Land vehicles inventions 09/06

20060208436 - Ice skating blade: A skate blade has a front curved section having a front balance point, a rear curved section having a rear balance point, and a middle section having a center balance point. Each balance point is a point on the skate blade over which a skater's center of gravity lies depending...

20060208437 - Snow sled: A snow sled for use by a seated rider is disclosed and includes a body section, a seat section having an underside for engaging the snow and a top side for receiving the seated rider, the seat section attached to the body section, a foot section having an underside for...

20060208438 - Child carrier assembly in a shopping cart: A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in a lower portion of the shopping cart basket by...

20060208441 - Mobile device: A mobile device. The mobile device comprises a body and a supporting element. The body comprises a first portion and a second portion. The supporting element is detachably connected to the first or the second portion of the body. The supporting element supports the body at an inclined angle with...

20060208439 - Wheeled laundry basket: A wheeled laundry basket with an integral generally rectangular basket member with two longer sides and two shorter ends, and defining an upper rim that has its lowermost portion around the center of the sides, and highest portions at the ends, so that the rim at the ends is capable...

20060208440 - Utility cart: An easily adjustable cart for transporting loads short distances having a moving bed that is moveable from between upper and lower levels and is mounted on a telescoping frame. Said frame extends longitudinally to allow a user to install front and rear trestles in order to raise said bed from...

20060208442 - Water bottle container: A portable container includes a first body that has monolithically formed sidewalls sized and shaped for defining a storage cavity and further has an open front face. The first body includes monolithically formed shelves equidistantly registered between a top and bottom end portion of the first body. A plurality of...

20060208443 - Steering system for vehicles: A steering system for a vehicle having a body supported on at least two sets of steerable wheels, generally consisting of a steering shaft provided with a wheel, supported on such body; a torque transmitting main shaft supported longitudinally on the body; means operatively interconnecting the steering shaft and the...

20060208444 - Lateral control mechanism for an axle beam suspension system: An axle beam suspension system for a mobile vehicle, the system includes a main vehicle body, an axle attached to the main vehicle body, a control bar, and a track bar. The track bar includes a controlling connection portion. A first end of the track bar is attached at a...

20060208445 - Suspension and steering system: This invention relates generally to a unitized heavy duty axle suspension and steering system for self powered chassis. The steerable suspension system embodied in this invention takes advantage of the unique location and connection of the steering gear to the Pitman arm and its location and connection by the primary...

20060208446 - Suspension device for motor vehicles: The present invention relates to a suspension device for the load-bearing and resilient support of a wheel in a motor vehicle, comprising at least one spring cylinder with a piston, which is guided in a manner moveable relative to it in a pressure cylinder, and comprising a driving device for...

20060208447 - Independent suspension for a drive axle: An independent suspension includes a knuckle connected to a spindle, and an upper control arm that is connected to the knuckle with a first joint assembly. A lower control arm is connected to the knuckle with a second joint assembly. The lower control arm includes a base portion, a pair...

20060208448 - Vehicle suspension system and method: A vehicle suspension system can include a multi-mount bracket that includes connective structures configured to simultaneously connect a control arm, a stabilizer bar, and a vehicle frame together. The multi-mount bracket can be shaped such that there is a bearing opening for attachment to the control arm via a bushing,...

20060208449 - Automotive running board: A vehicle having a running board provided substantially beneath a vehicle door, which is accessible when the vehicle door is in an open orientation is disclosed....

20060208450 - Drive unit able to be applied to a vehicle provided with pedals: A drive unit able to be applied to a vehicle with pedals, like a bicycle, a tricycle or other, having at least a flywheel and a pair of pedals connected to a central shaft rotatable around a rotation axis. The drive unit comprises an electric motor, fed by an electric...

20060208451 - Drive unit for a bicycle: A retrofittable drive unit for bicycles has an electric power source and an electric motor connected to the electric power source. A drive wheel is attached to spokes of the rear wheel of the bicycle. A tractive device transmits torque generated by the electric motor onto the drive wheel. The...

20060208452 - 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, drive rods retractably extending through said levers and then through said axles, drive handles at the proximal tips of the drive rods, and frictional...

20060208453 - Apparatus for mounting an electrical component to a bicycle: An apparatus for mounting an electrical component to a bicycle comprises a mounting bracket, an electrical component case member and a stopper member. The electrical component case member is structured to be mounted in close proximity to the mounting bracket such that the electrical component case member is removed by...

20060208454 - Trailer with interchangeable cargo specific pods: A trailer with interchangeable cargo specific pods positionable into alignment with a flatbed of the trailer and including fasteners in vertical alignment with fasteners of the trailer. The cargo specific pods may carry cargo such as bicycles, kayaks, canoes, skis, sailboats, skidoos, luggage, seadoos, surfboards, livestock, scoreboards, advertising panels, rowing...

20060208455 - Trailer hitch guide: The trailer hitch (10) includes a guide bar (25) threaded about the stem (20) of the hitch ball (18). An alignment plate (45) that is rigidly mounted to the lower wall of the trailer tongue (34) has converging guide surfaces (50 and 51) that receive the guide bar (25), causing...

20060208456 - Pin-engaging drawbar and lock plate wedges: A pin-engaging drawbar wedge and lock plate wedge are designed to mount in the drawbar of a trailer hitch or alternative trailer and accessory hitch or receiver assembly. The pin-engaging drawbar wedge includes a bolt extending into the drawbar and in one embodiment, having the bolt head secured to a...

20060208458 - Coupler lock: An assembly for restricting access to a coupler includes a body, a ball cavity engagement member; and a securing mechanism. The body is configured for engagement with at least one surface of the coupler. The body includes a coupler engagement portion. The ball cavity engagement member is movably coupled to...

20060208457 - Hitch locking mechanism: The hitch assembly comprises a hitch member, a shank assembly for attachment to the towing vehicle, a tow vehicle mount for attachment to the towed vehicle, and a hitch alarm. The hitch member comprises a drop ball mount, and a drawbar. The drawbar is secured to the undersurface of the...

20060208459 - Ski with improved edging characteristics: A ski or ski-like device with an improved edging feature to assist skiers in edging during icy conditions. The edging feature includes a structure and method that provides a lateral edge on the inside of the ski that can extend into the snow surface beneath the bottom surface of the...

20060208460 - Automatic, universal boot binding for board sports: A boot-binding for board sports such as snowboarding is provided that is both automatically closing and compatible with any style of boot or shoe. A molded plastic shell which is fixedly attached to the board's upper surface provides a substantially boot-shaped receiving space and an automatic closing gate clamps down...

20060208461 - Collapsible structure system: This structure comprises an upright (1), a sliding block (3) sliding on the upright (1) along an axis (XX′), and at least a collapsible leg (5) associated with a jointed structure (7). This structure comprises, seen according to a direction (Y-Y′) different from said axis (X-X′), a jointed deployment triangle...

20060208462 - Atv off-road sleeping/camping trailer: A folding camping trailer for use with an ATV. The trailer is of rugged construction and uses low inflation tires, and is large enough, when unfolded, to allow at least one sleeper. The interior is equipped with camping equipment such as stove, lantern, lights, toilet, equipment lockers, water, sink, heater...

20060208463 - Expanding independent load suspension system: An expanding independent load suspension system that incorporates a square walking beam, unique bushings, and multiple expanding sliding units to spread the load bearing tires evenly over the surface instead of grouping them close together. With the weight of the vehicle having the ability to pivot over three separate axes,...

20060208464 - Offset tandem suspension: Provided is an offset tandem axle assembly system with a pair of walking beams mounted to suspension hangers so that about sixty percent of the overall beam length is oriented between the hanger pivot and a non-driven axle and about forty percent of the overall beam length is oriented between...

20060208465 - Apparatus and method for providing a horn contact mechanism: A method an apparatus for providing a horn switch assembly for securing an inflatable cushion to a steering wheel armature, the horn switch assembly comprising: a backing plate defining a receiving area, the receiving area being configured to receive at least a portion of the inflatable cushion, the receiving area...

20060208466 - Curtain airbag bottom fill: A bottom fill airbag that is adapted so that inflation gas is channeled to the bottom of the airbag, causing the bottom portion of the airbag to initially inflate, then subsequently and progressively filling the entire airbag chambers from the lower portions upward to the top of the airbag. The...

20060208467 - Head impact energy-absorbing inflatable curtain gas delivery tube: An inflatable curtain gas delivery tube that provides energy absorption and a curtain system that uses the gas delivery tube. The energy-absorbing inflatable curtain gas delivery tube may include an inner tube and an outer tube. The inner tube may be positioned within the outer tube so that the outer...

20060208468 - Motor vehicle door trim and method for the manufacture thereof: A vehicle door trim for a motor vehicle with a head impact protection device for a vehicle occupant is provided. In one embodiment, the door trim includes a curb carrier of the vehicle door trim in which is located a cutout for fixing the head impact protection device in the...

20060208469 - Apparatus and method for providing a horn contact mechanism: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles having a steering wheel, an airbag module held at the steering wheel and movable in the direction of the axis of the steering wheel, and an electrical contact system arranged between the steering wheel and...

20060208470 - Steering wheel with airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus is mounted to a front surface side of a base member of a steering wheel so as to be capable of advancing and retracting in the direction of an axial line of a steering column. A mounting strip projects upright from a back surface of a retainer...

20060208471 - Inflatable seatbelt system: An inflatable seatbelt system (“seatbelt system”) for a vehicle. The seatbelt system includes a shoulder belt anchor, a first lap belt anchor, a second lap belt anchor, an inflatable seatbelt, an inflator device, one or more crash sensors, a lap belt buckle, and a seatbelt fastener. The inflatable seatbelt extends...

20060208472 - Active venting apparatus and method for airbag systems: Enhanced airbag modules and associated methods are provided. An airbag module according to the invention may have a cushion with an inflatable protection zone and a flexible venting tube coupled to the inflatable protection zone. A closure mechanism may be used to compress the flexible venting tube against an anchoring...

20060208473 - Volume-filling mechanical structures for a bolster system: A volume-filling mechanical structure for modifying a crash includes a bolster system defined by an outer bolster and an inner bolster, a honeycomb celled material expandable from a dormant state to a deployed state, the honeycomb celled material disposed intermediate the outer and inner bolsters cooperatively positioned with the honeycomb...

20060208474 - Gas producer: A gas generator comprising a cup member 3 loading therein with gas generant 2 to generate gas by burning, at least two electrode pins 4 to permit passage of electricity, an ignition portion 20 having an ignition mechanism to ignite by an application of electric current, and a holder 5...

20060208475 - Pretensioner device: In a pretensioner device, engaging teeth of a pinion (rotating body) have first projections which project-out toward the other side in the peripheral direction of a cam portion. Meshing claws of a clutch plate have second projections which project-out toward a one side in the peripheral direction of the cam...

20060208476 - Mud flap bracket: A mud flap assembly lends itself to a field installed kit by including two opposing flanges with inwardly opposing hooked edges that are drawn together by bolted vertical plates to grip a lower plate of a lateral I-beam prevalently used on semi-tractor trailers. Thereby, simple tools may be used even...

20060202437 - Wheel assemblies for use with load bearing platforms: A wheel assembly for supporting a load bearing platform includes a primary wheel and at least four secondary wheels that are of equal size. The primary wheel includes at least one planar member having an even number of axles at fixed locations extending perpendicularly therefrom with one secondary wheel mounted...

20060202438 - Disposable sanitary shopping cart handle cover for publicly used carts/rental strollers: The present invention, a Disposable Sanitary Shopping Cart Handle Cover for publicly used carts, carry baskets, and rental strollers, addresses the health risks consumers face by providing a barrier between the shoppers hands and the thousands of strains of germs/bacteria present on the surface of said handles. The preferred embodiment...

20060202439 - Two-wheel battery-powered vehicle for one person: A two-wheel battery-powered vehicle has a platform and two wheels connected to the platform, wherein a battery-powered wheel drive drives the wheels. An attachment is connected to the platform and a sensor device is arranged in the platform. A person standing on the platform and engaging the attachment moves the...

20060202440 - Extension handle apparatus for a wheeled chair: An extension handle apparatus is provided for a wheeled chair which includes handle support tubes for supporting one or more wheeled-chair handles. The extension handle apparatus includes an extension support portion and an extension handle portion connected to the extension support portion. A pair of clamping plates are provided, wherein...

20060202441 - Retractable vehicle step: A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, a second arm, a motor and a stop. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The...

20060202442 - Bicycle: The invention relates to a bicycle adjusting device, in particular an adjusting device for adjusting the height of the front wheel suspension, the rear wheel suspension, the saddle or of the steering mechanism of a bicycle, e.g. of a mountain bike, a bicycle with at least one bicycle adjustment device,...

20060202443 - Fifth wheel slider assembly: A fifth wheel slider assembly comprises at least one rack member having a first side and a second side and is supportable above a vehicle frame, a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer, and a pair of support brackets pivotally supporting the hitch plate...

20060202444 - Fastener for air bags and other uses: The invention provides a fastener (10) for releasably securing a first element, such as an air bag (12) to a second element such as a bracket (14) located in a vehicle. Fastener (10) has a locking pin (16) which is movable between a locked position and a release position. Locking...

20060202446 - Airbag module: An airbag module includes a cover having an I-shaped tear line. The I-shaped tear line has a first tear seam parallel to and spaced apart from a second tear seam. A third tear seam is continuous with and perpendicular to the first tear seam and the second tear seam. When...

20060202449 - Cover for air bag device: A cover for an air bag device that enables an emblem to be secured to the cover in an extremely simple manner. The cover (module cover) has a recess for receiving the emblem. An extension of the emblem is extended through a hole in the cover. A distal end of...

20060202447 - Cover for use in airbag apparatus, and airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus cover has a module cover with a module cover main body, and a door frame with a door frame movable member and a door frame fixed member. When an inflator discharges gas, the door frame movable member is moved upward by an expanding airbag. The module cover...

20060202448 - Cover for use in airbag apparatus, and airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus cover has a module cover with a module cover main body, and a door frame with a door frame movable member and a door frame fixed member. When an inflator discharges gas, the door frame movable member is moved upward by the expanding airbag. The module cover...

20060202445 - Instrument panel provided with a trap held by clamps: An instrument panel cover (1) for covering an airbag includes a trap (10) for passing the airbag through the cover, a main part (12) extending around the trap, clamps (14) extending between the trap (10) and the main part (12), discontinuous openings (16) which separate the trap (10) and the...

20060202450 - A multi-chambered air bag for a motor vehicle: An air bag for a motor vehicle. The air bag includes a rear chamber, a front chamber disposed adjacent to and having a lower pressure than the rear chamber, and a separator disposed between the front and rear chambers that is adapted to communicate an inflation gas from the rear...

20060202451 - Curtain airbag device: A side curtain airbag device that includes a linear member that extends substantially in the vertical direction to apply tension to the lower edge of the curtain airbag....

20060202452 - Side curtain and multi-compartment vehicular airbags: Side curtain air bag system for a vehicle including an airbag housing including a side curtain airbag arranged to deploy to a position alongside the windows on the left or right side of the passenger compartment and having at least one sheet of material forming a plurality of interconnected compartments...

20060202454 - Airbag assembly and modulated airbag inflation process: The airbag assembly is provided with a housing between an inflator and an airbag in order to radially diffuse hot gasses pouring into the airbag to reduce the temperature of the hot gas. An ECU receives signals from sensors in the vehicle to provide information with respect to the severity...

20060202453 - Switch for switching off at least one airbag: A switch for switching off at least one airbag having two identical sensors for detecting a switching state of the switch is provided, the two identical sensors being connected up in such a way that the electrical characteristic-quantity ranges to be evaluated for detecting the switching state differ from each...

20060202455 - Gas generator: The present invention provides a hybrid gas generator which is capable of keeping an air bag inflated by generating a lower-temperature gas so that the internal pressure of the air bag is maintained following inflation of the air bag. An opening serving as a gas outlet is formed in a...

20060202456 - Curtain airbag with deflation mechanism: A curtain airbag configured to remain inflated in order to protect a vehicle occupant from a rollover event. The airbag includes a deflation mechanism configured to permit rescue personnel responding to the rollover event to deflate the airbag without the use of tools....

20060202457 - Pressure regulator: A gas generator (10) is provided including a housing (12). A gas generating composition (16) produces expanded gases upon activation of the inflator (10), thereby increasing the internal pressure and compressing the spring (50) operably coupled to the gas release member (40). As the spring (50) is compressed, at least...

20060202458 - Gas bag: The invention relates to a gas bag (3) for an occupant restraint arrangement in vehicles, having a first and a second fabric layer (5, 6) which lie opposite each other and are permanently connected with each other in at least one fabric section (7, 21, 23, 25, 27, 37, 39)...

20060202459 - Vehicle occupant protection device: An occupant protection device for reducing the risk of a head injury has a cable assembly element provided in the vicinity of the A-pillar and at the same time acts as an energy absorption element, thus forming a combined functional unit. This permits the risk of injury to be kept...

20060202460 - Speed crank locking device for trailer landing gear assembly: A speed crank locking device automatically secures a hand crank in its operative position to an input shaft of a gearing mechanism, with the locking device being easily disengaged to move the crank from its operative position to a stored position following rotation of the crank in the operation of...

20060202461 - Secure crank locking device for trailer landing gear assembly: A secured crank locking device automatically secures a hand crank in its operative position to an input shaft of a gearing mechanism, with the locking device being easily disengaged to move the crank from its operative position to a stored position following rotation of the crank in the operation of...

20060202462 - Stationary wheel hub: The invention provides a steering column assembly for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the steering column assembly. The steering column assembly includes a steering column member having an aperture extending along an axis. The steering column assembly also includes a steering shaft rotatably disposed at least partially in...

20060202463 - Telescoping steering shaft: A telescoping steering shaft, especially an intermediate steering shaft, with an inner rod (1) and an outer tube (2), placed thereon in twist-proof fashion and able to slide lengthwise by means of a roller bearing unit (3), while the roller bearing unit (3), which can move axially relative to the...

20060202464 - Vehicle frame assembly: In a vehicle frame, a console frame structure is assembled to a chassis or main frame structure using a flap retainer. The chassis includes a bracket having a slot with a forward closed end and a rear open end. The console frame structure includes a post that is inserted into...

20060197294 - Method and apparatus for control of a collapsible gravity powered snow vehicle: A gravity powered snow vehicle employing a crank 5 and steering mechanism 4, able to twist a sliding element 21 along its length, and enabling intuitive and direct control over the vehicle to increase performance and agility. Twisting the sliding element 21 generates on its edges varying levels of bite...

20060197295 - Push-pull cart collection device and conversion assembly: The present invention is a shopping cart collection device adapted to engage to first and second shopping carts and capable of pulling a first train of shopping carts extending from the first shopping cart and pushing a second train of shopping carts extending from the second shopping cart. The device...

20060197296 - Shopping cart with trailing end brake kit: A shopping cart with the trailing end brake kit, includes a trailing end brake installed on each rear wheel of the shopping cart. The trailing end brake kit can be easily installed on any existing shopping cart in the field. The trailing end brake kit has a brake lever with...

20060197297 - Apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste: An apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste comprises a housing (10) having a bottom (16) for standing on the ground, a rear wall (20), a pair of opposed side walls (22), a handle (26) adjacent the top and rear of the housing, and a pair...

20060197299 - Convertible low profile roller and support base: A low profile roller includes a wheel mounted on a hollow hub and having a roller ball mounted within the hollow hub. The roller is configured to function in a first, low profile operating mode when the roller ball is in contact with a support surface and in a second,...

20060197298 - Dolly for dock plates: A dolly for dock plates has an elongate frame and plate edge receiver having a horizontal bottom wall and angled sidewalls extending upward and outward to an upper edge. Front and rear pairs of flanges extend from front and rear portions of the elongate frame at the upper edges thereof...

20060197300 - Vehicle rear body structure: A vehicle rear body structure includes a support frame of generally rectangular shape attached to side frames of a vehicle body from below for supporting thereon a vehicle part including a fuel tank. The support frame is connected at a front end thereof to floor frames disposed inwardly of the...

20060197301 - Wheel suspension: To achieve a low wheel spring rate at low wheel loads and a higher wheel spring rate at higher wheel loads, each wheel of a rear-wheel suspension is equipped with a torsion bar spring which cooperates by way of a pressure rod connected with the wheel carrier. An adjusting device...

20060197302 - Two-speed manual wheelchair wheel: A wheel for a manual wheelchair includes a gear assembly which is linked to the wheel and includes first and second gear ratio arrangements. A rotating shift mechanism provides the shift capability between the two gear ratios, the shift mechanism having two to six (preferably three) extended, approximately equally spaced...

20060197303 - Bicycle front fork assembly: A wheel support portion for a bicycle, such as a front fork assembly, arranged to reduce vibrations that originate at the bicycle wheel and are transmitted to the rider of the bicycle through the wheel support. Desirably, the front fork assembly is configured to be supported by a bicycle frame...

20060197304 - Frame assembly for a motorcycle: A motorcycle body frame includes a main frame including a head pipe for supporting a front suspension at the front end thereof, a single leading frame portion extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a rear frame portion for supporting a rear wheel suspension. The rear frame portion extends substantially...

20060197305 - Internal wheel suspension and shock absorbing system: An internal wheel suspension and shock absorbing system including a hub with radially extending rods or blades, cooperating with sector braces, fixedly mounted by hubs to the interior of the rim for a wheel. The rods and blades secure onto a hub, that mounts onto the vehicle axle, for rotation....

20060197306 - Bicycle with rear suspension: A bicycle frame set comprising a main frame and a rear wheel suspension system. The rear wheel suspension system comprises a first link member with an upper end pivotally connected to a seat tube of the main frame at a link pivot point located rearward of an axis extending between...

20060197307 - Supports and support systems for wheeled vehicles: A support and support system for a wheeled vehicle, for improved support and comfort, steerage and control. The support or support system includes a knee support 20 having at least one load-bearing knee-contact capable of supporting the knee of a rider. The load-bearing knee-contact is fastened to the wheeled vehicle....

20060197308 - Towable inflatable balloon launchpad and operations trailer: A trailer that is configured to for use with an inflatable balloon consisting of a flat bed having a topside and an underside, a front, a left side, a right side and a rear; a tongue; a plurality of suspension systems, axles, and wheels; a balloon stabilization mechanism; a gas...

20060197309 - Draw coupling arrangement: A draw coupling arrangement (1) for a vehicle including a coupling jaw (2) and a coupler (4) which can be lifted by a lifting device (5). The coupler is intended for coupling together with a towing eye on a towed vehicle, and where the coupling means (4) consists of a...

20060197310 - Snowboard binding: A snowboard binding including: (a) a binding base having a front end and a rear end; (b) an aperture in the binding base intermediate the front and rear ends for receiving a snowboard engaging member adapted to releasably secure the binding base to a snowboard, the perimeter of the aperture...

20060197311 - Magnetic method and apparatus for increasing foot traction on sports boards: A sports board binding and foot traction apparatus for use in sports boards such as surfboard, skateboard, wakeboards, and the like. The apparatus includes a sports board having an upper surface and at least one magnet holding receptable disposed in the upper surface; A a ferromagnetic bar is disposed under...

20060197312 - Dual-control binding device: A device for binding an article of footwear to a sports article, such as a binding for securing a boot to a cross-country ski, including a locking mechanism adapted to cooperate with a connecting member of the article of footwear, and including a user-manipulable opening system for controlling the opening...

20060197313 - Single hand folding structure for umbrella folding stroller (2): A single hand folding structure for an umbrella folding stroller (2) includes a folding set to connect between a pair of side frames of the stroller, wherein the folding set is provided with a driving lever and a driver is arranged at one of the frames. A connecting element connects...

20060197314 - Assistive mobility device: The present invention is a collapsible self-propelled chair on wheels that is lightweight in construction and easily collapsed, carried, stored and transported by public or private means. The chair performs the function of a wheelchair while avoiding the appearance of a traditional wheelchair thus avoiding the invalid stigma often associated...

20060197315 - Manufacture of air bags: Tubular plastics film (18) is bunched up. Air is blown through one end of the tube by a fan (64). The air passes through the tube and through a spreader (30) of the film and then past a sealing station. The sealing station effects two adjacent seals across the film...

20060197317 - Airbag attachment structure: An attachment structure for connecting an airbag to a vehicle body. The structure may include a pair of reinforcing plates configured to retain a portion of the airbag therebetween. The structure may further include a clip configured to pass through the plates, a first opening in the airbag, and a...

20060197316 - Airbag installation structure: An airbag module installation system includes an airbag module with an airbag and a case configured to hold the airbag module prior to and during installation of the airbag module into a vehicle. The installation system may include a “one-touch” clip configured to fasten the airbag module to a vehicle...

20060197320 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag is partitioned into a radial chamber extending in an airbag radial direction, a central chamber at a rear side of an airbag central portion, and a circumferential chamber around the central chamber. The central chamber and the radial chamber communicate with each other through communication holes. Communication holes...

20060197319 - Airbag and airbag device: An airbag that can inflate to ensure a sufficient thickness between a person and an object in an inflated state without using a high-output inflator, and an airbag device using the airbag are provided. In one form, an airbag includes one first bag disposed on an object side, and two...

20060197318 - Multiple chambered airbag system: Disclosed are methods and systems relating to automotive airbags. Embodiments of the disclosed invention include multiple inflatable chambers. The chambers may be configured to inflate sequentially such that one or more side chambers may inflate before a center chamber is inflated. Embodiments of the invention may employ separate inflators to...

20060197322 - Vehicle door trim and method for the manufacture thereof: A vehicle door trim for a motor vehicle with a head impact protection device for a vehicle occupant is provided. In one embodiment, the door trim includes a curb carrier, a head impact protection device, a foam layer over the curb carrier and a decorative layer on the side of...

20060197321 - Vehicular interior part and method of fabricating the same: A core (7), a flexible pad (6) covering the core and a synthetic resinous skin (5) covering the pad are layered each other. A thread (4) is arranged on a surface side (5a) of the skin and has portions (4a) inserted in grooves of the pad through through-holes (14) of...

20060197324 - Advanced protection driver area bag: An air bag for an automobile is mounted on the underside of the steering column. The air bag is positioned in a module integrated within the housing of the steering column on the under surface to add additional protection to the driver from impact with the lower rim of the...

20060197323 - Apparatus having a mechanism for limiting the movement of an air bag module relative to a steering wheel: An apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a steering wheel (12) and a vehicle occupant protection device (14) that is mounted to the steering wheel (12) and is actuatable for helping to protect an occupant of the vehicle. At least a portion of the vehicle occupant protection device (14) is...

20060197325 - Inflator combustion control mechanism: A gas generator (10) is provided including a housing (12). A gas generating composition (16) produces expanded gases upon activation of the inflator (10), thereby increasing the internal pressure and compressing the spring (50) operably coupled to the gas release member (40). As the spring (50) is compressed, a gas...

20060197326 - Airbag with a double regulating venting device: An airbag comprising a bag (11) that can be inflated with the gas provided by a gas generator when the vehicle experiences a collision, with a venting device (13) comprising first a first gas discharge opening (15) and a sealing member (17) thereof intended to break due to the effect...

20060197327 - Passenger airbag with a diffuser: A three-panel, passenger-side airbag includes main, right, and left panels, and a diffuser provided adjacent a rear side of the main panel. The main panel includes a front impact said and a rear inflation side. The front impact side is formed of upper and lower portions. When the airbag is...

20060197329 - Airbag: The airbag of the present invention is formed by sewing up a set of base cloths with a sewing thread into a bag shape inflatable with inflation gas. The sewing thread is impregnated with a lubricant containing less than 30 weight percent silicone oil. The lubricant content of the sewing...

20060197328 - Expandable airbag cushion assembly: An expandable airbag cushion assembly includes an internal inflatable pouch enclosed in an expandable external pocket and an inflator for directing gas into the internal inflatable pouch. The airbag cushion assembly may be enclosed in a flat panel casing that does not require the folding of the expandable external pocket...

20060197330 - Apparatus for ropeboarding: A ropeboard apparatus includes a ropeboard, and a support rope for hanging the ropeboard from an elevated structure. The ropeboard comprises an elongated platform having a longitudinal platform axis and a top surface shaped for a user to stand thereon, and a coupler for rotatably coupling the platform to the...

20060197331 - Reduced-size vehicle with coplementary internal compartments and suspension system components: 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...

20060197332 - Mount structure for fuel tank: A fuel tank mount structure (24), to be placed in a lower area of a floor formed in a vehicle body, is provided including a rear suspension member (13) disposed rearward of the fuel tank and having a front edge portion formed with a front suspension cross member (27) formed...

20060197294 - Method and apparatus for control of a collapsible gravity powered snow vehicle: A gravity powered snow vehicle employing a crank 5 and steering mechanism 4, able to twist a sliding element 21 along its length, and enabling intuitive and direct control over the vehicle to increase performance and agility. Twisting the sliding element 21 generates on its edges varying levels of bite...

20060197295 - Push-pull cart collection device and conversion assembly: The present invention is a shopping cart collection device adapted to engage to first and second shopping carts and capable of pulling a first train of shopping carts extending from the first shopping cart and pushing a second train of shopping carts extending from the second shopping cart. The device...

20060197296 - Shopping cart with trailing end brake kit: A shopping cart with the trailing end brake kit, includes a trailing end brake installed on each rear wheel of the shopping cart. The trailing end brake kit can be easily installed on any existing shopping cart in the field. The trailing end brake kit has a brake lever with...

20060197297 - Apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste: An apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste comprises a housing (10) having a bottom (16) for standing on the ground, a rear wall (20), a pair of opposed side walls (22), a handle (26) adjacent the top and rear of the housing, and a pair...

20060197299 - Convertible low profile roller and support base: A low profile roller includes a wheel mounted on a hollow hub and having a roller ball mounted within the hollow hub. The roller is configured to function in a first, low profile operating mode when the roller ball is in contact with a support surface and in a second,...

20060197298 - Dolly for dock plates: A dolly for dock plates has an elongate frame and plate edge receiver having a horizontal bottom wall and angled sidewalls extending upward and outward to an upper edge. Front and rear pairs of flanges extend from front and rear portions of the elongate frame at the upper edges thereof...

20060197300 - Vehicle rear body structure: A vehicle rear body structure includes a support frame of generally rectangular shape attached to side frames of a vehicle body from below for supporting thereon a vehicle part including a fuel tank. The support frame is connected at a front end thereof to floor frames disposed inwardly of the...

20060197301 - Wheel suspension: To achieve a low wheel spring rate at low wheel loads and a higher wheel spring rate at higher wheel loads, each wheel of a rear-wheel suspension is equipped with a torsion bar spring which cooperates by way of a pressure rod connected with the wheel carrier. An adjusting device...

20060197302 - Two-speed manual wheelchair wheel: A wheel for a manual wheelchair includes a gear assembly which is linked to the wheel and includes first and second gear ratio arrangements. A rotating shift mechanism provides the shift capability between the two gear ratios, the shift mechanism having two to six (preferably three) extended, approximately equally spaced...

20060197303 - Bicycle front fork assembly: A wheel support portion for a bicycle, such as a front fork assembly, arranged to reduce vibrations that originate at the bicycle wheel and are transmitted to the rider of the bicycle through the wheel support. Desirably, the front fork assembly is configured to be supported by a bicycle frame...

20060197304 - Frame assembly for a motorcycle: A motorcycle body frame includes a main frame including a head pipe for supporting a front suspension at the front end thereof, a single leading frame portion extending rearwardly from the head pipe, and a rear frame portion for supporting a rear wheel suspension. The rear frame portion extends substantially...

20060197305 - Internal wheel suspension and shock absorbing system: An internal wheel suspension and shock absorbing system including a hub with radially extending rods or blades, cooperating with sector braces, fixedly mounted by hubs to the interior of the rim for a wheel. The rods and blades secure onto a hub, that mounts onto the vehicle axle, for rotation....

20060197306 - Bicycle with rear suspension: A bicycle frame set comprising a main frame and a rear wheel suspension system. The rear wheel suspension system comprises a first link member with an upper end pivotally connected to a seat tube of the main frame at a link pivot point located rearward of an axis extending between...

20060197307 - Supports and support systems for wheeled vehicles: A support and support system for a wheeled vehicle, for improved support and comfort, steerage and control. The support or support system includes a knee support 20 having at least one load-bearing knee-contact capable of supporting the knee of a rider. The load-bearing knee-contact is fastened to the wheeled vehicle....

20060197308 - Towable inflatable balloon launchpad and operations trailer: A trailer that is configured to for use with an inflatable balloon consisting of a flat bed having a topside and an underside, a front, a left side, a right side and a rear; a tongue; a plurality of suspension systems, axles, and wheels; a balloon stabilization mechanism; a gas...

20060197309 - Draw coupling arrangement: A draw coupling arrangement (1) for a vehicle including a coupling jaw (2) and a coupler (4) which can be lifted by a lifting device (5). The coupler is intended for coupling together with a towing eye on a towed vehicle, and where the coupling means (4) consists of a...

20060197310 - Snowboard binding: A snowboard binding including: (a) a binding base having a front end and a rear end; (b) an aperture in the binding base intermediate the front and rear ends for receiving a snowboard engaging member adapted to releasably secure the binding base to a snowboard, the perimeter of the aperture...

20060197311 - Magnetic method and apparatus for increasing foot traction on sports boards: A sports board binding and foot traction apparatus for use in sports boards such as surfboard, skateboard, wakeboards, and the like. The apparatus includes a sports board having an upper surface and at least one magnet holding receptable disposed in the upper surface; A a ferromagnetic bar is disposed under...

20060197312 - Dual-control binding device: A device for binding an article of footwear to a sports article, such as a binding for securing a boot to a cross-country ski, including a locking mechanism adapted to cooperate with a connecting member of the article of footwear, and including a user-manipulable opening system for controlling the opening...

20060197313 - Single hand folding structure for umbrella folding stroller (2): A single hand folding structure for an umbrella folding stroller (2) includes a folding set to connect between a pair of side frames of the stroller, wherein the folding set is provided with a driving lever and a driver is arranged at one of the frames. A connecting element connects...

20060197314 - Assistive mobility device: The present invention is a collapsible self-propelled chair on wheels that is lightweight in construction and easily collapsed, carried, stored and transported by public or private means. The chair performs the function of a wheelchair while avoiding the appearance of a traditional wheelchair thus avoiding the invalid stigma often associated...

20060197315 - Manufacture of air bags: Tubular plastics film (18) is bunched up. Air is blown through one end of the tube by a fan (64). The air passes through the tube and through a spreader (30) of the film and then past a sealing station. The sealing station effects two adjacent seals across the film...

20060197317 - Airbag attachment structure: An attachment structure for connecting an airbag to a vehicle body. The structure may include a pair of reinforcing plates configured to retain a portion of the airbag therebetween. The structure may further include a clip configured to pass through the plates, a first opening in the airbag, and a...

20060197316 - Airbag installation structure: An airbag module installation system includes an airbag module with an airbag and a case configured to hold the airbag module prior to and during installation of the airbag module into a vehicle. The installation system may include a “one-touch” clip configured to fasten the airbag module to a vehicle...

20060197320 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag is partitioned into a radial chamber extending in an airbag radial direction, a central chamber at a rear side of an airbag central portion, and a circumferential chamber around the central chamber. The central chamber and the radial chamber communicate with each other through communication holes. Communication holes...

20060197319 - Airbag and airbag device: An airbag that can inflate to ensure a sufficient thickness between a person and an object in an inflated state without using a high-output inflator, and an airbag device using the airbag are provided. In one form, an airbag includes one first bag disposed on an object side, and two...

20060197318 - Multiple chambered airbag system: Disclosed are methods and systems relating to automotive airbags. Embodiments of the disclosed invention include multiple inflatable chambers. The chambers may be configured to inflate sequentially such that one or more side chambers may inflate before a center chamber is inflated. Embodiments of the invention may employ separate inflators to...

20060197322 - Vehicle door trim and method for the manufacture thereof: A vehicle door trim for a motor vehicle with a head impact protection device for a vehicle occupant is provided. In one embodiment, the door trim includes a curb carrier, a head impact protection device, a foam layer over the curb carrier and a decorative layer on the side of...

20060197321 - Vehicular interior part and method of fabricating the same: A core (7), a flexible pad (6) covering the core and a synthetic resinous skin (5) covering the pad are layered each other. A thread (4) is arranged on a surface side (5a) of the skin and has portions (4a) inserted in grooves of the pad through through-holes (14) of...

20060197324 - Advanced protection driver area bag: An air bag for an automobile is mounted on the underside of the steering column. The air bag is positioned in a module integrated within the housing of the steering column on the under surface to add additional protection to the driver from impact with the lower rim of the...

20060197323 - Apparatus having a mechanism for limiting the movement of an air bag module relative to a steering wheel: An apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a steering wheel (12) and a vehicle occupant protection device (14) that is mounted to the steering wheel (12) and is actuatable for helping to protect an occupant of the vehicle. At least a portion of the vehicle occupant protection device (14) is...

20060197325 - Inflator combustion control mechanism: A gas generator (10) is provided including a housing (12). A gas generating composition (16) produces expanded gases upon activation of the inflator (10), thereby increasing the internal pressure and compressing the spring (50) operably coupled to the gas release member (40). As the spring (50) is compressed, a gas...

20060197326 - Airbag with a double regulating venting device: An airbag comprising a bag (11) that can be inflated with the gas provided by a gas generator when the vehicle experiences a collision, with a venting device (13) comprising first a first gas discharge opening (15) and a sealing member (17) thereof intended to break due to the effect...

20060197327 - Passenger airbag with a diffuser: A three-panel, passenger-side airbag includes main, right, and left panels, and a diffuser provided adjacent a rear side of the main panel. The main panel includes a front impact said and a rear inflation side. The front impact side is formed of upper and lower portions. When the airbag is...

20060197329 - Airbag: The airbag of the present invention is formed by sewing up a set of base cloths with a sewing thread into a bag shape inflatable with inflation gas. The sewing thread is impregnated with a lubricant containing less than 30 weight percent silicone oil. The lubricant content of the sewing...

20060197328 - Expandable airbag cushion assembly: An expandable airbag cushion assembly includes an internal inflatable pouch enclosed in an expandable external pocket and an inflator for directing gas into the internal inflatable pouch. The airbag cushion assembly may be enclosed in a flat panel casing that does not require the folding of the expandable external pocket...

20060197330 - Apparatus for ropeboarding: A ropeboard apparatus includes a ropeboard, and a support rope for hanging the ropeboard from an elevated structure. The ropeboard comprises an elongated platform having a longitudinal platform axis and a top surface shaped for a user to stand thereon, and a coupler for rotatably coupling the platform to the...

20060197331 - Reduced-size vehicle with coplementary internal compartments and suspension system components: 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...

20060197332 - Mount structure for fuel tank: A fuel tank mount structure (24), to be placed in a lower area of a floor formed in a vehicle body, is provided including a rear suspension member (13) disposed rearward of the fuel tank and having a front edge portion formed with a front suspension cross member (27) formed...