Steerable Handle Patents (Class 280/14.28)
  • Patent number: 11912364
    Abstract: A mounting assembly of a scooter seat, and a scooter. The mounting assembly comprises a mounting base (120), a supporting block (130), and a fastener; the mounting base (120) comprises a top plate (122) and two side plates (123) fixedly provided on two opposite sides of the top plate (122); mounting holes for fixing the scooter seat (900) are provided on the top plate (122); the two side plates (123) are clamped on the scooter body; the top plate (122) is provided on a footboard of the scooter body; the supporting block (130) is interposed between the scooter body and the side plates (123); the fastener is provided on the side plates (123) and tightly locks the supporting block (130) to enable the supporting block (130) to be fastened on the scooter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NINEBOT (BEIJING)TECH. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haoran Zhang, Zhilei Ding
  • Patent number: 9676452
    Abstract: A dampening platform includes a base and a first pedal assembly coupled to a first side of the base. The first pedal assembly includes a first pedal pivotably rotatable about a first pivot point at a first end of the first pedal. A first dampener is operatively coupled to the first pedal. The first dampener is configured such that the dampener is at less than full compression under a load of about 200 lbs. The first pedal assembly is slideably coupled to the base. A position of the first pedal assembly is laterally adjustable with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Paul F. Nowack
  • Patent number: 9643040
    Abstract: A modular endurance conditioning tank system for multi-activity strength and endurance training, over a plurality of surfaces and terrain, that reduces the risk of athlete injury. The modular endurance conditioning tank assembly is useful for manually-maneuvering a steel chassis/frame assembly while applying varying amounts of weights and resistance for athletic strength and endurance conditioning. The modular endurance conditioning tank assembly may include a steel chassis/frame assembly, at least one wheeled continuous-track system, at least one steel shaft, a T-shaped handle, at least one hand-hold receiver, a barbell-weight plate receptacle, and a complementary strap, harness, and alternatively user-worn apparel. The steel chassis/frame assembly may have at least one wheeled continuous-track system and the at least one wheeled continuous-track system may further have a left-track assembly, a right-track assembly, and a double wheel disc brake system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: Juan David Guerrero Diaz
  • Patent number: 9283848
    Abstract: Ultralight tricycle with electric engine including a base frame (15) fitted with two front wheels and one driving back wheel (9), an electric engine propelling the driving wheel, and one steering wheel (3) including a steering wheel (4) maneuvered by the user in order to control the steering and/or speed of the tricycle, the tricycle being designed to switch from the unfolded configuration allowing the user positioned on the base frame to ride the tricycle into a folded configuration enabling the user to seize the steering wheel in order to have the tricycle rolling on its two front wheels while keeping the back wheel away from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Raoul Parienti
  • Patent number: 9249002
    Abstract: A lift platform includes a base unit (4), a lifting mechanism (8) and an operator cage (14) attached to the lifting mechanism, a set of wheels (16) and a set of static support elements (18). The base unit (4) is constructed and arranged for conversion between a static configuration in which it is supported by the static support elements (18) and a mobile configuration in which it is supported by the wheels (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: NIFTYLIFT LIMITED
    Inventor: Roger Bowden
  • Patent number: 8944440
    Abstract: A rider-controllable skimboard includes a planar board having a top surface and a connection mechanism mounted to the top surface and proximate a nose of the planar board. The connection mechanism has a vertical pivoting mechanism and a lateral pivoting mechanism. The skimboard further includes a handle mechanism connected with the vertical pivoting mechanism and the lateral pivoting mechanism of the connection mechanism for respective limited vertical pivoting and lateral pivoting of the handle relative to the planar board. The handle mechanism has a length of 80 to 120 percent of a length of the board, such that in a non-pivoted position a handgrip connected with the handle mechanism is positioned within 20 percent of the length of the board from the tail, and such that the limited vertical pivoting of the handle by the rider positions the upper stem portion substantially horizontal and proximate the rider's waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventor: John Elkinton
  • Patent number: 8398095
    Abstract: Skibobs are disclosed having features for conveying the skibob with rider on a moving chairlift while the rider remains mounted on the seat of the skibob. The frame and suspension are configured for elevating the underside of the skibob seat above the level of the chairlift bench during loading, so that the chairlift bench, while moving forward from behind the rider, can pick up the skibob, rider and all, and carry the mounted rider up the ski slope without falling. As the undercarriage of the skibob is lifted off the snow, the rider is deposited on the chairlift bench so that the seat of the skibob is secured in place by the weight of the rider on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Kolesar, William J Ritter
  • Patent number: 8398094
    Abstract: Skibobs are disclosed having features for conveying the skibob with rider on a moving chairlift while the rider remains mounted on the seat of the skibob. The frame and suspension are configured for elevating the underside of the skibob seat above the level of the chairlift bench during loading, so that the chairlift bench, while moving forward from behind the rider, can pick up the skibob, rider and all, and carry the mounted rider up the ski slope without falling. As the undercarriage of the skibob is lifted off the snow, the rider is deposited on the chairlift bench so that the seat of the skibob is secured in place by the weight of the rider on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Kolesar, William J Ritter
  • Patent number: 8177241
    Abstract: A vehicle for use on the snow or other surfaces includes a frame and a fork assembly pivotally connected to the frame. The fork assembly is pivotally connected to a front board, and the frame is connected to a rear board. An inverted and reversed skateboard truck is used to connect the fork assembly to the front board. A biasing member urges the front board into a nose up angle. The frame is connected to the rear board by a U-shaped stay mount, and a shock absorber is connected between the frame and the stay mount. The combined front and rear boards have the shape of a snowboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventors: Lynn Sue Marks, Bentley Wayne Surdyk
  • Patent number: 8109523
    Abstract: Skibobs are disclosed having features for conveying the skibob with rider on a moving chairlift while the rider remains mounted on the seat of the skibob. The frame and suspension are configured for elevating the underside of the skibob seat above the level of the chairlift bench during loading, so that the chairlift bench, while moving forward from behind the rider, can pick up the skibob, rider and all, and carry the mounted rider up the ski slope without falling. As the undercarriage of the skibob is lifted off the snow, the rider is deposited on the chairlift bench so that the seat of the skibob is secured in place by the weight of the rider on the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Kolesar, William J Ritter
  • Patent number: 7954831
    Abstract: A scooter includes a main frame, a head tube mounted on the main frame, two side plates extending from the head tube and each having a first locking slot and a second locking slot, a handlebar stem mounted on the head tube, a mounting sleeve mounted on the handlebar stem, a locking tube movably mounted on the mounting sleeve and having two locking blocks each locked in the first locking slot or the second locking slot of the respective side plate, and a rotation tube mounted on the mounting sleeve and abutting the locking tube. Thus, the rotation tube can be rotated to move the locking tube relative to the head tube so as to lock or unlock the handlebar stem so that the user only needs to rotate the rotation tube to expand and collapse the handlebar stem easily and quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Ching-Ho Yeh
  • Patent number: 7747359
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a semi-active suspension including suspension dampers controllably adjustable in accordance with electronic stability control commands and ride and handling commands. Vehicle steering response states, turning direction states and vehicle dynamics states are binary coded in respective state variables and suspension control calibrations are binary coded in calibration words. Integrity and security of state variables and calibration words are ensured in efficient binary digit resource allocation schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerfegar K. Katrak, Steven D. Palazzolo, Mark A. Seifert
  • Patent number: 7584974
    Abstract: A folding means for a foldable apparatus, the folding means comprising a first member (2) having a locking end (4) and a second member (5) having an opening (16) through which the locking end (4) of the first member (2) is located, the locking end (4) being pivotally attached to the second member (5) via a pivot means and the locking end (4) comprising at least one catch (26), and wherein a locking means that is adapted to engage with the catch (26) and the second member (5) to lock the apparatus in a particular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Flexibility Concepts Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Jackman, Jayson Leslie Puklowski
  • Patent number: 7559561
    Abstract: A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular hole under the vertical recess, an adjust pin inserted into the vertical recess of the connector and the elongated hole of the bracket, a pivot pin fitted through the circular hole of the connector and the circular hole of the bracket, a spring having an upper end connected to the adjust pin and a lower end to the pivot pin, and a platform on which is fixedly mounted the connector, whereby the skateboard can be easily folded up as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Razor USA LLC
    Inventor: Shui-Te Tsai
  • Patent number: 7530582
    Abstract: A vehicle including a frame; a rider support platform supported by the frame; a pair of first wheel units pivotably supported by the frame; a pair of second wheel units supported by the frame; first and second handlebars pivotably supported by the frame; a first linkage connecting the first handlebar to one of the first wheel units so that pivotable movement of the first handlebar causes wheel of the one of the first wheel units to turn relatively to the frame; a second linkage connecting the second handlebar to the other of the first wheel units so that pivotable movement of the second handlebar causes wheel of the other of the first wheel units to turn relatively to the frame; and a movement coordinator which connects the first and second linkages to each other so that pivotable movement of one or both of the first and second handlebars in one direction causes the wheels of both first wheel units to turn in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: P{umlaut over (r)}agmatic Designs Inc.
    Inventors: Julia D Truchsess, James Flechner
  • Publication number: 20090058023
    Abstract: A person rides the Tri-Axial Control Device standing on pedal assemblies. The pedal assemblies are attached to a control axial member thus forming the Tri-Axial Control Device. The control axial member on the vertical stick, can rotate fore and aft, and turns the front skis and/or wheels. Changing the angle of the vertical stick side-to-side changes the pedal angle. If the rider falls forward the front stick can rotate away. Various torsion controls rod assemblies and pedal assemblies can be utilized to create a unique tri axial device. The device can be folded, is lightweight and can be manufactured without welding. No special equipment or training is required to operate the device. In addition to its entertainment uses, the mounting device for portable electronics can also be used for added safety by adding a global positioning system or other electronic signal device, allowing safety personnel to locate the rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Adam Micheal Spencer, Deserai Marie Spencer
  • Publication number: 20090033047
    Abstract: A skiing implement having a simplified structure, comprising an elongated frame which defines, in a central portion, supports for the feet of a user and, at the front end, a head tube for rotary engagement with a steering column; there are also provided a front ski, which is connected to the lower end of the column, and a rear ski, which is connected to the rear end of the frame; the skis are connected so that they can oscillate about substantially horizontal axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Giampietro Paganoni
  • Patent number: 7377551
    Abstract: A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip, and a handle at the top. The basket can slide between a lower tip-ward (distal) position for storage and an upper top-ward (proximal) position for use. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention the pole can be expanded to full length and disengaged from a docking mechanism located at the back of a snowboard with one hand, while a user is in motion on the snowboard. Once disengaged, the user can easily deploy the basket to its full upward extension for use. Additionally, a user can dock a collapsed pole and secure it in a docking mechanism, or can insert the pole tip in a docking mechanism, then collapse the pole and then secure it in the docking mechanism, all with one hand while in motion on the snowboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Jon Silverman, Guy Barretta, Jason Billig
  • Patent number: 7204496
    Abstract: An accessory for a snowboard including a plate adapted to support the feet of a rider, the plate being constructed and arranged to be secured releasably to the snowboard, and having a steering mechanism, which is pivotably mounted onto said plate and which is constructed to extend away from the snowboard in a first arrangement, and to lie substantially parallel to the snowboard in a further arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignees: Royal College of Art
    Inventor: Nick Rawcliffe
  • Patent number: 7163209
    Abstract: A ski attachment kit for a kick scooter having a scooter steering assembly that includes a front fork configured for attaching a front wheel, a scooter body that includes a stand-on area and a rear fork rearward of the stand-on area configured for attaching a rear wheel, and a coupling that couples the steering assembly and the scooter body. The kit includes a front ski assembly having a scooter steering assembly mount that receives and releasably retains the steering assembly while providing a clearance for an attached front wheel. The kit also includes a rear ski assembly having a scooter body mount that receives and releasably retains the scooter body while providing a clearance for an attached rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Inventors: Kennth Moscaret, Roger Moore, Gene Arnold VanPelt, II, David Dennis Nelson, Robert L. Gille
  • Patent number: 7063341
    Abstract: A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular hole under the vertical recess, an adjust pin inserted into the vertical recess of the connector and the elongated hole of the bracket, a pivot pin fitted through the circular hole of the connector and the circular hole of the bracket, a spring having an upper end connected to the adjust pin and a lower end to the pivot pin, and a platform on which is fixedly mounted the connector, whereby the skateboard can be easily folded up as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Razor USA LLC
    Inventor: Shui-Te Tsai
  • Patent number: 6983941
    Abstract: A ski attachment kit for a kick scooter having a scooter steering assembly that includes a front fork configured for attaching a front wheel, a scooter body that includes a stand-on area and a rear fork rearward of the stand-on area configured for attaching a rear wheel, and a coupling that couples the steering assembly and the scooter body. The kit includes a front ski assembly having a scooter steering assembly mount that receives and releasably retains the steering assembly while providing a clearance for an attached front wheel. The kit also includes a rear ski assembly having a scooter body mount that receives and releasably retains the scooter body while providing a clearance for an attached rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Ski Skoot, Inc.
    Inventors: Kennth Moscaret, Roger Moore, Gene Arnold VanPelt, II, David Dennis Nelson, Robert L. Gille
  • Patent number: 6969076
    Abstract: A steerable snow scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the snow scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport. The steerable snow scooter so defined permits the user thereof to easily ride and maneuver over a snow surface for an enjoyable experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Inventor: Ivan Malcolm Spiers
  • Patent number: 6957818
    Abstract: A steerable sports scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. The brake member may be a manual brake member or a mechanical brake member. The scooter may be a snow scooter. The snow scooter may include a skag. The skag may be detachable and may be connected to the brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Sic LLC
    Inventors: Eric McClure, Fredric I. Albert, Ivan M. Spiers
  • Patent number: 6935640
    Abstract: A improvement to a snow scooter having a longitudinal axis, a stand-on area, a back portion rearward of the stand-on area, a handle, and at least one gliding surface having a flat portion defining a plane. The improvement includes a brake plate, operable with a foot of a rider, mounted at an aft end of the scooter. The brake plate is oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis, and is affixed to the scooter with a pivot transverse to the longitudinal axis in the back portion rearward of the stand-on area. Further, the brake plate is retained above the plane of the flat portion of the gliding surface by a spring until depressed with a force that overcomes the spring allowing the brake plate to pivot downwardly to protrude below the plane of the flat portion of the gliding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Ski Skoot, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Louis Gille, James R. Abney
  • Patent number: 6929267
    Abstract: An apparatus is attachable to a conventional snowboard to convert the snowboard into a snow scooter having improved performance characteristics in comparison to those of the snowboard alone. The apparatus includes a member movable relative to the snowboard by either the hands or feet of the rider, and forces and motions applied to that member by the rider are converted by an associated motion and force transmitting mechanism into twisting motions of the rear portion of the snowboard relative to the front portion of the snowboard, allowing the scooter rider to better perform turns and other maneuvers during the riding of the scooter and also allowing the rider to ride the snow scooter without foot bindings fixing his feet to the scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel J. Sullivan, James W. Anthony
  • Patent number: 6840523
    Abstract: A dog powered and human controlled vehicle comprising a frame structure having a horizontally oriented opening within which will be positioned at least one dog. The frame structure comprises a pair of frame members transversely spaced apart by forward and rearward transversely extending means. The front of the frame is supported by means which includes a steerable member adapted to have contact with the ground. The rear end of the frame is supported by means adapted to have contact with the ground, the frame structure being thus supported a preselected distance from the ground. Manually operable steering means are provided at the rear end of the structure and is connected to a steerable member at the front end so as to change direction of travel of the vehicle. Means are provided for tethering a dog to the frame structure and for connecting a dog harness on a dog to the frame structure so that forward directed longitudinal pulling force produced by the dog is applied to the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventor: Philip J. Kortuem
  • Patent number: 6805364
    Abstract: A steerable sports scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. The brake member may be a manual brake member or a mechanical brake member. The scooter may be a snow scooter. The snow scooter may include a skag. The skag may be detachable and may be connected to the brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: SIC, LLC
    Inventors: Eric McClure, Fredric I. Albert, Ivan M. Spiers
  • Publication number: 20040188962
    Abstract: A steerable snow scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion,, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the snow scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport. The steerable snow scooter so defined permits the user thereof to easily ride and maneuver over a snow surface for an enjoyable experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Ivan Malcolm Spiers
  • Patent number: 6796570
    Abstract: A scooter includes a main frame, a tread board, a oneway bearing, and a linkage. Thus, the user can tread the pedal of the tread board successively to move the scooter forward, and the user's two feet need not to leave the main frame of the scooter, thereby facilitating the user operating the scooter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Hung-Shen Chang
  • Patent number: 6736414
    Abstract: A snow skiing device on which a skier may sit and/or stand. The device includes a frame having a front end and a rear end. A ski system which, in one embodiment, includes a steerable front ski attached to the front end and a rear ski attached to the rear end of the frame. The skis can be in linear alignment with one another. The device further includes a platform extending from the front end to the back end of the frame and is positioned above the skis. The platform, in one embodiment, is parallel to the skis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Yana Farrally-Plourde
  • Publication number: 20040017052
    Abstract: The sliding device for snow in accordance with the present invention is provided with a supporting slide (1) and a turning slide (2) arranged in front of the supporting slide. The smallest portion of said turning slide (2) is wider than the widest portion of the supporting slide (1). The ground contact portion (2a) of said turning slide spreads out forward and is essentially a trapezoid-like plate. The largest width of this ground contact portion is about 1.01-1.1 times the smallest width of the ground contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Tetsu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6652422
    Abstract: A light vehicle is designed to glide on snow or ice and is formed of a footboard with a runner at each longitudinal end thereof, a steering handlebar fastened pivotally with the front end of the footboard, and a braking device fastened with the rear end of the footboard. The runners are provided with a guiding projection, two steering projections with a braking tip extending therefrom, and a snow guiding recess located between the guiding projection and each steering projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Ming-Ching Day
  • Publication number: 20030141682
    Abstract: A vehicle comprised of skies on the bottom and a folding device for means of storage and portability and a brake system for means of stopping. The skies allow the user to travel short distances on snow or ice. The collapsing device is based on locking the vehicle in an upright or collapsed position. The brake system is made up of a hinge, a spring, and a piece that digs into the snow to increase friction between the vehicle and the snow, when the user puts pressure on the top of the brake. The brake is located on the back of the vehicle. The result is a vehicle that allows the user to travel short distances on snow in a standing position. This also allows the user to travel down snowy hills as a kind of sled, in a stand up position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Joshua Alexander Comden
  • Publication number: 20030067127
    Abstract: A steerable sports scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. The brake member may be a manual brake member or a mechanical brake member. The scooter may be a snow scooter. The snow scooter may include a skag. The skag may be detachable and may be connected to the brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Eric McClure, Fredric I. Albert, Ivan M. Spiers
  • Publication number: 20020180169
    Abstract: A handle of a kick board is hingably connected to a chassis of a front truck of the kick board. The hinge connection consists of a lower connector fixed to the chassis and an upper connector fixed to a lower end of the handle. The connectors have co-operating vertical surfaces that constrain folding movement of the handle through a vertical plane and are held pivotably together by a sleeve pin. The hinge connection is locked by engaging a spring biassed plunger into a suitably formed vertical slot in the lower connector. The lock is released by raising the plunger by sliding a manually grippable sheath upwards along the handle so as to move a pin, that passes through the plunger, upwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Chun Lung Kwok
  • Publication number: 20020121757
    Abstract: A transformable twist scooter has a handle assembly, a base, a front wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly and a seat adjustably mounted on the base. The handle assembly has a pair of handle grips pivotally and oppositely connected to distal ends of a T-shaped tube that is adjustably connected to the base, such that the user is able to adjust the angle of the handle grips and the height of the seat to cope with differences in sizes of the user to provide the riding effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Louh
  • Publication number: 20020109311
    Abstract: A set of replacement skates for a scooter. The replacement skates are designed such that each replacement skate can replace a wheel on the scooter. A kit may also be provided with a front end replacement skate and a rear end replacement skate. Both replacement skates have attachment means for fastening the skates to the scooter using the same pins and fasteners used to attach the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Yvon Desjardins, Marcel Roy
  • Publication number: 20020109314
    Abstract: A roller-blade scooter comprises a pair of blades secured to the front steering device and the rear frame of the scooter. A brake device is mounted to the rear frame which is formed with teeth at the bottom end, that will engage with the ice on the ground. An elastic member is attached to the brake device to provide a restoring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: Ting-Hsing Chen
  • Publication number: 20020096842
    Abstract: An improved structure of multifunctional scooter mainly comprises of a axle base centered with a long hole and respectively connected with the fastening frames on the two sides, two wheel axles projecting from the outer sides of the fastening frames for pivotally jointing the front sliding wheels, the front ski board or the front ice skating blade, furthermore, a connect link jointed to the said rigid axle to allow the vertical rigid axle on the front end of the footboard to go through the said axle base and connect a drive link to the two bottom ends of the two rigid axles; a rear sliding wheel, a rear ski board or a rear ice skating blade disposed on the posterior aspect of the footboard to allow the player while stepping on the footboard surface and sliding on the ground, the snow or the ice to be able to step on the two sides of the footboard to make the rigid axles to deflect leftward or rightward to achieve the controlling of the travel directions of the scooter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Yun-Chuan Chang, Chuan-Fu Kao
  • Publication number: 20020084605
    Abstract: A skateboard with a handlebar has a board member connected to a support rod from a front end. The handlebar is connected to a top end of the support rod for permitting direction of the skateboard to be changed. A front blade is pivoted to a lower end of the support rod, and a rear blade is pivoted to a rear lower part of the board member for permitting the skateboard to be moved along on ice. The blades can be replaced with shaped skis for permitting the skateboard to be moved along on snow. The skateboard further has a brake depressable to move the rear blade downwards for a stopping block on a bottom of the rear blade to contact the ice. The skis have stopping trenches on a bottom; the trenches do not touch the ground normally, but do when the skateboard leans sideways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Ming-Jung Lu
  • Publication number: 20020079658
    Abstract: A connecting organ for coupling a shoe with a sporting device such as a skate or a roller skate, ski or the like, such as to be pivotable around a pivoting point, which is equipped with a first and a second pivoting point which during use are successively active with a progression of a foot's bending. the shoe can be mounted onto a support element which at a first end thereof liftably rests upon the sporting device and at a second end removed from the first end is via the first pivoting point connected with an end of a coupling element whose other end is connected via the second pivoting point with a connecting organ that is mounted on the sporting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Maarten Bobbert, Gerrit de Groot, Johannes Hendricus Petrus Houdijk, Jacobus Jozef de Koning, Hans Meester, Albert Wilhelm Schreurs
  • Publication number: 20020060436
    Abstract: A steerable snow scooter including a bi-laterally pivotable independent forward portion, a hand-operable direction controller, and an independent rearward portion in secured communication with the forward portion and having a support surface upon which to stand. Preferably, the forward portion of the snow scooter is angularly adjustable for selecting approach pitch, while the rearward portion includes a brake member. A preferable direction controller is a stem with a handle bar set for grasping and turning by hand. Most preferably, the stem is in axially pivotally attached communication with the forward portion for selectively moving the stem between a generally vertical and a generally horizontal orientation to thereby permit folding upon the snow scooter for easy carrying and transport. The steerable snow scooter so defined permits the user thereof to easily ride and maneuver over a snow surface for an enjoyable experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Ivan Malcolm Spiers