Patents by Inventor Ritchie James BUTTLE

Ritchie James BUTTLE 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: 9505457
    Abstract: An auxiliary child bicycle seat is provided comprising multiple components (2, 9, 16, 22, 42, 43, 47) in the form of generally flat foam bodies. Two operatively upright seat support panels (9, 42) support a seat panel (16, 47) that also attaches to a front panel (22, 43). The front panel (22, 43) is adapted to operatively extend downwards from a front region of the seat and the front panel (22, 43) has a central divide (23, 55) such that a portion of the front panel (22, 43) is located on each side of a top tube (3, 50) in use and wherein the front panel (22, 43) provides a footrest (24, 51) on each side of the divide (23, 55). The components (2, 9, 16, 22, 42, 43, 47) may be cut from a prefabricated semi-rigid sheet of foam material having a suitable thickness and rigidity or they may be cast or moulded from a suitable foam material having an integral skin. The seat attaches to a bicycle using appropriate straps (4, 49, 56, 57).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventor: Ritchie James Buttle
  • Publication number: 20160194043
    Abstract: An auxiliary child bicycle seat is provided comprising multiple components (2, 9, 16, 22, 42, 43, 47) in the form of generally flat foam bodies. Two operatively upright seat support panels (9, 42) support a seat panel (16, 47) that also attaches to a front panel (22, 43). The front panel (22, 43) is adapted to operatively extend downwards from a front region of the seat and the front panel (22, 43) has a central divide (23, 55) such that a portion of the front panel (22, 43) is located on each side of a top tube (3, 50) in use and wherein the front panel (22, 43) provides a footrest (24, 51) on each side of the divide (23, 55). The components (2, 9, 16, 22, 42, 43, 47) may be cut from a prefabricated semi-rigid sheet of foam material having a suitable thickness and rigidity or they may be cast or moulded from a suitable foam material having an integral skin. The seat attaches to a bicycle using appropriate straps (4, 49, 56, 57).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Ritchie James BUTTLE