Land vehicles inventions 08/06

20060192353 - Method of producing a rollover arming signal based on off-axis acceleration: An arming signal for enabling deployment of rollover safety devices by a vehicle rollover detection apparatus is based on an off-axis measure of vehicle acceleration. A low-g accelerometer mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle but at an angle with respect to Earth's ground plane detects components of...

20060192354 - Method for operating active stabilizers in motor vehicles and motor vehicle having active stabilizers: A method for operating active stabilizers in a motor vehicle includes an on-road mode and an off-road mode. In the on-road mode a stabilizer is activated and deactivated in dependence on operating parameters of the motor vehicle, in particular the travel speed and/or the lateral acceleration and/or a level sensor...

20060192355 - Creeper apparatus: A creeper apparatus is provided that includes a body portion with a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The body portion has a first end with first and second angled portions that extend so as to reduce the transverse length of the first end. The...

20060192356 - Assembly and method for lowering and raising a transport trailer bed for loading and unloading a trailer: A method and apparatus for lowering and raising the floor bed of a transport trailer to facilitate loading and unloading, the transport trailer having at least one pair of wheels mounted on a swing arm, the swing arm connected to a transverse axle, the transverse axle having mounted thereon a...

20060192357 - Grinding assistance device for skateboards: A skateboard includes a deck with two trucks connected to an underside of the deck and each truck has a case with two axles so that two rollers are rotatably connected to the two axles. Two protection members are connected to the two cases respectively and at least one cushion...

20060192358 - Steering knuckle structure: A steering knuckle structure is incorporated with an upright pipe and a shaft wherein the upright pipe is able to twist. The steering knuckle structure comprises a fastener, a sleeve and a pair of lids. A connector is provided at the bottom of the upright pipe. The sleeve has its...

20060192359 - Mower payload bin: The present invention is directed to a payload bin assembly that is stably coupled to zero-turn and non-zero-turn mowers alike. In various embodiments, the payload bin assembly is comprised of a durable payload support frame having a first end and a second end. A payload bin is pivotally coupled proximate...

20060192360 - Connection between vehicle axle and suspension arm: A vehicle suspension axle wrap is a composite tubular structure of cast or forged shells of part-tubular shape. The shells are assembled into a tubular form and welded together at juxtaposed edges. The shells can be cast or forged accurately to shape and profile to provide an improved quality axle...

20060192361 - Suspension system: A vehicle suspension system for use with a vehicle includes a first hydraulic cylinder, a second hydraulic cylinder, and a fluid circuit. The first hydraulic cylinder and the second hydraulic cylinder each include an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The fluid circuit is hydraulically coupled to the first hydraulic...

20060192362 - Pneumatic support system for a wheelchair: A pneumatic support system for a wheelchair is provided herein. An implementation includes a support unit that supports a portion of the body of a user, a control unit that permits the user to control whether the support unit gets inflated or deflated, and a compressor that provides pressurized air...

20060192363 - Locking mechanism for a bicycle fork: A locking mechanism adapted for locking a bicycle fork has a locking sheath and an adjusting rod. The locking sheath is adapted to be positioned within the bicycle fork. The adjusting rod is adapted to slidably engage the locking sheath. The adjusting rod is adapted to rotate with respect to...

20060192364 - Slikloc security system - kingpin lock: The SLIKLOC—Kingpin Lock is an anti-theft device used to prevent the theft of semi trailers that are unhooked from the semi tractor. The Kingpin Lock is virtually indestructible from ramming the semi tractor fifth wheel plate into the trailer Kingpin if attempted. The lock is designed to jump over the...

20060192365 - Ski binding having a dynamically variable upward heel release threshold: A ski boot binding securable to an alpine ski. The binding includes a heel unit having a base heel release threshold in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the ski to which the binding is attached. The heel unit includes a compensation mechanism that dynamically changes the base...

20060192366 - Collapsible golf cart: A golf cart including a frame having a first portion and a second portion. A front wheel mount is pivotally connected to the first portion of the frame and is pivotable about a first axis. A front wheel is rotatably connected to the front wheel mount, allowing for rotation of...

20060192367 - Inflatable restraint assembly for vehicles: A plurality of inflatable members (136, 140, 142, 156′) are mounted at a plurality of strategic locations relative to a vehicle occupant. The occupant is restrained by a harness including a lap belt segment (124), a chest belt segment (126) and a diagonal belt segment (128). Upon the vehicle being...

20060192369 - Airbag and method of manufacturing airbags: The present invention relates to an airbag and a process for manufacturing an airbag. The airbag includes a distribution element for the gas of a gas generator, to which at least one multi-layer chamber is fluidly connected through outflow openings of the distribution element. The distribution element includes an acceptance...

20060192368 - Inflatable curtain cushion tab shock absorption: A retention tab unit is disclosed comprising a retention tab configured for attaching an inflatable curtain to a vehicle. The retention tab unit has an energy absorption mechanism that facilitates confinement of the retention tab in an initial configuration wherein the retention tab is not taut. Once the inflatable curtain...

20060192370 - Passenger restraint system: A passenger restraint system is provided in which, in one form, an airbag apparatus is activated according to a state of usage of a seat or a seatbelt apparatus, prediction of crash, and a state of accident together with the seatbelt apparatus. An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a vent...

20060192371 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An inner part of an airbag is partitioned into a first chamber and a second chamber by first and second inner panels. In a rear panel, a venthole for allowing the second chamber to communicate with an outer part of the airbag is provided. A lid member covers the venthole...

20060192372 - Coated sewing thread for airbag and method of sealing an airbag: A thread for sewing occupant protection devices includes a spun thread and a thermoplastic elastomer coating. The thread can be used to form a sewn seam joining two fabric panels together to create an airbag. The seam can create needle holes in the two fabric panels. The seam can be...

20060192373 - Vehicle air bag constructed from a composite film: Air bags for vehicles are disclosed. The air bags are made from a composite material comprising at least one film layer attached to a plurality of reinforcing elements. For instance, in one embodiment, a plurality of reinforcing elements may be located in between a first film layer and a second...

20060192374 - Airbag equipped vehicle enclosures: Portals with covers or seals, environmental control systems, bullet-, fire-, radiation-, explosion-proof, and chemical resistant materials are part of an airbag equipped automotive or electric vehicle enclosure that has mechanized raising and lowering device(so, shields between the riders, passengers, or loads and vehicle, lighting devices, mirrors, enclosure wipers or cleaners,...

20060192375 - Frame design for reduced-size vehicle: Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the...

20060186616 - Suspension system for a vehicle: A suspension system for a vehicle such as a trailer permitting the vehicle to be raised or lowered and providing a cushioned ride when the vehicle is in motion. The suspension system comprises a vehicle having a frame, a pivoting arm having a shoulder, a wheel end, and an elbow...

20060186617 - Personal transportation device for supporting a user's foot having multiple transportation attachments: A personal transport device including a transportation attachment, a foot platform situated above the transportation attachment and at least one fastener connecting the foot platform to the transportation attachment. The foot platform has two parallel extending surfaces supporting a user's foot so that the longitudinal axis of the user's foot...

20060186618 - Snow gliding board with upper decorative and protective element: p

20060186619 - Mechanic's creeper: A creeper is disclosed for protecting a user in a supine position when manoeuvring under a raised object. The creeper comprises a user support surface and a safety structure. The safety structure comprises at least one upwardly projecting rigid element defining a protective space above at least a portion of...

20060186620 - Rear gate assembly for shopping cart: A vertically swingable rear gate assembly for closing an open rear side of a shopping cart basket. The gate assembly includes a monolithic one-piece plate-like molded plastic gate member sized to substantially close off the rear side of the basket. A rigid one-piece connecting frame is disposed primarily adjacent a...

20060186621 - Folding storage assembly: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a folding storage assembly includes a first panel is pivotally connected to a second panel. In addition, a third panel is pivotally connected to the first panel. Folding side panels are attached to the pivoting panels. The folding storage assembly is movable...

20060186622 - Reconfigurable, modular, expandable, transportable mobile medical critical care point of need field installation system: A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. The portable cart/utility table can be converted to a various uses and the portable...

20060186623 - Trolley device: A trolley device capable of lifting and moving an open topped container, comprising a body part having handle means and means which permit movement of the device along a surface, the body part having primary container-contactable means including at least one container-contactable part located above ground level when said body...

20060186624 - Accessories for a collapsible rolling caddy: Improvements to a prior art collapsible wheeled caddy are disclosed to enable the caddy to be used for specialized purposes. A removable lid is attached to the open edge of the caddy through the use of snap locks, Velcro®, magnets, etc. One or more storage members, such as a cup...

20060186625 - Baggage cart drawbar assembly: A drawbar assembly for a baggage cart that comprises a pair of bar members spaced apart from one another and having a first end pivotally coupled to a cart, and a second end, and a mounting member fixedly coupled between the bar members proximate the second end of the bar...

20060186626 - Suspension device for vehicle wheels: d

20060186627 - Axle-supporting device: A sensor device 4 has a resolver comprising a stator 21 provided on a suspension member 1 and a rotor 31 provided on an axle member 2. The axle member 2 comprises a drive shaft 11 to be connected to a power transmission, and a hub shaft 12 having a...

20060186628 - Light weight suspension system: The subject invention provides an independent wheel suspension system (20) for a vehicle. The suspension system (20) includes an lateral support (26) and a pair of lower lateral links (30, 32) spaced from the lateral support (26). A tall knuckle (36) extends between the lateral support (26) and the pair...

20060186629 - Wheel suspension: In a wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, comprising an A-arm with front and rear pivot bearings for connection to a vehicle body via A-arm-bearing eyes receiving, pressed into them, elastic bearings, at least the front bearing includes an inner tube and an outer tube with an elastic element disposed...

20060186630 - Effort-saving bicycle and transmission crank: This invention provides an effort-saving bicycle and transmission cranks comprising: a frame; two wheels pivotably disposed respectively on a front side and rear side of a lower portion of the frame; a gear-driving disc pivotably disposed proximate to a central portion of a lower portion of the frame; a handlebar...

20060186631 - Bicycle control apparatus: A bicycle control apparatus comprises a mounting member structured to be attached to a bicycle, a control unit structured to be mounted to the mounting member and a battery unit structured to be detachably mounted to the control unit above the control unit....

20060186632 - structure of crown portion for bicycles: A crown portion for bicycles includes a first tube through which the steerer tube of a front fork extends, and two arms which are connected to the first tube and two second tubes are respectively connected to two distal ends of the two arms so that two leg portions of...

20060186633 - Tricycle and steering assembly: In one embodiment of the present invention, a steering mechanism for a children's toy vehicle comprises a non-circular wheel piece connectable to a wheel turning mechanism of a toy vehicle. An arcuate front portion extends along the front periphery of the wheel piece. Preferably, the steering mechanism further comprises a...

20060186634 - Bicycle towing device: A bicycle towing device for towing a trailing bicycle behind a leading bicycle including a leading bicycle connection interconnected to a trailing bicycle connection by a tow bar. The trailing bicycle connection is connectable to both upper and lower locations on the trailing bicycle such that the center of gravity...

20060186635 - Lightweight, compact, field transport device for kayaks and canoes.: A lightweight, field compactable, transport device designed to easily attach to one end of the hull of a personal paddle craft such as a kayak or a canoe, which, when pushed or pulled on the opposite end will allow the paddle craft to be securely transported over various types of...

20060186636 - Fifth wheel sensor assembly: An electronic system that monitors a trailer hitch assembly having a plate hitch with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer and a locking mechanism for locking the kingpin within the throat. The electronic system determines whether the trailer hitch assemblies is properly coupled to the trailer, and...

20060186637 - Adjustable trailer hitch receiver: Receivers are attached to motor vehicles to tow a variety of objects such as trailers. Due to the variety of makes and models of motor vehicles, several different sized receivers are required to fit most motor vehicles. Accordingly, a receiver for mounting to a frame of a motor vehicle comprises...

20060186638 - Exercise equipment support unit and method for mounting the same: A support unit for attachment to a vehicle receiver hitch comprising (i) a mount shank receivable in an end of the receiver tube of a common receiver hitch; (ii) a device on said mount shank for applying tension or force between said mount shank and said receiver tube; and (iii)...

20060186639 - Towing accessory system: A receptacle has a recess and a passageway. A ball extends upwardly for receiving thereon a hitch. The ball is secured with respect to a coupling plate. A projection is received within the recess. The projection has a passageway with a pin. A locking assembly has a fixed portion. The...

20060186640 - Construction of gliding board and method of production: A gilding board, which means of the kinds of sporting or leisure boards for sliding on waters, snow and land, was constructed by polyethylene foam material, in three-ply or above layers of constant density or different densities as its multi-layer of bard core, agglutinate with a layer of plastic polymer...

20060186641 - Combination vehicle frame: A combination vehicle frame includes a base frame unit formed of a plurality of frame bars detachably connected to one another. One of the frame bars is provided with a head having intersected first through hole and second through hole. A rear wheel frame unit is detachably connected to the...

20060186642 - Multiple accessories for use with a collapsible rolling caddy: Improvements to a prior art collapsible wheeled caddy are disclosed to enable the caddy to be used for specialized purposes. A removable lid is attached to the open edge of the caddy through the use of snap locks, Velcro®, magnets, etc. One or more storage members, such as a cup...

20060186643 - Method and apparatus for a portable shelter with an axle having a unitary member: A trailer, comprising: an ice fishing shelter including a base with a recess; a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm interconnected by a unitary member, the first pivot arm connected to the ice fishing shelter at a first joint and the second pivot arm connected to the ice...

20060186644 - Air bag module including improved inflator retainer assembly: An air bag module (20) including: an inflator (200) for providing inflation gas; a bracket assembly (100) having an integral spring portion for resiliently biasing the inflator toward a retained position....

20060186645 - Retaining device: A retaining device for an airbag module is provided. At least a portion of the airbag module is connected to the retaining device. The retaining device may include a hook and an element for fastening the device to a motor vehicle component. The component may be, for example, a vehicle...

20060186646 - Air bag module cover with lateral opening air bag door: First and second tear seams separated by a central portion of a panel of an air bag module cover define opposing first and second lateral edges of an air bag door, and are adapted so as to provide for a first region of the first central portion. Upon actuation of...

20060186647 - Air bag: A central panel forming a duct of an airbag is operatively coupled to first and second lateral inboard panels and to first and second lateral outboard panels, and the associated inboard and outboard panels are operatively coupled to one another, so as to form first and second air bag cushion...

20060186648 - Air bag: First and second air bag cushion portions are joined to form a bi-lobular air bag cushion with an opening adapted to receive inflation gas from an air bag inflator. A first inner panel forms first and second chambers in the first cushion portion and provide for fluid communication therebetween proximate...

20060186650 - Instrument panel for vehicle, having a base which has an open cross section: An instrument panel for a vehicle, having an instrument panel base including an upper face member and a front face member which form an open cross-section structure. The upper face member extends substantially horizontally along a width of the vehicle, the front face member extends substantially vertically downward from an...

20060186649 - Trim articles with invisible tear seams and methods of making the same: A method of forming an invisible frangible tear seam in a multi-layered vehicle trim panel for deployment of an air bag therethrough. The method involves the use of a jig or mask that is configured in the desired shape of the tear seam. The tear seam is produced by providing...

20060186651 - Detection system, informing system, actuation system and vehicle: A detection system is provided for easily detecting information about respective objects seated on a plurality of vehicle seats. An occupant information detection apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed which, in one form, comprises a single photographing section capable of detecting image, a projector lens and a mirror which have...

20060186652 - Airbag apparatus: An air bag apparatus is installed along the front-to-rear axis of the interior-facing side roof rail of a vehicle. The air bag has an air bag body, an inflator and a fluid supply delay device. The air bag body has a plurality of inflatable chambers with at least one specific...

20060186653 - Gas generator: A gas generator for use in a safety arrangement for vehicles comprises a combustion chamber and a gas-generating propellant contained in the combustion chamber, the propellant having an auto-ignition temperature of more than about 200 degrees C., and an outer wall having a wall section directly adjoining a part of...

20060186654 - Gas generator for air bag: The present invention provides a gas generator for an air bag comprising: a housing having a plurality of gas discharge ports; a gas generating agent molded article formed in a desired three-dimensional shape having a plurality of surfaces, which is charged into the housing; and a plurality of ignition devices...

20060186655 - Air bag: A duct is operative along and inside an outboard boundary of an air bag is adapted to distribute inflation gas to a distal portion thereof. A proximal second opening in the duct provides for fluid communication between the duct and interior of the air bag, but is normally obstructed by...

20060186656 - Airbag cushion: A device that includes an airbag and a tether that can be used to form the size and shape of the airbag. The device can include a winder connected to the tether for controlling the length of the tether. The device may be configured to control the size and shape...

20060186657 - Landing gear and method of assembly: Landing gear for selectively supporting a semitrailer and a method of assembly of the landing gear is provided. The landing gear includes a leg having an upper section and a lower section telescopingly received in the upper section. A lead screw extends and retracts the upper and lower sections relative...

20060186659 - Shaft for a motor vehicle steering column and associated assembly process: The present invention concerns a steering shaft (4) of a steering column (1) and (4) for a motor vehicle steering assembly (2), wherein the steering shaft (4) includes a cylinder body (11) and a piston rod body (12) inserted telescopically therein, and on one end is connectible with a steering...

20060186658 - Steering device support structure: Disclosed a structure for supporting a steering device including a steering shaft 9 adapted to transmit a steering force of a steering wheel to road wheels, relative to a vehicle body through an instrument-panel member 6 extending a lateral direction of a vehicle. The support structure comprises a first bracket...

20060186660 - Gap guard for a fender well: A gap guard is constructed of a three-dimensional plastic material and is so designed to close the gap within a tire a rear tire well and the operating elements of the rear axle so as to hide the operating elements from view. The gap guard is to be fastened to...

20060181034 - Vehicle ride control system: A ride control suspension control system having suspension control units with a damper and a single pressure regulator that controls dampening in both the compression and rebound chambers of the damper. The fluid control circuit may include a plurality of check valves that coordinate the flow of fluid to and...

20060181035 - Goalie skate: A goalie skate having a skate boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell with a sole and an ankle portion for receiving the ankle of the foot, the ankle portion comprising medial and lateral sides for facing the medial and lateral malleoli respectively, the medial side comprising an upper edge that...

20060181036 - Braking assembly for a roller skate: A braking assembly for use with a roller skate, the roller skate being wearable by an intended user having a leg, a foot extending from the leg and a hand. The roller skate has a frame, a foot receiving portion coupled to the frame for receiving the foot of the...

20060181037 - Snow sled with dual-mode braking system: Disclosed is a snow sled with brake pedals that can be actuated operated either independently or cooperatively by foot pressure or by manual cable-brake control levers, to press the brake shoes into the snow surface over which the sled is traveling, thereby braking the sled. The brake pedals are pivotably...

20060181038 - Sled with wind brace: A portable shelter comprises a sled, a first bracket, a first pole, and a first sheet of material. The sled includes a base and a plurality of walls connected to the base, and the plurality of walls include a perimeter edge. The first bracket is disposed on the sled. The...

20060181039 - Pallet jack having width-adjustable fork prongs: A pallet jack includes a frame and a pair of outwardly projecting load prongs connected to the frame. The proximal ends of the prongs are connected to a horizontal member on the rear of the frame by brackets that keep the prongs out of the frame proper. A threaded rod...

20060181041 - Golf bag holder: A golf bag holding apparatus is provided for mounting to a golf cart. The apparatus permits a golf bag to be rotated towards a substantially horizontal alignment to facilitate access to golf clubs stored in the golf bag....

20060181040 - Baby carriage non-roll safety brake: The Non-Roll Safety Brake for baby carriages or strollers is the only off the shelf safety brake as an addition that functions by having two synthetic materials that have a coefficient of friction that creates a non skid surface stopping the carriage from rolling. It comes as a complete unit...

20060181042 - Animal-powered vehicle: The present invention is directed to an animal-powered vehicle. In one embodiment the vehicle includes a handle bar, first and second substantially vertically aligned wheel holders, first and second wheels, first and second elongated, platform support pillars, a platform, a substantially rigid, elongated steering stem, and a brake system. The...

20060181043 - Rotary cam alignment system: An improved system used for alignment of a vehicle suspension and axle includes a cam plate that is rotatable relative to one of two spaced plates of a hanger bracket about an axis of rotation extending through a center of the cam plate. An aperture in the cam plate is...

20060181044 - Rotary cam alignment system: An improved system used for alignment of a vehicle suspension and axle includes a pear-shaped cam that is rotatable relative to one of two spaced plates of a hanger bracket. An aperture and nose in the cam plate is aligned with an elongated opening in the bracket plate. The cam...

20060181046 - Bushing support ring for stabilizer bar: A stabilizer bar assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a stabilizer bar, a bushing mounted to the stabilizer bar, and a support ring mounted onto the stabilizer bar adjacent the bushing to provide a stop to prevent the bushing from moving axially along the stabilizer bar. The support ring has...

20060181047 - Trailing arm for a vehicle suspension: A trailing arm has a first side portion with an axle recess and a second side portion with an axle recess. An upper portion of the trailing arm is defined at least partially by overlapping portions of the first side portion and the second side portion. The overlapping portions define...

20060181045 - Modular system for a vehicle: The modular system of the preferred embodiment includes a primary subsystem, a secondary subsystem, and a motor. The primary subsystem includes a volume modulator with a first modulator piston. The accessory subsystem includes a modulator with a second modulator piston. The motor functions to cause the first modulator piston to...

20060181048 - Weight redistribution in freight trucks: The present invention provides a weight redistribution system including an axle carrier slideably engaged along a length of a trailer frame, wherein the axle carrier including a threaded fixture and the trailer frame includes parallel longitudinal beams having a plurality of equally spaced openings; an axle carrier positioning means including...

20060181049 - Electronically-driven step for vehicle: An electronically-driven step for a vehicle which is highly convenient for a user of the vehicle is provided. A step body which can be ejected and retracted between an ejected position projecting outwardly from a side surface of a vehicle body of the vehicle and a retracted position retracted inwardly...

20060181050 - Occupant propelled transportation vehicle: The present invention provides a rectilinear vertical pedal system for an occupant propelled vehicle that has objects of improved ease of use, improved power transmission, and improved stability of the vehicle. Attached at a lower end to a base of the vehicle frame is a substantially vertical linear shuttle guide...

20060181051 - Active wheelchair: The present invention relates to the art of personal mobility vehicles, particularly vehicles for the physically impaired. Particular application is found in children's wheelchairs which grow and expand with the child. However, it is to be appreciated that the present invention may also be applicable to wheelchairs for adults and...

20060181052 - Folding wheel retainer for wheel lift system: A wheel lift system for use with a transporter vehicle is provided. The wheel lift system comprises a boom assembly, a cross bar supported at a distal end of the boom assembly, a first arm supported at the cross bar and configured to move between a stowed position and a...

20060181053 - Bicycle suspension system: A suspension system may include a front frame connected to a front wheel, a shock absorber pivotally connected to the front frame, and a rear frame connected to a rear wheel supported by a ground contact point. The shock absorber may include a preset pressure substantially equal to a pressure...

20060181054 - Adjustable passenger floorboards: The motorcycle foot support assembly has a foot support member, a rotation arm a monolithic motorcycle-mounting bracket and a releaseable bracket-to-arm locking mechanism. The rotation arm is attached between the inner surface of the foot support and the motorcycle-mounting bracket. The monolithic motorcycle-mounting bracket has a motorcycle-attachment portion and an...

20060181055 - Foot peg: Described is a foot peg with a roller for attaching with a cycle. The foot peg comprises a roller, a rigid housing, and a support member. The roller includes an axial length with a hole passing through the roller along the axial length. The rigid housing is formed to be...

20060181056 - Aluminum trailer, frame and kit: The aluminum trailer frame and trailer includes aluminum side rails with bowed forward sections which converge on an aluminum trailer tongue beam. A plurality of aluminum cross members are laterally mounted to opposing side rails. Each cross member has a generally C-shaped cross section with an embedded, generally C-shaped bolt...

20060181057 - Wheel jack: A wheel jack comprises a frame, a pair of dowels rotatable with respect to the frame, threaded connectors, each threaded connector mounted on a corresponding dowel, a pair of lever arms movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and a pair of axles, each axle mounted on a...

20060181058 - Hitch-a-bike: The invention is a motorcycle transporting device that is designed to be connected to a vehicle through a standard trailer hitch receiver and consists of one main component and several sub-components, specifically, a wheel support member, referred to as wheel cup, that is rigidly affixed to a hinged shaft assembly...

20060181059 - Detachable structure of a chassis: A detachable structure of a chassis for use with a light-duty electric vehicle is disclosed. The detachable structure comprises a first framework, a second framework and a fastening device which connects the first framework to the second framework. The fastening device includes a coupling device, a first fastener, and a...

20060181060 - Hitch locking module: A hitch locking module constituted of a box like device having a hingedly attached cover which locks shut over the ball attachment of a tow bar, thus making it impossible to unhitch the tow bar unless one has a key to open the cover of the hitch locking module....

20060181061 - Gliding board: h

20060181062 - Convertible shopping - laundry cart with all purpose basket and - laundry accessories: It has multiple purposes: Shopping-Cart: Converts into laundry cart when laundry bag is placed in it Cart-Basket: To hold large grocery items like paper towel packages etc. Cart-Bottom: Metal-plate placed over metal wires to prevents small and perishable items. Removable Plastic Hangers with Hooks: Easy after wash care for—shirts, pants,...

20060181064 - Dual motorcycle trailer: A motorcycle trailer converts between a single mode, for towing one motorcycle, and a dual mode for towing two motorcycles. In the single mode, a longitudinal frame includes a front member, a center member and a rear member which assemble to provide an elongate, narrow platform with a tire channel...

20060181063 - Sliding goose neck trailer with sliding load bars: To provide a trailer 20,000 lbs or less that has a ten foot stretch to accommodate different lengths of light cargo. This design is for a Goose neck, fifth wheel or a pull trailer and could be built to stretch longer than 10 feet. The sliding load bars are to...

20060181065 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus comprised of a cover for covering an expanding side of an airbag and forming an opening for the airbag. The cover is comprised of a door portion disposed at the expanding side of the airbag, a surrounding portion surrounding the door portion, a tear portion defining the...

20060181066 - Method and system for detecting malfunctioning sensors: A method of operating a sensor system includes the steps of determining whether any of a plurality of sensors are malfunctioning in response to a physical stimulus on a vehicle, determining whether an outcome of the first step is plausible based upon expected physical stimuli, and determining whether to execute...

20060181067 - Airbag apparatus with adaptive inflation: An airbag apparatus with adaptive inflation characteristics vents inflation gas prior to full airbag deployment to afford proper protection for an out-of-position occupant. A vent opening in the casing is controlled by a movable control section of the airbag itself. The control section has a control opening that is registered...

20060181068 - Reclining back with anti-tip protection for wheelchairs: A wheelchair has a seat, a reclining backrest and anti-tip legs movable between a retracted position and an extended ground contacting position in response to movement of the backrest between an upright and a reclining condition. The inclination of the backrest can be conveniently adjusted by a person seated in...

20060181069 - Telescopic shaft: A surface hardening treatment is applied to an inner peripheral surface of a female shaft 2, thereby forming a hard layer Ha thereon. Surface harness of the hard layer is 400 Hv or more. The thickness of the hard layer Ha is 10 μm to 100 μm, and for example...

20060181070 - Shock absorbing steering apparatus: A shock absorbing steering apparatus for use in a vehicle, including a steering column to be fixed to a portion of a body of the vehicle such that the steering column is releasable from the body of the vehicle and movable in a forward direction of the vehicle in the...

20060181072 - Crash energy absorption member: s

20060181071 - Front vehicle body structure: Front vehicle body structure includes left and right front side frames, a subframe provided on the undersides of the side frames, and left and right mounting brackets for connecting the side frames and subframe. Engine-transmission unit is mounted on the subframe. Respective rear half portions of the side frames extend...

20060181073 - Tongue presenter device and seat belt apparatus employing the same: A tongue presenter device is configured to improve handling and smoothness while pulling or taking a tongue and to remove any discomfort felt by an occupant when a belt conveying member is set to a tongue grasping position. As a motor rotates when the belt conveying member of a tongue...

20060181075 - Method for judging ski or snowboard and program for the same: A program and method are used for assessing and selecting a ski or snowboard suitable for an individual skier or snowboarder. Skis and snowboards are judged as suitable for the weight and leg strength of a skier or snowboarder, and their skill level and preferred technique. Such methods may include...

20060181074 - System for judging ski or snowboard: A system for judging a ski or snowboard allows a ski board or snowboard most suitable for each skier or snowboarder to be judged by considering the leg strength of each skier or snowboarder. The system includes a storage means for storing a bending characteristic of the ski or snowboard,...

20060181076 - Sporting boot: A sporting boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell having a heel portion for receiving the heel of a foot, an ankle portion for receiving the ankle and medial and lateral side portions for receiving the medial and lateral sides of the foot. At least one of the medial and lateral...

20060175774 - Transportable police vehicle decoy: A transportable police vehicle decoy having a life-like, life-size visual image of a police vehicle mounted onto a trailer for transportability, the wheels of the trailing appearing to be the wheels of the police vehicle shown in the image. Operational emergency lights are positioned in the proper location on the...

20060175775 - Trailing arm suspension and height control system with motorized valve therefor: A trailing arm suspension for a vehicle. The trailing arm suspension having a height control system for controlling the ride height of the suspension relative to the vehicle. The height control system preferably comprises a motor driven height control valve....

20060175776 - Device for suspension and level adjustment in motor vehicles: A device for suspension and level adjustment in motor vehicles has a first connection element for connecting to at least one vehicle wheel, a second connection element for connecting to the body of the motor vehicle, at least one chassis spring, and an adjusting device. The adjusting device has two...

20060175777 - Skag having angled attachment studs: A skag having a rod/elongated rod and rearwardly-angled threaded studs upwardly-extending immovably from the rod. The skag adapted to be connected to the bottom of a snowmobile ski to enhance the steering capabilities the snowmobile ski. The studs being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the skag in...

20060175778 - Retractable shopping cart cover apparatus and method: A retractable cover apparatus and method to protect items in a shopping cart from inclement weather includes a cover material that is configured to cover a predetermined surface area of the shopping cart. The cover material is extendable from a housing module, which is configured to couple to a portion...

20060175779 - Wheeled bucket: A bucket comprises generally vertical sidewalls and a bottom portion, defining together a bucket interior. The bucket further comprises a back face, constituting one of the sidewalls, which extends substantially above the height of the bucket interior. The bucket still further comprises at least two wheels mounted to the bucket...

20060175780 - Assistant stand mechanism of a cart for people to ride on: A cart has an assistant stand mechanism, which includes two first casters, a pair of metallic angle plates, a support rod, and a second caster with a brake; each of the first casters is fitted to one of two rear lateral straight parts of a chassis; the metallic angle plates...

20060175781 - Oversized massive break apart dolly: An oversized, break apart dolly for picking up and lifting massive articles such as snowmobiles. The dolly stands more than six feet tall. A typical operator of the dolly brings his arms over his head to reach the handle of the dolly, and then uses his weight to draw the...

20060175782 - Golf bag: A golf bag is provided which includes a lift pipe fitted into a guide pipe and which moves vertically along the guide pipe. A top end of the lift pipe protrudes upwardly from the golf bag body. Vertical movement of the lift pipe is lockable and unlockable by a locking...

20060175783 - Stroller having a brake device: A stroller includes a brake device. The brake device includes a control cable having a controlling end that is disposed on a stroller frame. The controlling end is operable to move a driving seat on a wheel seat to a braking position along a straight path. When the driving seat...

20060175784 - Scooter: An improved scooter incorporates a novel or novelty illumination or lighting effect. Scooters have undergone an upsurge in popularity in recent years, e.g. because of innovation such as folding scooters and micro-scooters. There is provided a scooter or other self or foot propelled vehicle or the like having a platform...

20060175785 - Methods of improving stability of a vehicle using a vehicle stability control system: A method of limiting expansion of a spring member on a vehicle, wherein the spring member is biased between a sprung mass portion of the vehicle and an unsprung mass portion of the vehicle is provided. This method includes the following steps described in this paragraph. The order of the...

20060175786 - Control arm structure for wheel suspensions of motor vehicles, and method of making such a control arm structure: In a method of making a control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle a blank of steel material having a tensile strength of at least 800 MPa is shaped, using a sheet metal forming process, into a shell body having a center web and plural flank portions...

20060175787 - Spring carrier with adjustable spring collar: A spring carrier for mounting a spring strut to a vehicle body includes a vibration damper having a cylinder and a piston rod which is axially guided in the cylinder, first and second spring collars, and a spring located between the spring collars. An actuator includes a nut and a...

20060175788 - Suspension arm: A suspension arm made of an aluminum alloy extruded profile having a portion forming a bottom portion, portions forming at least two vertical walls, and a horizontal rib which connects the two vertical walls, wherein a suspension part lower end support portion is formed between the two vertical walls or...

20060175789 - Air spring/coil spring combination suspension system: A supplemental suspension system for a vehicle having a rear axle and a leaf spring suspension system including a pair of leaf springs mounted over respective ends of the rear axle, the supplemental suspension system including a lower support member which is positioned above the rear axle, which extends between...

20060175790 - Mud resistant motorcycle fender and liner assembly and method of using liner as a protective surface: The mud resistant motorcycle, fender and liner assembly incorporates a liner formed of a synthetic air permeable material adhesively mounted to the underside of an exposed motorcycle fender or to a structure having surfaces susceptible to mud buildup. The liner is a relatively thin, flexible sheet of air permeable, synthetic...

20060175791 - Running board lift assembly: A lift assembly for mounting a running board on a vehicle and operational to raise and lower the running board. The lift assembly includes a support structure configured for mounting to the vehicle, a slide assembly slidably supported by the support structure for movement in a longitudinal direction of the...

20060175792 - Adjustable bicycle seat post assembly: An adjustable-height bicycle seat post assembly comprises a hollow seat post for supporting a bicycle seat slidably on plastic guides or shims inside a hollow tube. The hollow tube clamps into the frame of a bicycle. A mainspring forces the post upward, but a locking mechanism interconnects the post with...

20060175793 - Object lifting and moving device: An apparatus facilitating the lifting and movement of objects. The present invention, in one embodiment, features a curved rim extending around a mounting plate to which an object or an object carrier can be attached. The object is mounted off-center relative to the central axis of the curved rim. According...

20060175795 - Attachable bicycle transmission: A multi-speed attachable bicycle transmission that easily mounts to a bicycle frame, specifically, at the bottom bracket housing location, so that the transmission housing and internally rotatably mounted components are positioned in front of the bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame, but in back of the front wheel. Mounting...

20060175794 - Pedaling vehicle with a gear train for delivering an increasing angular speed: A pedaling vehicle includes a crank shaft extending along and rotatable relative to a frame body about a crank axis and operated by pedals. A tubular coupler is mounted on and is rotatable relative to a mounting segment of the crank shaft about the crank axis. A chainwheel is secured...

20060175796 - Device pertaining to a telescopic leg for a motor cycle: A telescopic leg forming part of a front fork comprises displaceably arranged outer and inner parts (3, 4). Within the leg parts there is disposed a first chamber (10) for liquid and gas medium (12), together with a control and sealing arrangement between the leg parts, in which a second...

20060175797 - Folding cycle: There is provided a frame assembly for a foldable cycle comprising a rear frame portion including a mounting for a rear wheel; a forward frame portion, hingedly connecting to the rear frame portion such that the two are foldable towards each other; and hingedly connecting to the forward frame portion,...

20060175798 - Self-propelled platform for watercraft: A self-propelled platform for a small watercraft. The platform is used to carry a small watercraft from a storage place on the land to sea, and when the watercraft is in use, the platform enables the watercraft to be moored and stored on sea. The platform also enables preparation work...

20060175799 - Utility trailer with elevating platform: A trailer has a load carrying bed to which a carriage frame and a coupling are slideably attached to opposite sides. Actuators are provided to move the bed with respect to both the carriage frame and the coupling. At least one wheel is attached to the carriage frame to support...

20060175800 - Coupling device for tractive vehicles: The invention relates to a coupling device (1) for tractive vehicles or similar. Said device comprises a frame (2), a coupling ball (3) and a retaining element (4). According to the invention, the frame (2) is equipped with a guide (21) and a carriage element (5) is displaceably mounted in...

20060175801 - Sliding board, particularly a ski, and a method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a sliding board, particularly a ski, comprising a sliding surface (5), an upper shell (4), a core (3), optional steel edges (6), an upper belt (16) and a lower belt (7), and comprising at least one interface element (10), which is joined by means of at...

20060175802 - Snowboard impact plate and binding release mechanism: A resilient biasing element for a snowboard binding is disclosed. The biasing element provides a means of biasing an ankle or toe strap for a conventional snowboard binding towards an open position when the strap is unsecured, easing the insertion and removal of a boot from the binding. The binding...

20060175803 - Foldable three-wheeled jogging stroller: A three-wheeled jogging stroller is movable between a deployed condition and a folded condition. Among other features, the stroller includes a forward member, a rear member, and a handle member that is rotatable to move the stroller from the deployed condition to the folded condition and back again. A locking...

20060175804 - Roll container: A demountable, modular roll container comprises a plastics base (1) with wheels (13) (or castors) attached and two, three or four side plastics panels (2, 3) which lock into the base (1) with adjacent panels (2, 3) locking into each other. One or more shelves (18) lock into and stabilise...

20060175805 - Folding wheelbarrow: A folding wheelbarrow includes opposed tubular perimeter frame sections each connected to a support wheel and joined to each other at a point along rearward edges thereof by a hinge pin. Integral handlebar sections extend rearwardly from the frame sections and are connected to handgrips which may be selectively positioned...

20060175806 - Trunnion air ride suspension system: A trunnion air ride suspension system. In one example, a trunnion suspension system includes a trunnion beam pivotably mounted to a hanger bracket, and an axle pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam. A brake actuator is secured to the axle and pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam, so that the...

20060175807 - Method for crash testing a motor vehicle: A method for crash testing a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method provides a crash test routine where an inflatable restraint is deployed using a single deployment pattern throughout at least one government regulation zone. This helps to prevent overlap of a transition zone and can help make the deployment...

20060175808 - Interior trimming piece: Described is an interior trimming piece (e.g., for a motor vehicle) which includes (a) a plastic substrate; (b) a metal reinforcing piece connected to the substrate and (c) at least one bridge. The metal reinforcing piece includes (i) a hinge sheet for bridging a channel for passage of an airbag...

20060175809 - Airbag device: In an air bag device 1 against a side collision which can be expanded and spread out in a gap between an outside portion of a seat of a vehicle and a wall opposite thereto owing to gas generated by an inflator 20 in emergency situations so as to obtain...

20060175810 - Air bag system for vehicle: To make it easy for a rider to put on protective clothing provided with air bags and to effectively absorb an impact on the rider using the air bags. A wearable air bag system is provided wherein the rider puts on the protective clothing beforehand. An air bag for covering...

20060175811 - Air bag system for vehicle: In a wearable air bag system which a rider puts on beforehand, a prominent impact load can be dispersed by hard protectors, and an impact on the rider can be effectively cushioned by air bags. In one embodiment, a front air bag for covering a chest portion of a rider...

20060175813 - Airbag for an occupant protection device: The disclosed airbag is for an occupant protection device, which protects a vehicle occupant in the event of an accident. In order for the airbag to provide a vehicle occupant with a great protective effect, an embodiment may comprise at least one supporting chamber, which gives the airbag mechanical stability...

20060175812 - An improved side airbag system: A side airbag system (12) for a vehicle is provided. The side airbag system (12) includes a seatback frame (16) having a front side (20), a rear side (22), and an outboard side (24). The outboard side (24) of the seatback frame (16) has an airbag module (26) coupled thereto...

20060175814 - Door integrated airbag with non inflatable curtain: An airbag for protecting passengers in a car or the like. An airbag apparatus includes an airbag mounted in a side of a vehicle and a non-inflatable curtain that is mounted in the side of the vehicle. The non-inflatable curtain may be activated by inflation gas provided by an inflator...

20060175815 - Assembly for a vehicle steering wheel: An assembly for a vehicle steering wheel having a stationary central part includes a gas bag module (10). A clock spring (20) is arranged on the gas bag module (10). The clock spring (20) forms a pre-assembled installation unit together with the gas bag module (10)....

20060175816 - Horn switch: An assembly is provided for steering a vehicle including a steering wheel (18) with an armature (300); an air bag module (14) is coupled to the steering wheel and is operable to expand to absorb the kinetic energy of the driver. A horn switch (16) is coupled to the steering...

20060175817 - Airbag deployment rate and airbag door sensor system: An airbag module has a capacitive vehicle occupant sensor to detect an out-of-position vehicle occupant who is closely spaced from an airbag deployment door. The airbag module incorporates tape sensors, which monitor the rate at which a airbag is deployed, and a vent which can be actuated if the airbag...

20060175818 - Air bag cushion fold and method thereof: A supplemental inflatable restraint system comprises an inflation fluid dispensing member in fluid communication with an inflatable cushion. The cushion includes a contact face, and folds that at least partially define a substantially unobstructed fluid path between the inflation fluid dispensing member and the contact face. At least some of...

20060175819 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag includes, when expanded, a center portion of an occupant-side front panel that is stretched by tethers toward a rear side of the airbag. The concave portion formed at the center portion of the front panel caves to the rear side of the airbag from a peripheral portion of...

20060175820 - Truck bounce reducer: A unitary ballast device for attachment to the rear portion of a pickup truck cargo bed using mounting pins, chain links, shackles and the permanently affixed eyelets in the interior of the vehicle cargo bed. The ballast device is composed of steel or other heavy metal, with the top edges...

20060175821 - Motor driven steering column system of vehicle capable of interchanging tilt/telescopic modes using gears: A motor driven steering column system of a vehicle capable of interchanging tilt/telescopic modes using a single motor generating driving force by switching power transfer routes of the single motor using a small-sized motor in tilt/telescopic operations. The motor driven steering column system includes a driving motor generating rotational force...

20060170168 - Automated control system for a vehicle lift axle: An automated axle control system provides both indication to the driver when a lift axle should be raised or lowered, and takes action to effect axle positioning when the driver fails to respond. Operations are based on estimates of vehicle weight and vehicle speed and are implemented primarily through preexisting...

20060170169 - Rolling apparatus for roller skate users: The invention relates to a rolling apparatus for roller skate users, which is independent of the roller skates. The upper end of the inventive apparatus comprises two handles (1) which are mounted separately side by side or which are separated by a handlebar (8). According to the invention, each of...

20060170170 - Creeper with trays: A creeper (10) includes an outer frame (16) including side rails (19) and end members (17, 25). Support rails (33) extend longitudinally between the end members (17, 25), and they carry a headrest pad (13) and a body pad (12). There are no lateral supports between the side rails (19)....

20060170172 - Roller sled: Disclosed is a roller sled, which comprises a bed 10 whose rear end is inclined upward and which is configured to enable a user's feet to place on its top surface, a steering roller wheel 20 which is mounted at a front end of the bottom surface of the bed...

20060170171 - Vehicle with a tiltable chassis: A vehicle having a chassis, front wheels each having an axis of rotation, and a suspension assembly for connecting the front wheels to the chassis. The suspension assembly is adapted to allow the front wheels to move transverse to their axes of rotation, but in opposite directions, in order to...

20060170173 - Multipurpose clamps for utility table/cart/stretcher: A mission adaptable multi-purpose, collapsible portable cart/utility table, for use in emergency response and disaster situations, camping, hunting and other outdoors activities, which carries medical rescue carts, canoes, small boats, game, or hauled cargo by hand. The portable cart/utility table can be converted to a various uses and the portable...

20060170174 - Skate board: A skateboard is constructed to provide a natural ride and good operability without adversely influencing a motor controller and batteries. The skateboard includes a board, wheels provided on a bottom side of the board at front and rear regions thereof, a motor controller for supplying the wheels with rotary power,...

20060170175 - Pivoting shackle plate with angled connection to steering axle: A suspension for a steering axle includes two links extending from the axle laterally inwardly to be attached to a lateral shackle plate. The lateral shackle plate is pivotally attached to the vehicle frame. The links may be two separate members, or may be a single V-shaped member. The links...

20060170176 - High clearance vehicle suspension with twin spindles for transferring steering torque: An independent strut suspension utilizes upright twin spindles and a spindle cap linked to the spindles that translates vertically along the spindles as the suspension moves over uneven terrain. An upright strut shaft is mounted in a strut journal for axial and rotational movement with respect to the journal. A...

20060170177 - Inflating safety apparatus for leaf spring trailers and vehicles: An apparatus for automatic lifting of a trailer frame upon failure of the leaf spring support comprising a housing including a first housing element and a second housing element, wherein the second housing element is positioned within and slidably coupled to the first housing element forming the housing; an air...

20060170178 - Interlock for slider locking pin handle: An interlock for a slider incorporates a cover that moves between a covered position and an uncovered position. In the covered position, the cover prevents access and movement of a handle for actuating locking pins on the slider. The cover may be pivoted to an uncovered position at which the...

20060170179 - Trailer hitch step: Embodiments of a trailer hitch step are disclosed which may be removably affixed to an existing trailer hitch. The step is hinged such that it may be swung on hinges and secured in a horizontal position rearward of the vehicle and used as a step to access the rear cargo...

20060170180 - Telescoping vehicle step: A telescoping vehicle step comprised of three slide beams and a step. The first slide beam is shaped to slide within the hitch receiver of a vehicle. The second slide beam is inserted into the first slide beam. The third slide beam is inserted into the second slide beam. A...

20060170181 - Vehicle transmission: A two-wheel drive bicycle includes a main frame having a steering head, a seat tube, a cross bar and a hollow downtube. A main drive mechanism includes a housing, a driving spindle, at least one driven ring gear, a first driven shaft and a second driven shaft. The first driven...

20060170182 - Manual wheelchair drive system: This wheelchair drive system consists of one-way bearings mounted on drive axles coaxial with the drive wheels of a wheelchair, drive levers attached to these axles, and frictional braking surfaces on the side of the drive levers proximal to the wheelchair drive wheels. The drive levers allow the user to...

20060170183 - Footrest for wheelchairs or the like: A footrest for wheelchairs or the like comprises a foot plate (37) for the foot of a wheelchair patient, a supporting element for connection of the foot plate (37) to a wheelchair, and a bearing unit for supporting the foot plate (37) on the supporting element. The bearing unit, in...

20060170184 - Electromagnetic brake device for children's vehicle: An electromagnetic brake device for children's vehicle is provided with an electromagnetic brake base to generate a magnetic force to drive a brake pad so as to rub against a friction brake surface on the electromagnetic base, to slow down or stop the rotation of the transmission shaft, and thereby...

20060170185 - Front fork in two-wheeled vehicle or the like: A front fork of a two-wheeled vehicle or the like is disclosed in which an annular free valve is provided between a taper-like valve seat surface formed in an upper surface of a valve seat member fixed to an inner periphery of a lower end portion of an inner tube...

20060170186 - Collapsible bicycle: A collapsible bicycle has a frame assembly and a locking device. The frame assembly has a head tube, a sliding bracket, a downtube and a seat tube. The slidable bracket is mounted around the head tube. The downtube is connected pivotally to the slidable bracket, and the seat tube is...

20060170187 - Children's ride-on vehicle charging assemblies with back feed protection: Battery charging assemblies for children's ride-on vehicles, and children's ride-on vehicles that include the same. The charging assemblies may include a power adapter that is adapted to be electrically connected to a power source, a charger cord, and a charging connector that is adapted to electrically interconnect with the rechargeable...

20060170188 - Convenient, modular urban and suburban transport vehicle: The invention relates to a modular, convenient urban and suburban transport vehicle which is motorised by means of compressed air motor alternators/motorcompressors. The inventive vehicle comprises one or more self-propelled transport modules which are positioned one after the other and which are connected via remote control means to a driving...

20060170189 - Arrangement of a motor on a support winch: An arrangement of a motor on twin landing gears is described. The landing gears are interconnected via a connecting shaft and can be telescoped by starting up the motor. To minimize damage to the motor and at the same time to ensure cost-effective production, it is provided that the motor...

20060170191 - Fifth wheel lube plate having a perforated support member: The fifth wheel hitch lube plate of the present invention comprises a perforated support member having a plurality of perforations and a lubricious material molded around the perforated support member such that the lubricious material covers both the top and bottom surfaces of the perforated support member and extends through...

20060170190 - Semitrailer coupling: A semitrailer coupling comprising a coupling plate and a bearing block used for movably fastening the coupling plate to a frame of a tractor. The bearing block is provided with a bearing area and a fastening area. The bearing area is embodied such that the coupling plate can be pivotably...

20060170192 - Gooseneck trailer hitch: A trailer hitch having an assembly housing that is mounted to the bed of a vehicle, the assembly housing receiving a ball hitch that extends out of the top of the assembly housing, and a torsion bar disposed within the assembly housing to dampen the vibration of the trailer from...

20060170193 - Trailer dolly: A trailer dolly comprising a horizontal base plate, a first pair of casters which are fixed from rotation about a vertical axis, a second pair of casters being rotatable around a vertical axis, and a trailer ball. The trailer dolly facilitates the loading of a trailer onto a tilt bed...

20060170194 - Trailer hitch assembly: A trailer hitch assembly better secures a trailer to a vehicle trailer hitch. By restricting vertical travel of the trailer coupling, a hitch ball on a draw bar is better engaged by the trailer coupling as any vertical dislodgement of the trailer coupling from the hitch ball is restricted by...

20060170195 - Snowmobile ski with alignment points: A snowmobile ski includes front and rear alignment points, which are preferably notches in the outer ribs of each of the skis. The notches facilitate alignment of the skis by receiving the end of a tape measure that is used to measure front and rear distances between corresponding front notches...

20060170196 - Device for receiving a foot or a boot on a sports apparatus: A device for receiving a foot or a boot onto a sports apparatus, the device including a support adapted to be located between the sole of the foot or the boot sole and the apparatus. The support includes a retractable abutment and a shock-absorbing arrangement, the abutment opposing the compression...

20060170197 - Self-leveling wheelbarrow: Novel self-leveling wheelbarrows are described and illustrated herein. Exemplary embodiments include novel locking mechanisms for maintaining the wheelbarrow at a horizontally level position relative to the underlying terrain....

20060170198 - Air bag assembly having controlled cushion deployment: An air bag system for cushioning restraint of a vehicle occupant during an impact event. The air bag assembly includes an inflatable air bag cushion adapted to be inflated from a storage chamber to an inflated deployed condition within an occupant compartment. A gas emitting inflator is housed in fluid...

20060170199 - Belt guide apparatus for a seatbelt restraint system of a vehicle: One embodiment of the present invention is a belt guide apparatus (14) for an enhanced seatbelt restraint system (10) for a vehicle. The belt guide apparatus (14) includes a pivotal fastener (56) for attaching the belt guide apparatus (14) to a vehicle structure (20). The pivotal fastener (56) includes an...

20060170200 - Self-adjusting seatbelt fastener: A self-adjusting seatbelt fastener (“seatbelt fastener”) for a seatbelt restraint system for a vehicle. The seatbelt fastener is comprised of a latch plate and an urging mechanism. The latch plate has a ring portion and a tongue portion, which is utilized for fastening to a lap belt buckle. The ring...

20060170201 - Multi-stage gas generator: The present invention provides a multi-stage gas generator for an air bag, comprising a plurality of gas generators each having an inside housing provided with an inside gas discharge port as an outer shell container, a filter disposed on the exterior of the plurality of gas generators and an outside...

20060170202 - Active tether air bag module: An air bag module (30) is disclosed having an air bag (50) and a tether (52) and an active brake (70, 80) for controlling the length of the tether in correspondence with the size of the occupant to be protected....

20060170203 - Vehicle rollover protection system with a roll bar, whose top piece is rounded in u-shape: Vehicle rollover protection system with a roll bar, whose top piece is rounded in a U-shape. Such top pieces are typically tubular and are made from pipe bending parts. In order to achieve a three-dimensional contour of the top piece with irregular cross section of its profile, the invention calls...

20060170204 - Steering device: A steering system for supporting a steering shaft to which a steering wheel attaches so as to be adjustable of axial displacement, has an inner column for rotatably supporting the steering shaft, an outer jacket taking, when pressed in a facing direction, a first state in which an outer circumferential...

20060170205 - Frame or subframe for tractor-trailers: A frame or subframe for a tractor-trailer for supporting one or more axle/suspension systems includes a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated, and longitudinally extending main members. At least one cross member structure extends between and is connected to the longitudinal main members using structural nodes. A bonding adhesive, or other...

20060170206 - Vehicle front body structure: A vehicle front body structure includes a hollow front side frame of closed cross-sectional structure having a wheel relief portion having a horizontal width reducing to allow swivel movement of a front wheel of the vehicle. The wheel relief portion has a pair of reinforcement beads extending in a longitudinal...