational axis and a second-wheel second rotational axis. The second-wheel first rotational axis and the second-wheel second rotational axis may intersect. The first wheel assembly may further include a first axle coupled with the flexible member and a first rod that extends through the first axle. The second wheel assembly may further include a second axle coupled with the flexible member and a second rod that extends through the second axle.

Abstract: A buggy for transporting children has a frame and wheels that are rotably mounted relative to the frame to support the frame above a ground surface. A primary seat is operatively supported by the frame for supporting a first child. A secondary seat is operatively supported by the frame for supporting a second child. The buggy is convertible between an in use configuration for transporting children and a folded storage configuration, whether or not the secondary seat is attached. The secondary seat may be detachable. The secondary seat may be positioned at least partly behind and at least partly below the primary seat.

Abstract: A foldable wheelchair frame includes two side frame components, respectively a left and a right side frame components, each mounting front and rear wheels. The side frame components being connected together for relative folding movement between an erected position and a folded position by a foldable link extending between the two side frame components. The foldable link includes at least one central strut disposed between the two side frame components and connected to each side frame component by at least two connecting arms. First left and a second left connecting arms are connected to the left side frame component, and first right and second right connecting arms are connected to the right side frame component.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for opening and folding a baby stroller and a locking method therefor are revealed. The baby stroller includes an outer tube of a handle, a front wheel frame, and a rear wheel frame, each of which is arranged with a pivot member for connection. An inner tube is mounted and moveable in the outer tube and a push button for folding is arranged therebetween. A locking hook and a locking rod are pivotally connected to the pivot member of the outer tube and the pivot member of the rear wheel frame respectively. The handle, the front and the rear wheel frames are extended and fixed by the locking hook hooked onto the locking rod. While operating the push button for retracting the inner tube into the outer tube, the locking hook is released from the locking rod so that the baby stroller is folded.

Abstract: A cart includes a first frame having two side tubes and each of the two side tubes has a first wheel connected thereto. A second frame is pivotably connected to the first frame and has a transverse tube. Two second wheels are connected to the transverse tube. A locking device is slidably connected to the first frame so as to be positioned at a first position or a second position. When the locking device is set at the first position, the second frame is pivoted to a position substantially parallel to the first frame, and the first wheels support the cart. When the locking device is set at the second position, the second frame is pivoted to a position substantially perpendicular to the first frame. The first and second wheels support the cart.

Abstract: A luggage article may include a plurality of walls together defining an outer structure of the luggage article, a wheel bracket attached to and extending from one of the walls, and a wheel attached to the wheel bracket. The wheel bracket may comprise first and second elongate arms extending along a common side of the wheel. The first and second arms may be vertically-spaced apart from one another over at least a portion of the length of the first and second arms. The configuration of the wheel bracket may result in higher shock absorption and reduced wheel noise comparative to conventional wheel brackets, and offer an improvement and alternative to conventional luggage wheel brackets.

Abstract: A configuration is provided to directly utilize the power of an engine as the power of a hydraulic pump, and to efficiently perform power generation and engine assist. The configuration is provided with an engine; a generator which is configured to generate electric power by an operation of the generator using the power of the engine; a battery which is configured to store the electric power generated by the generator; a motor which is configured to be operated by the power of the engine and by the electric power of the battery; a hydraulic pump connected to the motor so as to be driven by operation of the motor; and a power divider connected to the engine, the generator, and the motor so that the power of the engine is distributed to the generator and to the motor.

Abstract: A front-end structure of a motor vehicle, having an air inlet opening and having an air duct which extends from the air inlet opening and in which there is arranged a heat exchanger through which air can flow, wherein the air duct conducts an air flow into the wheel arch and/or laterally with respect to the wheel arch, wherein the air duct is divided, downstream of the heat exchanger, into a first duct part and a second duct part, wherein the first duct part conducts air laterally with respect to the wheel arch and the second duct part conducts air into the wheel arch, wherein an air flow control device is provided in the air duct, which air flow control device controls the air flow through the first duct part and/or through the second duct part.

Abstract: Tool storage devices. A tool storage device may include a handle assembly including a support arm connected between a body and a handle portion and having a substantially rectangular cross section oriented with first walls extending transverse to the axis having a greater width than second walls extending parallel to the axis. A width of the handle portion may be at least about 50% of a width of the body. The body may include a frame assembly formed of a rigid material, a wall formed of a flexible material and at least partially defining the storage compartment with an open top, and a cover formed of a rigid material connected to the frame assembly to selectively close the open top. A wheel well portion receives each wheel and may cover the width of the wheel and a portion of the circumference of the wheel. A radial clearance between the wheel and a lower end of the wheel well may be no more than about 0.5 inches.

Abstract: A height adjustable all-terrain baby walker including a base with one pair of removable treaded first wheels and one pair of interchangeable treaded wheels and a pair of auxiliary alternate skis interchangeable with the interchangeable wheels via insertion rods which engage receptacles in the base. An upper platform is connected to the base by a pair of stacked interconnected mirror image u-shaped support units. A semicircular seat is disposed on the upper platform. A removable canopy is pivotably disposed on the upper platform and has an adjustable angle relative the upper platform. A plurality of handles disposed on the upper platform with one of the handles being a toy securing member.

Abstract: Provided is a working vehicle capable of efficiently cooling an engine, a torque converter oil and a hydraulic oil. There are provided an engine 11, a torque converter 12, a hydraulic working device 15 to be operated by a hydraulic oil 31, a radiator 16 for radiating heat of engine cooling water 32 for cooling the engine 11, an oil cooler 17 for radiating heat of the hydraulic oil 31, and a heat exchanger 19 for performing a heat exchange between a torque converter oil 33 to be used for the torque converter 12 and the hydraulic oil 31. The torque converter oil 33 is heat exchanged with the hydraulic oil 31. Therefore, heat of the torque converter oil 33 is radiated by the oil cooler 17 through the hydraulic oil 31. Also in a running operation, the heat can be radiated by both of the radiator 16 and the oil cooler 17, and the engine 11, the torque converter oil 33 and the hydraulic oil 31 can be cooled efficiently.

Abstract: An electric power storage device (19) disposed on a revolving frame (6) located closer to an upstream side in a flow direction of cooling air (F) than a heat exchanger (18) is provided on an upper revolving structure (4). The electric power storage device (19) has a box-shaped casing (20) forming an outer wall and a battery module (29) provided in the casing (20) and accommodating an electrolyte. An electrolyte discharge pipe (30) for discharging an electrolyte mist and/or electrolyte injected out of the battery module (29) at abnormality of the battery module (29) to an outside of the upper revolving structure (4) is provided on the casing (20).