Patents by Inventor Jason Fitzwater

Jason Fitzwater 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: 20160355230
    Abstract: A tricycle is provided having a front frame assembly, a rear frame assembly pivotally connected to the front frame assembly, and a release assembly connected to both the front frame assembly and the rear frame assembly to secure the rear frame assembly to the front frame assembly in a use position and alternately in a storage position. The release assembly is moveable to allow for transitioning the rear frame assembly to the storage position from the use position. A foot rest is connected to the tricycle and is also moveable between a use position and a storage position. The tricycle also has a restraint hoop and a canopy, and quick release mechanisms to removably secure the restraint hoop and the canopy to the tricycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jason Fitzwater, Collin Ostergaard
  • Patent number: 9108693
    Abstract: A user-propelled vehicle is adapted for use as a ride on vehicle. The user-propelled ride on vehicle has a frame, a rider support platform, a steering column, a front cross member, a rear cross member, and a plurality of a caster assemblies coupled to the front and rear cross members at a front forward tilting angle to the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Fitzwater, Ian Grout
  • Patent number: 8991844
    Abstract: A wheel and hub assembly for a vehicle includes a clutch dog pivotally attached to a wheel. A toothed ratchet wheel is attached to a pedal crank and positioned adjacent to the clutch dog. A hub cover includes a protrusion. The hub cover is attached to the wheel in a sliding fashion so as to slide between an unlocked position, where the protrusion engages the clutch dog so as to prevent the clutch dog from engaging the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction; and a locked position, where the protrusion does not engage the clutch dog so that the clutch dog engages the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bricker, Edward Paramadilok, Jason Fitzwater
  • Patent number: 8844960
    Abstract: A foldable tricycle that transitions between a use orientation, and a transport or storage orientation. The tricycle has a frame including a first end and a second end of the frame, a fork rotatably connected adjacent the first end of the frame, a front wheel rotatably connected to the fork, and a handlebar assembly coupled to the fork to allow for steering of the fork. The tricycle also has first and second rear wheels adjacent the second end of the frame in the use position. The rear wheels are positioned a first distance from a longitudinal axis of the frame in the use position. The first and second wheels can be transitioned to a storage position adjacent the first end of the frame and at a second distance from the longitudinal axis of the frame in the storage position, wherein the first distance from the frame is greater than the second distance from the frame. The tricycle may also have a folding assembly pivotably coupled to the second end of the frame at a first pivot location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Young, Randall Alan Sandlin, Ross Elliot Bartels, Thomas K. Schlegel, Jason Fitzwater
  • Publication number: 20140217694
    Abstract: A user-propelled vehicle is adapted for use as a ride on vehicle. The user-propelled ride on vehicle has a frame, a rider support platform, a steering column, a front cross member, a rear cross member, and a plurality of a caster assemblies coupled to the front and rear cross members at a front forward tilting angle to the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Fitzwater, Ian Grout
  • Publication number: 20140103616
    Abstract: A foldable tricycle that transitions between a use orientation, and a transport or storage orientation. The tricycle has a frame including a first end and a second end of the frame, a fork rotatably connected adjacent the first end of the frame, a front wheel rotatably connected to the fork, and a handlebar assembly coupled to the fork to allow for steering of the fork. The tricycle also has first and second rear wheels adjacent the second end of the frame in the use position. The rear wheels are positioned a first distance from a longitudinal axis of the frame in the use position. The first and second wheels can be transitioned to a storage position adjacent the first end of the frame and at a second distance from the longitudinal axis of the frame in the storage position, wherein the first distance from the frame is greater than the second distance from the frame. The tricycle may also have a folding assembly pivotably coupled to the second end of the frame at a first pivot location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: RADIO FLYER INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Young, Randall Alan Sandlin, Ross Elliot Bartels, Thomas K. Schlegel, Jason Fitzwater
  • Publication number: 20130056949
    Abstract: A wheel and hub assembly for a vehicle includes a clutch dog pivotally attached to a wheel. A toothed ratchet wheel is attached to a pedal crank and positioned adjacent to the clutch dog. A hub cover includes a protrusion. The hub cover is attached to the wheel in a sliding fashion so as to slide between an unlocked position, where the protrusion engages the clutch dog so as to prevent the clutch dog from engaging the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction; and a locked position, where the protrusion does not engage the clutch dog so that the clutch dog engages the toothed ratchet wheel when the pedals are turned in a forward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: JEFFREY BRICKER, Edward Paramadilok, Jason Fitzwater