James R Machen

US Patent:

D3475050, May 31, 1994

Filed:

Dec 4, 1992

Appl. No.:

D/002328

Inventors:

Edmund Machen - Charlotte NC
Edgar Montague - Charlotte NC
James Machen - Charlotte NC

Assignee:

Kangaroo Products Company - Columbus NC

US Classification:

D34 15

US Patent:

D399415, Aug 14, 1990

Filed:

Sep 20, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/246654

Inventors:

Edmund H. Machen - Charlotte NC
Edgar B. Montague - Charlotte NC
Tracy L. Teague - Charlotte NC
James W. Boiter - Charlotte NC
James R. Machen - Charlotte NC

Assignee:

Marine Products, Inc. - Richmond VA

US Classification:

D23333

US Patent:

D3489655, Jul 19, 1994

Filed:

Dec 4, 1992

Appl. No.:

D/002325

Inventors:

Edmund Machen - Charlotte NC
Edgar Montague - Charlotte NC
James Machen - Charlotte NC
David Mehaffey - Vicksburg MS

Assignee:

Kangaroo Products Company - Columbus NC

US Classification:

D34 15

US Patent:

D3350371, Apr 27, 1993

Filed:

Aug 27, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/572797

Inventors:

Edgar B. Montague - Charlotte NC
Tracy L. Teague - Charlotte NC
James R. Machen - Charlotte NC
Edward L. Boyd - Charlotte NC

US Classification:

D 6364

US Patent:

D3477193, Jun 7, 1994

Filed:

Dec 4, 1992

Appl. No.:

D/002326

Inventors:

Edmund Machen - Charlotte NC
Edgar Montague - Charlotte NC
James Machen - Charlotte NC
David Meheffey - Vicksburg MS

Assignee:

Kangaroo Products Company - Columbus NC

US Classification:

D34 15

US Patent:

53416805, Aug 30, 1994

Filed:

Sep 27, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/127989

Inventors:

Edwin D. Smart - Marion NC
Julie N. Dezern - Asheville NC
William B. Pendleton - Winston-Salem NC
Kenneth C. Pearson - Greenville NC
Allison M. Blui - Cary NC
James R. Machen - Charlotte NC
David E. Mehaffey - Charlotte NC
Edmund H. Machen - Charlotte NC
Edgar B. Montague - Charlotte NC

Assignee:

NC Dept. of Human Resources, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services - Raleigh NC

International Classification:

A61B 522

US Classification:

7337906

Abstract:

A driver measure system aids in determining the physical requirements of a disabled driver in order to modify a van or other vehicle to his or her specific needs. The driver measurement system comprises a frame including tracks for positioning a wheelchair and a control assembly which includes a steering wheel and hand controls. Force adjustment and measurement mechanisms for the steering wheel and hand controls enables a trained technician to evaluate the functional driving ability of the disabled driver. The simulator also provides a structural reference framework for taking anthropometric measurements. The measurements obtained are used to prepare a specification or "mobility prescription" for modifications and adaptive driving equipment needed to customize a vehicle.