Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 07/07

20070170740 - Expandable trailer: An expandable trailer comprising a chassis, at least one pair of extendable supports, at least one pair of horizontal floor sections and at least one pair of floor elements. Each support is extendable laterally outwardly to a respective side of a central longitudinal axis of the chassis. The horizontal floor... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070170739 - Auxiliary storage system for automotive vehicle: An auxiliary storage system for an automotive vehicle includes a movable unshaped bulkhead adapted to be carried upon a load floor of a vehicle, a movable cover for engaging an upper portion of the bulkhead, and a lock mechanism for selectively locking the removable cover to the bulkhead.... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070170741 - Tailgate ramp and method for providing access to a vehicle: A tailgate for a pickup truck or other vehicle. The tailgate is convertible to a loading ramp to facilitate access to the cargo-holding area of the vehicle. The tailgate includes at least one extensible hook member on one side edge of the tailgate and a panel extensible from the other... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070170742 - Land, air or sea vehicle having a transport compartment for accommodating cargo and/or seats mounted to the vehicle for conveying personnel: A land, air or sea vehicle having a transport compartment for accommodating cargo and/or seats and comprising at least one row of seats disposed next to one another in the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and oriented transverse to the direction of movement of the vehicle, is provided in a... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20070170743 - Slide rail structure of a vehicle: A slide rail structure of a vehicle for sliding a seat relative to a vehicle floor can include a rail member having an upper opening portion, a slide member, and cover members disposed on the rail member. The rail member can also include lateral portions, upper portions and downward extending... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070170744 - Aerodynamic hemisphere and socket motorcycle fairing: A motorcycle fairing comprised of plastic or composite material fabricated and assembled to form: a front, substantially hemisphere shaped fender or nacelle fairing section which substantially encloses the front wheel of the motorcycle and is affixed to the upper front fork assembly of the motorcycle allowing the front wheel to... Agent: Charles D. Bugni

20070170745 - Wheeled conveyance with two passenger support means: A wheeled conveyance comprising a chassis adapted to be manually driven and supporting a first passenger support means and a second passenger support means, in which the chassis comprises one or more inclined struts, the outer ends of which support handle means for the wheeled conveyance, in which the first... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070170746 - Convertible: A convertible vehicle with a roof having a roof covering and several lateral frame parts, which at least partially span the roof covering when roof is closed and follow each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in which a rear frame part extends from a window parapet line... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070170747 - Spring clip for use in a convertible top having side tension cables: A one piece rod spring clip is attached to a tensioning cable in a convertible top . The rod spring clip (40) includes a leg that is aligned with an end of the cable. The rod spring clip is secured to the one bow (38) of the convertible top and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070170748 - Vehicle having a hardtop roof: A roof for a vehicle includes rear and front roof parts. A kinematic roof mechanism adjusts the rear roof part between a closed position in which the rear roof part covers the rear seat region of the interior of a vehicle and a stored position in which the rear roof... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070170750 - Injection molded magnesium convertible top stack having a common pivot for a pivot link, center rail and rear rial: A convertible top stack linkage is provided that is formed, in part, in a thixotropic magnesium molding process. Many structural parts of the convertible top stack linkage may be thixotropically molded. A pivot link of the top stack linkage is pivotally connected to two bows, for example, the three and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070170749 - Latching system for a convertible top: A latching system for a convertible top of a motor vehicle. The latching system includes a keeper disposed proximate a windshield header and a latch pin actuated by a handle. The latching system is actuated between a latched position in which the latch pin engages the keeper and an unlatched... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070170751 - Hatchback door structure for vehicles: A hatchback door structure for vehicles which includes an inner panel arranged on an inner side of a vehicle; and an outer panel arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel includes a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape of the hatchback door,... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070170752 - Windscreen deflector for automotive vehicles: A widescreen deflector assembly is provided for an automotive vehicle having a passenger compartment extending between opposing side walls and a rear end, wherein the passenger compartment includes front seats and rear seats. The widescreen deflector assembly includes a membrane element. A first cross member is connected to an end... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070164581 - Protection device for motor vehicle: P

20070164580 - Cable-operated slide-out for recreational vehicle: A cable operated slide-out mechanism for a recreational vehicle has a linear actuator mounted in a fixed channel alongside the room or compartment and an end of each cable is fixed to the channel. Four cables are provided on each side of the slide-out, with two of the cables on... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070164582 - Sun visor for motor vehicle: A vehicle sun visor 1 includes a sun visor main body 2 attached to the interior of a vehicle via a holding shaft 10. The sun visor main body 2 has an external frame 3 which is frame-shaped and provided along the outer edge of the sun visor main body... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070164583 - Light weight passenger vehicle with expandable body size for collision protection: A new design for a light-weighted, preferably a battery-powered vehicle is disclosed. Small body size in the vehicle shrunk mode and being light weighted make the vehicle particularly suitable of using battery power and convenient to be driven in crowded urban area as an environment friendly passenger vehicle and can... Agent: Chiou-muh Jong

20070164584 - Cabriolet vehicle: A convertible vehicle with a roof, which includes, in the closed state, a section of a laterally running roof strut on an area directly or indirectly adjacent to the windshield frame that protrudes farther into the passenger compartment than roof areas lying behind it. The section, on a surface facing... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070164585 - Vehicle pillar garnish mounting structure: A vehicle pillar garnish mounting structure has upper and lower retainers attached to the pillar. The pillar garnish has side edge flanges that are engaged with engagement parts at corresponding sides of the retainers. The retainers have an elongated block shape with U-shaped cross-section. The lower retainer has a hook... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070164586 - Vehicle front interior structure: The invention concerns a vehicle front interior structure comprising an air flow distribution duct arranged essentially parallel with a windshield. The invention is characterized in that the distribution duct is divided into at least two sections connected by a flexible joint that extends in a direction essentially across the distribution... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070164587 - Roof structure for a multi-purpose vehicle: A roof structure (20) for a vehicle (10) comprises a rear roof part (24), which comprises a vehicle rear window (26), side, rear pillars (27) and a rear segment (25) of the vehicle roof and is displaceably borne in the vehicle longitudinal direction (B). In addition, a forward roof part... Agent: Mark A Ussal Michael Best & Friedrich

20070158970 - Sunshade device for rear door window of automobile: Disclosed is a sunshade device for the rear door window of an automobile. Both ends of a sunshade screen rod, to which an end of the sunshade screen wound on the winding roll biased by an elastic member in a frame is fastened, are raised and lowered by a telescopic... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070158965 - Vehicle load carrier: The invention provides a method of attaching a load carrier to a vehicle and/or fixing member. The method comprises applying adhesive to the vehicle roof and/or the fixing member, and attaching the fixing member to the vehicle, for subsequent attachment of a load carrier to the fixing member.... Agent: Venable LLP

20070158966 - Vehicle center console: A vehicle center console. The console includes a cantilevered body having an upper surface, which includes one or more upper center console features. The console also includes a lower surface including one or more lower center console features. The lower surface is disposed vertically apart from at least a portion... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070158967 - Loading-space protection device for a motor vehicle: A loading-space protection device includes a holding unit, in which at least one winding shaft for winding up or unwinding a flexible sheet-like structure is mounted, and fastening means for securing the holding unit in a functional position, fixed on the vehicle, in mounts on the vehicle. At least one... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070158968 - Water-resistant storage system for pickup trucks and utility vehicles: The storage system includes a housing which is fittable into a bed of a pickup truck or utility vehicle, wherein the top member of the housing extends forwardly beyond the bottom member. Two pullout drawers are arranged side-by-side within the housing and extend so that a front surface thereof is... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20070158969 - Maneuverable ambulance chair: A maneuverable ambulance chair is disclosed that allows an ambulance attendant to safely attend to a patient because the chair is both secured to the floor, wall, or other structure of an ambulance and selectively maneuverable, allowing access to the patient at any number of positions while allowing an ambulance... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070158971 - Cabriolet vehicle: A cabriolet vehicle with a roof provided which at least in some areas has a flexible cover, which includes in its front roof area a rigid area, a so-called roof top, overlapped by a cover. The front roof area can be stored in the same orientation as in the closed... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070158972 - Device for actuating at least one pivoted exterior element of a vehicle: An apparatus is provided for the actuation of at least one pivotable external element of a vehicle, in particular of a top element of a convertible vehicle, with at least one pivot joint and a drive. The drive may be an electric motor (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) which introduces... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070158974 - Automotive door with reverse hinge: An automotive vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a door opening to the passenger compartment. A door is pivotally mounted to the door opening with an inclined axis which may extend laterally outboard and downward relative to the vehicle body in a rearward direction... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070158973 - Tailgate assembly: A rear hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle is proposed which comprises a first, upper rear hatch part (15) which is attached via a coupling means (16) to a body section (11) and can be pivoted around an axis which runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070158975 - Storage enclosure for small vehicles: A portable protective enclosure for motorcycles or other small vehicles comprising a planar base, right and left substantially identical rear roof members mating to encompass and enclose the rear area of the base, and a cab-like front portion for coverage of the front area of the base. The base includes... Agent: Edward E. Roberts

20070158976 - Foams for vehicular energy absorbance: The invention is an energy absorbing member comprising, an amorphous thermoplastic cellular polymer in contact with a structural element, wherein at least about 50% of the cells of the amorphous cellular polymer are closed cells and the closed cells have a gas pressure that is about 0.5 atmosphere to about... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20070158977 - Rear structure of a vehicular body: A rear structure of a vehicular body has side sills disposed at lateral ends of the vehicular body. The rear structure further has side rear members having a hat-shaped cross-section and having a kick-up portion that is upwardly inclined. The side rear members are bonded to the side sills at... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070158978 - Solar panel configuration for vehicles: A vehicle sunroof including a sunroof frame mounted to a vehicle roof opening and having opposing lateral sides. The sunroof frame has an outer edge adjacent to the outer surface of the vehicle roof and an inner edge located within the vehicle cabin. The vehicle sunroof also includes a number... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070152461 - Console assembly for a vehicle: A console assembly configured for use in a passenger seating of a vehicle includes a lower console module extending generally horizontally adjacent a floor of the passenger seating area and an upper console module disposed adjacent and operatively connected to the lower console module. The upper console module is adjustable... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070152462 - Convertible top cover attachment system: A system and method for attaching a cover (14) of a convertible top (12) of a motor vehicle. The system includes a cover (14) having an anchoring strip (50) and a structural support (16) having a recessed portion (32) and a plurality of retainer flanges (34). The anchoring strip (50)... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070152463 - Support device for vehicles: A support device is for a vehicle having a body, a roof spaced above the body and a seat back. The support device includes a base or body connectable with the vehicle and having a mounting portion configured for attachment of the seat back and a recess providing a storage... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070152464 - Center console: The present invention relates to a center console (10) of a motor vehicle, with at least one storage space for receiving objects, with at least one part of the center console (10) being designed as a removable container (12). The container (12) can preferably be slid laterally out of the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070152465 - Floating parking brake gap hider: A console housing has a top wall formed with an opening that receives an upwardly extending handle of a parking brake. A gap hider includes a close out insert for closing the gap between the opening and the handle. The close out insert is supported on the top wall for... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070152466 - Cover for a mobile device, and method for making the cover: A cover for a mobile device (100) includes a main body (10) and a view panel (30). The main body has a view opening (113) formed thereon and a window frame portion (11). The window frame portion has an inner rim (110) defining the view opening. The view panel has... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070152467 - Motor vehicle with movable roof part: A motor vehicle has at least one movable roof part which extends in the closed position between lateral frame parts positioned above side windows and can be displaced from this position into an open position held inside the auto body. In the open position, the frame can be disassembled, and... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070152468 - Vehicle body: A vehicle body includes a first door member and an opening/closing mechanism. The first door member can rotate between a first position in which it covers the part of a opening of a storage section and a second position in which it opens the part of the opening. The opening/closing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070152469 - Retractable hardtop for a vehicle: Linkages of a vehicle hardtop having two main links. The two main links have link attachments to a main bearing. The link attachments are offset with respect to each other in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The first main link is connected to the front link attachment of the main bearing.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070152470 - Roof for a motor vehicle: A passenger vehicle roof includes front and rear roof parts. The front roof part is longitudinally slidable. The front roof part cooperates with the rear roof part via a control lever such that upon an opening longitudinal motion of the front roof part the control lever lowers the rear roof... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070152473 - Independently opening doors for an automotive door opening: An automotive vehicle is disclosed with a pillarless door opening for occupant ingress and egress. The first door is pivotally connected to the vehicle at a first end with a second end that extends to a central region of the door opening in the closed position. A second door has... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070152471 - Truck tailgate with internal motion control devices: A tailgate has an internal control mechanism used to exert a force on a pivot. The control mechanism may be combined with a torque rod. The rotational force is used to aid in the lowering and/or raising of the tailgate. The internal control mechanism is free from corrosion and debris... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070152472 - Water resistant multi-panel door: A multi-panel door comprises a plurality of side-by-side door panels and a water-resistant shield. Each one of the door panels is pivotably attached at an edge thereof to an adjacent one of the door panels thereby defining an edge interface between the adjacent ones of the door panels. Each one... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070152474 - Impact force coupling assembly: There is disclosed an impact force coupling assembly operable to couple impact forces from an upright member of a road vehicle to a horizontal transverse member thereof during an impact event. The assembly has a first region and a second region, and is operable to be impinged or captured between... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070152475 - Motor vehicle with a side sill: A lateral door opening of a motor vehicle is delimited at the bottom by a side sill, which exhibits a supporting structure and an outer side panel. The outer side panel is hinged to the supporting structure by at least one quadruple joint so that the side panel can move... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070152476 - Roof for a motor vehicle: A vehicle includes a roof having a roof opening between respective sides of the vehicle body, and guide rails attached to respective sides of the vehicle body. A cover having guide elements is slidably engaged to respective ones of the rails to slide the cover between a closed position in... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.