| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 188005000 | Ground-engaging | 10 |
| 20090133972 | Braking Shell for Shopping Cart Security Device - A braking member for rotatable mounting on a wheel axle of a hand-driven wheeled vehicle such as a shopping cart has a first part having an opening for mounting on a wheel axle, and a second part releasably secured to the first part and having a braking surface adapted to engage the ground when the braking member is in an operative position. When the braking member becomes worn, the entire member does not have to be removed from the wheel or caster, but instead the second part is released from the first part while the first part remains on the wheel. The second part can only be released using a special tool which is provided to store personnel. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090194372 | Hitch attachable no skid emergency brake - This invention creates a novel way to stop a vehicle on an icy, snowy or wet surface when normal tire tractions can not do it, and it is adoptable to any vehicle with a hitch. The emergency brake system is a pivotable metal piece, which makes hard contact with the road surface when activated by a winch. The winch pulls up the leading end of the brake bar forcing the other end to make a hard surface contact to scrape the road. Brake rod is attachable to the hitch, height is adjustable for cars, trucks, SUV-s. Since the emergency brake is centered and it is in the rear of the vehicle, it keeps the vehicle straight and balanced as the speed is decreased on any slippery surface. Installation or removal is quick, needs only safety pin insertion into the hitch and quick electrical connection for heavy current. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100314204 | BRAKING APPARATUS FOR A SKATEBOARD - A skateboard braking apparatus comprising a brake actuator having a lever extending above the skateboard and a contact portion extending below the skateboard. The brake actuator is pivotably connected to the rear end of the skateboard at a connection point on the brake actuator such that when a user applies a rearward force on a forward facing face of the lever portion of the brake actuator, the brake actuator pivots about the connection point so that the contact portion makes contact with a surface on which the skateboard travels. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100326774 | Braking assembly - There is described a vehicle braking assembly for a wheel which comprises a braking member arranged to move relative to the main body of the wheel between an inoperative and an operative position, blocking means adapted to prevent the braking member from moving to an operative position wherein the trigger means is operable by coded message passed by a separate transmitter as electromagnetic radiation and the assembly is provided with an EMR sensor. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110198161 | MASTER BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A master braking system provides enhanced braking capabilities to various types of vehicles. The master braking system may utilize one or more braking pads that enlarge the contact surface between a vehicle and the road surface as compared to the vehicles tires. The master braking system may comprise an actuator powered by a power source and controlled by a control module. When deployed, a braking pad contacts the road surface to quickly slow or stop a vehicle. The braking pad may then be retracted to allow the vehicle to move freely once again. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20130037355 | GROUND-ENGAGING VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - Various embodiments provide a ground-engaging vehicle braking assembly for a vehicle. The assembly generally comprises: a base subassembly mounted to a portion of the vehicle; a common member comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the common member being rotatably attached to the base subassembly; a first linkage subassembly comprising the first portion of the common member; and a second linkage subassembly comprising the second portion of the common member and a pad member, the pad member being configured to engage a ground surface over which the portion of the vehicle is travelling. An associated method of operating the assembly is also provided, wherein multiple modes of operation are incorporated. A system is also described, wherein at least one processor is configured to move various linkage subassemblies of the assembly based upon one or more predetermined parameters related to mode of operation. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20140182979 | DEVICE FOR LIMITING ROTATION OF A WHEEL - A device for limiting rotation of a wheel, such as a wheel on a skateboard, comprising a physical stop secured against one wheel of the skateboard. Multiple physical locks may be used, each secured against single wheel. The physical stop may comprise a block of resilient material placed in a semi-compressed state into the gap between the skateboard deck and the wheel such that the block exerts pressure on the wheel sufficient to prevent the wheel from freely rotating. Alternately, the physical stop may comprise a holder at least partially surrounding the wheel and at least one protrusion from the holder adjacent a rolling surface of the wheel, where the protrusion is capable of functioning as a chock and substantially preventing the wheel from rolling against a surface. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20160052493 | A VEHICLE LOW PRESSURE BRAKE ARRANGEMENT - A vehicle braking arrangement includes a braking plate connected to a vehicle by a link arrangement. The braking plate is movable from a rest position to a braking position where contact is made with the ground, and includes a sealing rim arranged to at least partially contact the ground such that an at least partly enclosed volume is formed. The vehicle braking arrangement includes a low pressure container connected to the volume via a valve assembly. Air pressure in the low pressure container is below the air pressure of ambient air in the rest position of the braking plate. The valve assembly is arranged to be opened when the braking plate is in the braking position such that the pressure is lowered in the volume and the braking plate is pressed against the ground by a conferred pressure difference between air outside the volume and air in the volume. | 02-25-2016 |
| 188006000 | Sprag | 1 |
| 20130341127 | Control System for Downhill Skis - A control system for downhill skis enables effective, continuous control of ski-to-surface resistance, to accommodate changing steepness and other conditions during a downhill ski run. Controllably positionable brake elements are mounted on the skis, centrally between the side edges thereof. Positioning motors are mounted on each ski and are operable to controllably project or retract the brake elements relative to the ski bottoms, continuously or in finite increments, allowing the skier to maintain a safe and comfortable skiing experience over almost any ski slope under a wide variety of ski conditions. The braking elements, preferably blade-like and oriented at right angles to the ski axis, are positioned close to the skier's feet, allowing the skis to be easily controlled in turns and other maneuvers. A spring-loaded, hinged mounting arrangement allows the mechanisms to momentarily pivot to retracted positions whenever the braking elements engage a rock or other immovable object. | 12-26-2013 |
| 188007000 | Anchors | 1 |
| 20100133049 | Magnetic stabilizer for material handling equipment - A stabilizer for material handling equipment, includes a base mount for mounting to the material handling equipment, a main frame pivotally attached to the base mount, and a release lever and magnet housing pivotally mounted to the main frame. A biasing element holds the main frame in a disengaged position away from a metallic floor surface. The release lever can be addressed by a user to overcome the biasing element and rotate the magnet housing to an engaged position, so that magnets in the magnet housing engage the metallic floor surface, holding or anchoring the material handling equipment in place. In order to disengage the magnets from the metallic floor surface, the user forces the release lever in an opposite direction, prying the magnets from the floor surface, upon which the biasing element further rotates the main frame, removing the magnet housing from the proximity of the floor. | 06-03-2010 |
