Figure Patents (Class 280/1.13)
  • Patent number: 9957006
    Abstract: A stability attachment for a personal transportation vehicle includes a frame, a clamp mechanism and a pair of training wheels. The frame includes a first support arm and a second support arm. The first and second support arms are interconnected by the clamp mechanism. Each of the training wheels is situated on opposite sides of the frame and vertically adjustable thereon. The frame is selectively mounted to the main body of the personal transportation vehicle on which the operator stands by the clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism is adjustable so that the stability attachment can be mounted to personal transportation vehicles of various sizes. Each of the support arms includes at least two telescoping members so that the overall length of the support arm can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
    Inventor: Prapan Paul Tinaphong
  • Patent number: 9375647
    Abstract: A ridable kart having a front portion rotatably coupled to a rear portion. The front portion includes an inner surface that is adjacent to an outer cover portion and the two surfaces move relative to one another. The outer cover portion includes window portions or openings through which a portion of the inner surface is visible. The inner surface includes a visual feature that is visible through the window portions and the visual features moves relative to the window portions when the front portion rotates relative to the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Razor USA LLC
    Inventor: Ian Desberg
  • Patent number: 9132359
    Abstract: A ridable kart having a front portion rotatably coupled to a rear portion. The front portion includes an inner surface that is adjacent to an outer cover portion and the two surfaces move relative to one another. The outer cover portion includes window portions or openings through which a portion of the inner surface is visible. The inner surface includes a visual feature that is visible through the window portions and the visual features moves relative to the window portions when the front portion rotates relative to the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: RAZOR USA LLC
    Inventor: Ian Desberg
  • Patent number: 8641057
    Abstract: A wagon includes a wagon pan including a wagon pan sidewall and a footwell including a footwell sidewall and a bottom. The wagon pan and footwell are adapted to be shipped in a nesting configuration and fastened together with the wagon pan on top of the footwell to form a body of the wagon. A handle and a number of are wheels adapted to be connected to the body of the wagon. The handle and wheels may also be shipped in a nested configuration with respect to the footwell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Herlitz, Thomas Schlegel, Eric Selner
  • Patent number: 8286973
    Abstract: A non-motorized tricycle including: a animal imitating shell for supporting a rider; two front wheels and one rear wheel; a steering means pivotally supported by frame; A pedal-crank provided with a pedal linked to a driving-crank by a transmitting-rod; a long-arm crank secured to a driving-crank at one end and pivoted with a kicking-rod at other end; a one-way driving-wheel provided at lower end of the kicking-rod. While a rider pedals down pedals, the kicking-rod would kick backward and push the vehicle to move forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventors: Wei Song, Feng Zhu, Ning Zhu
  • Patent number: 8118313
    Abstract: A riding apparatus for children is disclosed. The riding apparatus of the present invention includes a main body (110), which has a handle (111) and a footrest (115), and support plates (120), which are installed in the main body and are placed upright at positions spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The riding apparatus further includes an operating unit (300), which has a front rotary member (330), a rear rotary member (340), a front spring (350), a rear spring (351) and a connection bar (310). The front rotary member and the rear rotary member respectively have interlocking shafts (213) and (223). The riding apparatus further includes front legs (210) and rear legs (220), which are respectively fastened to the interlocking shafts (213) and (223). A one-way wheel assembly is provided on the lower end of each of the front and rear legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sung Shin Enc Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Doo Pyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 7222866
    Abstract: A child's wagon is provided with a mobile base portion and a body portion that define a large inner cavity for storing various articles. Head, neck and tail assemblies may be provided so that the wagon resembles a desired animal. A frame assembly provides the head and neck with realistic movement when the wagon is moved. A cover for the wagon's inner chamber may be shaped like a saddle to support one or more children. Additional accessories such as saddlebags, bottle holsters, and a coiled cord pacifier may be provided. The tongue may be pulled manually or disassembled into a tow bar to be pulled by other motive devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventors: James G. Cahoj, Kendal K. Cahoj
  • Patent number: 7073800
    Abstract: A shopping cart carrier attachment for carrying at least one child, the child carrier having a main body with an entrance and a support platform or seat to support the child, the main body being removably attachable to the basket of the cart and to the lower frame of the cart such that the main body extends forward from and is suspended from the front of the cart. Most preferably, the child carrier is configured as a real world object, such as a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Inventors: Mark D. Shaw, J. Tad Heyman, Laurence M. Bierce
  • Patent number: 6551164
    Abstract: A three dimensional toy horse formed of separate connectable parts and being suitable for incorporation into children's riding and hobby horse toys. The toy horse includes a substantially hollow main horse body having a neck opening and front and rear leg receiving portions. A horse head is matingly connectable to the neck opening as are the front and rear legs, which are connectable to corresponding front and rear leg receiving portions. The main horse body has a hollow interior volume sized to receive and store the horse head therein and also preferably, the front and rear legs for economy of shipping and storage space thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: Stephen J. Motosko
  • Patent number: 6522244
    Abstract: A ride-on vehicle for children comprising a body with a seat, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, a steering mechanism operable by a child seated on the seat, and a frame forming a portion of the body. The frame includes a plurality of interconnected frame members, with at least one of the frame members comprising an audio-visual device configured to emit at least one of a light and a sound upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The audio-visual device has opposing end regions that are connected to other frame members such that the audio-visual device forms a portion of the frame and maintains other frame members in a spaced-apart relationship. In some embodiments, the frame at least partially defines a riding space, and the audio-visual device is configured to be activated by a child seated within the riding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, Daniel J. Damon
  • Publication number: 20030011148
    Abstract: A walking device in accordance with the present invention includes a axle and two mirror-image stilts. Each stilt includes a transverse socket at its top end, and each end of the axle is rotatably inserted into a respective socket. Each stilt has a rear leg and a forward leg that merge into an upper portion. The upper portion is angularly offset from the rear leg to give each stilt an inverted “y” shape when viewed in side elevation. A respective footrest is attached to each stilt so that the footrests extend inwardly toward each other. An upright grip is fixed to each respective transverse socket. The dual leg structures and forward angular offset of the axle from the footrests, function to provide a walking device which is quickly and easily mastered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: William H. Bridge, Raymond E. Fraze
  • Publication number: 20020163141
    Abstract: A children's ride-on vehicle that simulates a horse-drawn carriage. The invention includes a carriage section adapted to support a rider, and a horse section coupled to the carriage. One or more wheels are coupled to the carriage and/or horse sections. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a rein assembly configured to allow a child to steer at least one of the wheels. In another embodiment, at least one of the wheels is configured to impart a vertically reciprocating motion to the vehicle when the vehicle is moving. In another embodiment, the vehicle includes a sound generation system to simulate noises produced by a horse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jared Paul Pardi, Daniel J. Damon
  • Publication number: 20020125653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manually powered vehicle, such as a child's ride-on toy. The vehicle is powered by a rocking, or up-and-down, motion of the rider. The rocking motion is mechanically translated into a force for propelling the ride-on vehicle via one or more ratcheting levers. The vehicle has two front, driven wheels and a single, rear steerable wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph S. Fagan
  • Patent number: 6220609
    Abstract: A ride-on vehicle having a longitudinal axis includes a body; a rear axle having a crank portion therein and rotatably secured to the body; a pair of spaced-apart driven rear wheels eccentrically fixed to the rear axle; a forward crank rotatably secured to the body and driven by a vehicle rider; and a shaft extending between the rear axle crank portion and the forward crank; wherein rotation of the forward crank results in a driving force being transmitted through the shaft to the rear axle crank portion, thereby causing the vehicle to move along its longitudinal axis and wherein the body oscillates vertically when the vehicle moves along its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Columbia-Inland Corporation
    Inventor: Micheal D. Jones