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(12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2028699 |
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(54) English Title: | LEGERE TRANSPORTEUR |
(54) French Title: | TRANSPORTEUR LEGERE |
Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(72) Inventors : |
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(73) Owners : |
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(71) Applicants : | |
(74) Agent: | |
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(45) Issued: | |
(22) Filed Date: | 1990-10-29 |
(41) Open to Public Inspection: | 1992-04-30 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | English |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | No |
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(30) Application Priority Data: | None |
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A B S T R A C T
1/ Until the invention of the "LÉGERE TRANSPORTEUR", transporting powered
wheelchairs or sundry items at the rear of a vehicle, required the use ofobviously inferior and conditionally limiting devices as previously referred toherewith in part five of the particulars section of this submission or, atrailer, which trailer devices require individual licensing, parking, and/orlarge storage areas, vehicular lubrication and mobility maintenance, particulardriver education and expertise, and often prove inconvenient to maneuver andstore, and often dangerous on the road.
2/ Additionally, until the invention of the "LÉGERE TRANSPORTEUR", transporting
powered wheelchairs without the use of such devices as previously referred toherewith in part five of the particulars section of this submission or atrailer, required professional installation of whatever of various particularlifts of either mechanical and/or hydraulic function, both of which are costlyto produce and similarly priced and thus, beyond the financial reach of most ofthose in need of such wheelchair transporting device.
3/ A tool intended for the vehicular transporting of sundry items and/or
wheelchairs, ought not unconditionally incorporate such expense, maintenance,and inconvenience as is commonly associated with conditionally limiting devicesas previously referred to herewith in part five of the particulars section ofthis submission and with trailers and mechanical and/or hydraulic lifts, andought to be void of such common inconvenience as storage problems,maneuverability, additional lubrication and maintenance requirements, custominstallation, and NOT be of danger to others during installation and/or removal,or via MIShandling or UNskilled use on the road.
4/ The "LÉGERE TRANSPORTEUR" invention incorporates none of the negative features
associated with such devices as previously referred to herewith in part five ofthe particulars section of this submission, nor any of the detrimental featuresof trailer and/or lifts, while providing numerous additional benefits totallyunavailable when using trailers or mechanical and/or hydraulic lifts or thedevices previously referred to herewith in part 5 of the particulars section ofthis submission.
5/ The "LÉGERE TRANSPORTEUR" invention involves the simplest of skillful design and
construction, consisting of only three basic parts, such being the stowageplatform with combined baggage retention railings and quick-clip hold-down belt,the access ramp or step with auxiliary transport wheels, and the combinedundergirding superstructure and its two-inch by two-inch, steel, Reese-Type,lockable insertion hitch,, and INSTALL-ASSIST maneuverability wheels. Though of
small size, the "LÉGERE TRANSPORTEUR" has more than adequatestowage/standing/sitting area, and although very light in weight, issufficiently durable and requires such minimal instruction to use, that one needonly observe a picture of its application. Additionally, the "LÉGERETRANSPORTEUR" is sufficiently simple in design as to permit manufacture and distribution costs well within the reach of all prospective users.
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Description | Date |
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Inactive: Inventor deleted | 2001-01-24 |
Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 1993-04-29 |
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 1993-04-29 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 1992-10-29 |
Inactive: Adhoc Request Documented | 1992-10-29 |
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 1992-04-30 |
Abandonment Date | Reason | Reinstatement Date |
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1992-10-29 |
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
Current Owners on Record |
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FRANK J. LEGERE |
Past Owners on Record |
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None |