Occupant Propelled Patents (Class 280/828)
  • Patent number: 8286974
    Abstract: An easy-to-assemble multipurpose pushbike includes a frame having a handlebar at one end, a through hole on the middle and a locating member disposed in the through hole, a front wheel pivotally coupled to the other end of the frame, two arched boards each having a mounting portion disposed at one end and inserted into the through hole of the frame, a pivot holder disposed at the other end and two positioning matching means disposed at the mounting portion and selectively attached to the locating member, a rear wheel set pivotally coupled to the pivot holder of each arched board, and a seat having a seat pad and a seat stem supporting the seat pad and fixedly mounted between the arched boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventors: Hsin-Ta Chen, Hsing-Hung Chen, Ya-Fen Chen
  • Patent number: 8191931
    Abstract: An apparatus for training children to learn to balance and ride a bicycle is provided. A wooden bicycle includes a two-piece frame secured at one end, thereof. The frame may be painted with a special type of paint or it may include a natural wood finish. The paint allows for a customization of the frame with chalk. The frame includes a downward curvature that allows a smaller and/or younger child to use the bicycle. An adjustable seat is provided with a removable seat cushion. A pair of foot pegs are included on the frame which helps the child to improve their balance. A wooden handlebar with a pair of foam grips bar is used to steer and maneuver the bicycle. A pair of wooden wheels are provided that each include a pneumatic air or solid tire. An instruction manual for assembly and required tools and parts are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Oscar Vincent Mulder
  • Publication number: 20070290497
    Abstract: Children's ride-on vehicles with reconfigured, or flexed panel, bodies. The bodies include at least one reconfigured, or flexed, body panel that is retained in a biased, or flexed, configuration and/or against its internal bias to move from the flexed configuration. In some embodiments, the body has an exterior shape that is determined at least in part by the at least one flexed body panel. In some embodiments, the at least one body panel is integrally formed with other portions of the ride-on's body, and in some embodiments, a portion of the body panel remains in an unflexed configuration when another portion of the body panel is retained in the flexed configuration. In some embodiments, the vehicles include at least one retainer that engages a flexed panel and retains the panel in a defined position relative to another portion of the ride-on's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Albert L. Arendt, John L. Jones, Michael B. Zielinski
  • Patent number: 6676571
    Abstract: The bicycle trainer includes a frame having a head tube, a top tube, and a rear fork, wherein a foot bar and a front fork are mounted at a lower part of the head tube, a front part of the top tube is pivotally connected to the head tube, and the rear fork is connected to the top tube; a handle connected to the front fork of the frame and properly connected to the front fork; a front wheel and a rear wheel pivotally connected to front wheel and rear wheel; and a flexible device connecting the frame with a rear pivot shaft at one side of the rear wheel, wherein the flexible device drive the rear wheel to rotate and is recovered by using a swirling spring installed at the other side of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Xiao Hong Cui
  • Patent number: 6637759
    Abstract: A transformable riding toy includes a frame having front, rear, and central portions with a seat for a child. The toy includes a canopy having a top panel and a plurality of legs coupled to the central portion of the frame. The canopy is removable from the frame for use as a table. The toy also includes a digger assembly mounted to the rear portion of the frame and having a bucket with wheels that is removable, the bucket being operative as a wagon when removed. The toy includes a front-end loader assembly coupled to the front portion of the frame and having a bucket with a removable panel, the front-end loader bucket being operative as a bench when removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Myra L. Jones
  • Patent number: 6522244
    Abstract: A ride-on vehicle for children comprising a body with a seat, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, a steering mechanism operable by a child seated on the seat, and a frame forming a portion of the body. The frame includes a plurality of interconnected frame members, with at least one of the frame members comprising an audio-visual device configured to emit at least one of a light and a sound upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The audio-visual device has opposing end regions that are connected to other frame members such that the audio-visual device forms a portion of the frame and maintains other frame members in a spaced-apart relationship. In some embodiments, the frame at least partially defines a riding space, and the audio-visual device is configured to be activated by a child seated within the riding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, Daniel J. Damon
  • Patent number: 6139061
    Abstract: A ride-on toy vehicle for a pre-school child, the vehicle having a soft and compressible body which functions as a saddle. The body of the toy resembles an animal such as a sea turtle, or a familiar vehicle such as an ice cream truck. The body is mounted on a wheeled chassis whereby a child astride the body and holding onto a rein attached thereto can push and propel the ride-on vehicle with his feet. The chassis which accommodates the body includes parallel side walls having front and rear-end bearing holes. Bridging the parallel walls and passing through the front end bearing holes to join a pair of front wheels is a front axle. Bridging the parallel walls and passing through the rear end bearing holes to join a pair of rear wheels is a rear axle. The underside of the body is provided with front and rear channel pieces, the front axle extending through the front channel piece and the rear axle extending through the rear channel piece, thereby anchoring the body on the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lewis
  • Patent number: 6086081
    Abstract: A frame for a toy vehicle includes a front bar and a rear fork, and one or two covers for securing to the side portions of the bar. The bar includes a number of apertures, and the covers each includes a number of projections for engaging with the apertures of the bar and for securing the cover to the bar. The projections of one of the covers each includes a hole for engaging with the projections of the other cover and for securing the covers to the bar. The bar includes a number of reinforcing ribs and includes a notch for engaging with and for shielding a chain of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventor: Wan Tzu Huang
  • Patent number: 5997016
    Abstract: A toy vehicle which allows a child to ride thereon, the vehicle having a seat for the child and an opening in the floor of the vehicle forward of the seat to allow the child to extend his feet therethrough to contact the ground and thereby propel the vehicle, the vehicle having a sliding floor panel which can alternately be positioned to cover or to expose the floor opening, the vehicle also having a set of operable parts which simulate automotive parts, including the engine, spark plugs, air filter, coolant cap and oil dipstick, on which maintenance can be performed by a vehicle owner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: Annette Kaechele
  • Patent number: 5909896
    Abstract: A bicycle for children, which has a streamlining made of plastic material enclosing the frame and at least the chain drive system of the bicycle. The streamlining is formed by two opposite shells, which are fixed in a complementary manner and together also define a fender for the rear wheel of the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Yakari S.r.l.
    Inventor: Valerio Accerenzi
  • Patent number: 5523925
    Abstract: A light emitting device for bicycles has a dynamo-like pinion arrangement. A spinner rotates an abrasive material across a flint, emitting sparks which illuminate a transparent or translucent vessel of the device. The device is mounted to one rear wheel strut of a bicycle frame and includes a mechanism which urges the spinner against the rear tire. A lock mechanism provides a second unengaged position for the device. A flint holder provides both a guide bore for the flint, and applies pressure behind the flint, thereby urging the flint against the abrasive material. This provides a non-electrical light source for bicycles in which sparks of intensity proportionate to the speed of cycling are created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventor: James G. Bare, IV
  • Patent number: 5505493
    Abstract: A bicycle with simulated motorcycle parts includes a shroud attachable to the bicycle. The shroud has a center portion simulating a gas tank and a rear fender portion extending over the rear wheel. The shroud is configured to fit around the seat tube of the bicycle and preferably covers the top tube of the bicycle. In one embodiment, a fairing mounted in front of the handlebars simulates a fairing on a motorcycle. In another embodiment, chrome plated plastic parts are used to simulate a motorcycle engine and a sound system is included that replicates the sound of a motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Roadmaster Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Camfield, Daniel G. Hahn, Duane Niemeyer, Daniel F. Brashear, Ricke D. Shamhart
  • Patent number: 5496237
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus which also serves as an effective training device for mountain bikers. The invention utilizes a frame resembling that of a bicycle's frame. The frame supports handle bars having a gripping portion and two foot pedals. Each pedal is fixable to the frame and adjustable in height. Each foot pedal further has an abrasive upper surface for contact with the sole of a user's shoe. This abrasive upper surface acts to prevent slippage of the user's foot from the pedal. The frame is supported by two legs, one supporting the front part of the frame, the second supporting the rear part of the frame. Each leg is rotatably attached to the frame and oriented in a diagonal direction. The range of motion of each leg is limited by a compression spring which further acts to rotate the legs to their extended state after an external force causes them to retract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Inventor: Stanley A. Hensley
  • Patent number: 5409263
    Abstract: An articulated toy vehicle operable by a child includes a cab and a trailer pivotally connected to the cab. A pair of non-steerable front wheels are mounted to the cab to be driven by pedals. A pair of back wheels are mounted to the trailer. A steering mechanism is provided which pivots the trailer relative to the cab to turn the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Handi-Pac, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald R. Klawitter
  • Patent number: 5314207
    Abstract: A bicycle with simulated motorcycle parts includes a shroud attachable to the bicycle. The shroud has a center portion simulating a gas tank and a rear fender portion extending over the rear wheel. The shroud is configured to fit around the seat tube of the bicycle and preferably completely covers the top tube of the bicycle. In one embodiment, a fairing mounted in front of the handlebars simulates a fairing on a motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Roadmaster Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Camfield, Daniel G. Hahn, Duane Niemeyer, Daniel F. Brashear
  • Patent number: 5265912
    Abstract: A train apparatus includes a locomotive housing arranged for manual propulsion and for selective coupling to one of a first, second, and third cart assembly, wherein the first cart assembly includes amusement devices for motor skills, the second cart assembly includes various components relative to a simulation health emergency vehicle, and wherein the third cart assembly includes components relative to a kitchen assembly, and wherein the locomotive housing includes various selective bell, whistle, and audible signals operative relative to a passenger cockpit slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Natividad
  • Patent number: 5041043
    Abstract: The support member of a motorcycle simulation push toy which connects the wheel to the handlebars is fashioned from a pair of telescoping pieces so that the length of the support member can be adjusted. The support member can be fixed at several predetermined lengths by means of a plurality of through-bolts and nuts which securely fasten the telescoping pieces in a particular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: TCA Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Hoke