Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 09/07

20070222248 - Holster for portable ife device: A holster for a passenger seat has a rear face and a peripheral wall which defines a pocket for receiving an IFE device. The holster is moveable between stowed and deployed positions. In the deployed position, an IFE device may be positioned in the pocket for convenient viewing. The tilt... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070222249 - Interior trim panel with integrated living hinged components: wherein the trim module and the living hinge are injection molded together, and the at least one component is adapted to be folded about the living hinge and attached to the trim module without separating the at least one component from the trim module.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070222246 - Holding rack for mounting on truck tailgates: A holding rack for mounting on truck tailgates is disclosed. The inventive holding rack is used with a truck bed to securely haul loads with a truck. The holding rack broadly includes a rack body for receiving the load, a hold-down mechanism that attaches to the rack body to engage... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070222247 - Reconfigurable truck bed or vehicle body: A vehicle includes a vehicle chassis which carries a bed assembly. The bed assembly includes first and second connecting arm receivers extending at an angle relative to each other. The first and second connecting arm receivers include first and second openings, respectively, which face away from the vehicle. The connecting... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20070222250 - Vehicle seat latch: A vehicle seat latch (24) includes a latch member (40) and a blocking member (70) that each have associated first and second blocking surfaces (80, 82 and 88, 90) for holding the latch member in a latched position with the blocking member in a blocking position. The first blocking surfaces... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070222251 - Vehicle seat: A vehicle includes a seat part and a backrest which together are configured to be pivoted about a generally vertically aligned pivot axis from a use position into an entry position and from the use position into a cargo position. The seat part is configured to be substantially perpendicular to... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070222252 - Automatic sun visor device: An incident intensity L is categorized into a low illuminance range A1 for immediately moving a sun visor body toward a retracted position, a high illuminance range A2 for immediately moving the sun visor body in a target direction set based on an incident angle, and an intermediate illuminance range... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070222253 - Covering device for a vehicle container: A cover assembly for a vehicle carried open top container wherein a cover is connected at one end to a vertically adjustable tower and an opposite end to a cross member connected to a pair of pivot arms that are mounted at their lower ends to be pivoted by at... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070222254 - Arrangement for controlling the motion of the swiveling parts of a vehicle: The invention relates to an arrangement for controlling the motion of the swiveling parts of a vehicle. The task of this invention to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art in a simple manner and to provide an arrangement for controlling the motion of the swiveling parts of... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070222255 - Window insert for vehicles: A ventilation device for use with vehicle windows is provided. This device includes an adjustable frame mountable within a vehicle window; an insert mountable within the frame; and an adapter, wherein adapter is attachable to the frame and further includes a plurality of score lines formed therein for facilitating changing... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070222257 - Core module for door assembly having integrated reinforcements: A core module is provided. The core module includes a body, a first reinforcement member disposed at an upper portion of the body, a second reinforcement member disposed on a perimeter of the body, and a lock mechanism attached to the second reinforcement member.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20070222256 - Hybrid door core and trim module with integrated components: c

20070222258 - Escape hatch: An escape hatch for use with an enclosure such as a tractor trailer is disclosed. The escape hatch comprises an opening defined by the body of the enclosure and a door that is secured to opening by an opening mechanism and a latch mechanism. The escape hatch prevents people from... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070222259 - Removable truck deck: A removable truck deck for use as part of a roll-off truck deck system. In one embodiment, the removable truck deck comprises a replaceable and interchangeable side fitting that may be locked at a desired position along the length of the removable truck deck. The side fitting may be used... Agent: Brunet & Co. Ltd.

20070222260 - Wind deflector for a vehicle roof: r

20070216185 - Fold flat seating: A folding seat for a vehicle includes a seat base fixed to an intermediate bracket, a seat back having a lower end and a support bracket fixed to the vehicle. An intermediate bracket has a first hinge point where the seat back lower end is hingedly attached to the intermediate... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20070216186 - Seat device for vehicle: A armrest portion moving forward away from seat backs for allowing an object to be placed thereon is provided at the central portion of the seat backs of a rear row seat, and a movable cushion provided at a central portion of seat cushions in the vehicle width direction. The... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070216187 - Truck bed seating apparatus: An improved truck bed seating apparatus, wherein a frame is removably attached to a truck bed for supporting seating thereon, and wherein the design allows for easy removal and installation of the frame assembly and provides for a minimal use of space when the apparatus is removed.... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070216180 - Front cowl trim for headlights: The present teachings further provide for a cowl trim for a golf car or light utility vehicle including: a first aperture; a second aperture; a first headlight mounted within the first aperture; and a second headlight mounted within the second aperture.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070216181 - Center console: A center console for a vehicle. The console includes a base body incorporating at least two stowage compartments that can be selectively covered by a slidingly mounted cover panel. A flexible flat cable is connected at a first end to the cover panel and at a second end to the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070216182 - Vehicle equipment console: An equipment console for use in a vehicle having a driver compartment including a dashboard, floor and driver seat. The equipment console has a console body for supporting equipment in a location accessible to a person seated in the driver seat. The front of the console body includes a front... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070216183 - Slidable room assembly and method of installation: A slidable room assembly comprises a vehicle body having an opening formed in an exterior wall, and a reciprocable slideout unit or compartment disposed in the opening and slidable between a retracted position and an extended position. Sliding movement of the slideout unit is controlled by means of a drive... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070216184 - Golf car glove box: A golf car glove box including: an upper portion; a lower portion opposite to the upper portion; a rear portion; a face portion opposite to the rear portion; a first side portion between the rear portion and the face portion; a second side portion between the rear portion and the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070216188 - Vehicle: A vehicle having a side cover capable of sending a sufficient amount of cooling air to a radiator even without a front cover or cowling. Side covers are disposed on both right and left side surfaces for covering a radiator. An air admission portion for drawing in a cooling air... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216189 - Vehicular body structure: In a vehicular body structure, left and right front pillars are provided closer to the longitudinal centerline of a vehicle than left and right corner sections of a compartment of the vehicle. First corner window (26) provided adjacent to one of the left and right front pillars (13) which is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216190 - Container covering apparatus with removable supports: Disclosed is a covering system that includes plural supports and a cable. The cable may be advanced or retracted. The cable is connected, preferably by means of a fixed support, to a portion of the cover, whereby the cover may be advanced or retracted by moving the cable. At least... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070216191 - Convertible vehicle comprising a main pillar: A convertible vehicle (1) comprising a moving roof (2) that includes a main pillar (6) which projects upwardly from a window breast line (5) and is movable rearwardly and downwardly around a bearing (7) on the opening of the roof is configured such that the bearing (7) is transposed upwardly... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070216193 - Car cover and car cover deployment system: A protective flexible car cover which is designed to be attached and detached to a foldable deployment rod which facilitates deploying and removing the car cover without any motorized aids and which also provides for convenient storage of the car cover when it is not in use. The attachment of... Agent: Stephen E. Webber

20070216192 - Sublimated vehicle cover apparatus: A vehicle cover apparatus produced by a sublimation process. The sublimation method includes providing a substantially polyester material. The material may be tricot. The material is cut into pieces that, when assembled together, are configured in substantially the shape of a vehicle. A computerized image is provided so that it... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070216194 - Reversibly deployable air dam: Vehicle air dams that include an airflow control member and an active material based actuator for deploying the airflow control member so as to change airflow about the vehicle.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070216195 - Plastic cargo bed: A cargo bed assembly including a cargo bed base; a first side wall extending from the base; a second side wall extending from the base, the second side wall located opposite the first side wall; a tailgate having an inner side facing the base and an outer side opposite to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070216196 - Skip for granular materials: A skip for the transport, storage and handling of granular materials (such as sand, gravel and earth) including a base and lateral walls. At least part of the base is a sheet of metal that has been imprinted with one or more relief patterns on one face thereof, with the... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070216197 - Composite cargo floor structure having a reduced weight: The invention provides a composite cargo floor structure for providing a load-bearing surface on a cargo vehicle frame. More specifically, the invention provides composite cargo floor structure including a floor member composed of a first composite material and a support frame attached to the floor member, wherein the structural elements... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070216198 - Front structure of automotive vehicle: A front structure of an automotive vehicle, comprising a shroud having a shroud upper, shroud lower, and a pair of shroud sides, a bumper face, and a plate member, a front end of which extends to a position near a back face of the bumper face and a rear end... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070216199 - Fender panel structure: The fender panel structure includes a fender panel formed of resin, disposed above a vehicle's wheel, and forming an outer plate on the side face of the vehicle. The fencer panel has an outer plate part exposed to the side face of the vehicle, and a reinforcement part disposed in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216200 - Cellulose ester based products and methods for making them: The present invention provides a method of adhering two or more components together by exposing a first component that includes cellulose ester fibers and/or a second component that includes a cellulose ester to a plasticizing solvent. The two components are then contacted together form a compound structure which is subsequently... Agent: Tammye L. Taylor Eastman Chemical Company

20070210597 - Width adjustable car barrier: A car barrier includes two posts and a central net is connected between the two posts. Two side nets are slidably connected to two ends of the central net. The central net has a first top rail and a first bottom rail, and each of the side nets has a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070210607 - Filler pipe assembly: In a filler pipe assembly, a holder member (13. 15) secured to an inner wall of a filler pipe (2) is provided with an outer profile of a circular cross section substantially conforming to an inner peripheral wall of the filler pipe and an inner profile defining a bore (17)... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070210606 - Sunshade device for motor-vehicles, with shape memory actuator: A sunshade device comprises a sunshade in the form of a roller blind forming part of a roller-blind device, comprising a supporting structure, a shaft for rolling of the sunshade blind, mounted so that it can rotate on the aforesaid supporting structure, and a shape-memory actuator device for causing displacement... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070210598 - Retractable and extensible trailer with folding ramp: A retractable and extensible trailer comprising: a base assembly; a moveable top assembly moveably attached to the base assembly and configured to be infinitely adjustable between a lowered position and an upper position; a trailer substructure in communication with the base assembly; a base front and/or rear folding door located... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake

20070210599 - Retractable sliding cargo bed: A retractable sliding cargo bed includes a stationary frame adapted for mounting onto a deck of a truck or other vehicle and a traveling frame that is movable relative to the stationary frame between a retracted position and an extended position. A locking mechanism is provided which includes stop-members secured... Agent: Ronald S. Arnold

20070210601 - Vehicle panel and seat assembly: A panel assembly for covering a storage recess in a vehicle floor includes a base panel and an extension panel. The base panel is adapted to be movable relative to the recess to cover a first portion of the recess. The extension panel is slidably mounted on the base panel... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070210600 - Keyless entry pickup truck toolbox: A lockable toolbox having a main body and at least one lid. The toolbox has at least one latch attached to the main body, movable between a latched position, wherein the latch engages the lid to the main body so as to prevent the lid from opening, and an unlatched... Agent: Black-e, LLC

20070210602 - Trim retainer: A retainer employs a flexible arm with an internal rib. In another aspect of the present invention, a retainer has at least one generally triangularly shaped projection laterally extending from an arm. A further aspect of the present invention retainer provides a laterally enlarged member, a trim panel-retaining head and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070210603 - Golf car splash guard: A golf car splash guard including: a base portion; a locking flange protruding from the base portion, the locking flange having a locking detail; a wall extending from the base portion at an angle relative to the base portion; a first wire retention device extending from the base portion; and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070210604 - Clear-view sun visor: A sun visor that includes a clear base portion and a small shade portion that can be selectively moved to block only the sun depending on its orientation. In one embodiment, the shade portion is manually movable relative to the base portion. In another embodiment, the shade portion is automatically... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070210605 - Double sun visor: The Double Sun Visor is an improvement in the design of the existing Single Sun Visor found in all motorized vehicles. Vehicles include automobiles, buses, trucks, recreation vehicles, aircraft, and construction vehicles. The Double Sun Visor is comprised of two identical equal size Sun Visors which are attached the vehicle... Agent: Carl Solomon Sr.

20070210608 - Tonneau cover for a truck box: A tonneau cover is arranged to mount on the truck box of a conventional pick up truck for enclosing the box. The cover comprises a pair of panels which are pivotally mounted on respective sides of the box. The panels extend laterally inward such that free ends of the panels... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070210609 - Pick-up truck box cover: A cover assembly for a pick-up truck cargo box includes first and second rails attachable at the sides of the box. A cover has a first resilient hinge strip connecting a first panel to a second panel and allowing the first panel to pivot relative to the second panel. A... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070210610 - Motor vehicle comprising a fully opening roof part: Disclosed is a motor vehicle (1) comprising a vehicle body (6) which is provided with rigid body zones (3) that are located on both sides above lateral window areas (2). At least two plate-shaped roof parts (P1; P2) which can be moved from a closed position into an open position... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070210612 - Door for vehicle with vibration suppression: A door includes an inner panel, an outer panel, a door beam fixed to the inner panel, hinges, and a door lock unit. The door beam is connected at one end to one end side face of the inner panel at a first location and at the other end thereof... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070210613 - Hatchback door structure for vehicles: A hatchback door structure a vehicle, which comprises: an inner panel which is arranged on an inner side of the vehicle; and an outer panel which is arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel comprises: a frame which has a shape outlining an outer shape... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.C.

20070210611 - Device for increasing the degree of occupant protection in a vehicle during a side impact: The present invention is distinguished in that the side-impact member (1) has at least two sections (4) connected to one another via a joint region (3) in longitudinal extension, the joint region (3) has an adjustable flexural resistance, and the flexural resistance of the joint region (3) is changeable as... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070210614 - Utility trailer: A towable utility trailer is constructed of detachably attached component elements each of which is configured and structured with integrally formed frame elements that impart structural strength to the utility trailer. The component elements include a bottom, sides, one or more end panels and optional tailgate. The trailer also includes... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20070210616 - Integrated structural member for a vehicle and method of making: A method for forming an integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The method comprises: securing a first beam component to a structural member by a molding process, the first beam component being molded from a first amount of thermoplastic material, the structural member being formed from a material... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070210615 - Vehicle shock absorber: A vehicle shock absorber by which a uniform shock absorbing property can be obtained in all positions on a shock receiving surface and, particularly, a further uniform shock absorbing property can be obtained if the distance from the lower end of a recessed groove in a first wall to a... Agent: Maine & Asmus

20070210617 - Vehicle frame for work vehicle and method for manufacturing same: The vehicle frame for work vehicle comprises a cabin frame that is assembled into a substantially box form and a base frame welded to the cabin frame.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070210618 - Tractor cab roof with integral hvac air ducts: A tractor cab roof with integral HVAC air ducts includes an upper roof member and a lower roof member. The upper roof member includes a top panel, downwardly depending side edges, and a downwardly depending rear edge. The lower roof member includes a central panel, left and right side panels... Agent: Deere & Company

20070210619 - Operator cab for heavy construction equipment: An operator cab for heavy construction equipment is disclosed to prevent a sliding door from rocking or rattling due to a shock or vibration applied to the cab in a state that the sliding door slidably mounted on the cab is opened or closed. The operator cab includes a sidewall... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070210620 - Roof opening system for motor vehicles: Disclosed is a roof opening system comprising at least one transparent or partly transparent vehicle cover (1) and at least one shade element (2) which independently of each other are movable in different positions. The roof opening system is characterized in that the movements are clearly made possible by only... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070210621 - Vehicle glazing: A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material having an exposed surface and a light emitting diode device a) other than an auxiliary stop lamp adhesively attached to the exposed surface of the pane of glazing material, or b) in the form of an auxiliary stop lamp adhesively attached... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070210622 - Window pane assembly and bodywork element for a vehicle: A pane arrangement for closing an opening in the outer shell of the motor vehicle, has a closed position tightly closing the opening, and an open position partially clearing the opening. A flexible pane is connected without hinges to the vehicle to seal the opening. At least a first partial... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070210623 - Panorama roof: A sliding roof system includes a cover adapted to be moved rearwardly above a roof element, a guide rail, and a front raising mechanism that raises a front edge of the cover outwardly. A rear raising mechanism raises a rear edge of the cover outwardly, and is coupled with the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070205626 - Vehicle driving posture adjusting device: A driving posture adjusting device comprises a slide rail (39) disposed in a forwardly raising posture on a floor portion of a vehicle body; a seat slider (44) disposed in a lower front portion of a seat cushion (35) of a driver seat and slidably supported along the slide rail... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070205621 - Method and apparatus for making a trim panel with a self-skinning blown elastomer component: A method and apparatus for forming an interior component part having a relatively rigid substrate portion and a padded portion. The molding tool used to form the substrate portion includes a first mold part and a second mold part that form a substrate molding cavity into which a thermoplastic olefin... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070205622 - Storage console for automotive vehicle: A storage console for an automotive vehicle includes a manually moveable closure panel suspended upon the console's side walls at an installed location extending rearwardly from the front part of the console, so as to allow access to otherwise unusable space at the front of the console. A number of... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070205623 - Structural pedestal conduit for air handling and electrical routing: A pedestal console for a motor vehicle includes a housing stationarily mounted within the vehicle beneath and transverse to a bench seat of the vehicle. The console includes an air duct defined by structural features extending the length of the console. This allows air from a forward ventilation system to... Agent: Visteon

20070205624 - Reinforcing support incorporated into a glove box retaining structure located proximate a pivot actuating handle mechanism: A pivotally actuated glove box mounted within a vehicle dashboard and exhibiting reinforcing support proximate a mounting location of an exterior handle mechanism. A volume-holding bin includes an inner panel secured to locations associated with the bin. Projecting portions defined upon an opposite surface of the inner panel align with... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070205625 - Motor vehicle comprising an input device: The invention relates to a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle comprising a soft fabric arranged in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle for emitting an output signal depending on pressure exerted on the soft fabric, wherein at least one electrical property of the soft fabric can be changed as... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070205628 - Directional cell indexing matrix: Storage matrixes associated with storage and retrieval systems and methods are provided to automate the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. In one embodiment, the storage matrix comprises a storage matrix comprising a plurality of stationary cell modules and a plurality of carriers. The outer... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070205627 - Container apparatus of a vehicle: A container apparatus of a vehicle which may include (a) a fixed member, (b) a movable member movable relative to the fixed member, (c) a slider having a longitudinal direction and provided to a first member, which is one of the fixed member and the movable member, so as to... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070205629 - Covering structure having automatic coupling system: A tonneau system for a cargo box of a vehicle having a support frame connectable to the cargo box. A cover spans the support frame and is positionable between a tensioned position and an untensioned position. A pivot block is mounted to the support frame, while the cover is coupled... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070205630 - Convertible: Disclosed is a convertible (1) comprising a movable roof (2) that is provided with a flexible cover (4), at least in the rear area (6) thereof. The rear zone of said flexible cover (4) is retained on a stretching hoop (8) which can be displaced upward from a stretching position... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070205631 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle having an external appearance rich in change without increased cost. A front-side side cover has first edge parts adjoining a body frame. Portions of the first edge parts are in approximately the same position in a vehicle width direction as outermost faces of an outer surface of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070205632 - Folding truck bed vehicle ramp: This invention is a loading ramp system which allows for the transport of small vehicles into and out of pick-up truck beds. This system included twin ladder ramps which can be opened out or folded up and in either position angled from the truck bed or deck lid to the... Agent: Alex Weinstein

20070205633 - Roof system with integrated hvac ducting: A molded vehicle cab roof system housing an HVAC unit and having integral ducts for directing air flow from the interior or exterior of the cab, through the HVAC unit and returning conditioned air to the cab interior and the forward windscreen. The roof system comprises first and second molded... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070205634 - Access panel: An access panel for a golf car that can comprise a first planar portion; a second planar portion integral with and orientated at an angle relative to the first planar portion; a first retention detail extending from the first planar portion; a second retention detail extending from the second planar... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070205635 - Motor vehicle body or supporting frame comprising a vibration damping device: The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1), especially a cabriolet vehicle, provided with a body with which the following are associated: at least one pair (3;6) of struts (4, 5; 7,8), at least one vibration-selective recording unit for detecting longitudinal stresses occurring on the struts (4, 5; 7, 8)... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070205636 - Internal sunshade for transparent roofs of automobiles: Internal sunshade for transparent roofs of automobiles consisting of a cover (1) sized to cover internally the transparent segment of the roof, mounted and displaceable between two longitudinal rails (2) that run along the sides of the vehicle's roof. The cover comprises at least one panel (3) that is attached... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070205637 - Cabriolet vehicle: The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle (1), with a roof (2), comprising a flexible cover (3), at least in the rear part thereof, whereby the cover (3) may be held in tension against the chassis (7), by means of a tension stay (11) and the tension stay (11) rests... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner