Land vehicles inventions 12/06

20060290078 - Electrically controlled suspension system: An electronically controlled suspension system according to the present invention comprises a sensor unit for extracting and providing a vertical acceleration component of a vehicle body of a vehicle; a signal processing unit for calculating a vertical velocity of the vehicle body using the vertical acceleration component provided by the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060290079 - Roll control actuator with piston assembly: A roll control actuator for a stabilizer bar includes an outer housing that is fixed to a first bar portion and a shaft that is fixed to a second bar portion. The shaft is helically connected to a piston that is received within an interior chamber formed inside the outer... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060290081 - Multi-function child transporter: A child transporting apparatus includes a riding board having a horizontal use position for a child to stand on, and a collapsed position. The riding board has front and rear wheels for rolling along a surface and a support column having a lower end attached the riding board and an... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20060290080 - Sulky for use with walk-behind machine: A sulky for attachment to a self-propelled machine, e.g., lawn mower, Sulkies in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may attach to, and detach from, the lawn mower with operator-actuatable, spring-loaded pins. The sulky may further pivot, relative to the mower, from an operating position to a storage position.... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20060290082 - Shopping cart having improved chassis, handle, and basket construction: In shopping cart comprising a chassis, a handle, and a basket, the chassis comprises a frame defining two shoulders. The handle comprises an upper portion extending generally horizontally, two lateral portions extending downwardly and frontwardly from the upper portion, and two lower portions extending rearwardly from the lateral portions, along... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060290083 - Floor suspension system: A caster suspension system that employs a linkage between the two casters constraining one to rise when the other falls while keeping moment internal to the system such that there is no tipping of the load carried by the caster suspension system.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20060290084 - Frame for an engine-driven assembly: An engine-driven assembly including an engine-driven device, a vertical-shaft engine, a frame, and a handle. The vertical-shaft engine supplies power to the engine-driven device. The frame is coupled to the vertical-shaft engine and the engine-driven device. The frame includes at least one frame foot in contact with a ground surface... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060290087 - Stackable carrier for growing material: The invention relates to a stackable carrier for growing material, such as pot plants, cuttings and plants placed in trays, comprising a substantially rectangular flat plate (35); and supports (36) extending transversely of the plate from the short sides of the plate for the purpose of supporting the carrier in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060290085 - Cart for loading, transporting and storing an imaging media cartridge: A transportable device, such as a cart, for transporting and elevating an imaging media cartridge into a press printer may include a base platform, first and second elevation members disposed thereon, a panel disposed between the first and second elevation members, and first and second elevator platforms. The panel may... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20060290086 - Mobile closet with wheels: A holder comprising of a plurality of sheet walls constructed from plywood; a plurality of notches located at the bottom of the sheet walls for permitting the holder to be lifted by a forklift, said walls being configured to be vertically stacked and docked; and a plurality of wheels or... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20060290088 - Steering and suspension system for a vehicle: The present invention concerns a steering and suspension system of a vehicle. The system may include a strut extension member having a strut clamp arm mounted to a strut assembly, an upper extension support arm extending from the strut clamp arm, an extension fork with first and second arms extending... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060290089 - Truck suspensions incorporating asymmetric leaf springs: A suspension system for supporting fore-and aft extending frame members of a vehicle chassis on a hollow axle, the system on one side of the vehicle being duplicated on the opposite side. Included in the suspension on each side are: (1) a frame bracket for pivotally supporting the fore or... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20060290090 - Axle tower: The invention is directed to vehicle suspension systems and components thereof including attachment devices for mounting an axle alignment and/or load reacting mechanism to an axle. Disclosed herein are axle towers used for connecting a torque box to an axle. The axle tower of the present invention can include one... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20060290091 - Motor-vehicle independent suspension: The suspension comprises a first, a second and a third rod-like connection member (10, 11, 12), each of which has a first (22, 13, 15) and a second point of articulation (23, 14, 16) to the wheel-carrier (1) and to the vehicle structure, respectively, and is arranged to control one... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060290092 - Vehicle mount/dismount system: A mount/dismount system for use with a personnel carrier (vehicle) having a substantially flat bed, includes a tubular frame and attachments for holding the frame on the vehicle. Specifically, the tubular frame includes a grip pole that extends perpendicularly from the vehicle bed. It also includes a cross bar that... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger Nydegger & Associates

20060290093 - Motorized vehicle: A utility vehicle having first and second vehicle modules and a method of operating a utility vehicle. The utility vehicle having a first vehicle module including a first vehicle body, a first plurality of wheels operatively connected with the first vehicle body, and a steering controller operatively connected for controlling... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20060290094 - Carbon fiber motorcycle frame: Disclosed are motorcycle frame assemblies comprised of carbon fibers. Methods of making the disclosed motorcycle frame assemblies are also disclosed. In one aspect, the frame assembly of the motorcycle comprises a structural member that includes an engine compartment member, which is adapted to receive an engine on a portion of... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20060290095 - Adjustable suspension fork: A suspension front fork includes a lower tube with a closed bottom and an upper tube is movably inserted in the lower tube. Hydraulic oil is filled in the lower tube and has an oil level in the upper tube. A damper assembly is fixedly received in the upper tube... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060290096 - Device for securing a saddle on the head of a saddle post: The device includes a lower gripping member (5) and an upper gripping member (6). The lower gripping member has an incurved surface bearing against the incurved surface provided on a slider (15). The slider can be moved in the longitudinal direction along a slide way (16) provided on the saddle... Agent: Young & Thompson

20060290097 - Cap member of swing arm for rear wheel: Disclosed is a cap member of a swing arm for a rear wheel of a vehicle which can provide an excellent outer appearance to the swing arm and can increase strength as well as make thinner. A cap member attached to a rear end of a swing arm supporting a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20060290098 - Trailer hitch having multiple hitch balls: A trailer hitch is provided having multiple hitch balls extending from a rotatable plate, which allows a hitch ball of the desired diameter to be selected, locked in place and coupled to a trailer. The rotating plate and multiple hitch balls are part of the ball mount component of the... Agent: Monahan & Moses, LLC

20060290099 - Fifth wheel with anti-theft protection device: A fifth wheel comprising a coupling plate and an anti-theft protection device, the anti-theft protection device being configured such that it is integrally connected to the coupling plate and can be electrically actuated and the anti-theft protection device being arranged such that it is not discernible from the outside.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20060290100 - Vehicle hitch aligning system: The vehicle hitch aligning system includes a set of alignment images on decals applied to a towing vehicle's rear view mirror, the center region of the rear window of the towing vehicle, an exterior surface of the towing vehicle's rear that is visible from the driver's side of the towing... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060290101 - Kingpin lock: A kingpin lock including a body having a substantially frustoconical portion and a kingpin cavity having a central axis, a slide channel having a central axis and a sleeve channel having a central axis. The slide channel intersects the kingpin cavity such that its central axis is substantially offset from... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20060290103 - Ball mount: A customizable towing hitch ball mount arrangement for a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes a ball mount and a customizing element. The ball mount includes a proximal end for insertion into an opening in the hitch receiver, an elongated tube portion, a drop portion extending from the elongated tube... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20060290102 - Weight sensing trailer ball: A trailer ball includes in integral sensing mechanism to detect a force exerted on the trailer ball, such as the apparent weight of the tongue of a trailer. A display may be coupled to an output of the trailer for displaying the apparent tongue weight.... Agent: Whitaker Law Group

20060290104 - Snow skis: A ski, monoski, or snowboard includes a base plate (2) with a platform (3) mounted to its central portion to receiving bindings for binding a skier's boot to the platform. A set of four longitudinal elements (40, 41, 42, 43) have one end (40a, 41a, 42a, 43a) which is removably... Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky, Jr. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20060290105 - Device for retaining a boot on a snowboard: A binding for a boot includes a platen (4) which is manually mountable to a snowboard in a selected angular position. The platen includes a central hole (4a) and a circular array of upwardly facing teeth (4c). A base (9), mounted to the snowboard, has a spindle (16) and locking... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20060290106 - Recreational binding with adjustable suspension interface: A binding system is provided that is effective for use on recreational device, such as a snowboard, and that is adapted to mate to, or that includes, a boot or other footwear worn by the user. In general, the binding system includes a base plate for support a rider's foot,... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20060290107 - Child-scalable stroller: A scalable, adjustable stroller/jogger is disclosed that may accommodate one or more than one, child and may be adjusted from stroller to jogger configuration, comprising, in one embodiment, a first seat, a second seat, and a chassis configured to permit the second seat to have at least two distinct positions... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060290108 - Heated gas inflator: An inflator (40) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes structure that defines a chamber (220) and inflation fluid stored in the chamber. The inflation fluid includes in mixture a fuel gas, an oxidizer gas, and an inert gas mixture. The inflator (40) also includes an actuator... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060290109 - Airbag chute assembly: An airbag chute assembly for a vehicle. The airbag chute assembly includes a chute portion, an inflator housing, and a coupling member that facilitates coupling and decoupling of the inflator housing.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20060290110 - Interior panel part for motor vehicles and a method of manufacturing such an interior panel part: An interior panel part for motor vehicles, with at least one breaking line for exposing an opening when an air bag is released, which breaking line is defined by cuts on the side of the interior panel part lying opposite a visible surface, and material bridges are also provided between... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20060290112 - Airbag and airbag device: An airbag and an airbag device are provided that include a left airbag section and a right airbag section which sufficiently absorbs shock when they receive an occupant. In one form, an airbag includes a left airbag section which is inflated at the left front side of an occupant, a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20060290111 - Occupant restraint apparatus: An occupant restraint apparatus includes an airbag that inflates toward the front of an occupant and an inflatable seatbelt having at least an inflatable shoulder belt section. The shoulder belt is fastened on the front side of the occupant's upper body. The airbag includes a right airbag section and a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060290113 - Headliner airbag: Systems and methods of vehicle protection increase the amount of safety provided for the occupants of the vehicle. The disclosed systems and methods are particularly useful in the event of a rollover or roof deformation. In one aspect, a vehicle airbag system includes an inflatable airbag positioned on an interior... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060290114 - Occupant restraint belt and occupant restraint system: An occupant restraint belt is routed above the upper surface of the shoulder of an occupant to the front of the occupant. The part of the occupant restraint belt from above the upper surface of the occupant's shoulder to the front of the occupant is inflatable, and can be brought... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060290115 - Steering column/airbag tunable impact absorption system: An impact absorption system for a motor vehicle has a steering column with a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first sleeve is sized to receive a portion of the second sleeve. The sleeves extend between a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket. A piston cylinder assembly... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20060290119 - Air bag system: An air bag system housed within a cavity includes an inflator, an inflatable air bag, and an air bag housing defining a vent. A deployment door movable between a closed position and an open position at least partially covers the cavity. A vent restrictor is movable between a first position... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060290118 - Air bag system and method: An air bag system includes an inflator, an inflatable air bag, an air bag housing substantially surrounding the air bag, and a vent-modifying mechanism operatively connected to the housing. The housing defines a vent. The vent-modifying mechanism includes a vent blocker movable from a first position to a second position... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060290116 - Inflatable air-bag: An inflatable air-bag (1) is disclosed which defines an inflatable chamber (3). The air-bag comprises an inner elastic membrane (5) provided in the peripheral wall of the air-bag, there being a vent-hole (7) formed through the elastic membrane (5). An outer membrane (8) is provided on the outside of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060290117 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus having vent member that is controlled by a releasable tether: A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes an inflatable occupant protection device (38) and a support member (56) having a vent opening (78) through which inflation fluid may flow. A vent member (106) is movable relative to the support member (56) for varying a flow of inflation fluid through the... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060290120 - Airbag aparatus with accumulator: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an inflator, and an accumulator. The airbag is configured to be stored in a vehicle before inflation. The inflator is configured to provide gas for inflating the airbag. The accumulator is in fluid communication with the airbag and the inflator. The accumulator includes a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060290121 - Air bag with volume-filling mechanical structure: A volume-filling mechanical structure includes an air bag cushion, an inflator configured to inflate the air bag cushion, and a celled material expandable from a dormant state to a deployed state. The celled material is operably coupled to the air bag cushion and a vehicle structure, wherein deployment of the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060290122 - Integrated tether for rollover airbags: A side airbag assembly for protecting an occupant in a vehicle includes an airbag formed from a single fabric panel and a tether with a first end and a second end. The tether is integrally formed with the airbag from the same fabric panel. The first end of the tether... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060290123 - Vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus: A vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus for protecting the knees of an occupant when collision energy acts on a vehicle. The occupant knee protection apparatus comprises a knee protection member, a contact force detector, a controller, and a drive unit. The knee protection member is disposed in an opposable position... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20060290125 - Modular unit for a convertible: The invention relates to a modular unit for a convertible vehicle, comprising a transverse stiffening structure that separates an occupant space from a rear stowage space and a rollover protection system with a first module, attached to the body, with guide devices for a second module, movable between a lowered... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20060290124 - Over-roll protection system for a vehicle: A rollover protection system with at least one rollover protection device allocated to a vehicle seat consists of a first module attached to the body with guide devices for a second module, movable between a lowered rest position and an elevated support position, with a rollover element, a releasable holding... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20060290126 - Vehicle with a rollover-protection system: A vehicle with a rollover-protection system is provided, including at least one rollover-protection device arranged in the area of a transverse wall of the vehicle for at least one vehicle seat, with a first module arranged attached to the body with guide devices for a second module that can be... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20060290127 - Telescoping steering column assembly and method of manufacturing the assembly: A telescoping steering column assembly and method of manufacturing the assembly are disclosed. The assembly includes an outer jacket defining at least one hole and a central axis. An inner jacket is disposed in the outer jacket and slides relative to the outer jacket along the central axis. A plug... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060290129 - Shock-absorption steering device: A shock-absorption steering device includes a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel, a column housing for housing and supporting the steering shaft, the steering shaft and the column housing making a telescopic movement in order to absorb an impact energy, the column housing comprised of a first tube and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060290128 - Tuneable energy absorbing mounting structure for steering column: A steering column assembly (10) of the collapsible type includes a mounting plate (30) for rigid attachment to a vehicle body structure. The mounting plate (30) supports the steering column (12) during normal operation through interconnecting release capsules (24) which allow the steering column (12) to collapse, away from the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060290130 - Buckle with integrated belt tension sensor, and occupant restraint system using same: A buckle and belt tension sensor are disclosed that optimize operation of the sensor without requiring significant modifications to the buckle and its operating mechanism. The sensor is mounted to a latch member having a body including tension responsive structure. The tension responsive structure can be at least one opening... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20060290131 - Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus: The disclosed seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may be used to provide a technology effective for reducing the risk of making a vehicle occupant uncomfortable with regard to the seat belt winding action. A seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus may comprise an electric motor, a spool... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060284387 - Method and system for controlling a dual mode vehicle suspension system: A method and system for controlling a vehicle suspension system switchable between two modes of operation, including a first mode for when the vehicle is experiencing an on-road driving condition and a second mode for when the vehicle is experiencing an off-road driving condition, includes a vehicle speed sensor for... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20060284388 - System and method for controlling vehicle equipment: An in-vehicle device in a vehicle transmits a request signal and a portable device returns a response signal including an ID code. The in-vehicle device collates the ID code included in the response signal with a registration code stored therein. When the result of collating the ID code becomes OK,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060284389 - Tracked bicycle: A tracked vehicle, or a kit for converting a standard bicycle into a tracked cycle, includes a track assembly with a bogie assembly for riding on snow, mud, sand, etc. The track assembly includes a continuous track movably disposed about a drive wheel coupled to a frame of the vehicle... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20060284390 - Portable table for table saw: A portable table for supporting a table saw. The invention itself consists, essentially, of a pair of horizontal or longitudinal struts that extend above the ground or floor and across the lower ends of the legs of the table. On one end of each of the horizontal struts are mounted... Agent: Law Offices Of William S. Dorman

20060284391 - Trash cart: The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from a... Agent: Law Office Of Leo G. Lenna

20060284392 - Pet stroller having a portable pet carrier: A pet stroller is provided. The pet stroller includes a pet carrier having a base and an engaging portion on the base; and a stroller body having two landing tubes configured to support the pet carrier and two holding portions connected with the landing tubes, wherein the engaging portion of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060284393 - Truck bed design for automotive and equipment delivery: The present invention is directed to a specialized truck bed wherein the bed is divided into two areas or deck sections connected by a transverse hinge. The invention is also directed to a winch system for use on a vehicle. The invention is further directed to an improved locking post... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20060284394 - Frame assembly for a bicycle: A frame assembly for a bicycle having a front wheel and a rear wheel. The frame assembly preferably includes a main frame and a sub-frame, which is movable relative to the main frame and configured to carry the rear wheel. A shock absorber extends between and is connected to the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060284395 - Recumbent vehicle: Disclosed is a recumbent bicycle having a frame with at least one tubular member having a lumen. Mounted to the frame are a rear wheel assembly and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly can include a first gear, a second gear, and a chain that extends from the first gear... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20060284396 - Tiltable trailer hitch: A tiltable trailer hitch for assisting in the loading and unloading of a trailer. The hitch includes a shank adapted to be received within a conventional trailer hitch and a ballmount pivotally mounted on the shank. An adjustment bracket is carried by the shank and is adapted to attach a... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

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20060284398 - Safety device for a trailer connector: A safety device for a trailer connector includes a lock base, a hook and a lock core. The lock base comprises an engaging trough and a hole therein. The hole is to receive the hook therein, and the lock core in the lock base controls movement of the hook. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060284399 - Ball mount: A customizable towing hitch ball mount arrangement is provided for assembly with a hitch receiver on a vehicle. The arrangement includes a ball mount and a customizing element. The ball mount has a proximal end for insertion into an opening in the hitch receiver, an elongated tube portion, a drop... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20060284400 - Vehicle airbag system: A vehicle airbag system includes a vehicle crash sensor that detects a vehicle impact, and an airbag module that is provided in interior equipment positioned in front of a front-seat occupant and that includes an inflator and an airbag. The vehicle airbag system further includes a reaction-force plate that receives... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060284401 - Vehicle interior panel: A vehicle interior panel, which functions as an airbag cover for covering an airbag expanding direction of an airbag apparatus, is comprised of a base member layer having a tearing portion which defines a door portion opened by the expanding of an airbag of the airbag apparatus, a cushion layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060284402 - Extended fill inflation apparatus: Disclosed are methods, systems, and apparatus for inflating airbags. In one embodiment, an initiator is deployed to open an exit gas port, through which the airbag is inflated. The airbag is primarily inflated via gas from a first gas chamber and is substantially maintained in an inflated state for a... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20060284403 - Inflatable vehicle occupant protection device construction: An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes overlying woven panels (40, 42, 90) having portions interconnected to define an inflatable volume (50, 94). A coating (190, 208) applied to at least one surface of each panel (40, 42, 90) to control the gas permeability of the panels. The panels... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060284404 - Airbag tether release mechanism: Disclosed are embodiments of an airbag tether release mechanism for use with airbag inflation systems. In one embodiment, the mechanism includes an initiator positioned within a housing. The initiator is configured such that it provides an inherent seal to prevent the external release of pyrotechnic residues upon deployment. The device... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20060284405 - Trailer landing gear sand shoe apparatus: A trailer landing gear sand shoe is provided with three surface areas that support the landing gear and trailer and avoid damaging the ground surface supporting the sand shoe should the trailer shift forwardly or rearwardly. The novel construction of the landing gear sand shoe has forward and rearward peripheral... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20060284406 - Seat belt apparatus for vehicle: In the seat belt apparatus of the invention, a belt retracting motor is operated so as to retract the seat belt by a predetermined amount when it is determined that the vehicle will roll over based on a lateral acceleration, a roll rate and a roll angle which are detected... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060284407 - Vehicle mud flap with fender fold clamp: The drilling of new holes into a vehicle fender fold is avoided by providing a mud flap with a rotating clamping member. A clamping arm of the rotating clamping member is rotated from a disengaged position to an engaged position behind the fender fold, and is then drawn forwardly on... Agent: Momkus Mccluskey Monroe Marsh & Spyratos, LLC

20060284408 - Splashguard: Certain embodiments of the present invention comprises a splashguard for use in controlling tire splashes of a vehicle. The splashguard comprises a main plate that is attachable to a vehicle. The main plate has a top and bottom. An insert is attached to the bottom of the main plate. The... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20060279049 - Air supply device of shoes with retractable wheels: An air supply device of a wheel-mounted shoe which can supply ambient air into the interior of the shoe by continuously suck the ambient air in by use of the rotating force of the frictional roller interposed between adjacent ones of the wheels rotatably mounted to the bracket of the... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20060279050 - Apparatus and method for determining the correct stance for riders of board type title conveyances: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for determining a custom fit stance for the user of a board-type conveyance such as a snowboard, wake board, or the like. The apparatus comprises a housing having top, bottom, front, back and side walls defining a space within, leveling... Agent: Leonard W. Sherman Sherman & Shalloway

20060279051 - Steering assembly for a trolley: A steering assembly for use with a trolley including a carriage and at least one castor wheel (3) swivel-mounted about a vertical axis, the steering assembly including: co-operating wheel blocking members (131, 23) mounted respectively to the carriage and the castor wheel; and actuation means (150, 152) for causing the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20060279052 - Lounge chairs and cooler combination: The invention is a combination of two folding lounge chairs and a cooler which, in a folded form, acts as a compact lightweight unit for ease of portability. The chairs are folded and connected to the back of the cooler and interlocked with each other to form a compact unit... Agent: Harriet And Abu Marmah

20060279053 - Adjustable load support for hand trucks: A hand or lift truck includes an elongate frame having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end includes a handle section and the second end includes a support platform for supporting a load on a first side of the frame. The truck further includes a support... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20060279054 - Transport device and method: A transport device for transporting an article across a ground surface includes a base pad of flexible material adapted to engage the article on its top surface, and a plurality of platforms joined to the bottom of the base pad. The base pad is flexible enough to fold for storage.... Agent: Larry E. Severin Wang, Hartmann Gibbs, PC

20060279055 - Skateboard with integral handle: A skateboard having an integral handle includes a deck, trucks mounted on the deck and wheels rotatably mounted on the trucks. The skateboard further includes several handles for grasping by the skateboard user in the performance of stunts and to facilitate carrying the skateboard. The handles are integral with the... Agent: Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20060279056 - Suspension apparatus for vehicle: A suspension apparatus for a vehicle includes a stabilizer bar and an oil-hydraulic cylinder for controlling the stiffness of the stabilizer bar. The stabilizer bar is mounted to the vehicle body to be rotatable about a first axis via a laterally extending torsion bar portion thereof. A left arm portion... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060279057 - Monocycle: There is provided a monocycle provided with a handle portion, enabling to apply brake and enabling to carry out a variety of play capable of dealing with jumping or the like by providing a suspension at a wheel. The monocycle 1 is provided with a wheel 3 constituted by a... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060279058 - Knee-racer ride-on vehicle: A vehicle ridden by a rider having feet and knees, comprising: a chassis having at least one wheel, where said chassis is configured to receive at least one knee and at least one foot of the rider in a manner that permits the rider to be in a kneeling position... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20060279059 - Coaxial steering and suspension for motorcycle: A motorcycle or bicycle front end having coaxial steering and suspension components, and having telescopic forks. Swing weight of the forks is dramatically reduced by removing their suspension components to the central location, coaxially within the steering tube. Ride height can be adjusted without loosening the forks in the triple... Agent: Motoczysz

20060279061 - Fork leg cap: A fork leg cap for the attachment of a wheel to a fork assembly so when the wheel is attached to the fork leg, the mounting studs and nuts holding the fork leg cap in place against the fork leg end are hidden from view making the fork leg appear... Agent: Mario G. Ceste

20060279060 - Structure of a locking device for a fork of a cart for use by elderly and handicapped persons: A cart includes a frame, an actuating mechanism, a fork, two handlebars, and a pin used for making the actuating mechanism activated; the frame having a head tube secured at a front end; the fork is passed through the head tube at an upper straight rod portion such that it... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060279062 - Fork tree upper clamp: A fork tree upper clamp has a pair of leg holders, a frame holder and a pair of brake line channels formed in the lower surface. The leg holder can have a shelf for abutting a top end of a hollow fork leg, so that the shelf defines a well... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20060279064 - Hidden stem: A fork assembly has an upper or lower fork tree; a steering stem aperture formed in the upper or lower fork tree; and a steering stem having an upper or lower end that fits within the steering stem aperture. A button fits within a upper or bottom opening of the... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20060279063 - Springer type suspension: A motorcycle springer type suspension has an upper fork tree and a stanchion tube having an upper end that fits within the upper fork tree. The upper end of the stanchion tube is hidden within the upper fork tree. A retainer clamp has a push rod tube having an upper... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20060279065 - Message on rotating wheel: A virtual image writer device is mounted on a wheel which will exhibit a text message when the wheel is rotated. The system is enclosed in a casing and has a series of LED light thereon which can be seen as a streak of lights which streak display a message.... Agent: Sheldon R. Reed

20060279066 - Semitrailer for articulated lorries with adjustable-height loading platform: The semitrailer is joinable to a tractor provided with a vertical towing gudgeon, is supported at its back end by a wheeled structure, and comprises a chassis having longitudinal members and crosspieces, which define a horizontal loading platform, and further having uprights rising from its forward end. A towing bar... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20060279067 - Anti-rotational hitch ball: A hitch assembly that includes an anti-rotation mechanism. The hitch assembly generally includes a hitch ball, a ball mount, and a fastener. The invention is directed to a mechanism for preventing rotation of either the hitch ball or the fastener relative to the ball mount. The anti-rotation mechanism of the... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20060279068 - Brake, for a board for gliding, of adjustable width: Ski brake comprising two brake branches (1) capable of occupying two positions, a closed position for skiing and an open position in which they brake the ski, which comprises a means for adjusting the width of the brake.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20060279069 - Device for sliding on snow: Device for sliding on snow, especially a carving ski, having a base running face, which extends over a front, a central and a rear zone and which is waisted in the longitudinal direction, wherein in the front and/or in the rear zone of the base running face, the latter is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060279070 - Wheel assembly for baby stroller: A wheel assembly for baby stroller has its rotating shaft rod on a central axis along which the shock absorbing compression spring moves. In this way, the wheel assembly is not only capable of having shock absorbing function by making use of the compression spring but is also capable of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060279071 - Folding trailer: A folding trailer may include a front deck and a rear deck that may be folded together into a compact configuration. The trailer may include a folding mechanism having a support base on opposing sides of the trailer. The support base may include one or more casters for supporting the... Agent: Clifford B. Vaterlaus Clayton, Howarth & Cannon, P.C.

20060279072 - Airbag device and method of manufacturing same: An airbag has a front panel positioned on an occupant side when inflated, and a rear panel of substantially the same shape as the front panel positioned on an opposite side to the occupant. Furthermore, an inflation restricting section, which restricts the inflated shape of the airbag, is formed by... Agent: Clark & Brody

20060279073 - Airbag device: In an airbag device of the invention, by making use of a retainer which is made up of a retaining part which is provided on an outside of an inflator and bolt parts, an airbag and the inflator are fixed to a fixing wall portion of a case by fastening... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20060279074 - Vehicle seat assembly: A seat assembly for a vehicle. The seat assembly includes an air bag module, a bolster frame, and a cushion assembly having a trim cover arrangement. The air bag module and the bolster frame cooperate to define a gap. The trim cover arrangement includes a trim cover having an end... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20060279075 - Vehicle occupant protection system: A vehicle occupant protection system includes a plurality of inflatable devices, at least one fluid source for supplying a pressurized fluid for the vehicle occupant protection system, and at least one gas-tight manifold coupled to the at least one fluid source for receiving pressurized fluid from the at least one... Agent: L.c. Begin & Associates, PLLC

20060279076 - Force limiter for a vehicle safety belt: A force limiter for a vehicle safety belt includes a shaft and at least one metal strap, one end of which is attached to the shaft and which supports on a strap accommodation ring radially outside of the shaft. The distance between the strap accommodation ring and the shaft is... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060279077 - Retractable seatbelt apparatus: A pretensioner including a cylinder in which a piston slides. A side of the pipe attached to a bracket is curved at a predetermined angle. One linear portion of the pipe serves as the cylinder, and the other linear portion of the pipe serves as a gas-generator accommodating portion that... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060273530 - Wheel guidance: A wheel guidance includes at least one bearing for articulation of a trailing arm or wishbone to a vehicle body. Oscillations caused during travel are detected by a sensor and superimposed by a compensation oscillation generated by a controller in combination with linear motors to provide oscillation damping.... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20060273531 - Recreational and sporting device for movement over ground: The present invention relates to a recreational and sporting device (10) comprising a foot support (12) that is mounted on a first wheel (26) such that the foot support is located below the axis of rotation of a first wheel (26). The foot cradle (12) is hingedly attached to a... Agent: Bio Intellectual Property Services (bio Ips) LLC

20060273532 - Brake for roller skis: In one aspect, a leg activated brake for a foot supporting rolling device, such as a roller ski. Roller skis generally have one wheel mounted to each end of the foot supporting frame which houses a ski binding for the skier's boot. The brake system mounts to the frame of... Agent: Mr. Lennart B. Johnson

20060273533 - Snow sled having steerable foot rudders: The present invention is a snow sled for use by a rider to glide upon a snow surface. In one embodiment, the snow sled comprises a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion comprises a median portion and first and second foot rudder cavities each comprising a bottom... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060273534 - Combination scooter/backpack: The combination scooter/backpack is an article carrying device with the capacity to be converted into a wheeled land vehicle, and therefore has two modes of usage. The article carrying device resembles a conventional backpack with two straps positioned to be placed over the user's shoulders, entitled backpack mode. The wheeled... Agent: Michael Turner

20060273536 - Shopping cart: A shopping cart has a wheeled base, a rear frame projecting upwardly from the rear end of the base with a handle at its upper end, a basket having a rear end secured to the frame and projecting forwardly from the frame at spacing above the base, and a fixed... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20060273535 - Shopping cart chassis: A shopping cart chassis is provided with at least one tubular frame member. At least a first part of the length of the frame member has a wall with a hollow cylindrical configuration defining an annular transverse cross-section. At least a second part of the length of frame member has... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060273537 - Telescoping handle for paint cart: A paint pump cart having a telescoping handle assembly including a paint pump frame having a pair of standtubes, a handle having a pair of extensions received in the standtubes, and a pair of knobs mounted on the standtubes. Each knob is rotationally movable with respect to its standtube and... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20060273538 - Wheel of a baby walker with a function of preventing the speed from getting too high: A wheel includes a support member joined to a frame of a baby walker, and left and right turning part joined together, and supported on the support member; the support member has a stopping protrusion on an upper portion of a first side; the left turning part is positioned over... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060273539 - Coupling mechanism for anti-roll bar: Coupling mechanism for a vehicle anti-roll bar comprising a first piece able to be fixed to a first half-bar, a second piece able to be fixed to a second half-bar, the second piece being so arranged as to be moveable in rotation about an axis of rotation A relative to... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060273540 - Suspension system for a vehicle: A suspension system for wheeled vehicles, particularly trailers, that is mounted underneath the vehicle frame and forward of the axle (in case of a single axle suspension) and both forward and rearward of axles (in case of a tandem axle suspension). The suspension system at each side of the vehicle... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20060273541 - Seating unit with wheelchair base: A seating unit includes a seat, a back, and a support structure supporting the seat and the back. A wheelchair base frame includes a beam extending transversely across the wheelchair base frame. An adjustable extendable column extends between the beam and the support structure for adjustably supporting the seating unit... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20060273542 - Head tube for bicycle frame: A head tube for a bicycle frame that accommodates oversized frame tubing and the use of a standard sized head set. Preferably, the head tube includes a body defining a pair of lateral extensions that cooperate with the body to define an outer surface configured to receive at least a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060273543 - Bicycle with a frame of tubes connected to each other so that they can pivot: A bicycle has a frame comprising a head tube, a bottom bracket tube, a top tube, and a down tube that are pivotally connected to form a four bar system. The bicycle further includes a saddle that is attached to a seat post and pivotally connected to the top tube.... Agent: Law Offices Of Eric Karich

20060273544 - Attachment for a bicycle: An attachment for a bicycle comprising a universal joint presenting an axis securable to the forks of a bicycle; said universal joint including a stationary bar and a displaceable bar, said displaceable bar disposed substantially parallel to said stationary bar; the ends of said stationary and displaceable bars including means... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20060273545 - Motorcycle rear suspension system: A motorcycle rear suspension system has a generally triangular configuration that includes upper and lower pivot arm assemblies pivotally connected the motorcycle frame. A rear wheel supporting unit, including upper and lower arm assemblies, is connected to at least one axle of a rear wheel of the motorcycle. The upper... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20060273546 - All terrain vehicle: An all terrain vehicle is constructed to allow the positions at which the headlights are attached to be designed freely, and allows a large amount of design freedom in the vicinity of each headlight. Left and right brackets are detachably mounted to the body frame so as to be below... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20060273547 - Hitch assembly: The present invention is a hitch assembly for coupling a powered cart mover to a cart, wherein the cart has one of three different types of hitching elements. The hitch assembly comprises a mount and a foot. The mount secures the assembly to the mover and includes a vertically adjustable... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060273548 - Dolly and trailer jack combination and method of use: A wheeled dolly is enabled for rolling movement on a supporting surface. A centrally positioned sidewall extends upwardly from a top surface of the platform. A vertical jacking device is rested in contact with the supporting surface interior of the sidewall. The sidewall is tall enough so that a jack... Agent: Patent Law & Venture Group

20060273549 - Method and apparatus for alignment of a trailer hitch: A trailer hitch alignment apparatus for use in assisting the driver of a towing vehicle to align a trailer hitch ball carried by said towing vehicle with a trailer hitch socket carried by a trailer. This apparatus includes a pair of guide member having magnetic bases for coupling with the... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20060273550 - Snowboard binding: A snowboard binding including a retaining member which can be secured to a flat portion of a snowboard in order to hold locked on the flat portion a cradle which accommodates a snowboard boot, and screws which secure the retaining member to the flat portion and which can be loosened... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060273551 - Binding device having a pivotable arm: A device for binding a boot to a sports article allowing the heel of the boot to be raised with respect to the sports article, of the type in which the boot has a first connecting zone positioned at the front of the boot, and a second connecting zone positioned... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060273552 - Automatically unfoldable stroller: A stroller is convertible between an unfolded state and a folded state, and includes a handle frame disposed pivotally on a wheel frame and pivotable between an inclined position and a horizontal position. A brace member interconnects the handle frame and the wheel frame, and is convertible between a supporting... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060273553 - Foldable stroller with a control cable operable to allow for folding of the stroller: A stroller is convertible between an unfolded state and a folded state, and includes a wheel frame, a brace member and a handle frame. The handle frame includes two inclined swing rods connected pivotally to the wheel frame, and a handle rod disposed above and connected pivotally to the swing... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060273554 - Collapsible cart: A collapsible cart comprising two elongate handle bars, four vertical telescoping bars, two main vertical supports, two horizontal cross-bars, two anchor blocks, four diagonal pivoting support bars, and two wheel assemblies, wherein each telescoping bar is fixedly attached at one end to a horizontal cross-bar and rotatably attached at the... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease

20060273555 - Foldable trailer adapted to be connected to a bicycle: A foldable trailer includes a base frame, a canopy frame having a pivot end pivotally connected to a front end of the base frame, a power end rearwardly and upwardly opposite to the pivot end portion, and a weight portion interposed between the power and pivot ends and having a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060273556 - 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 and/or right side of the passenger compartment and having at least one sheet of material forming a plurality of interconnected compartments... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20060273557 - Inflatable two-layer fabrics: The present invention relates to an inflatable two-layer fabric, and provides an inflatable two-layer fabric comprising two separated fabric layers, woven at the same time using a weaving machine, and an attachment area attaching said two fabric layers. Since the inflatable fabric of the present invention requires no sewing, it... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060273558 - Vehicle with side curtain, multi-compartment airbag: Airbag module arranged in or mounted to a ceiling of a passenger compartment of a vehicle alongside the left or right side of the passenger compartment and including a side curtain airbag arranged to deploy downward from the airbag module to a position alongside one or more windows on the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20060273560 - Airbag system having multiple collision determining circuits: An airbag system comprises an airbag, an inflator, a squib, a high-side switch, a low-side switch, a firing circuit for switching the two switches, a first motion detecting circuit including an acceleration sensor, a second motion detecting circuit including an acceleration sensor, a first collision determining circuit for outputting a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20060273559 - Passenger protecting apparatus and method for protecting passenger: A first control signal generating unit and a second control signal generating unit output a first control signal and a second control signal when magnitude of an impact corresponding to first and second sensor signals are greater than a first and second threshold. A third control signal generating unit outputs... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060273563 - Airbag, airbag device and vehicle: An airbag device includes an airbag and an inflator disposed at a side of a base portion of the airbag for inflating the airbag. The airbag includes a left half airbag with a vent hole to be inflated at a front left of a vehicle occupant, and a right half... Agent: Kanesaka Berner & Partners

20060273561 - Gas bag module: A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint device comprises a gas bag and a discharge arrangement in fluid connection with said gas bag. The discharge arrangement has a discharge opening, through which gas can escape from the gas bag, and at least one element made of an electrically... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060273562 - Vented air bag: An apparatus (10) helps protect an occupant (20) of a vehicle (12). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that includes panel (100) of material that helps define an inflatable volume (54) of the protection device. A vent opening (104) vents inflation fluid from the inflatable... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, & Tummino L.L.P.

20060273564 - Gas generating system: A gas generating system for use in an inflatable vehicle occupant protection system is provided wherein an end closure is coupled to an outer housing at a first end, in a metal-to-metal seal. The gas generating system may also include a baffle system having a plurality of flow orifices defining... Agent: L.c. Begin & Associates, PLLC

20060273565 - Gas bag: A gas bag for use in a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprises at least one wall or a wall part made of a fabric which is formed from fibres. The fibres comprise a polymer matrix and cellulose fibrils distributed in said polymer matrix.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060273566 - Military motor vehicle for transporting personnel: A military motor vehicle for transporting personnel, comprising a chassis on which are successively disposed a driver's cabin and an upwardly open transport structure that can be covered by a tarpaulin and has seats and/or benches. A roll protection device is disposed on the upper side of the transport structure... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20060273567 - Locking module for locking a steering column and a corresponding steering column: The locking module for locking a steering column, the locking module being of the type comprising two locking flanges mounted to move relative to each other between a locking configuration for locking the steering column and a releasing configuration for releasing the steering column. The locking module further comprises cam-forming... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20060273568 - Adaptive energy absorber for steering column: The invention provides a steering column assembly (10, 10a, 10b) for a vehicle. The steering column assembly (10, 10a, 10b) includes a steering column (12, 12a, 12b) operable to adjustably support a steering wheel in the vehicle. The steering column assembly (10, 10a, 10b) is moveable along a path (14,... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060273569 - Adaptive energy absorber for steering column: The invention provides a steering column assembly for a vehicle. The steering column assembly includes a steering column operable to adjustably support a steering wheel in the vehicle. The steering column is moveable along a path for collapsing movement relative to a vehicle in response to an impact situation. The... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060273570 - Collapsible snowboard pole: A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip, and a handle at the top. The basket can slide between a lower tip-ward (distal) position for storage and... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20060273572 - All terrain vehicle: An all terrain vehicle includes a frame, an engine unit suspended from the frame, a fuel tank mounted on the frame, and a fuel pump disposed within the fuel tank. A protrusion protruding downward is provided on a bottom surface of the fuel tank and at a portion opposing a... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20060273571 - Filler pipe arranging structure for vehicle: A filler pipe arrangement structure (20) includes left and right rear side frames (12, 13) extending longitudinally of a vehicle body, and a rear cross member (16) disposed in the vicinity of rear axles and extending crosswise between the rear side frames so as to reinforce the rear side frames.... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates