Patents by Inventor Tamao Okai

Tamao Okai 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: 4443024
    Abstract: A bicycle stand unit comprises a pair of attachments made of a metal plate provided at the hub of the rear tire, a pair of legs mounted on the attachments, each of the legs being slidable up and down along the attachment, a pair of toggle joints each of which is pivotally connected at its lower end to the leg, a pair of heavy duty-springs each of which is provided between a lower end of the toggle joint and an upper section of the attachment, the heavy-duty spring being adapted to urge the leg upwards, a pair of swingeable arms each of which is connected to an opposite end of the toggle joint by means of a rod whereby the movement of the arm is transmitted to the toggle joint, the pair of swingeable arms being carried on a rotary shaft, a foot lever rigidly connected to the rotary shaft, the foot lever being operable by foot, the rotary shaft being rotatively supported on a pair of brackets affixed to the down tube of the bicycle, the foot lever having a stop pin adapted to engage in a notch produced in a roc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventor: Tamao Okai