Patents
US 11214326 B2: Footrest with integrated tow handle for portable conveyance
- Granted
- 2022-01-04
- Filed
- 2019-04-08 application 16378164
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A portable conveyance footrest has a support portion having a substantially planar base surface to receive a foot. A tow handle portion is connected to an end of the support portion and forms a substantially planar tow handle that is within a same plane as the substantially planar base surface. The tow handle is spaced apart from the end of the support portion to define a void between the tow handle and the second end of the support portion. The tow handle is disposed within the same plane as the substantially planar base surface so that a user's fingers, when gripping the tow handle, extend into the void between the tow handle and the end of the support portion and through the plane of the substantially planar surface.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probity IP LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Holdrege, NE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhenghua Kong | Vernon Hills, IL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kai Wang | Suzhou, CN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert McCormick | Holdrege, NE | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wei Chang | Buffalo Grove, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62J | Cycle saddles or seats; auxiliary devices or accessories specially adapted to cycles and not otherwise provided for, e.g. article carriers or cycle protectors | B62J25/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62H | Cycle stands; supports or holders for parking or storing cycles; appliances preventing or indicating unauthorized use or theft of cycles; locks integral with cycles; devices for learning to ride cycles | B62H1/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62K | Cycles; cycle frames; cycle steering devices; rider-operated terminal controls specially adapted for cycles; cycle axle suspensions; cycle side-cars, forecars, or the like | B62K5/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PROBITY CELL LLC signed 2021-07-12 | PROBITY IP LLC HOLDREGE, NE | 57101/957 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-06-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHANG, WEI signed 2019-04-02 MCCORMICK, ROBERT signed 2019-04-02 KONG, ZHENGHUA signed 2019-04-04 WANG, KAI signed 2019-04-05 | PROBITY CELL LLC HOLDREGE, NE | 49593/247 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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