Patents by Inventor David Leslie Offord

David Leslie Offord has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9242665
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising a vehicle frame assembly (4), first and second hinge devices (12) located on respective opposite sides of said frame assembly (4) and a child-carrying unit (26) mounted to the frame assembly (4), wherein the hinge devices (12) include first and second hinge parts (14 and 20), the first hinge part (14) having a child-carrying unit receptor device (28) for receiving respective first and second mounting devices of said child-carrying unit (26), wherein the receptor device (28) is resiliently rotatable relative to the first part (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord
  • Publication number: 20150021882
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly (4) including a hinge device (16), the hinge device (16) having first and second hub devices (22) and a third hub device (22) interposed between the first and second hub devices (22), the first and second hub devices (22) releasably engage with the third hub device (24) for locking the vehicle frame assembly (4) in an erected condition, wherein the first and second hub devices (22) have inwardly-projecting lugs (26) about their periphery and the third hub device (24) includes at its periphery recesses (28), the recesses (28) and the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) arranged to loosely interdigitate in the erected condition, and wherein the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) comprise inwardly-projecting ramped portions and the third hub device (24) comprises, bounding the recesses (28), corresponding outwardly-projecting ramped surface portions (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SCS (LONDON) LIMITED
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord
  • Patent number: 8672341
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly (4) including a hinge device (16), the hinge device (16) having first and second hub devices (22) and a third hub device (22) interposed between the first and second hub devices (22), the first and second hub devices (22) releasably engage with the third hub device (24) for locking the vehicle frame assembly (4) in an erected condition, wherein the first and second hub devices (22) have inwardly-projecting lugs (26) about their periphery and the third hub device (24) includes at its periphery recesses (28), the recesses (28) and the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) arranged to loosely interdigitate in the erected condition, and wherein the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) comprise inwardly-projecting ramped portions and the third hub device (24) comprises, bounding the recesses (28), corresponding outwardly-projecting ramped surface portions (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: SCS (London) Limited
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord
  • Publication number: 20130168947
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising a vehicle frame assembly (4), first and second hinge devices (12) located on respective opposite sides of said frame assembly (4) and a child-carrying unit (26) mounted to the frame assembly (4), wherein the hinge devices (12) include first and second hinge parts (14 and 20), the first hinge part (14) having a child-carrying unit receptor device (28) for receiving respective first and second mounting devices of said child-carrying unit (26), wherein the receptor device (28) is resiliently rotatable relative to the first part (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord
  • Publication number: 20110291389
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly (4) including a hinge device (16), the hinge device (16) having first and second hub devices (22) and a third hub device (22) interposed between the first and second hub devices (22), the first and second hub devices (22) releasably engage with the third hub device (24) for locking the vehicle frame assembly (4) in an erected condition, wherein the first and second hub devices (22) have inwardly-projecting lugs (26) about their periphery and the third hub device (24) includes at its periphery recesses (28), the recesses (28) and the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) arranged to loosely interdigitate in the erected condition, and wherein the inwardly-projecting lugs (26) comprise inwardly-projecting ramped portions and the third hub device (24) comprises, bounding the recesses (28), corresponding outwardly-projecting ramped surface portions (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord
  • Publication number: 20100072732
    Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly (4) which includes an interface portion (10) having first and second mounting regions for releasably mounting on the assembly (4), one behind the other, respective first and second child-carrying units (12) in an echelon formation upwardly relative to the assembly (4) wherein the interface portion (10) is a sub-fame assembly detachably connected to the frame assembly (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: David Leslie Offord