Abstract: A pickup truck and exhaust system combination is designed for a pickup truck having a cab and a bed extending rearwardly therefrom. The bed has a load floor bounded by a front wall adjacent the cab and a pair of side walls. The bed has an opening defined therein. The truck has an engine and an exhaust pipe extending rearwardly under the cab to an outlet end. A flexible exhaust coupler has a first end in fluid communication with the outlet end of the exhaust pipe and a second end in fluid communication with the first end. A hollow elongated collector is disposed on the floor of the truck bed adjacent the front wall. The collector has a first end and an opposed second end with the midportion therebetween. The collector also has an inlet defined in the midportion, with the inlet being connected to the second end of the coupler through the opening in the bed.

Abstract: In an engine with a torque converter for a saddle seat or buggy-type vehicle, a crankshaft and a shift drum placed approximately in parallel to a longitudinal direction of a vehicle are rotatably supported by a crankcase. The torque converter is provided on one end of an extension section of the crankshaft at an outer section of the crankcase. A double rotor type oil pump and a water pump are installed on the engine without enlarging a width of the engine. The lengths of piping to an oil cooler or radiator arranged in a front section of a vehicle body is made shortest. A part of the oil pump is overlapped with the shift drum and the torque converter, when viewed from the front of the engine. The oil pump is driven by chains from the crankshaft and is arranged in a space between an outer surface of the crankcase and the torque converter in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A sled apparatus for sledding through snow covered terrain. The sled apparatus includes a rear portion including a panel having a top surface and a bottom surface. The panel has a back edge, a front edge, and a pair of side edges. A back pair of runners is attached to the bottom surface. Each one of the back pair of runners is positioned generally adjacent to and extends along one of the side edges of the panel such that the back pair of runners is orientated generally parallel to each other. A tongue is attached to and extends outwardly away from the front edge of the panel. A steering member is rotatably attached to the tongue.

Abstract: An ice board including a platform for supporting an individual in a standing or crouched position, a pair of single in line ice runners disposed below and fixed to the platform, and a brake member, a first or forward ice runner defines a curved ice engaging surface which curves upwardly toward the front of the platform while the rear ice runner includes a flat ice engaging surface over about 80 percent of its length. The rear ice runner also includes a curved surface at the rear thereof for rotating the front of a platform upwardly and for bringing the brake member into engagement with the ice to slow or stop momentum of the ice board on the ice.

Abstract: A compact, closure panel prop assembly incorporating a spring activated locking pin which automatically engages a closure panel prop when the closure panel is elevated to a predetermined height. The prop assembly is designed to work in unison with a closure panel hinge, which is fixed to the closure panel and associated body in such a manner that it allows for the opening of the closure panel covering an opening in the body.

Abstract: A motor assist apparatus for a vehicle having a motor for assisting driving force of an internal combustion engine. The motor assist apparatus is built in a motor housing installed between a cylinder block of the engine and the case of the transmission. The motor housing has a length in the cylinder line direction which is equal to the distance between the centers of cylinders of the engine. As a result, the motor assist apparatus can utilize a part of an engine with one more cylinder when adapting the motor assist apparatus to the vehicle engine.

Abstract: A snowboard binding of the invention includes: a guide unit for properly guiding a tip portion of a left band while preventing the tip portion from entering a space of a buckle; an ankle strap fitting unit for optically fastening a ankle strap around a boot; an erroneous open preventing unit for preventing a lever of a forward inclination regulation mechanism from inadvertently releasing; a retaining unit for retaining the foot in a highback; and a binding discrimination unit.

Abstract: Improvements made to wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains are: a hand controlled hydraulic fluid braking assembly, having a sole, resilient, curved spring, brake shoe, providing performance in comparison with the braking performance of a roadway motor vehicle; a chassis with a foot receiving body portion formed on a convex camber and made of materials which are flexible, under the weight of a person, thereby providing a spring like suspension, and with upwardly directed curved forked ends to position wheel axles higher above the ground to lower the foot receiving body portion, to thereby lower the center of gravity of the sportsperson, while moving on the wheeled skate-skis; a binding which is a combination of an outer shell of a firm material and an inner liner of soft material, which together are adjustable to fit different sizes and types of athletic shoes selected and worn by sportspersons; and a removable mud flap supportable on the binding to deflect water and/or debris thrown by a rea

Abstract: A Snowboard binding includes a baseplate intended to be mounted on a snowboard. A rear bow, is mounted on the baseplate (2) at two attachment points and a highback is mounted so that it can pivot with respect to the rear bow. Further included are means for independently modifying the vertical position of each point of attachment of the bow (3) to the baseplate (2).

Abstract: A hybrid golf bag, includes a conventional golf bag body with an open top and a closed bottom, a wheel mount attached to the bottom, at least two wheels rotatably connected to the wheel mount, and handle means attached to the golf bag body. The handle means are selectively adapted for both carrying and pulling the golf bag body. The golf bag body has a periphery and at least two wheels that extend outside of the periphery. The wheels have a retracted position proximate to the periphery and an extended position away from the periphery. The handle means includes a shoulder strap adapted to be used for carrying the golf bag body, and a rigid push/pull handle that has an extended position and a retracted position.

Abstract: A scooter includes a platform and at least three casters. The platform has a horizontal top surface and at least one vertical side surface extending downwardly from the top surface. The casters extend downwardly to support the platform when the platform rolls. The scooter also includes a horizontal flange and a vertical flange. The horizontal flange extends away from the vertical side surface. The vertical flange extends the horizontal flange. The vertical side surface, the horizontal flange and the vertical flange define a groove adapted to receive a mating tongue on a second scooter. This provides an integral, low-profile tongue-and-groove type of connection between two or more scooters.

Abstract: An in-line skating device of a roller skate has a base which is fastened to the sole of a boot of the roller skate is fastened pivotally with a wheel carrier. The wheel carrier is provided with a plurality of wheels pivoted thereto in sequence. The carrier is formed of at least two pairs of carrying plates. Two carrying plates of each pair are connected in a parallel manner and are pivoted in the longitudinal direction. The wheels are respectively pivoted between the two carrying plates. The pivoting point of two adjoining carrying plates is located on the axle of one of the wheels. When the base turns in relation to the carrier, the carrying plates of one pair displace in relation to the carrying plates of other pair, thereby enabling the wheels pivoted to the carrying plates of one of the pairs to remain in contact with the ground surface so as to enable the roller skate to be started swiftly at a fast pace.

Abstract: A direction limiting structure of a stroller front wheel includes a control lever and an elastic member. The control lever is pivoted to a connecting block supporting the wheel axle, and has a pointed end and an engaging part. The elastic member is attached to the connecting block form a lower end, and has an upper convex part and a middle concave part. The limiting structure further has an engaging gap on an outer side of a support rod of the stroller, which a pivotal rod part of the connecting block passes through. The control lever can be pivoted to a locking position where the pointed end is in the middle concave part of the elastic member and where the engaging part abuts the lower edge of the support rod; when the direction of the wheel changes for the engaging part to face the engaging gap, the elastic member will further bias the pointed end downwards, making the engaging part move into the engaging gap to prevent the direction of the wheel from changing.

Abstract: A vehicle step apparatus for allowing a user easy access to pickup beds and sport utility vehicle cargo areas. The vehicle step apparatus includes a step support assembly that includes a mounting assembly that is designed to be coupled to the vehicle. A support member is slidably coupled to the mounting assembly such that a distal end of the support member is slidably positioned respect to the mounting assembly. A step support frame is coupled to the distal end of the support member such that the step support frame downwardly extends from the distal end of the support member. A step member is removably coupled to the step support frame opposite the support member. A step plate is coupled to a distal end of the step member such that the step plate is designed for supporting the weight of a user stepping into the vehicle.

Abstract: A convertible tandem stroller includes a releasable lateral and longitudinal coupling system for permitting cojoint and independent movement of a pair of strollers. The coupling system does not have to be removed and stowed for independent operation. To permit compact lateral coupling of the strollers one of the front wheels may be raised during tandem operation by a hinge assembly and tethering connector.

Abstract: The convertible skateboard/scooter includes a base board with wheels coupled to a lower side of the base board. A handle is hinged to the base board and is movable between a first position in which the device can be used as a conventional skateboard, and a second position in which the device can be used as a conventional scooter. In the skateboard configuration, the handle is located adjacent a side surface of the device to provide a top surface that is unobstructed by the handle and upon which a user can stand while skateboarding. A parental lock can be located in the handle to lock the handle at either one of the first and second positions and to prevent the conversion of the device between the skateboard and scooter configurations by a child. An indent in the rear of the base permits the handle to be used for carrying the device when in the skateboard configuration.

Abstract: A simply structured bi-functional roller skate has a pair of shoe embodiments. Each shoe embodiment is provided with a front securing seat which is a tubular device with a forwardly extended board, and a rear securing seat which is a tubular device with a backwardly extended board. Both the front and rear securing seats are embedded at the front end and the rear end of each shoe embodiment respectively. Each tubular device of the front and rear securing seats is in alignment with an engagement hole so as to permit a first and a second wheel axle each having a proper length to be led therethrough at the front and rear end of a shoe embodiment. Each wheel axle has a knob-ended locking screw at one end and an internally threaded section at the other end so as to permit the knob ended locking screw to be secured to the end of each wheel axle after roller wheels are mounted to the wheel axles respectively.

Abstract: The two-wheeler in the form of a dandy horse is propelled by the user by pushing (walking) with his or her feet on the pavement. The dandy horse having a frame (1), a front and a back wheel (3, 4) rotationally mounted therein, a saddle (5) supported by the frame (1) and handlebars (6) supported on the frame (1) for the front wheel (3).

Abstract: A transmission unit for a recreational vehicle comprises: steering arrangement controlled by movement of the weight of the user, driving assembly which includes a free-wheeling clutch, suspension assembly and braking assembly. The vehicle also includes an engine (with gearbox and clutch) and a user support platform, and is adapted for use on any type of land surface, both on- and off-road. The unit is connected between the engine and at least one axle, through a drive. The vehicle may include wheels with balloon tyres as part of the adaption for all terrain capability. A remote control may be remote from the vehicle and hand-operable.

Abstract: A device for use with a skateboard and a skateboard truck assembly to facilitate the removal and replacement of various component parts of a skateboard truck assembly including the bushings and the tension bolt, which is used to join the base plate and the axle assembly. The bolt, which is inserted through the aligned apertures in the axle assembly and the base plate, penetrates into the area beneath the base plate where it emerges and mates with the threaded nut. The device is supported by the bottom surface of the board and held stationary inside a pocket formed within the underside of the base plate and consists of integrally formed components including a generally flat base, a sloped guide platform situated upon the base, and an upstanding heel section formed at the base of the sloped guide platform. The guide platform is constructed according to a specific angle of inclination to fix the nut's orientation and to enable the nut and the threaded end of the bolt to properly align and engage.