Land vehicles inventions 03/07

20070069485 - A dyeing art - studio: This is a one of a kind Art Studio, dedicated to the very high end of hand dyeing, painting, printing and air brushing textiles. On entering the studio from the dock door, on the immediate left is a washing machine for pre-washing small yardages etc. Next there is small “car-wash”... Agent: Edwina Pellika

20070069486 - Angular adjustment mechanism for snowboard bindings: The Angular Adjustment Mechanism for Snowboard Bindings positioned between the snowboard and boot bindings allows angular adjustment between the snowboard rider's boot bindings and the snowboard without the need for any tools or levers. The user can make adjustments at any time by weighting the board with either foot and... Agent: Philip Allan Dixon

20070069487 - Skag having angled attachment studs: A skag having a rod/elongated rod and rearwardly-angled threaded studs upwardly-extending immovably from the rod. The skag adapted to be connected to the bottom of a snowmobile ski to enhance the steering capabilities the snowmobile ski. The studs being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the skag in... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070069488 - Tractor: The present invention aims at allowing a tractor to easily set the creep transmission specification and the non-creep transmission specification. According to the present invention, in a tractor in which a transmission part is interlockingly connected with a prime mover part, and power is transmitted to a front wheel and... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070069489 - Cover for a mobile push cart handle and methods thereof: The present invention provides a method of sanitizing a handle on a mobile push cart which includes the steps of positioning, in at least one preselected location, a storage container capable of holding a predetermined plurality of covers, obtaining, from the storage container one cover and detachably positioning the cover... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070069490 - Sharps container configured for cart mounting: A disposable or reusable medical implement container configured to receive soiled medical implements is provided. The medical implement container comprises a body portion having a dimension (in) measured along a longitudinal axis and a cross sectional area (in2) measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070069491 - Moving cart assemblies: The various aspects of the present invention are directed to moving carts and moving cart assemblies. One embodiment comprises a moving cart assembly with a plurality of interlocking, vertically stackable, storage modules. The modules of this embodiment comprise a frame, preferably having at least four sides, e.g., a top, a... Agent: Daniel P. Burke

20070069492 - Skateboard: A skateboard includes a light timber board connected with two hard timber boards at two ends. Two carbon fiber composite boards are adhered to two sides of the light timber board, and two timber veneers are adhered respectively onto the two carbon fiber composite boards. The application of the light... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070069493 - Steering arrangement: A control system for a machine having first and second ground drive assemblies, such as track drive assemblies. The control system including a steering arrangement including a steering wheel and a foot pedal. Each of the steering wheel and the foot pedal being interconnected to a pivotable lever of a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070069494 - Suspension structure for small vehicle: In rear wheel suspensions, which suspend left and right rear wheels independently, to downsize, reduce in weight and simplify a stabilizer without specifically strengthening the same. Upper and lower arms which form suspension arms in a double wishbone structure are swingably supported by a front arm supporting frame and a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069495 - Air suspension system for use on a motor vehicle: An air suspension system for a vehicle is provided and includes a torque arm that is pivotally connected to a lever arm. The lever arm is connected to a vehicle frame via a pivotal shackle. An air spring is disposed along the lever arm and extends between the vehicle frame... Agent: Biddle & Associates

20070069496 - Torsion beam suspension member: A torsion beam suspension member using two u-shaped, stamped members that are superimposed and welded to form a torsion arm. No additional torsion tube or bar is needed. Tuning holes (rectangular, oblong, round or any other suitable shape) are used to change or tune the torsional resilience of the suspension.... Agent: Liniak, Berenato & White

20070069497 - Retractable sidestep: A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a deployed position. In a stowed position, the step is in line with the running board... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, P.C.

20070069498 - Cycle bracket having multiple drop-outs: The present invention includes a front fork assembly for a cycle. The assembly includes a steering tube, front furcations fixed to the steering tube, and a drop-out bracket device fixed to a distal end of each front furcation. The drop-out bracket device has a tubular member having multiple drop-out brackets... Agent: Lafkas Patent LLC

20070069499 - Foldable bicycle: A foldable bicycle includes a front frame, a rear frame, two seat plates, a middle frame, a seat post, and a handlebar unit. Thus, when the bicycle is folded, the front frame, the middle frame and the rear frame are parallel with other, and the handlebar unit is folded, so... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070069500 - King pin assembly for securing trailer to fifth wheel: A king pin assembly for securing a trailer to a fifth wheel comprises a king pin and a king pin mount. The king pin is adapted to be secured to the fifth wheel. The king pin mount is secured to the king pin and adapted to mount the king pin... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070069501 - Trailer lock: A trailer lock and particularly a trailer lock for locking a trailer ball cap includes a lock housing, a lock, a latch bolt, a holding seat and a detent member. The lock housing has an opening to hold the lock, a U-shaped trough to hold the latch bolt, a through... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070069502 - Gooseneck trailer coupler: A coupler comprised of a coupler housing having a first opening formed therein. The opening has a concave cavity. A cylindrical socket is formed within the housing. A second opening in the housing communicates with the cylindrical socket. A lock ring is provided, the lock ring having a cylindrical portion... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070069503 - Sliding board, in particular a ski and methods for the production thereof: The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular to a ski comprising a sliding surface, a top shell, a core, steel edges and at least one interface element connected to the board body by means of an anchoring element for arranging at least one fixing element on the top... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070069505 - Adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control: An adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control has a seat, a pair of rotating joints, and a one-handed adjusting mechanism. The pair of rotating joints are rotatively mounted on both sides of the seat and have a pair of connectors for detachably insertion into a pair... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069504 - Foldable stroller: A foldable stroller includes: a foldable frame having two pivot axles, two opposite lower rods, and two opposite upper rods pivoted to the lower rods through the pivot axles, respectively; a carrier disposed between the pivot axles and including two opposite connecting parts pivoted to the frame through the pivot... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070069506 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided effective in preventing liquid from flowing from the exterior of an airbag cover into an airbag housing in a motorcycle airbag apparatus with a structure in which the airbag opening of an airbag housing is covered with an airbag cover. In one form, an airbag apparatus... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070069509 - Air belt apparatus: The disclosed air belt can protect a vehicle occupant in the event of an emergency. The disclosed air belt may include a folded back body formed by folding back a bag-shaped belt into a belt like shape and an extendable cover covering the folded back body. An inner surface of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070069508 - Occupant restraining apparatus: An occupant restraining apparatus includes a seat belt with an inflatable portion that can be placed at a high position on a lateral side of an occupant's head without using a large-capacity inflator. A push-up device with first and second levers for pushing up a shoulder belt section is provided... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070069510 - Passenger constraining apparatus: The disclosed passenger constraining apparatus includes an inflated inflatable portion which may be placed at a high position around a lateral side of a passenger's head without using a high-capacity inflator. The passenger constraining device may include a passenger constraining belt comprising an inflatable portion configured such that at least... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070069507 - Rider separation detecting device: A rider separation detecting device for precisely and quickly detecting the separation of a rider from a rider's seat. The rider separation detecting device includes a cable connected at one end thereof to one of a garment worn by the rider and a vehicle body, and winding mechanism having a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069511 - Gas generator: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a cylindrical housing having two opening portions; an ignition device chamber connected to one of the opening portions of the cylindrical housing; a diffuser portion connected to the other opening portion of the cylindrical housing and having a gas discharge port; a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070069512 - Airbag arrangement for a motor vehicle: An airbag can include a covering that surrounds an interior space that can be filled with gas, a gas-conducting pipe which is stretched longitudinally along a direction of extent, and a contact region of the covering that surrounds the inflow opening and encloses the gas-conducting pipe in a sealing manner... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070069513 - Steering device for vehicle: A steering wheel and a steering gear box are connected to each other via a steering shaft, a first universal joint, an intermediate shaft, a second universal joint and a pinion shaft. A steering column is fixed to a vehicle body via a telescopic mechanism to be adjustable in a... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070069514 - Seat belt type r: The improvement provided by the Type R belt over the existing seat belt is the Light Reflective Surface. The high visibility properties of the Type R belt will enhance the rapid detection and location of seat belts by Law Enforcement and Emergency Rescue Personnel.... Agent: Nicolas Anthony Regoli

20070069515 - Seat belt apparatus: In a lap anchor section in which a seat belt is inserted to a lap anchor cover so as to be connected to a pretensioner, the seat belt has a rigid portion in which an end of the seat belt is folded over itself in the vicinity of an insertion... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070063457 - Method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate: A method of customizing a blade holder for an ice skate, comprising: (a) providing to a customer a blade holder body being at least partly made of a clear material and comprising a front pedestal with a front inner surface, a rear pedestal with a rear inner surface and a... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20070063458 - Inline skate: A frame for an inline skate, having two spaced apart sidewalls connected by an upper horizontal interconnection structure, the sidewalls adapted to support a plurality of wheels in an inline configuration, characterized in that the upper horizontal interconnection structure includes three spaced apart web members, and each web member is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070063459 - Interface system for retaining a foot or a boot on a sports article: An interface system (1) comprising one or more linkage member(s) (30, 48, 49, 51, 52, 61) that have the purpose of retaining an individual's foot/ankle (either bare or covered) on a sports article. The system (1) comprises a rigid base structure (4) a having lateral edge (7) and medial edge... Agent: Raymond R. Kavarsky

20070063461 - Cupholder for a shopping cart: A cupholder for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of a shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a generally horizontal... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070063462 - Seat assembly for a shopping cart: A seat assembly for a shopping cart includes a gate pivotally mounted to a rear portion of the shopping cart and a seat member made from a plastic material. The seat member is mounted to the gate of the shopping cart via a pivot mechanism to extend in a position... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070063464 - Shopping cart base: A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070063465 - Shopping cart basket: A basket for a shopping cart comprising a single unitary member molded from a plastic material. The basket includes a frame including a plurality of generally vertical upright frame members spaced apart from each other, with each frame member including a generally smooth outer surface without holes. A front panel... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070063463 - Shopping cart handle: A handle for a shopping cart includes a frame defining a unitary member in a substantially continuous loop. At least one connection portion extends from the frame for securing the frame to a basket of a shopping cart and is configured to position the loop of the frame to be... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070063460 - Shopping cart having caster lift: In a shopping cart, which is nestable with similar carts, a transverse extending member bridges two longitudinally extending members, each mounting a cam-engaging member. Two cams are mounted to the transversely extending members. When engaged by the cam-engaging members of a following cart being nested into the shopping cart, the... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070063466 - Collapsible multifunction apparatus: These objects and others are attained by the present invention which provides a collapsible multifunction apparatus, comprising upper and lower sections with a front frame and rear prop legs, where the front frame is pivotably attached by hinges to both sides of the front portions of the upper and lower... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070063467 - Dolly for recycle and trash containers: A versatile and efficient Dolly is described that is useful for lifting and transporting trash or recycle containers to positions where they are intended to be emptied. The Dollies are adjustable to be connected to containers that may vary widely in their dimensions and connection means. The Dolly eliminates the... Agent: Wallace F. Neyerlin, Esq.

20070063468 - Dolly for recycle and trash containers: A versatile and efficient Dolly is described that is useful for lifting and transporting trash or recycle containers to positions where they are intended to be emptied. The Dollies are adjustable to be connected to containers that may vary widely in their dimensions and connection means. The Dolly eliminates the... Agent: Wallace F. Neyerlin, Esquire

20070063469 - Cart for portable oxygen: An oxygen cart comprises a post connected to a handle and a bracket, a plurality of wheels connected to an underside of the bracket, at least one tank holder connected to an upper side of the bracket for holding portable gas tanks, and a tank support wall connected to and... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070063470 - Wheel-mounting assembly for a stroller: A wheel-mounting assembly includes: a pivot shaft; a frame-connecting part; a wheel-mounting part pivoted to the frame-connecting part through the pivot shaft and formed with a retaining hole; a limiting member mounted movably on the frame-connecting part and extendable into the retaining hole; an urging member for urging the limiting... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070063471 - Glass handling systems: A device for handling glass or other sheet material is in the form of a wheeled trolley capable of manual manipulation and having a support shaft which extends upright in use of the trolley. Two or more vacuum grips are mounted on the shaft for movement into selected positions along... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070063472 - Knuckle arm for vehicles: A knuckle arm includes a body having a bearing hole and a first connection plate extends from a rear end of one of two sides thereof so as to be connected with a brake pump. Two protrusions extend from a front end of the body and two second connection plates... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070063473 - Vehicle stabilizer for high stress: A configuration of a bending portion 16, to which a maximum stress is applied and which is the most fragile part, of a vehicle stabilizer for high stress 10 is formed in a state which satisfies conditions: 0<φ≦4 and (φ×d/R)≦2, wherein d represents a material diameter before bending process, R... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070063474 - Multi-purpose tow bar for a trailer: A multi-purpose tow bar for a trailer and a trailer having a multi-purpose tow bar. In a towing position the tow bar couples the trailer to a moving vehicle such as a bicycle. In a stabilizing position the tow bar supports a stabilizing wheel extending forwardly of the trailer frame,... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070063475 - Wheelchair and operating means for use in such a wheelchair: The invention relates to a wheelchair, comprising: an assembly of a chair unit for a user and a support base supporting the chair unit, wherein the support base is provided with a number of carrying wheels for carrying the assembly, drive means connected to the assembly for driving at least... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070063476 - Fornt fork for a bicycle: A front fork for a bicycle includes an upright tube and two arms all of which are made of fiber reinforced material. The two arms extend substantially parallel from a bottom of the upright tube. The two arms each have two inner tubes abutted together and an outer tube sleeved... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070063477 - Bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section and process for making the same: A bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section and a method for making the same. The tube may be used as a bicycle frame part, and it may include a first section having a thickness, a second section configured to be forged from a first shape having a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070063478 - Folding collapsible bicycle: A folding collapsible bicycle, which includes a front connecting bar pivoted to the bicycle frame and locked by a lock to hold a front fork, a retractable fork tube hinged to the front fork and locked thereto with a lock screw to hold two collapsible handlebars, and a seat pillar... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070063479 - Floorboard mounted foot peg apparatus and method for a motorcycle: A floorboard mounted foot peg apparatus and method for a motorcycle comprising a mounting block, arm and foot peg. Provides advantage of not being fixedly attached to the safety bar of the motorcycle and therefore provides quick access to foot controls. Apparatus is entirely adjustable allowing for riders of differing... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070063480 - Verticalizing chair with control means for controlling the angle of the foot rest in vertical position: The invention concerns a standing wheelchair for handicapped and invalid people, that includes a chassis supporting an articulated structure which includes a seat support structure, a footrest support structure, a backrest support structure, and support and maneuvering resources of the articulated structure. The support and maneuvering resources are located between... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070063481 - Front mounted hitch device and hitch alignment system: A hitch device for removably mounting to the front of a towing vehicle using the existing tow hooks or tow points of the towing vehicle so as to allow for front-coupling the towing vehicle with a trailer or other towed vehicle to make maneuvering and positioning the towed vehicle easier.... Agent: Gerhard P. Shipley

20070063482 - Integral hitch and beam: The present invention is a unitary or integral hitch and beam, which is a single unit that can be installed on vehicles of varying dimensions. The present invention may reduce manufacturing time, weight, and parts, thus reducing cost of vehicles with hitches. The beam is cut to length depending on... Agent: Robert J. Sayfie, P.C.

20070063483 - Kingpin locking system for trailers: An improved kingpin locking system includes a kingpin lock body having upper and lower sections, the lower and upper section each having a truncated generally pyramidal shape, with the lower one being inverted, a central kingpin-receiving chamber formed in the kingpin lock body, a kingpin engagement bar movably mounted in... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs Patent Attorney

20070063484 - Device for positioning a skibinding on a ski: The at least one blocking lever (11; 16, 17) is mounted on a carrier part (7), which can be connected to the ski and remains connected to the ski when the spacing between the ski-binding parts is changed, such that it can be rotated about an axis (12; 18, 19)... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070063485 - Ski boot sole, disengageable ski binding and ski boot base, and combination thereof: A ski boot sole for cooperating with a ski binding to releasably hold the sole in the binding, the sole having front and rear recesses with front and rear metal inserts. The front recess and the front metal insert are engaged by the front sole holder rotatable about a longitudinal... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070063486 - Pick-up trolley: A pick-up trolley includes an upper deck and a lower deck which includes casters connected to an underside thereof and two support links are pivotably connected to the two decks. A ladder is connected between the two support links and includes two side rails and steps connected between the side... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070063487 - Folding mechanism of a golf cart: A folding mechanism includes a fixed member secured to a middle rod part of a golf cart frame, first and second moving member joined to upper and lower rod parts of the frame respectively, and a spring-biased pivotal plate; the moving members each have a toothed portion, which has an... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070063488 - Multi-axle leaf spring suspension with compliant equalizer: A multi-axle leaf spring suspension having a compliant equalizer. The leaf springs are mounted one behind the other on each side of the vehicle. Adjacent ends of the leaf springs are pivotally attached to the compliant equalizer. The compliant equalizer is pivotally mounted to a vehicle frame. The compliant equalizer... Agent: Jeffrey Thurnau The Gates Corporation

20070063491 - Air bag support belt storing structure: An air bag support belt storing structure includes an air bag module, support belts connecting an air bag to the vehicle body, storage spaces that extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body for storing the support belts. The storage spaces are provided on left and right sides on... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070063490 - Mounting structure for curtain airbag: The disclosed mounting component and mounting structure may provide an efficient mounting of a folded curtain airbag and/or may prevent movement of the airbag caused by a vehicle member striking the folded curtain airbag. A mounting component and/or mounting structure may include a base piece configured to be attached to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070063489 - Quick connect airbag coupling: An airbag module may have an inflator and a cushion that are coupled together via first and second retention features. The first retention feature may be a clip seated within a housing coupled to the inflator or the cushion, and may have a tubular shape with inwardly extending fingers. The... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070063492 - Airbag for inflating outside a vehicle: An airbag for deployment outside of a vehicle is made from a fabric that is coated on at least one of the surfaces of the fabric. The airbag fabric may be coated to increase the strength of the fabric so that the fabric is reinforced. By increasing the strength of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070063493 - Airbelt and airbelt apparatus: An airbelt and an airbelt apparatus is prevented from undergoing re-elongation due to a tensile force applied to the airbelt, which is reduced in length in the longitudinal direction after expansion. An airbelt includes a first standard belt, a second standard belt, and an expandable portion therebetween. A re-elongation preventing... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070063494 - Gas producer: A gas generator A is provided with a metal housing 3 having an initiator shell 1 and a closure shell 2, a combustion chamber 5 into which gas generants 4 are loaded and an igniter 7 for igniting and burning the gas generants 4, in which the initiator shell 1... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070063497 - Generator for restraining device: A gas generator for a restraining device in an automobile, including a cylindrical housing having two opening portion, an ignition device chamber connected to one of the opening portions of the cylindrical housing, a diffuser portion connected to the other opening portion of the cylindrical housing and having a gas... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070063496 - Inflating device for an air bag of a vehicle: An inflating device has a casing, an air bag tray, an air generating device and a check valve. The air generating device is mounted on the casing and has a tube, an air generator and a guiding plate. The tube extends into the casing and has an air channel and... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070063495 - Installation structure of gas producer and air bag module: A fitting structure of a gas generator (1) which is provided with a metal housing (10) constituted by an initiator shell (9) and a closure shell (8), a combustion chamber (12) which is formed inside the housing (10) and into which gas generants (11) generating a high-temperature gas through combustion... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070063498 - Passenger vehicle safety apparatus: Vehicular air bag safety system comprising the combination of (a) a compressed air bag for passenger collision impact management; (b) a passenger safety harness worn by a vehicle occupant and (c) a layer of pressure deformable energy absorbing minimally resilient force insulation disposed between the occupant and the air bag.... Agent: William Anthony Drucker Suite 800

20070063499 - Anti-tilting suspension for an electric motorcycle: An anti-tilting suspension for an electric motorcycle includes a main framework, a front wheel, a driving device and two rear wheels. The main framework is provided with an upper suspension at its two sides respectively. Each the upper suspension is set with a pivot connection frame at its one end.... Agent: Chun - Pi Shem

20070063500 - Vehicle having an articulator: Systems and methods for a vehicle mounted articulator are described. A vehicle conveniently allows an articulator to be moved to various remote work sites. In one embodiment, the articulator can be mounted on a movable base, thereby increasing the flexibility of use and/or reach of the articulator. Such vehicle-mounted articulators... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070063501 - Compact caster wheel system: A compact caster wheel system for use with a skid steer vehicle, includes first and second auxiliary lift unit assemblies being spaced apart and disposable on respective left and right side margins of the skid steer vehicle and disposable rearward of the rearmost driving element and forward of the rear... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070063502 - Steering ratio mechanism for a maneuverable motorized personally operated vehicle: A personal mobility vehicle includes a frame, two or more ground engaging rear wheels connected to the frame and configured to support the frame, and a single ground engaging front wheel connected to the frame and configured to steer the personal mobility vehicle. A drive motor is connected to either... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070063503 - Device for mounting a module on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle: A device for mounting a module on a turnable steering wheel of a motor vehicle is provided in such a manner that the angular position of the module remains constant when the steering wheel is turned. In one form, the device includes a reversing gearing with a first gearing element... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070063504 - Vehicle chassis with removably interconnected chassis parts: A vehicle chassis includes a first chassis part, a second chassis part, and a coupling device. The first chassis part has an upwardly extending post. The coupling device interconnects removably the first and second chassis parts, and includes a coupling block, a spring-loaded latch unit, and a lever. The coupling... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070063505 - Safety restraint device for police vehicle: The method and device of this invention immobilizes a person in a secure, upright restraint system in a police vehicle. It can be easily and safely applied by public safety officers including police or other law enforcement personnel and medical personnel to secure a person against undesired movement while maintaining... Agent: C.e.e. Restraint Systems, Inc.

20070057475 - Combination dolly-pallet: The dolly-pallet of the present invention includes a load bearing deck that may be alternately supported by the retractable support skid or the wheel elements. Initial displacement of the skid during the retraction process is along an upward substantially vertical path. Once the retractable support skid is retracted such that... Agent: Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd C/o Bill Polkinghorn

20070057476 - Hand cart: A cart for moving large irregularly shaped articles includes a base including a forward end and a rearward end. The cart further includes first and second upwardly extending arms connected to the base. Each of the first and second upwardly extending arms includes a distal end coupled to the base... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070057477 - Tugger cart with tiltable platform: A tugger cart is provided for transporting a load about a factory or the like. The tugger cart includes a support frame and a wheel assembly operatively connected to the support frame for supporting the support frame above a supporting surface. A bed pivotably mounted to the support frame for... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070057478 - Tire information management system: A tire information management system used for a mining site including a sensor configured to measure the condition of a tire attached to each of a plurality of vehicles for transporting mineral resources. A tire information management apparatus is configured to receive, by radio, a measurement transmitted by the sensor,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070057479 - Friction welded rack and pinion steering apparatus and method: A steering rack is provided wherein the various components can be friction welded together. The various components can be of various shapes that can include a tube portion friction welded to another tube portion having gear racks thereon. The tubes may have various shapes and may include slots therein. The... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070057480 - Eccentric thrust bearing assembly and a wheel with built-in suspension using the same: An eccentric thrust bearing assembly mounted in a wheel with built-in suspension including: an outside wheel member including a rim portion to which a tire is mounted; an inside wheel member including a disk portion coupled with an axle; and an elastic member interposed between the outside wheel member and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070057481 - Wheel assembly: Suspension element (70) is disposed, in a generally raised state, inside of a rim (11). The upper end of the suspension element (70) is connected to a first support member (50) mounted to a vehicle body. The lower end of the suspension element (70) is connected to a second support... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070057482 - Folding bicycle: A folding bicycle comprises a support assembly pivotably connected to a portion of a head tube below a lower enlargement above a front wheel; and a rear wheel assembly comprising a front end pivotably connected to a quick release slidable along the head tube, an intermediate enhancement including a padded... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070057483 - Convertible cycling apparatus: Cycling apparatus including at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel rotatably mounted on axles on a frame, a riding seat attached to the frame, a drive mechanism coupled to at least one of the wheels for driving the cycling apparatus, at least one handlebar post attached... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20070057484 - In-folding motorcycle foot rests: This invention provides foot rests for motorcycle riders. The foot rests can be stowed in close to the motorcycle frame by folding at pivotable mounts. The foot rests can be quickly deployed when needed for the rider's safety and comfort.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20070057485 - Trailer hitch guidance system: Provided herein is a system for enabling quick and easy coupling of a motorized vehicle to a trailer or other load that is intended to be pulled or pushed by the motorized vehicle. A system of the invention first provides for gender modification of the trailer to be towed from... Agent: Christopher J. Whewell Western Patent Group

20070057486 - Folding stroller: A stroller that accepts and supports various types of child's car seats is easily converted from its operational state to its storage state by actuating a latching mechanism. The stroller includes a lever which facilitates the removal of the child's car seat. A seat assembly can be attached to the... Agent: Jeffrey A. Pine Baniak Pine & Gannon

20070057487 - Air bag module: An air bag module has an outer tether provided on the outer side of a cushion with a sewing portion and a tear line for suppressing an initial forward deployment of the cushion, and thus it is able to simply adjust the forward deployment speed and deployment rate of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070057488 - Air bag module cover structure: An air bag module cover structure is applied to a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped air bag module. The three side surfaces of the air bag module that do not face the vehicle front side are provided with tear lines at upper portions thereof.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070057489 - Air bag module mounting structure: An air bag module mounting structure is attached to a motorcycle. The air bag module mounting structure includes an air bag module mounted on a pair of right and left upper tubes that extend rearward from a head pipe of a frame of the motorcycle. The air bag module occupies... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070057490 - External air bag for a vehicle: An airbag apparatus for mounting on an external surface of a vehicle, comprising an airbag, a propellant for inflating the air bag, a trigger and a housing removably mounted to the external surface of the vehicle, whereby the propellant is released to inflate the airbag by the trigger.... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070057492 - Side protection device: The disclosed occupant protection device for a vehicle can comprising at least one airbag that protects a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision of the vehicle. The airbag can have an outflow opening through which the gas can exit the side airbag and/or has an overflow opening located... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070057491 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus located in the door of a vehicle: An occupant protection apparatus (64) for a vehicle (10) includes a chamber (80) formed within a member (30) of a frame portion (24) of a door (12). An inflatable occupant protection device (66) is stored within the chamber (80). The protection device (66), in response to receiving inflation fluid, inflates... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070057493 - Vehicle seat, in particular a sports seat: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a sports seat, has a seat (3), a backrest (4) and a side airbag module (14). A backrest shell (6) is the supporting structure of the backrest (4). A cover (20) is attached to the unupholstered and substantially uncovered outer side of the backrest... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070057494 - Restraining system and method: A restraint system, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a restraint device, to be activated in at least two steps; a sensor unit for sensing activation-relevant vehicle and operating data; a control device for processing the activation-relevant vehicle and operating data; as well as an ignition unit for driving... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070057495 - Side airbag module and method of manufacture: An airbag module for deploying an inflatable cushion along an interior side of a vehicle, the airbag module comprising: a first inflatable cushion providing a first inflatable portion when inflated; an inflator for providing an inflation force to the first inflatable cushion in accordance with a predetermined activation event; and... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070057496 - Gas generator for air bag: A gas generator for an air bag, comprises, in a housing having a gas discharge port, a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber in which a gas generating agent and an ignition device are provided respectively. The second combustion chamber is separated from the first combustion chamber by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070057497 - Gas bag module: In a gas bag module with a gas bag, a diffusor cage which has outflow openings to the gas bag, a gas generator and a mounting part surrounding the gas generator are provided. The gas generator is arranged beneath the diffusor cage and held in the gas bag module by... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070057498 - Airbag device: An airbag device is disclosed. The airbag device comprises an airbag housing, an inflator connected to the airbag housing and capable of exerting an deployment force, a cushion assembly accommodated in the airbag housing and having a cushion deployable outside the airbag housing when the deployment force of the inflator... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070057499 - Protective device for vehicle occupants: A protective device for vehicle occupants of a motor vehicle contains a restraining element and a connecting device for the restraining element in order to be able to connect the latter releasably to the motor vehicle and to be able to hold it in a use position. The connecting device... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070057500 - Roll-over protection device for a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a roll-over protection device for a motor vehicle, particularly for a convertible, comprising a roll bar (2). This roll bar is provided with an at least nearly U-shaped design having a transverse yoke (3) and lateral limbs (4A, 4B) while leaving a loading opening (11)... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070057501 - Vehicle seatbelt restraining apparatus: A vehicle structure is provided with a vehicle seatbelt restraining apparatus. The vehicle structure includes a lower vehicle portion and an upper vehicle portion. The vehicle seatbelt restraining apparatus includes a lower seatbelt anchor, an upper seatbelt anchor, a seatbelt webbing and a biasing element. The lower seatbelt anchor is... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070052184 - Roller skate and wheel trucks therefor: A roller skate having enhanced steerability and stability is disclosed. The skate includes a platform for supporting a skater's foot and front and rear wheel trucks secured to the underside of the platform. A pair of front wheels is rotatably mounted in transverse axial alignment on the front wheel truck... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070052185 - Axle thread and bearing protector: An axle thread protection system which simultaneously protects the skateboard wheel bearings from dust and debris. A plastic shield is used between the hanger of the skateboard truck and the skateboard wheel. The shield generally held adjacent to the exposed outer surface of the inner skateboard wheel bearing. A capping... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070052186 - The portable wheeled shopping bin system: In accordance with this invention a portable wheeled shopping bin system that may be owned by a shopper and is capable of safe pulling or pushing loads through a complete process of shopping and carrying the load home is described. The portable wheeled shopping bin system is simple, easy to... Agent: Mr.jan Wodzislaw Bobrowski

20070052188 - Collapsible carrying trolley: A hand trolley for transporting materials in tubs or bins having frame with an upper and lower sections that are rotatably connected about a lower base section. The trolley includes a number of bracket lugs that are removably connected to the frame for attaching tubs or bins of various shapes... Agent: Tarolli, Sundhelm, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20070052187 - System and method for increasing the load capacity of a plastic wheelbarrow hopper: A system and method for increasing the load-carrying capacity and the service life of a wheelbarrow having a plastic hopper includes a first web attached to the outside surface at the front of the plastic hopper and a second web attached to the outside surface at the bottom of the... Agent: Alan R. Thiele Strasburger & Price, LLP

20070052189 - Wheeled vehicle: A wheeled vehicle such as a tricycle able to be folded from an in use position to a carryable storage position by connection of steering rod (31) and front wheel strut (32) to the seat (25) in a manner that allows rotational, pivotal and sliding movement of front steering rod... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070052190 - Skateboard with flexible spine: A resilient spine having an arched shape attaches to the under surface of a skateboard and carries truck assemblies at each end. The spine itself is biased away from the deck, but compressible in response to rider weight to conform to and against the undersurface of the skateboard deck. In... Agent: Keith A. Cushing

20070052191 - Turning device for a wheel set: A turning device for a wheel set includes a handle strut and an axle pipe. The handle strut comprises a connecting tube at the bottom. The connecting tube comprises swirl tubes at respective ends. Each swirl tube has restricting members. The axle pipe comprises a receiving base corresponding to the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070052192 - Suspension device: An axle that rotatably supports a wheel is elastically coupled to trailing arms of a motor vehicle via an upper connecting point and first and second lower connecting points, where the trailing arms are elastically coupled to a body of the vehicle. The first and second lower connecting points are... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20070052193 - Suspension member retention feature: A vehicle suspension component includes a first suspension member having a connection portion for connection to a second suspension member. A retention member is formed on the first suspension member near the connection portion for resisting relative lateral movement between the first suspension member and the second suspension member. The... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20070052194 - Twist axle suspensions: A twist axle suspension for an automotive vehicle comprises first and second trailing arms, each having a front end and a rear end joined by an intermediate portion providing a weld site. The front ends of the trailing arms have pivots pivoted to the body of the automotive vehicle and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070052195 - Light truck support lift: The invention relates to a novel spring support system for light trucks, which is adjustable to elevate the rear of the light truck to what's needed, depending on the demand of the consumer, a body member with a central portion with two adjustable bars, a top portion with a round... Agent: Hector Collazo

20070052196 - Quadracycle: The improved wheelchair employs the use of two push levers attached to two forward drive gears, and two reverse drive gears, which propel the two main rear wheels of the chair through bicycle chains connecting the front drive gears to sprocket clusters mounted on the rear wheel axles. Direction control... Agent: William G. Taylor

20070052199 - Reconfigurable wheeled vehicle: The present invention relates to a unique convertible ride-on vehicle. The ride-on vehicle of the present invention includes at least one font wheel, at least two rear wheels mounted on a rear axle, a frame supported by the at least one front wheel and the at least two rear wheels,... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20070052197 - Tricycle crank structure: A tricycle crank structure comprises a wheel axle, a pair of cranks and a pair of pedals. The wheel axle is provided with a pair of non-circular sectional holes at respective ends. The inner wall of each hole is provided with a recess. Each crank has one end pivotally connected... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070052198 - Tricycle neck connector: In one embodiment of the present invention, a children's tricycle assembly comprises a front frame including a front wheel and a steering assembly, a rear frame including two rear wheels and a seat, and a connecting member connected to the front frame and selectively coupled to the rear frame. The... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070052200 - Lighting system for a bicycle: A lighting system for a bicycle. A lamp and a beam are mounted to the bicycle. A generator is mounted to the beam such that the beam holds the generator in position to be frictionally driven by contact with a bicycle wheel. The generator provides a three-phase output voltage. A... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20070052201 - Bicycle pedal: A steering bearing assembly is comprised of two bearing assemblies and a preload assembly. Each bearing assembly is comprised of two rings, a cartridge bearing, and a seal. Each ring has an annular flange to contact and support the cartridge bearings. The outer diameter of the rings is substantially the... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation Suite 38-e

20070052202 - Towing hitch assembly: This invention generally relates to a towing hitch assembly adapted to be connected to a towing unit and a towed unit. In general, the towing hitch assembly comprises a support connector releasably attachable to a towing hitch of a towing vehicle and pivotally connected to at least two arms, a... Agent: Craig C. Groseth

20070052203 - Slow response steering connection assembly: A steering connection assembly for a vehicle train having at least one implement towed behind a tow vehicle in a direction of travel is provided. The steering connection assembly includes an elongated tow bar interconnecting a first implement towed behind a second implement. A rearward end of the tow bar... Agent: Cnh America Llc

20070052204 - Fifth wheel hitch: An air hitch includes an air spring, a mounting base, and a head unit. The air spring is configured with a first and second end, and an inflatable bag configured between the two ends. A pivot unit within the bag allows for up-and-down sliding and pivoting. When the inflatable bag... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070052205 - Device and method for aligning a trailer hitch: A technique for aligning a trailer hitch tube and a trailer hitch is disclosed. A device according to the technique includes a hitch stop. In one embodiment, the hitch stop is substantially square and hollow. The hitch stop can have a hole for a set screw. The hitch stop can... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070052206 - Anti-radial tilt device for receiver-type hitch: A device for eliminating radial tilting in a receiver-type hitch due to rotational moment on the shank includes a collar, and three adjustment bolts. The collar has a center bar and a pair of side walls forming a U-shaped bracket that can fit over a reinforcing lip of the hitch... Agent: Brandon Joshua Ezra

20070052207 - Adjustable pin hole for an implement hitch: A hitch apparatus includes a hitch member defining a draw pin hole. A hole adjusting member is movably attached to the hitch member such that a front end of the hole adjusting member can be moved forward and rearward, and a threaded actuator is operative, when rotated in a first... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20070052208 - Foldable stroller frame assembly: A foldable stroller frame assembly includes a bottom frame unit, front and rear frame units connected pivotally to the bottom frame unit, and a handle unit pivotable relative to the front and rear frame units. The bottom frame unit includes a generally V-shaped bottom frame member adapted for mounting rotatably... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070052209 - Folding seat carriage body: A seat carriage body comprises a front leg, a rear leg, a push rod, and position fixing means. An upper end of the front leg is turnably connected to an upper end of the rear leg through a first shaft. A front end member of the push rod is connected... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.a.

20070052211 - Airbag device and covering member thereof: A covering member for an airbag device includes a cover body having a door section that is opened when an airbag is inflated, and a backplate integrated with the back face of the cover body. A hinge section is formed in the backplate to bend when the door section is... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070052210 - Interior trim part for covering an airbag: Described is an interior trim part for covering an airbag, which may include a two-dimensional carrier, a surface decor and a foamed intermediate layer. A through-opening for the airbag is recessed in the carrier, and an inlay covering the through-opening is applied into the intermediate layer, such that the inlay... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070052212 - Extended inflatable coverage of inflatable curtains: An inflatable curtain airbag module is disclosed. The airbag module may include an inflatable curtain that has several inflatable chambers, at least one of which provides impact protection below an A-pillar of a vehicle. The chamber below the A-pillar may be bottom-filled, while the other chambers are top-filled. The airbag... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070052214 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided that is effective in smoothing the airbag deploying motion of an airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle. In one form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle is constructed to hold the loose portions of elongated webbings that join an airbag to the vehicle... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052215 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided that is effective in easily draining liquid entering the interior of a housing for housing a prefolded airbag of an airbag apparatus mounted to motorcycles. In a first form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle has an opening at the bottom of a retainer, through... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052216 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided that is effective in preventing a decrease in the strength of an airbag cover that covers the airbag housed in a housing and that is torn open along a tear line by the deploying force of the airbag. In one form, an airbag apparatus mounted to... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052217 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided effective in protecting the tether that connects the airbag to the vehicle in an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle. In one form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle has a bent portion having a smooth surface at a position where webbings for tethering an... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052218 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle having the same: A technique is provided effective in smoothing the airbag deploying motion of an airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle. In one form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle is constructed to hold the loose portions of elongated webbings that join an airbag to the vehicle body in... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052213 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle with airbag apparatus: A technique is provided that is effective in increasing occupant retraining performance of an airbag apparatus to be mounted to a motorcycle in a vehicle accident while reducing the size of an airbag. In one form, an airbag of an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle includes a first airbag... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070052220 - Airbag apparatus having easily-bending portion formed in back-side cover: An airbag apparatus includes a back-side cover provided at a roof side rail which is provided on a side of a roof of a vehicle and extends in a front-back direction of the vehicle, wherein the back-side cover is arranged on a side of the roof side rail, which faces... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070052219 - Inflatable interior panel for a vehicle: An inflatable interior panel for a passenger vehicle includes a non-inflatable section, and an inflatable section having a peripheral portion adjacent the non-inflatable section. The inflatable section is isolated from the non-inflatable section wherein the inflatable section is not in fluid communication with the non-inflatable section. The inflatable section includes... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070052221 - Airbag device for front passenger's seat: The airbag device for front passenger's seat is mounted on the dashboard in front of the front passenger's seat. The airbag device for front passenger's seat includes an airbag to be inflated with the inflation gas, and an inflator for feeding the airbag with the inflation gas of pyro- and... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20070052222 - Airbag device for vehicles: An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag that can be inflated to restrain an occupant of the vehicle against the impact of a collision, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, and a guide passage provided between the inflator and the airbag for guiding the gas... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070052224 - Gas generator: The present invention relates to gas generator for a restraining device of a vehicle, including a cylindrical housing having two opening portion, an ignition device chamber connected to one opening portion of the cylindrical housing, a diffuser portion connected to the other opening portion of the cylindrical housing and having... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070052223 - Inflatable curtain gas guide joint: A collapsible gas guide for use in inflatable curtain airbags is disclosed. The gas guide may include two or more conduit segments that are interconnected by adjustable joints. The adjustable joints may permit adjustment of an angle formed between conduit segments that are coupled to the adjustable joint. The adjustable... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070052225 - Method of packaging an air-bag: A method of packaging an air-bag including the steps of folding the air-bag into a roll (1, 10), deforming the roll (1, 10) to have at least a region having a substantially “C” shape, and packaging the deformed roll (1, 10). The roll (1, 10) is preferably deformed by urging... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070052226 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus and startup method of same: An apparatus for protecting occupants when a vehicle having an openable and closeable roof overturns, which apparatus includes an occupant rollover protection member that supports a vehicle frame when the vehicle overturns, and first buffering members that buffer the occupants. A first buffering member control unit controls the deployment of... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070052227 - Safety belt which doesn't keep close to body: A safety belt without tightly binding body includes a safety belt, a belt retractor, a flashboard, a buckle and a limiter. The limiter includes a housing having a belt inlet and outlet located at side faces thereof. An upper roller and a lower roller are provided within the housing. The... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070045971 - Progressive control for a front suspended axle of a vehicle: The control includes a fluid system having a fluid passage in connection with a rod end chamber and a piston end chamber of a fluid cylinder connected to the front axle and a front end of a vehicle and extendible in length for increasing a distance between the front axle... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070045973 - Fishing equipment cart: A compact fishing equipment cart having foldable support trays capable of supporting various types of fishing related equipment. The cart includes a substantially rectangular upright frame having front and rear walls, opposing side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall forming an enclosure. At least a portion of the... Agent: Alan M. Weisberg, Esq. Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20070045974 - Wheeled can for bar refuse: A wheeled can fits within the width and depth at the end of a bar. The can has a generally hollow container with an open top and a closed bottom. The top has a width and a depth to fit within a narrow and limited opening at the end of... Agent: Charles C. Mccloskey

20070045975 - Baby stroller frame with seat direction changing mechanism: A baby stroller frame with a seat direction changing mechanism comprising a wheeled support frame, a seat support, a handle bar and a releasing mechanism. The wheeled support frame comprises a front leg, a rear leg and wheel sets. The upper portion of the wheeled support frame has a axle... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045972 - Modular stroller: A first and second stroller portions are described to form a modular stroller. The first and second stroller portions may be reversibly coupled together in a tandem relationship with a coupling device to operate in a double stroller configuration. Alternatively, the first and second stroller portions may be uncoupled from... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP Intellectual Property Department-nwj

20070045976 - Brake device for scooter: A brake device for a scooter includes a brake pedal having a stepping portion, at least one fender portion extending from at lease one side of the stepping portion, and at least one tubular member extending downward from the stepping portion. The fender portion is located above a wheel of... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070045977 - Winged skateboard: There is disclosed a winged skateboard having a skateboard platform upon which a skateboarder stands to ride the skateboard. The skateboard platform has a designated nominal front end and a nominal rear end with a projecting member extending forward from the nominal front end a rearward projecting member extending rear... Agent: Salvatore C. Mitri

20070045978 - Decoupling stabilizer and system: A roll stabilizer for a vehicle includes a resilient member operatively connected between a movable end and a fixed end, and structure for activating and deactivating operation of the stabilizer by affecting compression of the resilient member.... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070045979 - Vehicle frame with shock absorbing system: A shock absorbing member includes a first member composed of a first tube and a second tube which is located at a center of the first tube. Shock absorbing material is filled between the first tube and the second tube. Two second members are located below the first member and... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070045980 - Suspension control arm assembly for vehicles: A control arm assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a control arm having a triangular shape for connection to vehicle structure and a beam axle of the vehicle. The control arm assembly also includes a plurality of bushings connected to the control arm and for connection to... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070045981 - Vehicle suspension side sill assembly: A slider assembly includes a pair of longitudinally-extending slider members adapted to slidably couple to a pair of longitudinally-extending rail members of a vehicle frame assembly, each slider member including a top wall, a bottom wall and at least one lip portion extending longitudinally along and inwardly from at least... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070045982 - Steering damper apparatus: In a steering damper apparatus, a steering shaft is pivoted to a head pipe arranged in a front portion of a vehicle body frame, a rotary type viscous fluid damper is arranged in a rear side of the head pipe of the vehicle body frame, a linkage is wound around... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20070045983 - Tricycle: A tricycle includes a windshield and a second attaching device. The windshield has a shell part, a first attaching device at the lower part of the shell part, and the shell part includes a front portion and a rear portion, and the rear portion of the shell part is open.... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070045984 - Adjustable aluminum trailer bunk for trailers: Disclosed is an aluminum trailer bunk having a support housing, a base plate, an aluminum rail, and a protective covering positioned over the aluminum rail. Further disclosed is an aluminum replacement rail for a trailer, including an aluminum rail having a bottom plate and a support member, a plurality of... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070045985 - Automotive coupling device: An automotive coupling device adapted for use with a towing vehicle having a standard towing connector including a tubular insert with a distal and a proximate end, the distal end adapted for receipt by the towing connector. A locking element for securely locking the insert to the towing connector is... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20070045986 - Hitch accessory receiving mount: A hitch accessory receiving mount is provided including a receiver tube including a set of aligned pin holes and a mount support frame attached to the receiver tube. In one embodiment, the mount support frame has a plurality of mounting holes and at least one access hole aligned with at... Agent: Gerry Fischer

20070045987 - Pivoting telemark ski binding, ski crampon, and heel lifter: A pivoting telemark binding is provided which includes a toe piece pivotally connected to a base plate and a mechanism for locking the toe piece relative to the base plate to prevent pivoting. An actuator for the locking mechanism is placed at the front end of the binding to be... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070045988 - Strap for snowboard boots or bindings: A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boots... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070045989 - Strap for snowboard boots or bindings: A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boots... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070045990 - Strap for snowboard boots or bindings: A binding or boot strap is provided that allows a rider to easily, rapidly and/or effectively tighten and/or loosen the strap about his or her boot. The strap includes a boot-engaging strap portion that engages with an engagement strap coupleable to the boot, as may be the case with boots... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070045991 - Stand-up wheelchair: A stand-up wheelchair with a chassis, at which two drive wheels and at least a one guidable wheel is fastened, on which a stand-up unit with a seating surface, a backrest and at least one tiltable footrest is arranged, whereby reciprocally underneath the seating surface an upper longitudinal rail and... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070045992 - Golf cart bag: A bag (10) has a bottom (20), for sides (12, 14, 16, 18) and an open top (22). The bottom is given form and some stiffness by a foam plastic pad (38) that is placed within a pocket (36) formed in the bottom (20). At the top of the bag... Agent: Delbert J. Barnard

20070045993 - Trailer with three position tailgate: A gate assembly for a trailer which provides for the gate assembly to be moved to a plurality of various positions preferably including two or more of a closed position, a position in which the tailgate extends rearwardly as a load supporting extension of the bed, a ramp position and... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20070045994 - Air bag cover assembly including an air bag deployment concentrator and at least one integrally hinged air bag door: An air bag cover assembly including an air bag deployment concentrator such as a chute and first and second integrally hinged air bag doors is provided wherein a tear seam is located both inside and outside a channel of the chute. The tear seam interconnects the air bag doors to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070045995 - Vehicle protection apparatus with cover having a rupturable portion with tear tabs: A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes an inflatable occupant protection device (18) and a member (20) that defines a deployment opening (22) through which the inflatable occupant protection device (18) is inflatable. The vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) also includes a cover (30) having an attachment portion (34) and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070045996 - Vehicle steering wheel with a gas bag module: A vehicle steering wheel includes a gas bag module (16) and an immovably fastened component (18), in particular a shield, adjacent to the gas bag module (16). The vehicle steering wheel further includes at least one separate elastic positioning element (22) which establishes the position of the gas bag module... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070045997 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag and an airbag apparatus includes a vent hole operable to close or open to a small extent until a passenger crashes into the airbag, and open or close to a large extent when the passenger crashes into the airbag. An interior of an airbag is partitioned into a... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070045998 - Driver leg restraint apparatus: A driver leg restraint apparatus is disposed on a lower side of a steering column. The driver leg restraint apparatus includes an airbag upwardly inflatable in a vicinity of a lower surface of a steering column cover, and a protection cloth attached to the airbag for covering a top part... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070046000 - Arrangement structure of air bag device: An arrangement structure of an air bag device that is provided on a panel in the vicinity of a window of a vehicle includes: an air bag; a first cover that covers a cabin interior side of the air bag; a second cover that is joined to the first cover... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070045999 - Collapsable inflatable curtain module: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) includes at least one inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) including a first portion (50) inflatable to cover a first portion (20) of a vehicle and a second portion (52) inflatable to cover a second portion (30)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070046001 - Curtain airbag device: According to the inflation of the curtain, its tip portion moves away from the first window side and comes to engages with support portions. At the same time, a tether moves from the side of the window side to the support portions and comes to be positioned across the window... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070046002 - Airbag apparatus: An open-looped rim portion which results when an upper part thereof is open is provided on a steering wheel, and airbags of an airbag apparatus are accommodated in a pad portion lying inside of the rim portion. Then, when an impact of a predetermined value or greater is applied to... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070046003 - Airbag apparatus: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070046004 - Airbag system: A first processing circuit determines a collision of a vehicle based on an output from a sensor for detecting a collision of the vehicle. A second processing circuit outputs a signal to deploy an airbag based on an output from the first processing circuit. A communication unit controls information communication... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070046005 - Gas generator: The present invention provides a gas generator including a housing formed by a closure shell and a diffuser shell having a gas discharge port, a combustion chamber provided inside the housing and charged with a gas generating agent, an ignition device to ignite and burn the gas generating agent inside... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070046006 - Gas generator: The present invention provides gas generator including a module case forming a housing having a gas discharge port and including a combustion chamber therein, the combustion chamber accommodating an igniter and a gas generating agent inside a combustion chamber housing, an opening, for discharging gas, being generated in the combustion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070046007 - Airbag assembly: An airbag assembly includes an airbag and a strap wrapped around the airbag to retain the airbag in a folded configuration prior to deployment. The strap includes a plurality of apertures for securing the strap to a support structure and a plurality of weakened areas at which the strip will... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070046008 - Gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system: A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system has a pre-cut section forming a lower part, and an upper part connected to the lower part. The pre-cut section forming the lower part, when spread out flat, is substantially one of trapezoidal and ring segment-shaped, and the lower part is... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070046009 - Head protecting air bag: The air bag is provided with a non-inflatable part, an inflatable part and a coupling part. The coupling part is made by providing a slit portion in a part of the non-inflatable part, and the coupling part and non-inflatable part are joined together continuously at a connecting end portion so... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070046010 - Plastic bracket countermeasure for door side impact: An automobile door bracket includes an attachment section and a corrugated section. The door bracket is placed within an automobile door assembly to function as a side impact countermeasure.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070046011 - Static-type antiskid counter weight apparatus for a motor vehicle: The invention provides a static-type antiskid counter weight apparatus which is used in a cargo compartment of a motor vehicle for improving traction of such motor vehicle during adverse weather conditions. Such cargo compartment having a bed, a pair of upwardly disposed side walls, each having a bracket attached thereto... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070046012 - Highway nose for fuel economy invention: The Highway Nose For Fuel Economy increases a vehicles aerodynamics during highway speeds. The arrow, cone or nose shape that it forms at the front of the vehicle expands outward where space is not an issue and yet will contract back in against the vehicle when maneuverability is needed, as... Agent: Joseph Morgese

20070046013 - Steering system: A steering wheel is securely mounted on a bracket which is fixed to a reinforcement of a vehicle via a rod which extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in such a manner as to move relatively thereto. A bellows-like member is interposed between a seat portion of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070046014 - Extensible restraint strap for an occupant-restraint system in a vehicle: An occupant-restraint system is provided for use in a vehicle. The system includes an extensible restraint strap and a mechanism for increasing the length of the extensible strap during sudden vehicle stoppage or slowdown.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070046015 - Seat belt apparatus and vehicle: The disclosed seat belt apparatus can comprises a seat belt, a first winding-up mechanism for winding up the seat belt from the first end side of the seat belt, a second winding-up mechanism for winding up the seat belt from the second end side of the seat belt. The first... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070046016 - Vehicle wheel fender flap: To provide a wheel fender flap that is less susceptible to swinging during the use thereof and capable of retaining an appealing feature, the wheel fender flap arranged to confront a vehicle wheel, includes a generally elongated flap body supported by a vehicle body structure and a reinforcement member separate... Agent: Joseph W. Price Snell & Wilmer LLP