Tandem Patents (Class 297/243)
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Patent number: 6604790Abstract: A chair has upper and a lower seating positions in tandem, such that the first occupant's legs encompass the second occupant in the lower seating position, whose head rests on the waist area of the first occupant. The second seating position is curvilinear or use in a normal, or reclined manner, and also has a removable backrest for insertion into holes between the first and second seats. Both seating positions are independently supported for one occupant use of the complete chair. The second seating position includes an extendable and retractable footrest, the extension operation being pneumatically assisted. A paper towel dispenser is attached proximate one or more armrests with door access for loading paper towels and storing miscellaneous items, the dispenser also having a top cavity for positioning a remote control. In another embodiment, the first seating position includes a reclining seat back, with the adjustment being pneumatically assisted.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Inventor: Stanley L. Murkey, Sr.
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Patent number: 6574923Abstract: An arrangement for a grandstand having a series of sections, each section having a pair of sloping joists each provided with a number of vertical seating beam pillars and a number of walkways between the joists. Fastening and securing devices are provided at an upper part of each seating beam pillar. The fastening devices are provided with first locking devices capable of receiving second locking devices provided at the ends of seating beams intended to be mounted between two opposite seating beam pillars on the joists. One of the locking means has a resilient element. The first locking device is provided with a female member and the second locking device is provided with a male member. The resilient element allows connection of the male and female members with one another to lock the members in their connected positions. The resilient element has at least one tongue provided in connection with one of the members.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Sit Down AktiebolagInventors: Pär J Johnsson, Lars I Johnsson, Bo Johnsson
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Publication number: 20030094839Abstract: A chair has upper and a lower seating positions in tandem, such that the first occupant's legs encompass the second occupant in the lower seating position, whose head rests on the waist area of the first occupant. The second seating position is curvilinear or use in a normal, or reclined manner, and also has a removable backrest for insertion into holes between the first and second seats. Both seating positions are independently supported for one occupant use of the complete chair. The second seating position includes an extendable and retractable footrest, the extension operation being pneumatically assisted. A paper towel dispenser is attached proximate one or more armrests with door access for loading paper towels and storing miscellaneous items, the dispenser also having a top cavity for positioning a remote control. In another embodiment, the first seating position includes a reclining seat back, with the adjustment being pneumatically assisted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2001Publication date: May 22, 2003Inventor: Stanley L. Murkey
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Publication number: 20030057751Abstract: The Dude Tandem has been developed to assist a companion of a person in a motorized wheelchair or scooter to travel with them at the rear of their vehicle on a seat. It will relieve the companion of any discomfort or fatigue from walking and trying to keep up. The Dude Tandem is a new device, which has been welcomed by the public as a much needed convenience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Charles Marshall Smith, John Charles Smith
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Patent number: 6070896Abstract: A main seat of a motorcycle has a rear section with an improved outer appearance, and an increased supporting strength. The main seat is supported at the rear side frame through a fixing member fixed at a rising section at its rear. The seat fixing structure is constructed such that the fixing member is integrally provided with an ornamental plate section extending along the outer circumferential edge at the rear surface of the rising section. As a result, the seat fixing member improves the visual appearance of the rear section of the seat, and improves the supporting strength of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1998Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Terunari Saiki
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Patent number: 6068334Abstract: Integrated with the structure of a motorcycle whose engine is supported on a frame between a front wheel turnable by a handlebar and a rear wheel guarded by an aerodynamically-contoured rear fender are a rumble seat and directional front signal lights. The rumble seat which accommodates a passenger is incorporated in a separated section of the fender behind the saddle for seating a driver whose hands grasp the handlebar. The rumble seat is provided with a hinged backrest having a rear section which when the backrest is folded down over the seat then merges with the contours of the fender to conceal the seat. The right and left arms of the handlebar each terminate in a hilt having one branch which functions as a heated handle for a hand of the driver and an adjacent second branch which acts to shield the hand and houses a lamp for a directional signal light.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1997Date of Patent: May 30, 2000Inventor: Paul Bonfilio
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Patent number: 5997088Abstract: A vehicle seat, especially for single-track vehicles such as motorcycles, etc. The vehicle seat has a backrest that serves as a true backrest in its upright position and serves as an extra seat in a folded position. According to the invention, the tilt of the backrest can adjusted when it is in the upright position. This is accomplished by an adjusting shaft with an eccentric pin. The adjusting shaft also secures the backrest in its folded position.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1997Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rudolf Stark, Helmut Diehl, Peter Gadner
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Patent number: 5975629Abstract: A vehicle seat having a bladder with more than two inflatable chambers and an integral control flap, all of one piece, integral construction. To maximize inflatable volume of each chamber, each chamber preferably has a sidewall portion that is generally perpendicular. The control flap has passages in communication with the chambers and valving for selectively controlling inflation of the chambers. Valving preferably includes pinch valves having a generally T-shaped body with legs that pinch passages in the control flap to retain gas in a chamber and selectively inflate or deflate the chamber. The bladder is connected to a gas supply having a pump in communication with a reservoir for storing a charge of pressurized gas in the reservoir so that the pump need not immediately operate when gas is needed to inflate a chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Inventor: James R. Lorbiecki
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Patent number: 5927801Abstract: An auxiliary bicycle seat is provided which has a seat, a forward brace, and a rear downward bifurcated brace which eliminates lateral instability associated with typical auxiliary seat designs. The rear downward brace straddles an upper horizontal bicycle bar or an auxiliary bar and further mounts securely to the lower structural support bars of a bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1998Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Inventor: Mallory F. Miree
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Patent number: 5890759Abstract: A child bicycle seat and suspension apparatus has a housing that connects to a bicycle frame only at a seat post. The child seat is mounted to a suspended swing-arm connected to the housing at a fulcrum point for motion in the vertical axis. Torque converting levers are connected to the swing-arm assembly, and a horizontal adjustable shock is connected to the levers and to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Inventor: David B. Ross
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Patent number: 5800014Abstract: A children's bicycle seat for positioning of a child behind the handlebars of a conventional bicycle. The child's bicycle seat includes a pair of handlebar clamps and a handlebar support post bracket for securing a main frame structure to the handlebar of the bicycle in a three point stance. The upper frame member is adjustable in a horizontal plane allowing for the secure positioning of a children from nine months to four years of age. Adjustable foot supports also accommodate the various sized children that are positioned within the seat. The seating structure is formed from a single piece of fabric having preformed apertures allowing securement to the frame when the frame is in a disassembled state. The seat is attached to foot supports to prevent the child's legs from impacting the rotating wheel.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Inventor: Anthony F. Musso, Jr.
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Patent number: 5713629Abstract: A convertible seat for a motorcycle in which a solo seat optionally conceals a passenger seat within a cavity. The passenger seat may be wholly enclosed within the solo seat or withdrawn and secured to the motorcycle fender for use. A pair of tracks may be included for maintaining the passenger seat in position when extended. A fastener permits securing the passenger seat to a fender of the motorcycle, and the passenger seat is configured to preclude accidental total withdrawal from the solo seat. The solo seat may include a flexible flap for enclosing and concealing the passenger seat within the operator seat when the passenger seat is not in use. Alternatively, the rear end of the passenger seat may be shaped to conform to the rear opening in the operator seat to mask the presence of the passenger seat when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Inventor: Thomas Plackis
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Patent number: 5697671Abstract: The seat of a motorcycle is enlarged in size and made more comfortable for long distance riding by a removable seat enlarger which nests over and substantially covers the seat and which provides an extended and more comfortable seating surface. The enlarger includes a rigid frame which is shaped to closely embrace the seating surface and upper sides of the seat, and is secured thereon by releasable securing means. The enlarger may have a front which provides additional back support for the driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Inventor: Alan D. Shavitz
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Patent number: 5667232Abstract: A sissy bar assembly including a backrest portion and a pair of latching mechanisms mounted on the backrest portion for securing the backrest portion to a motorcycle mount upon movement of the backrest portion toward the mount. The backrest portion includes a pair of side plates each having front recesses engageable with the front mounts, and rear recesses engageable with rear mounts. The latching mechanisms each include a latch member mounted on the side plates movable for pivotal movement between an unlatched position, in which the front recesses are engageable and disengageable with the mounts, and a latched position, in which the front recess is held in engagement with the mounts. The latching mechanisms further include a locking member movable relative to the latch member between an unlocked position, in which the latch member is movable between its latched and unlatched positions, and a locked position, in which the latch member is held in the latched position.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1995Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor CompanyInventors: Donald Michael Gogan, Stephen L. Galbraith, Geoffrey Thomas Williams
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Patent number: 5653500Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly to be mounted to a childrens bicycle. The assembly includes a seat which is mountable upon a bracket. The bracket, in turn, is mounted to the seat post of a bicycle, so that the seat is effectively mounted to the bicycle. Additionally, a second bracket, engageable with the first bracket and the bicycle, may be included to provide additional stability of the bicycle seat assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1996Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Inventor: Anthony Amore
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Patent number: 5605368Abstract: A vehicle having a plurality of seats is generally provided with a plurality of seatbelt units and a seat sliding device for adjusting the positions of a first seat and a second seat located rearward of the first seat. The sliding device of the present invention comprises a pair of continuous rail members for guiding the first and second seats in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. Each of the rails extends across the first and second seats. First and second sliders on the rails carry the first and second seats, respectively, so that both the first and second seats are movable substantially throughout the lengths of the rail members in the lengthwise direction. A first and second latch mechanisms are provided for positioning the first and second seats in place on the rail members, respectively. The first and second latch mechnisms are provided on the first and second sliders so as to be moved together with the corresponding sliders, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1996Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kohji Noma, Osamu Kishi, Minoru Toyota
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Patent number: 5533783Abstract: A divided seat for a motor vehicle, especially for a motorcycle, is described in which both seat parts are removable and mountable independently of one another. Mounting is accomplished by a central locking mechanism controlled by a central lock. With the seat part for the passenger removed, the part of the vehicle body located below is used as an elongated luggage rack or storage area. This storage area can be provided with a cover that closes a container located beneath for tools and the like. A separate locking block permits locking this cover when the seat part is removed, likewise using the central lock.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1994Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AGInventors: Thomas Harms, Karl-Heinz Abe
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Patent number: 5417449Abstract: A tandem stroller includes two side frames having a pivotal locking assembly for locking the side frames in an open configuration and for permitting the side frames to be folded in a lengthwise direction of the stroller, each side frame including a main side tube and a rear side tube pivotally connected to the main side tube at an intermediate portion thereof; a connecting frame for connecting the side frames together in parallel, spaced relation, the connecting frame including two lengthwise support rods pivotally connected to the main side tube and the rear side tube of each side frame and a first transverse connecting bar for connecting the lengthwise support rods together; a front seat formed at a front portion of the connecting frame, the front seat including a front seat bottom extending between the lengthwise support rods, and a front seat back pivotally connected to the lengthwise support rods; and a rear seat formed at a rear portion of the connecting frame, the rear seat being positioned substantialType: GrantFiled: November 9, 1993Date of Patent: May 23, 1995Inventor: Louis Shamie
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Patent number: 5401076Abstract: In combination with a wheelchair having rigid frame members, a detachable child's seat which includes a seat portion, a frame of rigid members attached to and supporting the seat portion, and devices for selectively attaching and detaching the child's seat to the frame members of the wheelchair. The child's seat may be constructed with armrests, a seatback, a footrest, a seat belt and anti-tipping struts. The child's seat mounts on a wheelchair in a position which provides the occupant of the wheelchair with an unimpeded field of view.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1993Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Inventor: Kimberly C. Dunlap
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Patent number: 5370441Abstract: A baby chair is disposed on a rack of a wheeled cycle for supporting children and includes a board fixed on the rack, the chair further includes a cushioning device disposed between the chair and the rack for cushioning the chair in order to absorb shocks and vibrations transmitted to the chair body, the children seated on the chair may feel comfortable and will not be hurt by the shocks and vibrations.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1994Date of Patent: December 6, 1994Inventor: Shi-Wen Chuang
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Patent number: 5338096Abstract: A locking device for a front seat of a double stroller which is capable of locking the front seat after it is turned around 180 degree from a forward position to a backward position includes two engage posts to engage or disengage from a notch of a locating block and a notch of a hook plate fixed on each of two seat locating rods of a main frame of the double stroller so as to lock or unlock the front seat immovable or movable after it is turned around.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1993Date of Patent: August 16, 1994Assignee: Taiwan Charwell Enterprise, Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mien-Cheng Huang
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Patent number: 5330215Abstract: A center-mounted passenger seat for mounting on either a men's or women's style adult bicycle in which the passenger is situated between the saddle and handlebars of the adult bicycle. The passenger seat comprises a seat for carrying the passenger and a supporting bracket attached to the seat. The supporting bracket is engaged with both the seat tube and the top tube of the bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1993Date of Patent: July 19, 1994Assignee: All American Products, Inc.Inventors: Morrie Bishaf, John Faulhaber
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Patent number: 5290088Abstract: One or more recesses formed in the back of the back rest for the front seat of a tandem seat assembly for mounting a control panel and related chassis therein for passenger control of the communications, entertainment and other systems installed on the vehicle. The control panel may be electrically parallel to the driver's dash board, as well as containing independent systems and controls, thereby providing the capability for the passenger to safely control the intercommunications and entertainment systems of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1991Date of Patent: March 1, 1994Inventors: Michael W. Hanagan, John Lazzeroni
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Patent number: 5263730Abstract: A stroller arrangement includes an elongate planar platform, having first and second seat members arranged in an aligned relationship relative to one another, with a first seat positioned forwardly of a rearward most seat mounted to the platform structure. The arrangement is directed to include a surrounding framework relative to the seat structure, having a rearwardly projecting handle, with rear wheels of a first diameter at a rear distal end of the platform, with a forward pivotally mounted wheel at a forwardmost end of the platform and frame assembly for pivotal mounting relative to the framework, with the forward wheel of a second diameter less than a first diameter of the rear wheels permitting ease of maneuverability of the organization in use.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1993Date of Patent: November 23, 1993Inventors: Douglas R. Roach, Louise A. Roach
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Patent number: 5221106Abstract: An umbrella stroller includes two side frames, each having a main side tube and a rear side tube pivotally connected to the main side tube at an intermediate portion thereof; a bottom scissor frame foldably connecting the side frames together; two upwardly inclined support rods pivotally connected at rear ends thereof to lower ends of the rear side tubes, and pivotally secured to a lower end of a respective main side tube; a rear seat supporting assembly supporting a fabric seat between the pair of side frames and above the bottom scissor frame, the rear seat supporting assembly including two horizontal seat support bars, each hinged at a rear end thereof to an intermediate point of a rear side tube, and extending forwardly therefrom with a substantially horizontal orientation in the open configuration, a connecting bar pivotally connected between each horizontal seat support bar and the respective upwardly inclined support rod, and a back support; and a front seat supporting assembly for supporting a fabricType: GrantFiled: April 23, 1992Date of Patent: June 22, 1993Inventor: Louis Shamie
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Patent number: 5190306Abstract: The present invention provides a bicycle passenger transportation system including an auxiliary seat for mounting on the horizontal bar of the bicycle forwardly of the rider's seat, a passenger footrest and a supporting harness extending between the passenger and the rider.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1992Date of Patent: March 2, 1993Inventors: Leonard G. Nauman, Dale E. Stenberg
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Patent number: 5104188Abstract: A bicycle seat for a child, adapted for removable engagement with a horizontal cross bar on an adult bicycle is provided. A unitary seat includes a seat portion which may be provided with a backrest, and a lap belt, and there are downwardly depending compartments in front of the seat having adjustable bottom plates to provide foot support for a child carried in the seat. A handle bar is provided in front of the child, as is a removable headrest. Locking means are provided below the seat for releasable engagement with a bicycle cross bar, between the adult seat and the handle bars thereof. The child is thus able to enjoy a secure ride in close communication with the adult bicycle rider.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1990Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Inventor: Malcolm Jefferson
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Patent number: 5094315Abstract: A scooter having an improved seat, fuel tank and storage compartment arrangement. The seat is divided into a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion being hinged and affording access to a storage compartment positioned beneath it with the opening closed by the rear seat portion being inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal. A fuel tank is positioned beneath the front seat and has a fill neck which is accessible through an opening at the side of the seat. This opening is closed by a closure member that is moveable between a closed position and an opened position. Either directly or remotely positioned latching arrangements are disclosed for the closure member.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1990Date of Patent: March 10, 1992Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Taki, Hiroyuki Aoki
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Patent number: 5052704Abstract: An auxiliary seat for bicycles of elongated, generally cylindrical shape and having a slot running lengthwise of the seat body. The slot opens at its lower end through the material of the body and has a closed upper end, within the interior of the seat body. The auxiliary seat is mounted on the horizontal bar of a bicycle by simply slipping the slot over the bar until the closed upper end of the slot is brought into firm, embracing engagement with the bicycle bar. No special tools, brackets, or hardware are required for installation or removal of the auxiliary seat. The seat is mounted on the horizontal bar of a bicycle, forwardly of the main seat for secure and safe support of a passenger, such as a child.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1989Date of Patent: October 1, 1991Assignee: Alan Design, Inc.Inventor: Leonard G. Nauman
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Patent number: 5033761Abstract: A carriage assembly (10) for babies, infants and small children comprises a frame (12) to which wheels (98) are attached to move the carriage. A handle (74) is also attached to the frame for pushing and pulling the carriage. A multi-tiered seating assembly is mounted on the frame and includes a seat (34) for at least one occupant on each tier of the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1989Date of Patent: July 23, 1991Assignee: Angeles Nursery Toys, Inc.Inventor: Ray G. Kelly
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Patent number: 5025883Abstract: A motorcycle provided with a central trunk and left and right trunks at the rear portion of the vehicle body. The vehicle body frame of this motorcycle is composed of a main vehicle body frame at the front and a rear vehicle body frame that can be detachably mounted to this main vehicle body frame. The rear vehicle body frame constitutes a trunk assembly jointly with a central trunk, a left trunk, a right trunk and other equipments such as lamps, and after the above-mentioned trunk assembly has been formed preliminarily as one unit outside of a main assembly line, it is detachably mounted to the main vehicle body frame on the main assembly line. Accordingly, the work on the main assembly line becomes little and simple, and a productivity is improved. Upon replacement of a rear wheel tire, it is only necessary to dismount the entire trunk assembly together with the rear vehicle body frame without individually dismounting a large number of equipments.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1989Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigehisa Morinaka, Tai Nakashima, Takeshi Yamazaki, Kazuo Morishima, Yoshiaki Kashio, Giichiro Akimori
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Patent number: 4969658Abstract: A child's bicycle seat is set forth wherein an elongate split post is securable to a horizontal support shaft of an associated bicycle with forward arcuate legs surrounding an associated forward steering post of the bicycle wherein the arcuate legs terminate in securement legs oriented generally parallel to one another to receive a threaded fastener therethrough. The cylindrical seat support shaft includes a rear downwardly depending plurality of tabs for securement of a further fastener with a medially positioned downwardly depending pair of flanges spaced between the rear tabs and the forward arcuate legs secured integrally and orthogonally downwardly from the seat support shaft with an aligned pair of hexagonal apertures therethrough to receive a hexagonally cross-sectional configured bolt. The hexagonal bolt is directed through one of a series of hexagonal apertures through foot brackets to enable the foot brackets to be rotated for height and orientation relative to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1989Date of Patent: November 13, 1990Inventors: Mathias Levarek, Andrew A. Kerr
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Patent number: 4858947Abstract: A foldable tandem seat baby carriage including a pair of wheeled front legs, a pair of wheeled rear legs, and, in the operative position, two pairs of horizontal longitudinal bars extending between the legs. A U-shaped push handle connects pivotally with the rear of the upper bars, and the free ends of the push handle substantially abut the rear legs about midway along their length. Locking means interengage the push handle with the rear legs in the extended position and bars in the horizontal position to provide tandem multiple seat construction. Release of the lock by foot pressure on a transverse bar extending between the rear legs causes the push handle to move downwardly and forwardly and the two legs to collapse and fold towards each other to be substantially parallel with the push bar in the folded position. The two pairs of parallel longitudinal bars collapse to be substantially parallel towards each other in the folded position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1987Date of Patent: August 22, 1989Assignee: A B Oriental Trading Co., Inc.Inventors: David T. Yee, Eric Lin
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Patent number: 4805938Abstract: A device is provided for connecting two baby strollers together consisting of a pair of bracket units spaced apart and clamped between frames of the baby strollers so that one person can operate the strollers simultaneously for transporting two babies therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1988Date of Patent: February 21, 1989Inventors: Thomas Redmond, Regina Redmond
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Patent number: 4804221Abstract: The present invention relates to a motorcycle seat including a single seat or a double seat provided with a side support portion in each of both right and left sides which is adjustably constructed the distance between an operator's or a passenger's waist sides and the side support portions. It can easily adjust the supporting pressure to their waist sides and therefore, such an arrangement can realize any suitable space adjustment to accommodate the difference from the operator's or the passenger's size.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1988Date of Patent: February 14, 1989Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Terunari Saiki
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Patent number: 4747238Abstract: Portable terrace installation with seats, including one or more sections, each section comprising a pair of sloping joists and a number of upright seating beam pillars connected to the sloping joists. A corresponding number of parallel and horizontal seating beams connected to the pillars are provided and extend between opposite beam pillars on the pair of joists. Each seating beam has opposite ends and has a height which is greater than its width. A flat floor surface extends between the seating beams and is connected to the joists, and a number of free standing trestles are provided for supporting the joists. A first connecting element is provided on the side of the beam pillar facing the seating beam, with the first connecting element extending essentially vertically along that side.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 1986Date of Patent: May 31, 1988Assignee: Sit Down AktiebolagInventors: Ulf Wikstrom, Ruben Madsen
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Patent number: 4735456Abstract: Two seats (1a, 1b) are mounted on carrier components (15, 16) in such a way that by means of a swinging movement they can be brought from a seating position one behind the other to a lying position one above the other. Synchronously with the swinging movement in the lying position. The seats are completely stretched out in a horizontal position by means of adjustment mechanisms (54, 60a/b, 61a/b, 63a/b, 64a/b, 65a/b, 67a/b, 68b, 70b). The device is especially suited for use in transportation systems. In another embodiment instead of single seats (1a, 1b) rows with two or more seats next to each other may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1986Date of Patent: April 5, 1988Inventor: Robert Haefelfinger
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Patent number: 4725071Abstract: A foldable Tandem Stroller includes a main back which can be folded down to form a bed for a single child. A secondary back can be brought to an upright position exposing a seat portion and foot holds for the main back which is then in its lowered position. The main back includes an upright portion which can support the back, and a seat portion, which can support the bottom of a child sitting in the rear of the stroller. The same stroller can thus be used as a Tandem Stroller for two children or as a sleeping stroller or carriage for a single child.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1987Date of Patent: February 16, 1988Inventor: Louis Shamie
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Patent number: 4711489Abstract: A collapsable, detachable child seat for mounting on a wheelchair having as its basic elements two identical frames supporting a fabric seat which slides into receiving members attached to tubular frame of said wheelchair.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1986Date of Patent: December 8, 1987Inventor: Hugh A. Krause
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Patent number: 4691963Abstract: A tandem seat for a two-wheeled vehicle comprises a bottom of hard synthetic resin to be fixed to a vehicle body, a pad of foam material to be placed onto the bottom and a trim cover assembly for covering the pad. In this tandem seat, recessed grooves are formed in the respective sides of the above-mentioned bottom and pad. These recessed grooves extend along the interfaces between the front and rear seat sections of the tandem seat. The trim cover assembly is thrust into the recessed grooves to separate the front and rear seat sections from each other, so that such an appearance like a split seat is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1985Date of Patent: September 8, 1987Assignee: Tachikawa Spring Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Mikuniya, Akira Kojima
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Patent number: 4690237Abstract: A rear structure for a motor cycle having a driver's seat and a rear rider's seat, comprises a rear trunk for receiving therein articles, a pair of armrests for bearing rear driver's elbows in a natural posture. The rear trunk includes a backrest for bearing at least a part of the rear driver's back. The armrests are provided independently of said rear trunk. In addition, various utility containers are provided in the rear structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1986Date of Patent: September 1, 1987Assignee: Honda Giken Kogayo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsunori Funabashi, Tai Nakashima, Toshiyuki Yamada, Kazuo Morishima
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Patent number: 4679647Abstract: In motorcycles, motor-tricycles, snow-mobiles, etc. provided with a tandem seat so as to enable tandem riding, a rear end of a rear seat cover which covers a rear seat portion of the tandem seat upon single riding, is swingably supported at a fixing portion on the vehicle body side behind the rear seat portion, and there is provided a stopper for restraing the swinging motion of the rear seat cover at a predetermined rising angle when the rear seat cover has been made to swing in the rising direction. This rear seat cover need not be dismounted even upon tandem riding, but it is utilized as a back rest device upon tandem riding.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1986Date of Patent: July 14, 1987Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsusuke Komuro
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Patent number: 4673212Abstract: A cycle seat having adjustment capability facilitating adjustment of the contour of the cycle seat to compensate for differences in the crotch, rear buttocks and side buttocks areas of individual anatomies, thereby providing greater comfort to an individual utilizing the cycle seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1986Date of Patent: June 16, 1987Assignees: Don L. Russell, Donna J. RussellInventor: William J. Mayer
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Patent number: 4632453Abstract: Disclosed is an auxiliary support system for a bicycle passenger. A seat mount assembly (12) is affixed to the horizontal tubular frame member (48) of a bicycle between the primary seat (11) and neck (44). A conventional bicycle seat (56) is attachable to the seat mount assembly. A footrest assembly (14) is attached to the neck (44) of the bicycle frame. The footrest assembly supplies support for the passenger's feet while seated on the auxiliary seat. Quick-release harnesses (17) are incorporated into the footrest assembly in order to safely secure the passenger's feet adjacent to the footrest assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1984Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Inventors: John D. Robbin, John W. Robbin
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Patent number: 4623187Abstract: The present invention provides a seat bearing insert for fitting in the bed of a pick-up truck. The insert is of a size to substantially fill and essentially eliminate horizontal movement in the truck bed and includes securing members for attaching to the truck to secure against vertical movement. The insert further includes forward and rearward sitting regions each having a seat for readily converting the truck bed to a sitting area and each seat comprises a seat portion and a backrest portion at generally right angles to one another, extending widthwise across the insert in a forwardly facing direction when fitted in the truck bed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1984Date of Patent: November 18, 1986Inventor: Aftab Ibrahim
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Patent number: 4615561Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided which comprises a seat cushion, a seat back and a side support fixed to each side of the seat back. Each of the side supports has a recess formed in the rear thereof to allow space for the knees of a passenger sitting in a rear seat behind the vehicle seat of the present invention. Further, a gap may be formed between the side surface of the middle portion of the seat back and the middle portion of the side support and at least one groove may be formed in the seat back. The groove opens into the gap so that air in the interior of the vehicle may flow through the groove by way of the gap thereby cooling the back of the passenger sitting in the seat.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1984Date of Patent: October 7, 1986Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kaoru Nomura
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Patent number: 4596301Abstract: A tricycle having at least one front wheel and a front fork carrying the front wheel, fuel and oil tanks positioned at the rear of the front fork, comprising at least one longitudinal frame elongated in a longitudinal direction of the tricycle and securely connected at its foremost end to the front fork structure, the fuel and oil tanks being supported on a front portion of the frame, and a rear fender structure having a front tank cover portion and at least one rear fender portion which merges rearwardly out of the front tank assembly cover portion and which is pivotally connected to the frame in the neighborhood of the rear end of the frame so that the rear fender structure as a whole is pivotally movable between a lower angular position resting on the frame and having the fuel and oil tank assemblies enclosed within the tank cover portion and an upper angular position raised above the frame and the tanks.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1983Date of Patent: June 24, 1986Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomoyuki Nagashima
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Patent number: 4563038Abstract: A seat assembly including an operator and a passenger seat for a motorcycle. The operator seat is adjustable in height by actuation of a fluid cylinder fixed at one end to the seat and at the other end to the motorcycle frame. The passenger seat is adjustable fore and aft by means of a track and runner assembly which may be either powered or manually operated. The passenger seat includes a backrest for the operator seat which is advantageously adjustable by this means.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1983Date of Patent: January 7, 1986Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mutsuo Hirose
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Patent number: 4527831Abstract: A seat arrangement for a motorcycle in which the passenger seat is adjustable relative to the driver's seat so as to increase the view of a passenger.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1982Date of Patent: July 9, 1985Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tatsuzo Katsuoka
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Patent number: 4526422Abstract: A sitting device for freely chosen or fixedly attached mounting on a floor and on a subframe, or for attachment to vertical surfaces, said device comprising an array of supporting faces consisting of at least two such faces, neighboring supporting faces having different positions. One of the two neighboring supporting faces may serve to support the posterior of the occupant and the other to support the calf. Alternatively one serves to support the back and the other to support the posterior. The supporting faces comprise a forwardly inclined seat cushion and a calf cushion forming a mutual angle of at least 90.degree.. The supporting faces may be arranged at a distance from each other and with free space between these. They may be mechanically linked with each other. A set of two posterior supports, a common calf support and a common table is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1982Date of Patent: July 2, 1985Inventors: Hans C. Mengshoel, Svein A. Gusrud