Patents by Inventor Heinz Kettler

Heinz Kettler 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).

  • Publication number: 20010035626
    Abstract: Tricycle and intermediate frame for tricycle. The tricycle includes a rear axle, rear wheels coupled to free ends of the rear axle, a rear seat, and a rear frame coupled to the rear axle and to the rear seat. A front frame includes a fork tube, and the front frame and the rear frame are detachably connectable to each other. The tricycle also includes a handlebar, and a fork coupled to the handle bar. The fork is rotatably coupled to the fork tube. A front wheel includes pedal cranks and is rotatably coupled to the fork. A second seat and a holding element are also included. The intermediate frame is arranged to support the second seat and the holding element, and is detachably coupled between the front frame and the rear frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Heinz Kettler GmbH & Co. Of Ense-Parsit, GERMANY
    Inventor: Heinz Kettler
  • Patent number: 5823564
    Abstract: A collapsible baby stroller has a non-collapsible base frame with wheels. A seat, a handlebar, and a chest bar are supported on the base frame. A plurality of joints are provided for collapsing the baby stroller above the base frame. The base frame has an outer boundary as seen in a plan view, and the handlebar, the armrests, the seat, and the chest bar, when the stroller is folded, do not protrude substantially past the outer boundary of the base frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Herlag Holzwarenfabrik GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Heinz Kettler
  • Patent number: 4674793
    Abstract: A folding chair includes two pairs of front and rear legs which are arranged at opposite sides of a seat and support the same in a substantially horizontal orientation in a position of use of the folding chair. A backrest is pivotally connected to the rear portion of the seat for movement between a plurality of inclined positions. Two armrests are hingedly connected to the backrest and extend frontwardly therefrom. The front and rear legs of each pair assume a configuration of an inverted V, and are connected to one another at their upper ends by a hinge which includes two insertable members articulated to one another, each having an insertion portion fittingly received in a hollow end portion of the respective leg. Each insertion portion has two resilient tongues at opposite sides thereof, which carry respective protuberances that are received in corresponding openings of the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Inventor: Heinz Kettler
  • Patent number: D444184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Heinz Kettler GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Heinz Kettler