Abstract: A training wheel apparatus for learning to ride a bicycle includes a lift activation assembly, wherein the lift activation assembly includes a grip. The training wheel apparatus further includes a wheel mount assembly configured to operatively connect to a wheel. The training wheel apparatus further includes a cable configured to operatively connect to the lift activation assembly and the wheel mount assembly via the grip. When activated by rotation of the grip in a first direction, the lift activation assembly is configured to use the cable to change an elevation of the wheel between a first position.

Abstract: A regenerative brake control system of an electric motorcycle includes an electric motor, sensors which detect the vehicle states, and a control unit which sets a target torque based on the vehicle state when the control unit determines that a regeneration condition is satisfied based on the detected vehicle state, and the control unit suppresses a regenerative braking amount more when it is detected that the electric motorcycle is turning than when it is detected that the electric motorcycle is not turning.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a steerable wheel, a flywheel assembly, and a controller. The frame has a front end and a rear end and defines a roll axis extending between the front end and the rear end. The engine is supported by the frame. The steering assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame and is pivotable about a steering axis. The steerable wheel is rotatably coupled with the steering assembly. The flywheel assembly comprises an inertial mass and is coupled with the frame. The inertial mass is rotatable about a flywheel axis. The controller is in communication with the flywheel assembly and is configured to facilitate rotation of the inertial mass in one of a counterclockwise direction and a clockwise direction in response to pivoting of the steering assembly in a leftward direction and a rightward direction, respectively. Methods are also provided.

Abstract: A wheelchair system and an accessory system for a wheelchair are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the accessory system may include an accessory frame having one or more interface elements to mount to a wheelchair frame. The accessory system may include a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the accessory frame by a first fastener. The accessory system may include an engagement system further coupling the accessory frame to the wheel assembly. The engagement system may include a channel guide member defining a channel having a notched region. The channel guide member may be rotatably coupled to one of the accessory frame or wheel assembly by a second fastener. The engagement system may further include a translating member retained within the channel of the channel guide member. The translating member may be fixed to another one of the accessory frame or wheel assembly.

Abstract: A wheelie bar for leaf spring equipped cars includes first and second mounting brackets each having at least one attachment point and one bearing feature. First and second lower side members are pivotally mounted to the mounting brackets. A ground wheel is rotatably mounted to ends of the lower side members. First and second upper side members are pivotally mounted to the mounting brackets and fixedly attached to the lower side members. A vehicle bearing wheel is rotatably mounted to opposite ends of the first and second upper side members. Bearings are provided. A rear support member connects the upper side members and distal ends of the lower side members. At least one elevating facility urges the first and second lower side members upwardly toward an underside of a car. The attachment points have arcuate front ends and are fixedly attached to an axle housing of the car by welding.

Abstract: A wheelchair system and an accessory system for a wheelchair are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the accessory system may include an accessory frame having one or more interface elements to mount to a wheelchair frame. The accessory system may include a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the accessory frame by a first fastener. The accessory system may include an engagement system further coupling the accessory frame to the wheel assembly. The engagement system may include a channel guide member defining a channel having a notched region. The channel guide member may be rotatably coupled to one of the accessory frame or wheel assembly by a second fastener. The engagement system may further include a translating member retained within the channel of the channel guide member. The translating member may be fixed to another one of the accessory frame or wheel assembly.

Abstract: A frame for mounting an implement to a vehicle having wheels includes elongated frame members for supporting the implement and drive members that are mounted on the elongated frame members. The drive members contact the wheels of the vehicle and receive a driving force from the wheels. The frame is mounted to the vehicle only on the vehicle wheels, and is able to pivot to follow the steering motion of the vehicle wheels.

Abstract: A two-wheeled motor vehicle prevents a belt from slipping in a continuously variable transmission even when support by a center stand is released and a rear wheel thus lands while spinning. The two-wheeled motor vehicle includes a hydraulic continuously variable transmission that transmits torque via a belt, and a control device includes a stand position obtaining unit that obtains position information about the center stand, and an add-at-support-position unit that increases oil pressure generated in a primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber by a predetermined amount when the center stand is at the support position.

Abstract: A lateral stabilization system for a vehicle including a leg assembly attached to the vehicle, the leg assembly having a pair of spaced apart, substantially parallel legs extending rearwardly of a forward end of the vehicle, an articulating wheel assembly affixed to a distal end of each leg and a position control device that controls movement of the leg assembly in response to operating parameters of the vehicle. The articulating wheel assembly may be connected with the leg assembly so that it articulates in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a steerable wheel, a brake system, a flywheel assembly, and a controller. The frame defines a roll axis. The engine is supported by the frame. The steering assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame and is pivotable about a steering axis. The steerable wheel is rotatably coupled with the steering assembly. The flywheel assembly comprises at least one inertial mass and is coupled with the frame. A controller is coupled with the flywheel assembly and is configured to facilitate rotation of said at least one inertial mass.

Abstract: A method and apparatus suitable for stabilizing a two-wheeled motorcycle during operation. The apparatus is securable to a location near the front of the motorcycle engine. At least one arm assembly extends in a rearward direction relative to the motorcycle and outboard of the motorcycle's engine and operator's seat. A wheel assembly is mounted at an rearward end of the arm assembly and includes a wheel engageable with a surface supporting the motorcycle. A biasing assembly biases the arm assembly to rotate upward an adjustable limited distance at which the wheel is not engaged with the support surface. The biasing assembly applies a biasing resistance to downward rotation of the arm assembly over the limited distance for engaging the wheel with the support surface, yet allows the arm assembly to rotate upward farther than the limited distance to a raised position.

Abstract: A motorcycle support stand with a folding design, not attached to the motorcycle, but available for portability directly on motorcycles that have no attached means of upright support. The support device comprises an extended finger for intermittently interfacing with the hollow rear axle holes on these types of motorcycles, two support legs that pivot near the top, and a bottom brace member that pivots on the bottom of one support leg and intermittently latches to the bottom of the other support leg. When folded in this triangle shaped configuration, the extended finger can be inserted into the hollow rear axle hole, at the exact center of the rear wheel hub, on either side, and the weight of the motorcycle can be leaned onto the stand. When the stand is folded to its small straight configuration, it can be transported on the motorcycle for use in remote locations. The rider also has the option of having no stand on the bike, for competition situations.

Abstract: This invention is a bicycle trainer, which is attached to the back wheel as well as the bolt of the bike seat of a bicycle that is being operated by a child. This will allow a parent to travel safely behind a bicycle and teach his or her child how to balance on a bicycle so that he or she may ride safely while at the same time minimizing injuries due to falls.

Abstract: The improved wheelchair employs the use of two push levers attached to two forward drive gears, and two reverse drive gears, which propel the two main rear wheels of the chair through bicycle chains connecting the front drive gears to sprocket clusters mounted on the rear wheel axles. Direction control mechanisms allow the user to engage either forward or reverse drive gears, or disengage both, thereby producing forward, neutral, and reverse motion. Derailers are mounted behind each rear axle and are activated by shifter mechanisms mounted on the push levers. Disc brakes are mounted on the frame beside each wheel and activated by hand brake levers mounted on the push levers.

Abstract: A single-piece side wheel attachment member for removably attaching an auxiliary side wheel to a bicycle is provided. The attachment member has a single-piece molded structure, including an upper vertical portion and a lower substantially horizontal spindle portion connected through a C-shaped compliant structure for allowing the spindle portion to move vertically when subjected to force. In its natural unbiased condition, the vertical and horizontal portions of the member extend generally perpendicular to one another. The upper vertical portion includes a projection and at least one through-hole for insertion on the rear wheel axle of the bicycle. The horizontal spindle portion is rotatably engaged by the auxiliary side wheel, therefore acting as its axle. Both ends of the attachment member can angularly move relative to one another due to the C-shaped compliant structure.

Abstract: A motorcycle support stand has a horizontally large base plate which stably engages a flat floor and mounts thereon a pair of sidewardly spaced uprights which define a gap therebetween for accommodating a motorcycle tire. The uprights have lower ends fixedly securable to the base plate, with at least one upright being slidably adjustable to vary the width of the gap. The upright has a leg part with a curvature similar to the rear tire so as to engage the side of the tire when the uprights are clamped together with the tire.

Abstract: A motorcycle stand control mechanism is constructed to include a rotor rotatable with the transmission line of the cable of the mileage meter of the motorcycle in which the motorcycle stand control mechanism is installed, a rotary driven member fixedly fastened to one end of the rotor, the rotary driven member having a plurality of magnets alternatively arranged around the periphery thereof in reversed direction, and a fixedly circuit board provided near one side of the rotary driven member, the circuit board having sensor means adapted to act with the magnets and to output a corresponding control signal to turn the motorcycle stand of the motorcycle subject to the status of the rotary driven member.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body structure that is suspended from a chassis of the vehicle by a vehicle body suspension system. The vehicle body suspension system is constructed in a manner to allow relative movement to occur between the suspended body structure and the chassis in such a manner to at least partially isolate the suspended body structure from the vibrations and accelerations of the chassis. The vehicle body suspension system includes one or more spring/damper components that comprise an elastomer body that is surrounded and, therefore, reinforced by a reinforcing wall constructed of a relatively rigid material. The vehicle body suspension system may utilize one or more of the reinforced elastomer block spring/damper components as bump stops and/or primary spring/damper components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a side air bag apparatus including an air bag unit. The air bag unit contains a side air bag and an inflator in its upper and lower portions, respectively. The air bag unit is attached to an inner panel of a side door through upper attaching portions and lower attaching portions. The air bag unit is configured to move in parallel toward a vehicle occupant compartment during a side impact collision by way of a difference in distance between a side impact input position corresponding to a impact bar and each attaching portion. This enables the side air bag unit to avoid damage during the collision. Further, the side air bag can reliably be expanded between an occupant and the side door. A structure for attaching the air bag unit to the side door can also be simplified.

Abstract: A mud flap extender for mounting on the rear quarter panel behind each rear wheel or wheels of a truck or other vehicle and suspending a mud flap a sufficient distance rearwardly of the wheel(s) to prevent the wheel(s) from engaging the mud flap and tearing the mud flap from the vehicle frame when the vehicle is operated in reverse. Each mud flap extender is characterized by a fender module that matches the curvature of the vehicle rear quarter panel and typically mounts on the wheel well plate of the rear quarter panel and an angle-iron mount plate having a top flange for engaging the fender module and a bottom flange for mounting a mud flap which is suspended downwardly from the fender module in spaced relationship with respect to the rear wheel or wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: A bicycle accessory is provided for stabilizing a bicycle while the operator of the bicycle pops a wheelee. The accessory acts as a safety by providing one or more wheelee wheels behind the rear wheel to limit the upward excursion of the front wheel of the bicycle. The accessory is attachable and detachable from conventional bicycles of various sizes and designs. The accessory is adjustable in size for compatibility and operator preference. The accessory is convertible between receiving one or two wheelee wheels.

Abstract: A wheelchair transporter for transferring a handicapped person, while seated in a wheelchair, from a ground level into an operative position on a motorcycle. The wheelchair is intended for independent use, but is designed to couple with a glide track on the motorcycle. The glide track receives rollers mounted on the wheelchair and guides the wheelchair into operational position on the motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a support unit for stabilization during the transfer of the wheelchair, and in the course of initiating and ending a ride on the motorcycle by a handicapped person seated in the wheelchair, operating the motorcycle.

Abstract: A bicycle support device is provided for supporting a bicycle, so it can be used as a stationary exercise device. It has a base member, and a vertical member extending up from the base. The frame of a bicycle is supported on a support bracket on top of the vertical member, and is held by a clamping member. A friction roller is rotatably mounted to the vertical member. This device thus can support the bicycle with the rear wheel engaged by the roller.

Abstract: A bicycle front wheel holder is provided for releasably locking the front wheel of a bicycle in fixed rotational position relative to the bicycle frame and for keeping the front wheel from turning. The wheel holder comprises two bracket members adapted to replace the shift lever stopper members in conventional multispeed shifting assemblies. The bracket members receive a wire form member for pivotal rotation between a first position wherein the wire form contacts the front wheel, and a second position free of contact with the front wheel.

Abstract: A readily releasable parking brake for a bicycle includes a housing to be secured to the underside of the down tube of a bicycle frame, and a generally U-shaped spring wire form which has the ends of its leg portions received in a recess in the housing and turned out for pivotal mounting in a pair of aligned holes in the side walls of the housing providing for movement of the wire form through approximately 90.degree. between the back and bottom walls of the recess. Aligned grooves in the side walls of the housing adjacent their junctions with the back and bottom walls of the recess act as keepers for the legs of the wire form, and the head of the screw by which the housing is mounted on a bicycle is proportioned to spread the form legs into interfitting relation with these grooves, so that engagement and disengagement of the spring form with respect to these grooves is with a snap action.

Abstract: By providing a bicycle with a one-way brake coupled between the front wheel and the frame of the bicycle, the one-way brake being configured to permit only forward rotation of the front wheel, dangerous reverse rotation of the front wheel, which accompanies turning abruptly without adequate forward momentum and/or with an incorrect leaning angle, is avoided and the precipitous falling and serious injury to the rider which normally accompanies reverse rotation of the front wheel under these conditions is prevented.

Abstract: The device comprises a base block of material mounted on the frame bar of a bicycle which extends downwardly and rearwardly from the front fork. The block is mounted beneath the bar at the point closest to the adjacent front wheel and tire. The block is provided with rectangular cut out portions at the bottom front end corners. The cut out portions are provided with aligned pivot openings extending laterally from each side. A heavy spring wire frame is provided with spaced parallel arms having inwardy extending bent ends adapted to enter the aligned openings to pivotally mount the frame on the block. The outer end of the frame comprises an integral arcuate loop which is bent at almost right angles to the spaced arms. Beneath each pivot opening, the block is provided with an elongated raised rib which is adapted to hold the frame arms in a horizontal position with relation to the block.

Abstract: Apparatus for attachment as an accessory to a cycle such as a bicycle, for stabilizing the cycle upon rearward rotation thereof about the rear wheel when the front wheel is raised from the surface upon which the cycle is located. The apparatus comprises a pair of elongated members secured to the structure of the cycle and extending generally rearwardly from the cycle and a brace extending rearwardly from the cycle to remote portions of the elongated members. A wheel arrangement is carried at remote ends of the elongated members for rolling engagement with the surface at a point rearward of the cycle upon rearward rotation thereof about the rear wheel axis through a predetermined angular extent.

Abstract: A speed changing position regulating device for a motorcycle, having a speed changing operating means (60) for a transmission gear for changing over speed changing positions by the operation of a shift pedal (30) operatively connected with the speed changing operating means (60). A link mechanism (40, 50, 80, 110) is operated through connecting means (165, 170) by the rise and fall of a stand (160) so that, when the stand rises, the shift position of the speed changing operating means may be changed over to a neutral position by the link mechanism operated by the connecting means and the speed changing operating means may be held in the neutral position.

Abstract: A bicycle-training apparatus adapted to be used, as an accessory equipment, together with any existing bicycle, to convert it to a hometrainer cycle. It comprises a disassemblable frame with a base part to be driven by the rear wheel of the bicycle, said base part comprising movable elements, e. g. two rotatably arranged rollers.