James Russell Ditch from Mission Viejo, CA, age 47

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James A. Ditch
Manager, M

Ditchworks, LLC
Product Development Inventor

2230 Bardale Ave, San Pedro, CA 90731

Vehicular Wheelchair Docking And Capture Apparatus
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US Patent:

7425110, Sep 16, 2008
Filed:

Jan 18, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/037603
Inventors:

James A. Ditch - San Pedro CA, US
Assignee:

M & M, Inc. - Boulder CO
International Classification:

B60P 7/08
US Classification:

410 9, 410 7, 410 8, 410 19
Abstract:

A transit vehicle docking system including a pair of press plates driven inwardly against the opposite side of a wheelchair docked in a docking space in a transit vehicle.

Vehicular Wheelchair Docking And Capture Apparatus
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US Patent:

7794187, Sep 14, 2010
Filed:

Sep 2, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/202943
Inventors:

James A. Ditch - San Pedro CA, US
Assignee:

M & M, Inc. - Boulder CO
International Classification:

B60P 7/08
US Classification:

410 9, 410 7, 410 8, 410 19
Abstract:

A transit vehicle docking system including a pair of press plates driven inwardly against the opposite side of a wheelchair docked in a docking space in a transit vehicle.

Tie-Down For Wheelchairs
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US Patent:

7963730, Jun 21, 2011
Filed:

Apr 19, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/406384
Inventors:

James A. Ditch - San Pedro CA, US
Richard C. Magnuson - Kentwood MI, US
Assignee:

American Seating Company - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:

B60P 7/08
US Classification:

410 7, 410 4, 410 18, 410 23
Abstract:

Apparatus for securing one or more wheelchairs to a vehicle includes a plurality of straps for holding the wheelchairs to the vehicle. Some of the straps are attached to a movable element that can be moved into or out of the area to be occupied by the wheelchairs. This allows the area to be utilized by other passengers when no wheelchairs are present and also facilitates ingress and egress of the wheelchairs. In the preferred embodiment, movable elements, which carry housings for wheelchair-engaging belts and passenger restraint belts, are mounted to the side wall of the vehicle for pivotal movement about vertical axes between storage positions and operative positions. The apparatus allows an operator to quickly and easily secure or release a passenger in a wheelchair and maintains the integrity of the straps.

Tie-Down For Wheelchairs
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US Patent:

20020110434, Aug 15, 2002
Filed:

Sep 4, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/944402
Inventors:

James Ditch - San Pedro CA, US
Richard Magnuson - Kentwood MI, US
International Classification:

B60P003/06
US Classification:

410/007000
Abstract:

Apparatus for securing one or more wheelchairs to a vehicle includes a plurality of straps for holding the wheelchairs to the vehicle. Some of the straps are attached to a movable element that can be moved into or out of the area to be occupied by the wheelchairs. This allows the area to be utilized by other passengers when no wheelchairs are present and also facilitates ingress and egress of the wheelchair. In the preferred embodiment, movable elements, which carry housings for wheelchair-engaging belts and passenger restraint belts, are mounted to the side wall of the vehicle for pivotal movement about vertical axes between storage positions and operative positions. The apparatus allows an operator to quickly and easily secure or release a passenger in a wheelchair and maintains the integrity of the straps.

Vehicular Wheelchair Docking And Capture Apparatus
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US Patent:

20110008122, Jan 13, 2011
Filed:

Sep 13, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/881050
Inventors:

James A. Ditch - San Pedro CA, US
Assignee:

M&M, INC. - Boulder CO
International Classification:

B60P 7/08
US Classification:

410 3
Abstract:

A transit vehicle docking system including a pair of press plates driven inwardly against the opposite side of a wheelchair docked in a docking space in the transit vehicle.

Tie-Down For Wheelchairs
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US Patent:

58880380, Mar 30, 1999
Filed:

Aug 4, 1997
Appl. No.:

8/905352
Inventors:

James A. Ditch - San Pedro CA
Richard C. Magnuson - Kentwood MI
Assignee:

American Seating Company - Grand Rapids MI
International Classification:

B60P 708
US Classification:

410 7
Abstract:

Apparatus for securing one or more wheelchairs to a vehicle includes a plurality of straps for holding the wheelchairs to the vehicle. Some of the straps are attached to a movable element that can be moved into or out of the area to be occupied by the wheelchairs. This allows the area to be utilized by other passengers when no wheelchairs are present and also facilitates ingress and egress of the wheelchairs. In the preferred embodiment, movable elements, which carry housings for wheelchair-engaging belts and passenger restraint belts, are mounted to the side wall of the vehicle for pivotal movement about vertical axes between storage positions and operative positions. The apparatus allows an operator to quickly and easily secure or release a passenger in a wheelchair and maintains the integrity of the straps.