Adjustable Handle Patents (Class 280/47.315)
  • Patent number: 10457308
    Abstract: A cart includes a bottom frame having a first transverse frame member and a longitudinal frame member, first and second back wheels, a first front wheel, a carrier frame, a collapsing mechanism, and a folding mechanism. First and second back wheel holders pivotably connect the first and second back wheels to opposite ends of the first transverse frame member, respectively. A first slide block slides along the longitudinal frame member. First and second guide units connect the first slide block to the first and second back wheel holder. A connecting member connects the carrier frame to the first slide block. A first front wheel holder pivotably connects the first front wheel to the bottom frame. A third guide unit guides the first front wheel holder. A longitudinal connecting arm connects the first slide block to the third guide unit for the first front wheel holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: UNIQUE PRODUCT & DESIGN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gordon Liao
  • Patent number: 9156486
    Abstract: A folding mechanism operatable between an extended position and a received position is disclosed to include a rack for supporting thereon a table machine, a pair of first legs and a pair of second legs respectively pivoted to the rack for supporting the rack above the floor, two first links respectively pivoted to the rack, two sliding units slidably and respectively sleeved onto the first legs and pivotally and respectively connected with the first links, and two second links respectively pivoted to the sliding units and the second legs. The first and second links and the sliding units are moved with the second legs toward the first legs upon folding the folding mechanism from the extended position to the received position, and at the same time the sliding units are slid along the first legs, assuring safety and stability of the folding action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: DURQ MACHINERY CORP.
    Inventor: Chia-Sheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20150091267
    Abstract: A car seat mobility assembly configured to couple to an infant car seat. The car seat mobility assembly has a telescoping handle coupled to one or more wheel brackets each a wheel coupled thereto. The wheel bracket is configured to couple to the car seat. The car seat mobility assembly has one or more handle brackets coupled to the handle and configured to couple to the car seat. A user can push the car seat along flat or nearly flat ground while remaining erect with normal posture and with a normal walking gait. The user pushes down on the handle to rotate the car seat about the wheels, lifting the forward part of the car seat off the ground, and then pushes the handle in a forward direction to move the car seat forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Rhett Conner
  • Patent number: 8944442
    Abstract: A shrinkable load supporter of a truck includes a telescopic pole set having two end respectively combined with a front base and a rear base and threadably fixed with positioning tubes. Fixed over grooves of the front base and the rear base respectively is a pressing rod, which presses on outer tubes and inner tubes of the telescopic pole set. The pressing rod is provided with plural through holes corresponding to threaded holes of the front base and said rear base. With screws threadably fixed in said through holes of the pressing rod and the threaded holes of the front base and the rear base, the telescopic pole set can thus be firmly combined together with the front base and the rear base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventor: Hai-Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 8801028
    Abstract: A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can further have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate position and the operational position, at least partially under the influence of gravity force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Doona Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Shabtai Yoav Mazar, Maxim Holtzman
  • Publication number: 20140210171
    Abstract: A basket for public use includes a substantially upright tapered body for repeatedly moving purchasable items within a store; the body includes an interior space and an open top; the open top permits access to the interior for placing the plurality of purchasable items in the interior. Wheels allow rolling the basket within the store and a telescoping handle provided on a face of the body rollingly pulls the basket. A like-basket is nestable in the basket in a first and a second position; eg the telescoping handles are proximate to each other or the telescoping handles are distal from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Araven, S.L.
    Inventors: Marcos Alcala Sebastian, Maria Isabel Gimeno Verdejo, Jose Antonio Puertolas Salanova
  • Patent number: 8783587
    Abstract: A mobile pressure washing system is provided. The system comprises a frame with hinged elements for transitioning the frame between an upright position of use and a compact position for secure transport and storage of the system. System features further include a removable and replaceable tank adapted to fit on a portion of the frame, storage features, and pressure washing features such as a motor and pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Karcher North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dean Bearup, Glenn Richard Schmierer, Roger Pedlar, Agustin Garcia Arellano, Jerry G. Gradwohl, Gerardo Angel Gonzalez Chapa
  • Publication number: 20140021232
    Abstract: A cargo management system can include a receptacle and a removable storage device. The receptacle can be formed relative to an exterior panel of the vehicle and can have a rear wall spaced apart from an outer surface of the exterior panel. The outer surface can have a first contour. The removable storage device can be removably received in the receptacle and selectively secured to the vehicle. The storage device can include an upper portion, a lower portion and a latch mechanism. The upper portion can be pivotable relative to the lower portion to provide access to an interior of the storage device. The latch mechanism can selectively secure the storage device to the vehicle when in a stored position in the receptacle. An outer surface of the upper portion and the lower portion can include a second contour, where the second contour can substantially match the first contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Lazarevich, David B. Reed, Peter W. Mattes, Gary D. Lock
  • Patent number: 8474855
    Abstract: One aspect is wheelbarrow including a tub and a first frame portion coupled to, and providing support for, the tub. A wheel is supported below the first frame portion. A second frame portion is releasably coupled to the first frame portion and configured with a handle for gripping by a user. A trigger is adjacent the handle configured to release the first frame portion from the second frame portion when the trigger is actuated such that the tub is readily dumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Scott R. Kilen
  • Patent number: 8469389
    Abstract: A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Doona Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Shabtai Yoav Mazar, Maxim Holtzman
  • Patent number: 8469390
    Abstract: A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Doona Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Shabtai Yoav Mazar, Maxim Holtzman
  • Patent number: 8434781
    Abstract: A baby safety car seat convertible into a rollable baby seat, and comprising a front, head area and a rear, feet area, the head area being higher than the feet area; a right and left pair of front and rear legs, and a handle. The legs of each pair have distal ends associated with wheels and proximal ends articulated to the seat at corresponding leg attachment area. Both legs are rotatable relative to each other and to the seat between a storage position to be taken in a safety car seat mode of the seat, and an operational position to be taken in a rolling-carrier mode of the seat. The legs can have an intermediate position between the storage and operational position, and can be rotatable between the intermediate and operational positions, at least partially under the influence of gravity force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Doona Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Shabtai Yoav Mazar, Maxim Holtzman
  • Patent number: 8398097
    Abstract: A retainer extends across first and second overlapping hinged beams to retain the hinged beams against pivotal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Junk, Ryan S. Jaskowiak
  • Publication number: 20130049315
    Abstract: A multi-use cart is configured and designed to transport a specific style of foldable camp chair and other necessary items such as rain jackets, lap blankets and other items used in outdoor activities. The cart can convert for inner city use for daily activities such as shopping or transportation of goods. This can eliminate carrying goods by hand which can allow people to move about with ease and comfort, making the whole experience more enjoyable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald Lee Lowe, Daniel A. Cadoret
  • Publication number: 20120289765
    Abstract: A medical device, such as an intra-aortic balloon pump or carrier with an extendable wheel track and handle configured to be removably carried and integrated with a cart. The wheel track is configured to extend upon extension of the handle and to return to its original position upon retraction of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC
    Inventors: Yefim KAUSHANSKY, Edmund Pacenka, Robert Hamilton, Zina Kaushansky
  • Patent number: 8302976
    Abstract: In a working machine, a towing handle is mounted on a top section of a machine body in such a manner that the handle is pivotable between a stored position and a deployed position, and the machine body is towable with the handle in the deployed position. The handle in the stored position extends along outer peripheral portions of the top section and a predetermined wall section of the machine, and the wall section has an upper end region that extends in a machine-towing direction to connect to the top section and has to-be-protected member provided thereon. The handle in the stored position projects outwardly beyond the top section and the wall section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaku Okabe
  • Publication number: 20120181771
    Abstract: A walker device including a walking aid and a lifting arm attached to, and extending in an approximate vertical direction from, the walking aid. The walking aid may include two front legs and two back legs. The walking aid may include two or more wheels attached to the bottom of the two front legs and/or two back legs. The walking aid may be a multiple-legged cane. The walking aid may be a wheeled mobility device. The lifting arm may include a gripping handle positioned at its approximate distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Craig E. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20120181764
    Abstract: A dual handled liftable wheelbarrow with a bin and a wheel assembly has a fixed handle mounted on a rear wall thereof. A bracket is mounted on an outside of the front wall for mounting an adjustable handle with an elongated resilient grip having end arms swiveling about and mounted on said forwardly extending members of the bracket, so that the handle is rotatable between a parked position flush downwardly against the outside of said front wall, and an upwardly extending deployed position with said resilient grip above the open top of said bin. The fixed and adjustable handles are mounted at substantially equal heights on the rear and front walls, respectively, of the bin to allow two users working together to unload debris from the bin over a side wall of the bin into a collection box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: John Skijus, Thomas Berinato
  • Patent number: 8118146
    Abstract: An improved wheeled luggage case having a pair of freely rotating large wheels that have a diameter substantially greater than the height of the center of gravity of the wheeled luggage case itself (when in an upright, at rest position). The weight of the wheeled luggage case is largely transferred to the large wheel pair when being towed, reducing the load burden on a user and making it easier to pull the wheeled luggage case over long distances, for example, between airport terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Netta Shalgi
  • Patent number: 7967222
    Abstract: A pressure washer is provided including a housing. A pump is contained within the housing for pressurizing fluid received through a water inlet port and for pumping the pressurized fluid through an outlet port. An application wand is connected to the water outlet for outputting a pressurized stream of fluid. At least one wheel is supported on the housing so as to enable rolling movement of the housing. A first handle is arranged on the housing for movement between a retracted position in which a gripping portion of the handle is arranged relatively closer to the housing and an extended position in which the gripping portion of the handle is arranged relatively further away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: FNA IP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Gus Alexander
  • Patent number: 7934727
    Abstract: A waist high horizontal crossbar that uses a user's abdominal muscles to provide a strong forward thrust that alleviates unnecessary strain on the user's arms and shoulders. Incorporated in the horizontal bar are two vertical bars, right and left, that provide effective stabilization of the wheelbarrow. When a user uses their forearms against the vertical bars, this assists in preventing sideways tipping which is a common problem with a wheelbarrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventor: Dale D. Parry
  • Patent number: 7896368
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a generally L-shaped frame assembly or dolly for mechanical devices, such as generators. The assembly includes a first and second frame portions. The first frame portion includes intermediate segments which are substantially equal or greater than the length of the mechanical device so as to protect the device and provide a lifting point for hoisting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Craig, P. Brent Boyd
  • Publication number: 20100270764
    Abstract: The current invention is a non motorized cart for use on rugged terrain, operated by one or more persons, comprising a single wheel with a brake attached to the wheel housing of a rigid frame. The frame additionally comprises a posteriorly positioned primary steering and lifting handgrip, and an anteriorly positioned supplementary assistance lifting handgrip. The frame additionally provides multiple detachable connections for various interchangeable load bearing platforms, which can be easily interchanged in the field, without tools. The frame additionally provides an attachment point for supplemental sources of motive power. Additional features include an electronic odometer and a self contained electrical storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kirtland Louis Odle, Keith Preston Odle
  • Patent number: 7819408
    Abstract: This application discloses movable, stowable support structure assemblies for supporting an article or receptacle. The support structure assemblies may include simple manually manipulable latches, which the user simply presses to release the support structure assembly, and upon release the support structure assembly is pivoted and movable to a fold flat profile within the perimeter and the side elevational profile of the article or receptacle, and may include spring biasing. The application provides for simple internal mechanisms, for unique faceplates with finger grips, and also provides for spring biasing and latching of the support structure assembly so that it automatically is retained in the fold flat profile. The support shaft may have mounted thereon either a ski, sled, or a wheel, as well as a typical stationary support stand shaft foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Inventor: Richard N. Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20100237084
    Abstract: A rolling container for transporting items comprising: a storage compartment having an opening and one or more rolling mechanisms; said opening large enough to be lowered over the item to be transported; said storage compartment large enough to contain the item to be transported; said rolling mechanisms attached to the exterior of the storage compartment at a location adjacent to said opening such that after the item to be transported is enclosed within said storage compartment, the container can be shifted approximately ninety degrees from a position of resting on the item to be transported (opening down) to a position of resting on said rolling mechanisms (rolling mechanisms down).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventor: Jerry Russell Freed
  • Publication number: 20100225077
    Abstract: A single handled two-wheeled gimbaled bucket dolly or hand truck is configured to lift, transport and pour the contents of a bucket or container with minimal operator effort. The dolly or hand truck may use a horizontal “C” shaped frame cross member and two rigid vertical gimbaled columns to support a pivoting bucket or container. This apparatus allows the bucket to tilt a full 180 degrees on its horizontal axis in order to effortlessly dispense its contents and to transport the bucket across uneven terrain. A second gimbaled bucket or container holder can be combined into one unit allowing for lifting, transporting and pouring the contents of containers or buckets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Oleg Michael Plesh, Jeffrey David Atherton
  • Publication number: 20100194066
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an adapter that fits over a wheel barrow handle that is extendable. By way of this extension, the height of a handle portion of the adapter may be changed so as to change the effective height of the wheel barrow handle. In this way, a user of the wheel barrow can lift the wheel barrow from a more comfortable height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Jeff Martin
  • Patent number: 7717440
    Abstract: A manually operable luggage cart includes a central and unitary storage chamber with planar top and bottom surfaces. The assembly further includes a handle that is pivotal between rectilinear oblong displaced positions extending parallel and diagonal to a longitudinal length of the storage chamber, a plurality of casters rotatably connected to the storage chamber, and a mechanism for automatically biasing the casters between exposed and retracted positions from the bottom surface of the storage chamber when the handle is pivoted between the parallel and diagonal positions and about a curvilinear path defined adjacent to the proximal end of the storage chamber. The adaptable luggage cart further includes a plurality of straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Ahmad Baba
  • Patent number: 7658390
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an adapter that fits over a wheel barrow handle that is extendable. By way of this extension, the height of a handle portion of the adapter may be changed so as to change the effective height of the wheel barrow handle. In this way, a user of the wheel barrow can lift the wheel barrow from a more comfortable height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Jeff Martin
  • Patent number: 7604246
    Abstract: An engine-driven assembly including an engine-driven device, a vertical-shaft engine, a frame, and a handle. The vertical-shaft engine supplies power to the engine-driven device. The frame is coupled to the vertical-shaft engine and the engine-driven device. The frame includes at least one frame foot in contact with a ground surface when the frame is in an operating position. The handle has legs coupled for to the frame for movement of the handle between retracted and extended positions. The legs are oriented such that an acute angle is formed between the ground surface and the legs when the handle is extended and the engine-driven assembly is in the operating position. The handle is higher in the extended position than in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Briggs and Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley C. Sodemann, Billy Brandenburg
  • Patent number: 7597340
    Abstract: An engine-driven work machine equipped with a moving handle is provided wherein the moving handle (86) is formed from a pair of left and right handle bars (88, 88) having a handle grip (93) at the extremity, and a cross member (89) integrally connecting middle parts of the handle bars (88, 88) to each other, and the two handle bars (88, 88) are mounted in upper parts of left and right side frames (2b, 2b) of a frame (2) so that the two handle bars (88, 88) can pivot between a working position (A) in which the two handle bars (88, 88) protrude from the frame (2) and a storage position (B) in which, with the handle grip (93) facing downward, the handle bars (88, 88) in cooperation with the cross member (89) function as a bumper. When the moving handle is not used, it can be folded compactly, and equipment on the frame can thereby be protected from contact with another object by utilizing the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadafumi Hirose, Shuhei Imai, Takao Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090241614
    Abstract: A locking device for a telescoping pole for use with a retractable handle system, the pole having at least one moveable section slideably mounted in a guide member having at least one opening. The locking device includes a body fixed to the movable section, a locking member carried by the body and movable between locking an unlocking positions, a rotatable lever carried by the body and pivotable between a release position, in which relative movement is permitted between the movable section and the guide member, and a blocking position, in which the lever comes to bear on the guide member and exerts a force assuring a transverse immobilization of the moveable section in the guide member. The lever is coupled to the locking member to be displaced toward the blocking position when the locking member is engaged in the opening under the force produced by a restoring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Matthias HAHN
  • Patent number: 7513511
    Abstract: A three-in-one transporting device. The device may be converted for use as a two-wheeled dolly, a four-wheeled, flat-bed truck or a standard display table. The device incorporates a design that utilizes a lightweight frame fabricated from tubular materials. The frame has vertically and horizontally extending sockets for receiving tubular leg and handle structures to selectively form the desired devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventor: Frehause A. Chaseateau
  • Patent number: 7513513
    Abstract: A metal grip for T-bar according to the present invention has a T-bar, a front wheel, a front wheel fork, a board, and two or more rear wheels. The metal grip includes a locking bump and a metal grip. The locking bump is for locking the T-bar to the front wheel fork. The metal grip has a band portion, a fastening device, and a plurality of locking hooks. The T-bar is assembled to the front wheel fork for the locking bump on the T-bar to be locked between the locking hooks of the metal grip. And the band portion and the fastening device enclose and hold the assembled T-bar and front wheel fork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventor: Jae Hyun Hong
  • Patent number: 7503439
    Abstract: A retractable wheel assembly (110) for a carrier (100) is disclosed wherein the wheels (120) are rotatably mounted in cowls (130), which are pivotably disposed in wheel wells (116L, 116R) on a housing. The cowls are connected with a cowl axle assembly (140) that includes a coil spring, preferably a constant force spring (150) that biases the cowls towards a retracted position. The constant force spring is connected to a retractable handle (104), preferably with a spring engagement member (160), such that extending the retractable handle will bias the cowls towards an extended position, wherein the wheels extend out of the wheel wells for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy J. C. O'Shea, Terence R Ellard, Wayne C Higgins
  • Publication number: 20090014974
    Abstract: A ski bag incorporated with a frame having wheels and a handle, capable of holding a family's skis and/or snowboard(s), enabling them to wheel the bag to a lodge, automobile, etc.; and which may be easily stored in a typical ski locker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Mara VanVORST, Doug VanVORST
  • Patent number: 7464441
    Abstract: An apparatus that is engageable with a wheelbarrow for assisting a user in pushing such wheelbarrow. The apparatus comprises at least one mounting plate formed of a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined shape engageable with a predetermined portion of such wheelbarrow. A pivotally adjustable telescoping arm member is formed of a predetermined material and is engageable on a first end thereof with the at least one mounting plate. A sleeve member is engageable intermediate a first end and a second end thereof with a second end of the arm member. The sleeve member is formed as a unitary part of the arm member and is disposed at a predetermined angle thereof. An elongated rod member is rotatingly and adjustably engageable with an inner portion of the sleeve member and extends outwardly toward such user. A bicep cup member having a predetermined shape is engageable on a first side thereof with an end of the elongated rod member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Inventor: Clifton Peach
  • Patent number: 7448632
    Abstract: An adjustable handcart that provides a horizontal platform for transporting items of cargo or people, such as a patient immobilized upon a spine board. The handcart includes a platform and a platform extension slidably connected at one end and held in place by a lock mechanism. A wheel assembly extends downwardly from the platform to support the platform in a substantially horizontal position off the ground. On the end opposite the platform extension, handles are attached. The handles may be detachable and/or rotatable (to facilitate folding), thereby allowing the handcart to be easily cleaned, stacked, or compacted as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Francisco A. Nieto
  • Patent number: 7438301
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for moving a shelving assembly. The apparatus includes support legs that are connected to the shelving assembly. Jack assemblies are connected to the support legs and are moveable to engage the ground and lift the shelving assembly off the ground. The jack assemblies include wheels so that, when lifted off the ground, the shelving assembly can be moved over the ground with the moving apparatus attached to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Harry Erich Schilling, Phillip Rosenband
  • Patent number: 7438308
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wheeled luggage item with an ergonomic telescopic handle assembly. The ergonomic telescoping handle assembly of the present invention allows a user to use the luggage using just one hand. Furthermore, the ergonomic telescoping handle assembly shifts the weight of the bag onto the bag, rather than the user's arm, reducing strain on the user's arm, and it provides for a greater space between the user's heel and the bag, reducing the chance that the user will kick the bag while walking. Finally, the ergonomic telescoping handle assembly of the present invention is stored compactly within the luggage, maximizing the volume available within the luggage for storage of personal items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: JanSport Apparel Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Kim, Doug Golenz
  • Patent number: 7434818
    Abstract: The “One-Hand Operation Conversion for Wheelbarrow Handles” added to a wheelbarrow, on one hand, offers single hand operability and maneuverability, and on the other hand offers added benefits to dual-handed users. The wheelbarrow can easily be converted from dual to single-handed operation and then back again with this said unit. This is completed by adding a centrally mounted handle to cross support(s) which are attached to the two longitudinally extending handles of the said wheelbarrow. When the center handle is attached, one-hand operation is achieved by the load balancing capabilities of the said handle and its mounting orientation. The center handle is formed into or mounted to the cross support(s) that are mounted to the existing longitudinal handles. The unit size dimensions and mounting method are arbitrary and will be made to fit the circumstances of mounting position and cross support material. The cross support(s) material and the handle material are of variable rigid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen Walter Sepeck, III
  • Patent number: 7370877
    Abstract: Locking device for a telescopic stem for a trolley wherein the stem comprises an inner stem and an outer stem, which may glide into each other, characterized in that a friction element is arranged in the outer stem and that the inner stem is equipped with the blocking element grasping into the friction element and locking the movement of the inner stem in relation to the outer stem, in that the blocking element presses against the friction element of housing with a conical groove linked to a rod stretching from the housing to the upper end of the inner stem and connected to a handle which influences the position of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Stokke AS
    Inventor: Bjørn Refsum
  • Publication number: 20080106053
    Abstract: A handle-positioning device for a hand truck includes two position bases and a pull rod. The position base is respectively fixed on two vertical cross-shaped tubes combined with an inverted U-shaped handle of a hand truck. Each vertical tube has a position hole aligned to that of each position base. The pull rod has some elasticity, and two bent ends, which fit in the position hole of a washer fixed on each pull rod, that of each position base, that of each vertical tube and further in that of the handle to keep the handle at a certain height. The height of the handle is adjusted by handling the pull rod to let the two bent ends to retreat from only the position hole of the handle and then the handle can be moved up and down then positioned again at that adjusted position or height by handling the pull rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Haiming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080106054
    Abstract: A rolling cooler comprises an insulated enclosure, wheels and a handle assembly. The insulated enclosure includes a main body and a cover. The cover is movable between an open configuration where an interior space of the insulated enclosure is accessible and a closed configuration whereby the cover substantially covers an opening defining the interior space of the insulated enclosure. The wheels are attached to the insulated enclosure for enabling the insulated enclosure to be moved along a support surface in a wheeled manner. The handle assembly is attached to the insulated enclosure. The handle assembly includes a hand-gripping portion configured for enabling a person to wrap fingers of one of their hands at least partially therearound and a beverage container holder including a container-receiving space in which a beverage container is stowable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Russell Brent Autry
  • Patent number: 7284763
    Abstract: A portable storage container assembly having a bottom container, a top container and a cover, wherein the bottom and top containers may be selectively and individually accessed through the use of a sliding latch member that engages one or more of a series of male members or flanges associated with the bottom container, top container and cover. A locking member may be attached to the latch and a male member to secure the containers in the closed position. Additional storage may be provided through a storage tray accessible from the outside of the bottom container or through a covered recessed area in the cover. The top container may include a pair of stand members for permitting a bow or other elongated devices to be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Inventor: Kelly King
  • Publication number: 20070215424
    Abstract: A wheeled suitcase or similar carrier of a manually directed mobile type is provided with roller elements on its various, outer surfaces so as to engage against barriers or obstacles in a non-skid manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventor: Dawn Mittleman
  • Patent number: 7240909
    Abstract: A paint pump cart having a telescoping handle assembly including a paint pump frame having a pair of standtubes, a handle having a pair of extensions received in the standtubes, and a pair of knobs mounted on the standtubes. Each knob is rotationally movable with respect to its standtube and has a pair of internal ramps. The handle assembly has a bushing supporting and retaining the knob while permitting movement of the knob on the standtube. A pair of resiliently mounted projections internal to the handle extensions are movable by the ramps of the knob between a locking position wherein the respective handle extension is maintained in an extended position with respect to the standtube, and a released position wherein the handle extension is allowed to telescope into the standtube towards a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne Robens
  • Patent number: 7237660
    Abstract: The invention discloses a transporting wheel structure of storage and luggage container. Particularly, the transporting wheel structure is applied at a lower portion of a container for facilitating movements of the container. Rollers of the transporting wheel structure can be pushed out for use or completely hidden when tucked in, and are prevented from staining clothes with dirt thereon when the container is lifted. The invention is characterized that, using relationships between inclined surfaces of triangular push members and vertical push members, the rollers can be pushed out for use or completely hidden when tucked in, thereby providing a pleasant-looking and functional structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Inventor: Yi-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 7231755
    Abstract: A walk-behind implement, e.g., lawn mower, having a handle assembly, and a handle assembly release apparatus for use with such an implement. The release apparatus, in one embodiment, may permit unlocking of the handle assembly from a first operating position relative to a housing of the implement. Once unlocked, the handle assembly may be moved, e.g., pivoted, to a second storage position. In one embodiment, the release apparatus may include a lever member that may be actuated by the application of a force applied by an operator's foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventor: Khari S. Clarke
  • Patent number: 7222871
    Abstract: A push handle for a child's vehicle has an elongated body with at least two elongated tubes of different diameters configured in a telescoping relation where the tube(s) of smaller diameters are slidable within the tube(s) of larger diameters between an extended state and a retracted state. The tubes include a top tube with a top end and a bottom tube. The bottom tube is fixed to the child's vehicle. A grip is mounted on the top end of the top tube for gripping by a user's hand. A locking mechanism is disposed within the body for locking the tubes in either the extended state or the retracted state. A release device is disposed on the body and activated for remotely unlocking the locking mechanism so that the body may be moved between the extended and retracted states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Michelau, Thomas Schlegel