Patents by Inventor Randall L. Harper

Randall L. Harper 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: 4109927
    Abstract: A wheeled vehicle is arranged to be completely hand powered and controlled. Since primary utility is for paraplegics, the vehicle is preferably configured as a tricycle using wheels specifically dimensioned as for use with bicycles. A column is pivoted around the front of the main frame of the vehicle with a front wheel attached at one end and a hand crank assembly attached at the other end in a manually accessible position relative to the vehicle seat. The crank assembly is coupled to drive the front wheel and includes rotatable sleeves on the grip with control mechanisms attached to these rotatable sleeves. By including brake actuating levers on the sleeve, the vehicle can be motivated, braked and/or steered by hand. Shifting mechanisms for speed control can be included either in proximity to the seat on the main frame or on the grip sleeves through suitable adaptations. A mechanism can be included to permit repositioning the grip cranks into any of a plurality of relative radial orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Inventor: Randall L. Harper
  • Patent number: D361248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventors: Randall L. Harper, Miechel C. Geddes