Abstract: An in-line roller skate having an improved sole plate structure includes a boot with an outer sole provided with a plurality of downwardly extending projections. Each projection is provided with a vertically oriented, elongated slot for receiving a bushing of an elastic plastic material for absorbing shock, and at least two pairs of mounting plates for clamping rollers between each pair pivotally-mounted to the corresponding projections. Each pair of mounting pairs secures two rollers at either end thereof. The mounting plates are arranged to be pairs of two and each pair of mounting plates is independently mounted to the projections of the boot. The in-line roller skate has good floor or ground adaptability and shock-absorbing effects.

Abstract: A collapsing cart for wheeled transport of diverse items over the ground surface. The cart includes a pair of side members having handlebars for grasping by a user and a number of ground-engaging wheels for movement. A number of lateral struts join the side members together. A flexible article carrier is suspended from two of the lateral struts. In the event that the cart is to be used on unconsolidated or uneven surfaces, an auxiliary carriage having load-distributing rollers may be secured beneath the wheels.

Abstract: An adjustable fit in-line skate is disclosed having a rigid frame carrying a plurality of skate wheels. A boot is secured to the frame with the boot having a toe portion and a heel portion. The heel portion has a sole plate which is carried over the length of the frame. The toe portion receives the sole plate and is slidably attached to the heel portion.

Abstract: A safety seat assembly is assembled with a stroller. The safety seat assembly includes a base member having two ears each formed on one end portion thereof and each having a notch laterally defined therein for receiving a bar of the armrest of the stroller therein. A retaining block is formed on the base member and located between the two ears. A passage is defined in and a boss is formed on an inner wall of the retaining block. A sliding lever is slidably mounted on the retaining block. A flange portion is formed on a mediate portion of the sliding lever and is slidably mounted in the passage. A stub is formed on the flange portion. A stop is formed on one end portion of the sliding lever and is detachably received in a recess of the bar of the armrest of the stroller. A biasing member is mounted in the passage and has a first distal end fixedly attached to the boss and a second distal end fixedly attached to the stub.

Abstract: A utility cart includes an open upper bin or container, with an open lower storage shelf disposed immediately below the upper bin. The lower shelf floor also serves as a support for the cart when it is placed in a generally vertical rest position. Wheels are provided at the rearward portion of the cart, allowing the cart to be moved on the wheels with essentially the entire weight of the cart being supported by the wheels while in transport, thus precluding any substantial requirement for the user to lift any significant portion of the weight of the cart and/or its contents. The cart may be molded or cast of plastic material as a single, unitary component with the exception of the wheels. The cart is particularly adapted for laundry use, with the upper basket being used to contain clothing and the lower storage shelf being used to contain laundry supplies. However, the cart is also readily adaptable for use in performing other chores and tasks as well.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle cooling system includes a sleeve-like meter heretically mounted on, and surrounding, a hollow tubular chassis meter of the vehicle. The sleeve is provided with inlets and outlets communicating with the space between the sleeve and the chassis meter and vehicle coolant flows through the inlet and outlet. Air, flowing over the outside surface of the sleeve and the inside surface of the chassis meter, cools the vehicle coolant.

Abstract: A double-seat stroller comprises two front wheel frames, two rear wheel frames, a U-shaped pushbar with two arms, a U-shaped armrest bar disposed at the middle portion of the pushbar, a basket frame disposed under the pushbar to support a basket, a back plate disposed at the middle portion of the basket frame, and two holding bars disposed at two arms of the pushbar. A back seat plate is disposed beneath the back plate. A fastening band is disposed at the middle of the back plate. Two fastening straps are disposed at two sides of the back seat plate. A safety strap is disposed across two arms of the pushbar.

Abstract: In a combination of a cross-country ski binding and a complementary cross-country ski boot, the boot comprises engagement elements in the front part of its sole which are complementary to and insertable into engagement elements of the binding to form a joint-like connection. The engagement elements of the sole comprise a joint axle oriented transversely to the long direction of the ski and substantially parallel to the undersurface of the boot. The complementary engagement elements of the binding comprise a retaining hook with a U-shaped stirrup piece that forms a hinge joint with the joint axle by enclosing it from behind and which can be moved out of a closed position into a boot-release position and conversely. The joint-like connection between joint axle and retaining hook or associated stirrup piece is so arranged that the undersurface of the boot is held against the upper surface of the ski body in the ball region of the boot.

Abstract: The clamping device for connecting a snowboard formed from two skis and a center part has a connection member which is supported on the center part so as to be swivelable around a swivel pin, this connection part having hooks formed at its ends which define corresponding receiving openings. Hardware fittings are arranged on the skis, wherein a movable hardware part is supported on a hardware part that is held on the ski in a stationary manner. Each movable hardware part has an eccentric with which hooks cooperate so as to effect a clamping after the rotation of the movable hardware parts and the compulsory rotation of the eccentrics.

Abstract: A multipurpose beach cart for transporting materials to and from a beach or picnic destination. A cage frame with a wide roller is hand-pulled over sandy or beach terrain. The cage frame holds loose, bulky items such as towels and blankets. A basket is attached to the upper portion of the cage frame for holding smaller personal items such as sunbathing paraphernalia. A table attachment allows for the transportation of larger items and can double as a table after arriving at the desired location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting the weight of legs, boots, and skis of a skier while riding on a ski lift chair which uses a support strap (24) of elongated flexible material attached at one end to each boot in conjunction with a boot attachment strap (20). The other end of the support strap (24) extends up the back of a skier's leg to at least the back of the thigh area. The support strap (24) attaches to either a pull tab (30), a reel (42), an elastic strap (76) or an elasticized cord (50) which draws taut the support strap against the front edge of the chair seat (24) so as to slightly elevate the skier's legs, boots, and skis and support their weight. Either the weight of the thigh and buttock (34) on the support strap (24), a gear lock (46) on the reel (42), or a union between a hook tab (56) which attaches to the support strap (24) and a pile strip (58) which attaches to the ski apparel holds the support strap (24) taut and holds the supported weight of the legs, boots, and skis of a skier.

Abstract: A ski system for ice fishing shanties is composed of at least two ski members and a plurality of mounting brackets connected with the underside of the floor of the ice fishing shanty which engage the ski members in a selectively removable manner. Each ski member includes a substantially flat elongated ski body and a shovel connected thereto at an incline of approximately between fifty and fifty-five degrees with respect thereto. Each ski member further includes at least two legs projecting perpendicularly with respect to the top side of the elongated ski body. Each leg has a distal top end to which is attached a lip. The lip projects substantially parallel with the elongated ski body toward the tail end thereof. The mounting brackets are spaced and dimensioned to receive, respectively, each of the lips, thereby releasably securing the ski members to the ice fishing shanty.

Abstract: A snowboard convertible into a pair of cross-country skis. The snowboard is characterized by joining a pair of cross-country skis together to form a snowboard and a removably mounted binding system positioned on the snowboard that is moveable between a snowboard position and a ski position. The binding system is operable in a cross-country skiing mode and a snowboarding mode when the skis are joined to form a snowboard. In an alternative embodiment of the snowboard, climbing attachments are removably attached to each ski to allow a skier to ski uphill.

Abstract: A braking system for an in-line roller skate includes a lever, a brake pad and a semi-rigid shaft mounted thereon. The lever is rotatably mounted on the rear wheel axle of the skate. The brake is activated by drawing the semi-rigid shaft upward, and de-activated by driving the semi-rigid shaft downward. The semi-rigid shaft can be adjusted in height to accommodate the user prior to adding a removably attached handle. As the semi-rigid shaft is drawn upward, the brake pad engages the skating surface retarding the motion of the skater. As the semi-rigid shaft is driven downward a rotation constraint provided keeps the lever from rotating into the skating surface. This rotation constraint also allows the brake to be applied using the common in-line braking method of raising the toe and pressing down on the heel. Frictional forces on the lever are sufficient to keep the brake in its disengaged position. The braking system can easily be added to most in-line skates without permanently altering the skate.

Abstract: An interface apparatus between a boot and a ski, to modify the natural distribution of the ski on the snow. The apparatus comprises a first base and a second base affixed to the ski, a first moveable sensor provided to support one end of the sole of the boot and to sense the variations in support force exerted by the boot, and a second moveable sensor adapted to support the second end of the boot and to sense the variations in support force of this end, and linkage extending between the two sensors and the bases, so as to transmit to said bases the variations in support forces sensed by each of the sensors.

Abstract: A collapsible structure for a stroller includes a main connect base fixed on each of two front wheel rod, and an auxiliary connect base is fixed on each of two rear wheel rod. A push ring is provided on each of two push rods being pressed to move down to push down the two push rods and two connecting rods so as to collape and spread a stroller, or to change the position of a push handle for pushing and moving the stroller forward or backward.

Abstract: A sled-like container designed to be dragged over a variety of terrain. The sled-like container includes a cylindrically-shaped sled body, a tapered front portion forming one end of the sled body, and an access port for inserting or removing materiel in a storage space defined by the interior of the sled body. When in use, the sled body is completely closed so as to protect equipment, etc., in the storage space. The tapered front end of the sled body may be openable for additional access. The sled body may be smooth or it may include a ribbed configuration. An optional releasable pulling attachment may be used to connect the sled to the person pulling the sled.

Abstract: A body side protector for vehicles equipped with a truck tool box that prevents damage to the side of a truck when the truck tool box is accessed. The protector includes a resilient mat, a flexible magnet, at least one flexible strap, and a mounting bar. The resilient mat has a resilient mat front face, a resilient mat rear face, and a resilient mat top and contains at least one longitudinally disposed mat strap slot opening at the resilient mat top. The resilient mat readily conforms to and protects the specific contour of the side rail. The flexible magnet is attached to the resilient mat rear face so that the resilient mat is readily removably affixed to the specific contour of the side rail. The at least one flexible strap is disposed within a respective one of the at least one longitudinally disposed mat strap slots. Each of the at least one flexible strap has a flexible strap distal end that extends past the resilient mat top and contains a flexible strap distal end aperture.

Abstract: A device for distributing the pressure of a ski, such as an alpine ski, over its gliding surface. The device includes at least one support element for supporting the sole of a boot, which is affixed to the ski by front and rear binding elements. A sensor element of the device is arranged for contact with the sole of the boot for capturing vertical forces of the boot during skiing. Front and rear flexion elements are positioned for transmitting respective flexion moments to the front and rear of the ski in response to the exertion of such vertical forces from the boot.

Abstract: Roller skate with improved fit which includes a first front body for supporting and securing the front part of the foot and a second rear body for supporting and securing at least the heel. These bodies are rotatably associated with each other, and each body is provided with a supporting frame for at least one wheel. The articulation between the first body and the second body allows easier skating in improved comfort conditions.