| Diggin Active, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20100240278 | SLIDING IMPULSE DEVICE - An apparatus and method for an impulse-driven sliding device primarily for use by young children to simulate desired attributes of ball or puck games while adapting specified attributes to promote safe, effective use for those having reduced training and/or motor-skills. The apparatus includes a structure motivated by an impulse to slide over a surface, including: an impulse-receiving portion for receiving the impulse, the impulse-receiving portion defining a section of a generally semi-hemispherical structure and produced from a foam material patterned to represent at least a portion of a sports ball; and a sliding portion, coupled to the impulse-receiving portion, for sliding contact with the surface on a contact surface of the sliding portion responsive to the impulse the contact surface having a generally planar smooth surface having a periphery surrounded by an extension of the impulse receiving portion, wherein a tumbling of a coupled combination of the impulse-receiving portion and the sliding portion is inhibited by shifting a center of gravity downward by a greater weighting of the sliding portion relative to the impulse-receiving portion. The method includes a) receiving an impulse at a top portion of a device including the top portion coupled to a bottom sliding plate and converting the impulse to a non-tumbling, non-rolling, non-launching translating force; and b) sliding, responsive to the non-tumbling, non-rolling, non-launching translating force, the device over a generally planar surface. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100148460 | CONVERTIBLE MULTIMODAL CHILD VEHICLE - A convertible multimodal vehicle (e.g., balance bike and kick scooter) particularly suited for small children. A representative vehicle convertible between a balance bicycle and a scooter, the vehicle includes (a) a platform for supporting a rider standing on the platform, the platform having at least one standing portion generally close to and parallel to a surface supporting a movement of the vehicle over the surface; (b) a steering arrangement coupled to a forward portion of the platform, the steering arrangement enabling the rider to control a direction of the movement of the vehicle; (c) a motive system, coupled to the platform, consisting of a pair of wheels, a forward wheel coupled to the steering arrangement and a rear wheel coupled to a rear portion of the platform; and (d) a seating arrangement, remove ably coupled to the platform, for supporting the rider when seated on the seating arrangement, the seating arrangement providing a scooter-mode when removed and a balance-bicycle mode when installed; wherein the rider propels the movement in both modes using at least one foot to periodically contact the surface and wherein the vehicle does not include an alternate propulsion system selected from the group consisting of one or more of a motor, a pedal-system, a towing system, and combinations thereof. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20090011870 | BASEBALL TOY WITH TAIL - An apparatus, system, and method for a creative solution that helps teach younger adults/children about baseball and permits them to better participate in hitting fundamentals. The apparatus includes a spheroid having a diameter in a range of about two to five inches and constructed using foam\blow-molded material; and a tail, coupled to the spheroid, constructed using foam\blow-molded material, the tail providing both enhancement of aerodynamic flight properties of the spheroid and inhibition of end-over-end rotation of the spheroid after being thrown, hit, or launched. | 01-08-2009 |
