Land vehicles: bodies and tops inventions 07/09

20090189403 - Adjustable lift assembly for vehicle and method: The present disclosure is directed to an adjustable lift assembly for a flatbed vehicle such as a pickup truck. The adjustable lift assembly includes an extendible vertical member located at each corner of a vehicle flatbed. A frame is attached to an upper portion of each extendible vertical member. The... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C Intellectual Property Department

20090189405 - Cargo and weight holding truck bed accessory: The instant invention is a truck bed accessory for accommodating weights and stored articles. At least one panel is adapted to be situated between the wheel wells of the truck and over the rear axle of the truck. A receptacle is defined within the interior of the main panel over... Agent: Mckay & Associates, PC.

20090189404 - Vehicle cargo sidewall structure: A vehicle cargo sidewall structure includes a vertical inboard wall panel, a vertical outboard wall panel, door panel and a storage bin. The inboard wall panel includes an access opening. The outboard wall panel extends along side the inboard wall panel to define a side wall structure with a concealed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090189406 - Tailgate lift assistor: A tailgate lift assistor that provides for a reduced force required to rotate or pivot a tailgate of a pickup truck or the like upwardly from a generally horizontal open position to a generally vertical closed position and in one embodiment the lift assistor is combined with a dampening mechanism... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090189407 - Scissorless suspension system for a seat assembly and machine using same: A suspension system for a seat assembly of a machine includes an upper support member and a lower support member. A plurality of vertically aligned guide pins interconnect the upper and lower support members, and are telescopically movable to adjust a distance between the upper and lower support members. A... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090189408 - Power folding seat mechanism: A power riser assembly riser assembly includes a rear leg pivotally coupled between a seat assembly and a vehicle floor defining upper and lower axes. A drive linkage is operatively coupled between the seat assembly and floor. A drive mechanism coupled to the drive linkage actuates in a first direction... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090189410 - Hinge mounted fuel housing seal: A vehicle refueling assembly includes a housing through which an inlet pipe is accessed and a door assembly that can be opened and closed relative to the housing. The door assembly includes a hinge and a decorative panel. The hinge includes a seal received in a ledge of the housing... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20090189409 - Rise and set vehicle sun visor: An apparatus for enabling a driver to block sun's glare entering virtually any area of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a first member having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape for engagement with a predetermined interior surface adjacent one of a windshield and a side window of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090189411 - Vehicle comprising a window lined with a safety film, and production method: A vehicle including a window fastened to a body wall and a method of assembling the vehicle. The window is lined with a safety film adhering to an inner face of the window. A border at the periphery of the window is free of film such that a peripheral limit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090189412 - Sliding door system: A sliding door system for a motor vehicle, including a door that is configured to be disposed within a door opening that is formed in the vehicle body, a trim panel connected to the door, and an opening formed through the trim panel. A hinge arm extends through the opening... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090189413 - Windshield device for motorcycle: A windshield device for a motorcycle includes a front cowl located at a front side of the vehicle body to cover a vehicle body; a windscreen disposed at an upper part of the front cowl so as to be vertically movable; an air introducing port for introduction of air from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090189414 - Aerodynamic trailer skirts: A resilient skirt assembly is provided, the assembly comprising a skirt panel adapted to connect to a trailer to direct at least a portion of the amount of air on the side of the trailer; and a skirt support adapted to connect the skirt to a trailer, the skirt support... Agent: Transtex Composite Inc

20090189415 - Side panel for a vehicle: The invention relates to a modular, replaceable side panel (1) for a vehicle, in particular for an omnibus. The side panel comprises in this case a pivotable cover plate (10) which is connected to a vehicle chassis (3) by an upper fastening and a lower fastening (2, 18). In this... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090189416 - Vehicle skylight and method for installing same: A skylight is provided for mounting to a wall of a vehicle to allow passage of light through the wall. The skylight may include a frame having a window that is configured to allow passage of light through at least a portion of the frame, and the frame may define... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090189417 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle, preferably a two door sports car, is provided with a side wall section, in particular comprising a fender, which forms at least partially the outer wall of a wheel housing. A sill panel which covers a lateral sill of the motor vehicle in the connected state to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090189418 - Headliner retainer clip: A retainer assembly for connecting a headliner panel to a support structure. A retainer clip is configured to connect the support structure to the headliner panel. A slot is defined in the support structure and configured to receive s stem portion of the retainer clip. The slot and the stem... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090184532 - Fastening device: A fastening device for securing an appliance within a receiving frame in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving frame has a built-in opening into which the appliance can be introduced on an introductory plane along an installation direction and is locked releasably in an end position in the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090184530 - Locking element for attaching a housing of a high-frequency device: The invention relates to a locking element (1) for attaching a housing (2) of a high-frequency device of a vehicle to a holder (4). Said locking element (1) can be actuated by means of a tool (8) for removing the device from the holder (4). The inventive locking element (1)... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090184531 - Utility vehicle: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame; a pair of left and right front wheels and at least a pair of left and right rear wheels that are supported on the vehicle frame; a front seat that is provided to the rear of the front wheels; a rear seat... Agent: Jones Day

20090184533 - Vehicle endgate hinge assembly: A vehicle endgate hinge assembly is disclosed. The hinge assembly has a bodyside hinge strap including a hinge support boss extending through the endgate opening shut-face and having a central hole that is coaxial with the endgate pivot axis, a mounting plate located outboard of the shut-face, and a threaded... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090184534 - Design for an utility vehicle: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame including a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear roof support structure including a left member... Agent: Jones Day

20090184535 - Articulating seat cushion & load floor for pick up or similar type vehicle: The present invention is directed to an articulated seat assembly to efficiently utilize vehicle compartment space. The articulated seat assembly is comprised of a seat back slidably mounted to a floor for horizontal movement relative thereto. A seat pan is equipped with at least first and second seat flange indents... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090184536 - All terrain vehicle with folding rear seat and enclosed container compartment: An all-terrain vehicle has a cargo deck provided above rear wheels and a folding rear seat disposed on a front portion of the cargo deck. A seating surface covers an opening portion of an article storage area when the seating surface is set to allow an occupant to be seated... Agent: Jones Day

20090184537 - All terrain vehicle with front and rear seats: An all-terrain vehicle has a folding rear seat. The rear seat has a seating surface disposed between a pair of tire houses, a backrest disposed in a vehicle lateral direction at the rear of a front end portion of the seating surface, and a partition wall coupled with the backrest... Agent: Jones Day

20090184538 - Auxiliary visor: An auxiliary visor for an automobile is provided. Such auxiliary visor includes a shield member. Such shield member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A first securing mechanism has a first predetermined portion engageable with such shield member... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090184539 - Truck-trailer air dam: An air dam which provides at least one panel which operates between an open condition and a closed condition in the open space established between a truck coupled to a trailer to alter a part of an air stream generated about the truck-trailer during travel.... Agent: Cr Miles, P.C. Craig R. Miles

20090184540 - Vehicle bed system: A variable length bed system is provided for a vehicle having a load-carrying bed and a support structure configured to provide support to the bed system. The bed system comprises a floor structure including a bed floor and a separate shell. The bed floor includes a support for directly supporting... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090184541 - Utility vehicle: A utility vehicle including: a vehicle body frame having a left and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame provided to the rear of the front seat; a rear floor affixed to the vehicle body frame... Agent: Jones Day

20090184542 - Rear vehicle body structure: A pair of rear floor frames extend in a fore-and-aft direction in a lower part of a vehicle body. A pair of rear horizontal frames extend in the fore-and-aft direction above corresponding rear wheels. A door beam extends in the fore-and-aft direction in each side door in alignment with the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090179447 - Table and seat system for a vehicle: A passenger vehicle comprising a vehicle body and at least one seat is provided. The vehicle body includes a front end and a rear end. The seat is mounted within the rear end of the vehicle for translating from a first stowed position within the rear end of the vehicle... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090179448 - Front to rear console mikiri overlap: A vehicle console center console assembly including a first portion secured to an instrument panel and incorporating a gear shifter and a second portion supported upon a vehicle floor and establishing a mating profile along each of first and second sides with the first portion. Upper located and angled mating... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090179449 - Console box: It is to provide a console box, in which a ventilation duct is integrated with the console box without using a slide core, thus suppressing the increase of costs and preventing dew formation in a box body. A vertical wall protrudes downwards from the lower plate of the box body... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090179450 - Seat configuration system for an automotive interior: A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating system includes a reversible automotive seat that includes a seat cushion and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090179451 - One piece instrument panel exhibiting a two grain, two part appearance with surface defined separation groove and associated method for creating a master model for in turn making a production mold for producing multiple instrument panels according to a sl: An instrument panel with a one piece body constructed of a thermoformed material and exhibiting first and second visually differentiable surface patterns. An associated process includes the creation of an instrument panel, such as through the use of a clamshell slush mold, and including the formation of a groove between... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090179452 - Container truck cover system: An assembly for covering a load on a truck comprises a tower, a rotatable axle fixedly mounted with respect to the tower, and a base connected to the axle. The base is rotatable to a position above horizontal by a linkage.... Agent: Larson Newman Abel & Polansky, LLP

20090179453 - Closure for a movable roof: A closure assembly for a vehicle includes a hook movable between locked and unlocked positions. An actuator is connected to the hook and is linearly movable to move the hook between the locked and unlocked positions. First and second rotatable gears are engaged with one another such that either gear... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090179454 - Door trim: The door trim 1 for use with the vehicle includes a body 10 and an armrest 20 that protrudes from the body 10. The armrest 20 includes resin foam molding. The armrest 20 is thinner than the body 10. The door trim 1 also includes a plurality of ribs 23... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090179455 - Systems and methods for providing a vehicle camper: This invention relates generally to mechanics, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a vehicle camper. In one embodiment, the invention includes a vehicle camper having a base, a first portion of the base configurable to being disposed within a cargo space of a vehicle, the first portion... Agent: Ruttler Law PLLC One Union Square

20090179456 - Air drag reduction apparatus for tractor-trailers: An air drag reduction apparatus includes left and right panels and top and bottom panels for mounting to the rear doors of a tractor trailer along the top, bottom and side edges thereof. Hinges are interposed between the panels and the doors so that the panels can pivot about the... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090179457 - Central pillar and ducting for automotive vehicle: An automotive vehicle is provided having a vehicle body with a passenger compartment between a vehicle floor, a vehicle roof and side pillars. A pair of passenger seats are oriented within the passenger compartment with a center console mounted therebetween. A central structural pillar extends from the center console to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090179458 - Automotive panel assembly: An automotive assembly having a rigid substructure with at least one opening. A panel having a substrate and a cushioned layer which is disposed over one side of the substrate. At least one clip extends outwardly from the other side of the substrate and the clip is complementary in shape... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090179459 - Device for retaining a strip in a channel: In a device for retaining, in particular, a roof strip (34) in a roof channel (44) of a motor vehicle, a base part (1) and a head part (7) are present. On the base part (1) as well as on the head part (7) a rail arrangement is configured (19,... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20090179460 - Vehicle engine cover: A one-piece automobile engine cover for protecting vital engine components from external elements such as water and debris. The cover is positioned between the engine and the hood of an automobile and is pivotably attached to the automobile, preferably by the same hinges that attach the hood to the automobile,... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20090179461 - Dynamic load bearing composite floor pan for an automotive vehicle: A composite floor pan may be joined with other structural members of an automotive vehicle. External loads imparted to the structural members may be transferred to the floor pan. The floor pan may be configured to absorb and/or transfer these external loads without separating.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090179462 - Open roof construction for a vehicle: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening defined in a roof part of the vehicle includes a roof assembly having at least one panel that is movable between a closed position in which it closes the roof opening and an open position in which it opens... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090174204 - Covers for vehicle instrument panels: An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extending into the opening may include a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174205 - Funeral car: Provided is a funeral car including: a coffin carriage box; an air-cooling duct; a coffin seating table; a cylinder enabling the coffin seating table to move along the rails to thus go in and out of the coffin carriage box; a location confirmation sensor enabling the coffin seating table to... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090174208 - Motor vehicle center console assembly having a container assembly with a flush door: A container assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a housing having a storage space. The housing has an outer surface and an opening formed in the outer surface providing access to the storage space. The container assembly also includes a door movably coupled to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174206 - Multi-positional lid for a vehicle console: A console having a movable lid capable of pivoting about dual axes is disclosed, the lid including at least one hinge to facilitate rotation about a first axis and a rotating element to facilitate rotation about a second axis, wherein the at least one hinge and the rotating element are... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090174207 - Piggyback slider tray design: A vehicle center console assembly having a bin secured to a floor of the vehicle and revealing an interior bounded in part by first and second extending sides. A pair of support rails extend along inner surfaces of the extending sides in communication with its interior. A first tray is... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174209 - Vehicle electronic device support systems: Embodiments of a vehicle electronic device support system comprise a vehicle console and an electronic device holder disposed anterior to the vehicle console, wherein the vehicle console comprises a vehicle console bin comprising an auxiliary port, and the electronic device holder is configured to secure an electronic device. The electronic... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174210 - Container assembly for a motor vehicle: A container assembly for a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes a housing, a door, an arm, a helical spring and a cam. The door is pivotally coupled to the housing for movement about a first pivot between a closed position wherein the door covers an opening in the housing and... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174211 - Vehicle console with sliding panel: Embodiments of a vehicle console comprise a front storage bin having a first pair of sidewalls, a back storage bin adjacent the front storage bin having a second pair of sidewalls, a pair of tracks associated with the first and second pair of sidewalls, and a movable armrest disposed over... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174212 - Barbeque grill integrated to pick-up truck tailgate: A system is presented for integrating a cooking device, such as a barbeque, into the tailgate portion of a pick-up truck or other automobile. When the tailgate is folded down to the open position, covers can be opened which expose the contained cooking device. When in the stowed position, the... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090174213 - Instrument panel covers with lockout ribs: A cover for use in an opening of a vehicle instrument panel. The cover may include a top surface, an underside and one or more clips for securing the cover in an opening of the vehicle instrument panel. The cover may also include one or more lock-out ribs extending from... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174214 - Instrument panel, module, and vehicle: An instrument panel (1) according to the present invention, which includes a synthetic resin base material (3) and a skin material (2) integrally covering the surface of the synthetic resin base material (3) and can be installed in front of a driving seat in the cab of a vehicle, wherein:... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090174215 - Instrument panel with temporary attachment structure: Disclosed herein is an instrument panel assembly affording for installment in a motor vehicle as one unit even though the assembly has a final width that is greater than a predetermined maximum width criterion for passing the assembly through a doorframe. The instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel having... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174216 - Supports for vehicle instrument panels: An instrument panel for a vehicle having an instrument panel support configured to be supportive in the vertical direction. The instrument panel support is inserted into a receptacle contained on the underside of the instrument panel such that the receptacle holds the support part in the vertical and lateral directions.... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174217 - Integrated shade assembly for a vehicle window: A shade assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes a shade member that is “integrated” or “hidden” within vehicle body structure when not in use and yet is easily movable to a use position in which it covers a portion of an adjacent window. Specifically, a shade assembly is... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090174218 - Hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle: A hardtop folding roof for an open motor vehicle includes an upper roof part and a rear roof part having a rear window. The roof parts can be transferred from a closed position into a storage position via respective lateral link mechanisms. Each link mechanism includes two main links. A... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090174219 - Vehicle energy absorber structure and method: An energy absorber structure and method for use in a vehicle includes providing an extrudable tubular structure that can be easily varied in thickness and width dimensions to be tuned for particular vehicle energy absorbing applications. The variable extrusion can provide a tubular structure that has walls having differing or... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090174220 - Vehicle body structure with linking bracket for a vehicle side pillar: Vehicle body structure is provided that includes a generally upright frame pillar, such as a b-pillar having an inner pillar member and an outer pillar member outboard of and connected to the inner pillar member. The frame pillar defines a cavity. A load-bearing linking bracket at least partially laterally spans... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090174221 - Locating structure for an instrument panel assembly of a motor vehicle: An instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first component, a second component and a frame. The first component has a first aperture. The second component has a second aperture. The frame has a main wall. The frame includes a generally cylindrical boss extending outwardly from the main... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174222 - Component assembly for a motor vehicle: A component assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a main wall and a tab extending outwardly from the main wall. The tab has an aperture extending therethrough. The second component has a support wall and a tab receiver extending... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090174223 - Integrated brackets for vehicle instrument panels: An integrated bracket for attaching multiple components to a vehicle instrument panel reinforcement includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion is configured to receive a first component and the second attachment portion is configured to receive a second component. The integrated bracket also... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174224 - Floor spacer for vehicle and vehicle interior structure: A floor spacer for a vehicle capable of effectively preventing a relative displacement of a floor carpet to the floor spacer while ensuring the easiness of removing the floor carpet without increasing manufacturing cost, and a vehicle interior structure are provided. A floor spacer 10 for a vehicle is made... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090174225 - Cargo cover assemblies for vehicles: A cargo cover assembly for covering a cargo area of a vehicle including: a housing; a panel portion secured to the housing, wherein the panel portion is configured to roll and unroll within the housing, a flexible rod associated with the panel portion and moveable with respect to the housing,... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20090174226 - Active stabilizer bar system for a vehicle chassis: An active stabilizer bar system includes an impeller slidably encased in a housing which separates the housing into a sealed first cavity and a second cavity. On forced application of fluid through at least one of the ports, the impeller is axially moved along the housing which rotates at least... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090174228 - Connection between the roof cross-member and the upper center pillar reinforcement of a motor vehicle: A connection between an upper center pillar reinforcement and a roof cross-member allows providing a body with a high degree of mechanical resistance, in particular with respect to lateral impacts to a vehicle. The connection makes use primarily of a window post liner situated behind the upper center pillar reinforcement.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090174227 - Roof liner and procedure for obtaining a roof liner for vehicles: c

20090174229 - Stiffened multi-part sunroof: The present invention is generally directed to vehicle roof frames. Some embodiments comprise frames fabricated from a plurality of parts rather than a single part. In such embodiments, one or more of the plurality of parts can comprise a material thickness and/or composition that differs from that of one or... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20090167042 - Arm folding mechanism for use in a vehicle-mounted radiation imaging system: An arm-folding mechanism for use in a vehicle-mounted radiation imaging system. The vehicle includes a vehicle body behind a driving cab. The vehicle body includes a generator cabin and a control cabin. The arm-folding mechanism includes a vertical detection arm, a main arm frame, and a hinged mechanism hingedly connecting... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090167043 - Stowable cover with storage feature for vehicle cargo area and method: A cargo storage and support system and method is provided for use in a vehicle which includes a substantially planar storage body made of a collapsible material and having a first edge and a second edge substantially parallel to the first edge, at least one collapsible storage area formed within... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090167044 - Power operated retractable tailgate assembly: A power operated retractable tailgate assembly for a vehicle that includes a tailgate with opposite end edges thereof connected via sliding pivots to a respective one of a pair of elongate slide rails. The slide rails mount in lateral spaced apart relation on the underside of the floor of the... Agent: David W. Carrithers Carrithers Law Office, PLLC

20090167045 - Motor vehicle seat assembly equipped with a load floor for a trunk: A motor vehicle seat assembly has a longitudinally movable rear seat and a load floor, which is height-adjustable, can be placed in a boot and has a front portion coupled to a lever member in a rotational manner about a horizontal axis; the lever member can swing about a further... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090167046 - Vehicle seats: A vehicle seat includes a support base, a seat back tiltably supported on the support base, a seat cushion, a first link and a second link. Each of the first and second links is pivotally coupled to the support base and the seat cushion, so that a quadrant link mechanism... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090167047 - Cockpit module and method for installing said cockpit module in a vehicle body: A cockpit module for a vehicle body includes a driver interface such as a steering wheel and a driver information display. The cockpit module is substantially non-self-supporting prior to installation in the vehicle body and is adapted to be structurally supported externally at one or more external support surfaces by... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090167048 - Adjustable length vehicle trunk lock: An adjustable length vehicle trunk locking assembly prevents violent excursions of a tied-down trunk hood during travel. The assembly includes a non-stretch rope, with a spring snap fitted at one end of the non stretch rope, which is fed through a ball line tightener having a second spring snap attached... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20090167049 - Vehicle cover: The vehicle cover includes a frame assembly having both vertical and lateral adjustment for supporting a tarp roll laterally thereon. The frame assembly is temporarily installed atop the vehicle, with forward and rearward anchors being installed laterally beneath the respective forward and rearward ends of the vehicle. A tarp or... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090167050 - Soft top cloth with styling edge: The object of providing a technical function edge and a styling edge is solved by the cloth for a soft top according to the invention which is designed to be stretchable over at least one solid element, wherein the solid element comprises at least one offsetting or indentation, and wherein... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090167051 - Collapsible sun cover for motor vehicle interior: A motor vehicle accessory capable of shielding the interior of a car from the sun, specifically a device that can cover the entire interior surface of a vehicle.... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20090167053 - Tailgate spoiler with integrated rotating hinge cover: An integrated rear spoiler and hinge cover that covers a flip-glass window hinge that is not attached to the flip glass window hinge and rotates from a fully closed position to a fully open position substantially simultaneously with the flip-glass window hinge.... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090167052 - Door assembly for motor vehicle having magnetized door bumper and methods for making same: Door assemblies having magnetized bumpers for use with vehicles are disclosed. The door assemblies comprise a bumper assembly for use in a vehicle having a door that when fully opens contacts an adjacent body panel. The bumper assembly includes a bumper having a base and a distal end opposite the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090167054 - Integrated reinforcing crossmember: Some embodiments comprise an integrated reinforcing crossmember having a carrier with an expansible material adhered to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the carrier. The carrier is comprised of a center section and two end sections, each section comprised of external lateral walls and internal ribs joined... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090167055 - Structural member reinforcement: A structural member reinforcement includes a body portion having a plurality of side walls. The side walls are spaced to define an opening therebetween. A plurality of cells are disposed in the opening between the side walls. Each of the plurality of cells defines a channel. An expandable material, such... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090167056 - A-pillar force transfer structure: A load transfer structure in an A-pillar assembly for transferring force from a frontal impact to the vehicle rail, rocker and door reinforcement. The load transfer structure having a support wall, a pair of transverse walls, and a longitudinal wall and is disposed in a space within the A-pillar assembly.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090167057 - Tractor cab suspension system: A tractor cab suspension system includes a plurality of suspension members arranged for supporting the cab on the frame in which some of the suspension members at one end of the cab comprise resilient members compressed between the cab and the frame of the tractor and other ones of the... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090167058 - Hood mount assembly: The present disclosure provides a vehicle having a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis, and a hood positioned adjacent the cab. A hood mount assembly is disposed between the cab and the hood. The hood mount assembly allows the cab to slide in first and second directions relative to... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090167059 - Pillar for motor vehicle and tool for making the same: A stamped metal panel used as part of a pillar of a motor vehicle includes a main wall, an outer side wall, an inner side wall and a transitional portion. The outer side wall extends from one side of the main wall. The inner side wall extends from an opposite... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090167060 - Vehicle hood and a method of fabricating such a hood: The hood comprises an outer skin and an inner lining made of SMC, the lining extending essentially at a distance from the skin. This structure enables the hood to present satisfactory mechanical behavior in terms of protecting the head of a pedestrian striking the hood: because of the SMC, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090167061 - Latch mechanism assembly: A chassis includes a cover unit, a base unit which includes a bottom panel and a cover panel fixed to the bottom panel, a through hole defined in the cover panel, and a latch mechanism assembly. The latch mechanism assembly includes a hook protruding from the cover unit, an operating... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090167062 - Folding canopy with drainage feature: A golf car can include a folding canopy system that can be moved from a raised operable position to a lowered shipping position. In a shipping position, the canopy has a lower overall height than in the operable position. In the shipping position, the seating area of the golf car... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C