6367results about "Carriage/perambulator accessories" patented technology

Configurations are provided for vehicular robots or other vehicles to provide shifting of their centers of gravity for enhanced obstacle navigation. Various head and neck morphologies are provided to allow positioning for various poses such as a stowed pose, observation poses, and inspection poses. Neck extension and actuator module designs are provided to implement various head and neck morphologies. Robot control network circuitry is also provided.

An apparatus and method for transporting a payload over a surface is provided. A vehicle supports a payload with a support partially enclosed by an enclosure. Two laterally disposed ground-contacting elements are coupled to at least one of the enclosure or support. A motorized drive is coupled to the ground-contacting elements. A controller coupled to the drive governs the operation of the drive at least in response to the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle to dynamically control balancing of the vehicle.

Configurations are provided for vehicular robots or other vehicles to provide shifting of their centers of gravity for enhanced obstacle navigation. Various head and neck morphologies are provided to allow positioning for various poses such as a stowed pose, observation poses, and inspection poses. Neck extension and actuator module designs are provided to implement various head and neck morphologies. Robot control network circuitry is also provided.

A stroller mainly includes an upper rack, a front wheel rack, a rear wheel rack, an arched rib, a connection bar, a bracing bar, a guarding handle, a plurality of rotary joints and a plurality of corresponding bars. It also has a folding means consisting of the rear wheel rack, arched rib, second, third and fourth rotary joints, a direction switch and wheel retraction means consisting of the front wheel rack, arched rib, second, third and fourth rotary joints, a brake means consisting of brake pulling bar assembly, a plurality of brake means and a cable, and a seat assembly consisting of a cross coupling hub, a guarding handle, a seat rack and a first rotary joint. The second rotary joint is slidable on the rear wheel rack. The fourth rotary joint is slidable on the arched rib.

By providing a plurality of cooperating, foldable panel members in combination with a plurality of foldable wheel assemblies, a unique wagon or cart construction is attained which is capable of being folded into a small, compact area, whenever desired, and then quickly and easily deployed into a fully erected and operational position, which enables virtually any desired object to be easily transported. In addition, in the preferred construction of this invention, an automatically deployed structural supporting member is incorporated into the wagon / cart for providing inherent strength and rigidity to the wagon / cart when fully erected. In this way, heavy objects previously incapable of being transported are capable of being accommodated with ease.

The present invention discloses a collapsible stand for a bench-top power tool and methods therefore. The stand includes a structural member pivotally secured to a lower peripheral region of a base of a power tool. A slidable member is slidably and pivotally connected to the lower peripheral region and is pivotally connected to the pivotal structural member. Lower distal ends of both the pivotal and slidable structural members provide feet for supporting the associated power tool in an expanded orientation thereof. As the stand is collapsed, a top end of the slidable structural member slides towards a top end of the pivotal structural member. Both structural members may be pivoted to an orientation generally parallel with the lower peripheral region and may be locked thereto by a locking mechanism. A pair of wheels are rotatably connected to the base for transporting the stand and power tool thereupon.

A collapsible stroller frame capable of being either collapsed or expanded with a rod set, wherein a slide sleeve is located at a front supporter of the stroller frame and a foldable supporter is pivotally connected between the front supporter and a rear supporter. A link rod connects the slide sleeve and the foldable supporter, and is pivotally connected between the front and rear supporter. The foldable supporter includes a front folding tube and a rear folding tube, pivotally connected to each other. A user can operate the foldable supporter to shorten the distance between the front and rear folding tubes, by disengaging the slide sleeve from the frame, thereby facilitating assembly and folding of the stroller.

A stroller includes two coupling units, each including a coupling member which has opposite first and second coupling portions and which is mounted on a seat supporting bar of a frame so as to be shiftable between a normal position where the first coupling portion faces upwardly, and an alternate position where the second coupling portion faces upwardly. The first and second coupling portions mate with an insertable portion of a seat member. The insertable portion is brought to engage the first coupling portion in the upright direction when the coupling member is in the normal position. The insertable portion is brought to engage the second coupling portion in the upright direction when the coupling member is in the alternate position. A locking member is disposed to releasably retain the coupling member in the normal or alternate position.

An adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control has a seat, a pair of rotating joints, and a one-handed adjusting mechanism. The pair of rotating joints are rotatively mounted on both sides of the seat and have a pair of connectors for detachably insertion into a pair of hold sockets firmly mounted on two sides of a baby stroller frame. A clutch member is movably received and engaged inside the rotating joint, and operatively associated with the one-handed adjusting mechanism via a flexible element. When a user actuates the clutch member by manipulating the one-handed adjusting mechanism, the rotating joint can rotatively modify its inclination relative to the baby stroller frame, so as to modify the inclination of the seat.

An anti-theft vehicle system for a vehicle wheel having a rotational axis includes a linear actuator disposed within the vehicle wheel for operatively engaging and disengaging an interior surface of the vehicle wheel to resist and allow rotational movement of the vehicle wheel about the rotational axis. The anti-theft vehicle system further includes a receiver mounted within the vehicle wheel to receive a signal to activate the linear actuator.

An undercarriage for transporting a stretcher includes a support base, which is adapted for supporting a stretcher, a first pair of legs pivotally mounted to the support base, and a second pair of legs pivotally and slidably mounted to the support base. The first pair of legs is independently pivotal about the support base from the second pair of legs. In addition, a journaled member is provided at the distal ends of each leg. The undercarriage also includes a control system that is adapted to selectively pivot the first pair of legs to a stowed position and to selectively pivot the second pair of legs to a stowed position. The control system is further adapted to selectively lengthen or shorten the legs to adjust the height of the support base.

A transportable utility carrier apparatus for coupling to a transport vehicle, including an upper frame, a recessed platform connected to the upper frame, a wheeled base, a lift system interposed between the base and the upper frame for moving the wheeled base relative to the platform between a transport position and a freestanding position, a square hitch tube connected to the upper frame, and a rollered receiver hitch mountable to the transport vehicle. The wheels are spaced from the ground in the transport position. The square hitch tube is receivable within the rollered receiver hitch and the rollered receiver hitch eases insertion of the square hitch tube thereinto to prevent binding on unleveled ground.

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.

The snowmobile having a longitudinal axis, a chassis, a pair of skis each having a steering spindle, and a suspension system. The suspension system comprises, for each ski, a first control arm pivotally mounted to the chassis for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis and having a first pivotal connection to the spindle and a second control arm pivotally mounted to the chassis for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis and having a second pivotal connection to the spindle spaced from the first connection. The pivot axis of each control arm and the connection of that control arm to the spindle define a control arm plane; the control arm planes intersect to define a control line that intersects a vertical plane containing said longitudinal axis.

A collapsible and portable cart for universal use in a wide variety of residential and commercial environments, transporting different and various items, while shopping, gardening, laundry, transporting boxes or luggage, etc. The cart has base portion with wheels, which enable to move over the ground and a first foldable basket for heavy loads; and the rapper portion, that has a second foldable basket. Base portion is pivotally connected to the upper portion by link arms and secured by locking mechanisms. Both baskets have locking mechanism to keep the foldable screens in an upright position. The portable universal cart includes a receptacle with compartments, having different devices, to make the use of the cart more pleasing, safe and with more comfort for the user. The portable universal cart has different configurations according the user's need.

A wheeled walker with wheels that are at least seven inches in diameter while having a seat with its top surface less than 20 inches high and accommodating a full size basket by using an inverted “u” shaped lower cross member with spacers that cushion the basket. Spacers carried on a rear upper cross member cushion the seat. The basket includes a pair of opposing vertical wires of substantially greater thickness than adjacent vertical metal wires and which extend upwardly into hooks that support the basket on a front upper cross member. A tubular seat back bears a tubular cushion having a radius of curvature such that the rearmost depth is about 3 to 8 inches, preferably 4 to 7 inches, most preferably 6½ inches, and the arc angle is about 110 to 120 degrees, preferably about 112 to 116 degrees, most preferably about 114 degrees. The tubular seat back is carried on tubular members received in respective opposing tubular receptors, each having an aperture receiving a latch locking the seat back to front legs of the wheeled walker that is spring loaded to jut from the aperture and which is connected by a lever to a release button jutting from another aperture.

A multi-position track width sensor for agricultural sprayers wherein a piston rod position sensor is connected to each of the adjustable axle members of the front and rear axle assemblies of the sprayer. A display panel is mounted in the cab of the sprayer and includes LEDs which indicate various positions of the piston rods with respect to the respective cylinder.

A walker apparatus comprised of a first front support leg assembly, a second front support leg assembly, a first sliding joint, a second sliding joint, a central hinge joint, a first rear support leg assembly, a second rear support leg assembly, a first support member, a second support member, a front leg collapsing assembly, and a rear leg collapsing assembly. The walker apparatus is adapted to be is collapsed to a compact shape in a continuous collapsing motion.

An adjustable width trailer is disclosed which is capable of hauling large machines, farm machinery, or the like. The trailer includes one or more pull-out extender assemblies mounted on the frame of the trailer. Each of the pull-out extender assemblies includes a plurality of horizontally disposed and horizontally spaced-apart support tubes which are secured to the frame of the trailer in a transverse relationship thereto so that the outer ends of the support tubes are positioned outwardly of the frame members of the frame of the trailer. Each of the pull-out extender assemblies includes first and second pull-out sections at one side of the trailer and third and fourth pull-out sections at the other side of the trailer which are individually movable between retraced and extended positions.

A multiple function job site work cart in which the basic component is a wheel-based cart having a base, two opposing sides perpendicular to the base, and capable of being rolled in a horizontal or vertical orientation. With the incorporation of additional components including dividers, steps, a door, frames, outriggers, stabilizing bars, brackets, and others, the cart can be configured as a materials cart, wheelbarrow, storage cart, scaffold, ladder, dolly, sheet support, and other structures useful in a work setting. When not in use, the components can be packed into or coupled to the car for storage and / or transport.

The present utility model disclosed a main support frame, which has two bushings each set on the right and left side of said main support frame respectively; two supporting pipes, each inserted in one of the bushings of the main support frame; two P-shaped armrests, each connects with one of the supporting pipes; two pairs of front-wheel assembly and rear wheel assembly, each pair of front-wheel assembly and rear wheel assembly is connected with the main support frame; and a seat component comprising a seat body and a folding mechanism, said seat component can be folded in the middle and is set between the left side and right side of main support frame. Said folding mechanism consists of a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe, which hinge joint with each other in the middle, one end of the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe hinge joint with the left side and right side of the main support frame respectively, the other end connect with the two ends of said seat body respectively. The improvements of the magic rollator are that: the structure is simple, it is easy to be folded and the folded volume of it is small, it stands stably and is convenient for storing and transporting, the height of it is adjustable to meet the requirements of different users; the components of it are easy to be processed, the cost is low, meanwhile the components are assembled by bushing parts and jointed together by elastic blocking joints, it is unnecessary to use special tool to mount or dismount it, so it is suitable for customers to use.

This invention provides a structured luggage system that allows for maximum versatility in luggage piece dimensions and using two luggage pieces. Each of the two luggage pieces can be converted from a full-height luggage piece to an approximately half-height piece with relative ease. The lower or main piece includes conventional wheels and a retractable / extendible handle for easy transport. The upper or secondary piece is adapted to stack on and be secured to the extended handle and (in full-height configuration) offer a secondary grip for added stability adjacent to the handle grip. The lower piece includes an inner central septum that can be sealed or opened to selectively define either a two-compartment piece or large, single compartment piece. Each compartment includes easily removable stiffeners in corresponding side pockets. By removing the upper compartment stiffeners, the pocket can be collapsed into a thickened top that includes the septum as the thickened top's inside face. By also removing the bottom set of stiffeners, the bottom compartment can be collapsed, allowing the entire main / lower piece to be compressed for easy storage.

A contact configuration between boot and binding for snowboarding. Contact pins are provided on opposing sides of the boot at both the heel area and the toe area. This 4-point contact configuration assures heel and toe stability and reliable side boot restraint. Concave mating receptacles at matching locations on the binding assure easy and simple interconnection which is also secure and reliable. A release mechanism is provided to selectively retract the pins using a simple pull cord arrangement. Strap linkages permit more convenient tightening and loosening of the boot straps. A strap / yoke configuration provides improved interconnection between the boot and the user's foot. The pull cord is routed within the sole of the boot and upward along the ankle area of the boot for more convenient access. The pull cord is connected to retract linkages at both heel and toe areas, both of those linkages being spring loaded to provide normally extended pins. A variety of pin receptacle configurations are shown for facilitating boot-to-binding step-in connection.