Land vehicles inventions 04/07

20070090612 - Moveable working device with supporting extension arms: The invention relates to a moveable working device, particularly an auto concrete pump, comprising an undercarriage (10) provided with two front and two rear supporting extension arms (22,24) which can be extended from a travel position into at least one support position, which can be supported on a foundation (36)... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070090613 - Wheeled skate: The present invention teaches an apparatus and method for removably securing an article of footwear suitable for walking, running, or bicycling to a wheeled skate. Further, the present invention also teaches a brake device for use with a wheeled skate. In addition, the present invention teaches a wheeled skate including... Agent: Robert M. Lyden

20070090614 - Quad parabolic snowmobile ski: The quad parabolic snowmobile ski is an elongated body having a top side, a bottom side, a tip at the front end, a rear end, a pair of symmetrically opposed ski parabolic cutting edges disposed longitudinally along the bottom of the ski, and a keel. The keel is attached to... Agent: Jeffrey F. Birkel

20070090615 - Bowling roller bag: This invention refers to a new kind of bowling roller bag comprising a pull bar, a base and two wheels. The wheels are fixed at the lower part of the corner of the base, and the pull bar is hidden or reaches out of the base. In side the base... Agent: Fu-hsing Tan

20070090616 - Wheeled shopping tote: A shopping tote including a vertical support structure having one or more hooks for suspending bags therefrom enables carrying of shopping bags and/or boxes in an easy and convenient manner. A platform may be provided for placing of boxed items. The tote may be quickly changed between a compact storage... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070090617 - Driving device for wheels: A driving device for a wheelbarrow includes a motor assembly which has a shaft and a driving gear is connected to the shaft. The driving gear is engaged with planet gears of a gear set to drive a collar which is connected to a rim with a tire connected to... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070090618 - Dolly for moving a bendable roll of material, such as a carpet: A dolly for moving a bendable roll of material such as a carpet and bending it to fit into a confined space, such as an elevator, includes a primary section capable of supporting a first portion of the roll and having ground-engaging wheels, and a secondary section pivotally connected to... Agent: David J. French Milton, Geller LLP

20070090619 - Standing board: A standing board for connection to buggies, prams, etc., comprising a board (1), wheels (2) and means for connecting the board (1) to buggies/prams, comprising two arms (3), which are directed diagonally forwards in the normal direction of travel of the standing board. The mounting arms (3) are connected to... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070090620 - Rear suspension structure for large vehicles: A rear suspension structure for large vehicles increases durability of a bump stopper and an air spring, thus markedly enhancing the riding comfort and handling ability of a vehicle. Furthermore, the amount of air to be drawn into and discharged from the air spring is increased, so that stable handling... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070090621 - Vehicle suspension with shared pivot axis: A suspension includes a longitudinal pivot axle coupled to a vehicle frame. First and second A-arms are rotationally coupled to and extend outwardly from the pivot axle. Third and fourth arms are rotationally coupled to and outwardly extending from the vehicle frame at first and second mounting positions, respectively. The... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070090622 - Anti-roll bar and control arm assembly: An anti-roll bar is attached directly to first and second control arms in a vehicle suspension. The anti-roll bar includes a central body portion that extends in a lateral direction, and first and second legs that extend from the central body portion in a longitudinal direction. The first and second... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070090623 - Arrangement for suspending a leaf spring on a vehicle: Method and arrangement for suspending a leaf spring (1) on a vehicle (7), which arrangement includes a suspension member (3), which, at a first end (4), is connectable to a rear end (5) of a leaf spring (1) and, at a second end (6), is connectable to a vehicle (7)... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP (volvo Prosecution)

20070090624 - Travel adjustable front suspension fork: A front suspension fork includes an adjustable device connected to at least one inner tube of the legs of the front fork and the adjustable device includes a rotatable cap which is fixed to a threaded rod which is moved up and down by rotating the cap. A pneumatic cylinder... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070090625 - Trailer with coordinated axle steering and stabilizing castor and track assembly: A trailer having a frame assembly with front and rear axle beams rotationally coupled to the frame assembly. At least one member interconnects the front and rear axle beams to synchronize movement of the axle beams allowing the front and rear wheels to track one another. In one embodiment a... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070090626 - Safety binding: A safety binding device for binding a boot on an alpine ski including a releasable retaining mechanism of the mechanical, hydraulic, viscoelastic type, which actuate a release as a function of the forces to which the boot is subjected and as a function of the duration Δt of the application... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070090627 - Safety binding: A safety binding device for retaining a boot on a gliding board including: a module for detecting the forces to which the boot is subjected, the detection module generating an analog signal proportional to the forces; a decision module integrating a mechanism to convert the analog signal into digital information,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070090628 - Collapsible supporting structure: A collapsible supporting structure (eg the framework of a stroller) comprises a central mounting body (15) having rotatable disc (41). In the supporting arrangement (depicted) front leg (20) extends from the front surface of disc (41) and rear legs (18-19) extend rearwardly from the rear surface of disc (41). When... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070090629 - Mobile, armor spray-coating transform structure: A mobile transform structure having an openable/closeable trailer body which is reversibly transformable between a closed, transportable, tractor-trailer mode and an open, ground-stabilized, spray-booth mode for receiving, and armor spray-coating, a selected surface in a subject wheeled vehicle at the location of that vehicle. The transform structure includes, in addition... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20070090631 - Airbag system: A leg airbag system in which the deployment performance of an airbag can be improved by an improvement in air tightness includes a knee airbag for restraining occupant's legs and a gas generator that generates a jet of gas to inflate the knee airbag. A housing section communicates with the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070090630 - Twist resistant head side airbag: The disclosed airbag module can be used in the storage, handling, and installation of airbags to a motor vehicle. One embodiment of the airbag module can comprise: an airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant; and an anti-twist assembly attached to the airbag for preventing the airbag from twisting and for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070090632 - Occupant's leg restraint system: An occupant's leg restraint system includes an airbag to be inflated forward of legs of an occupant in a vehicle, a gas generator that generates gas to inflate the airbag, and at least one tether sewn to the airbag and located inside the airbag. A tether protection member is disposed... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070090633 - Passenger constraining apparatus: A passenger constraining apparatus is provided in which a bag is arranged under a seat cushion, to improve durability of the bag. In one form, a passenger constraining apparatus includes a bag being arranged above a seat pan and being inflatable so as to push a front portion of the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070090634 - Automobile side airbag guide plate: Provided is an automobile side airbag guide plate including support brackets disposed at both sides of a center pillar, fixed to an inner panel between a roof panel and a head liner, and supporting a lower part of an airbag module, wherein each of the support brackets includes a vertical... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070090635 - Method of determining charging capacitance of capacitor: A method of determining a charging capacitance of a capacitor in an air bag system having an electronic control unit for controlling a gas generator, a bus line having a loop wire extending from the electronic control unit, gas generators connected to the loop wire, each gas generator having an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070090636 - Vibration dampening systems for overhead frame structures: Embodiments of the invention relate to providing a vibration dampening system for an overhead frame structure used with a vehicle. The system involves the provision of one or more dampening members and/or components between portions of one or more members forming the overhead frame structure. The dampening members or components... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070090637 - Armrest for a baby stroller: An armrest for a baby stroller has a handle portion. The handle portion may be a protruded flange, an indented portion, a fixed handle grip or a flipable handle grip. By grabbing such a handle portion, a user can safely and conveniently lift and move the stroller.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085281 - Combination of cupholder and mounting means for shopping cart: A cupholder is mountable to a wall of a basket of a shopping cart by an outer mounting plate, an inner mounting plate, and a fastener, which is adapted to pass though an aperture in the wall for fastening the mounting plates to each other. The aperture is one of... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070085282 - Cupholder for mounting on basket of shopping cart: A cupholder, which is mountable to a wall of a basket of a shopping cart, comprises a continuous wire having two lowermost portions, between and to which the outer mounting plate is mounted, two intermediate portions, which define a cup-supporting level and on which a cup-supporting plate is seated, and... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070085283 - Cupholder for mounting on basket of shopping cart: A cupholder, which is mountable to a wall of a basket of a shopping cart, comprises a continuous wire having two lowermost portions, between and to which the outer mounting plate is mounted, two intermediate portions, which define a cup-supporting level and on which a cup-supporting plate is seated, and... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070085285 - Cart with precision steering for transporting materials: A cart with a manually operated steering mechanism comprising a base coupled to a frame and a cart body with a steering column and steering mechanism. The base further comprises several mechanical steering linkages including a steering push rod, push rod slat, and tie rod; a rack and gear assembly... Agent: Plager Law Offices

20070085284 - Wheel barrow high speed rated and low speed rated coupling trailer: A wheel barrow consisting of left and right rear axles, left and right rear wheel assemblies and a hitch coupler for towing at high speeds on public roads having left and right structural rails. Both axles are assembled to the left and right structural rails supported at the front by... Agent: Kevin D. Loudon

20070085286 - Infant stroller with vibration: A stroller includes a child-receiving seat, a frame coupled to the seat, one or more wheels coupled to the frame, and a vibration mechanism disposed to impart a vibrating motion to the seat.... Agent: Ip Strategies

20070085288 - Direct loading apparatus for pallet related systems: An apparatus for transporting and handling a cargo platform is provided. The apparatus includes a frame having a cradle beam that receives the cargo platform. The cradle beam supports a lower surface of the cargo platform. The apparatus further includes a locking mechanism operably associated with the cradle beam and... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20070085287 - Drywall cart: A drywall cart for securely and safely carrying multiple sheets of wallboard is disclosed. The drywall cart broadly includes a platform for vertically supporting the wallboard, uprights for laterally supporting the wallboard, and casters for rollably supporting the platform and uprights. The platform includes a trough for receiving and supporting... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070085289 - Flooding scooter with wide lever: A foldable two wheeled scooter includes a steering post with a front wheel at a lower end and handlebars at an upper end. A support tube connects with a folding mechanism enclosed in a protective housing and supportively connects with a running board having a rear wheel. The protective housing... Agent: David T. Bracken The Law Office Of David T. Bracken

20070085290 - Skateboard system: The present invention relates to an improved skateboard system and method of assembly. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an improved skateboard system that includes coupling a mounting bracket between a conventional skateboard deck and truck. The mounting bracket effectively drops the deck closer to the ground, thereby... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20070085291 - Vibration damping apparatus for steering systems: Disclosed herein is a vibration damping apparatus for steering systems. The vibration damping apparatus of the present invention includes a fluid-filled chamber which is provided between upper and lower shafts, an upper actuating member which has a female bladed part disposed in the fluid-filled chamber, and a lower actuating member... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070085294 - Lateral link for vehicle suspension systems: The present invention provides a lateral link for suspension systems wherein the distance between opposite ends of the lateral link increases in a tight or sudden turn, so as to enhance controllability, stability, and riding comfort of the vehicle.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070085295 - Stabilizer bar: A suspension system having a stabilizer bar assembly with a stabilizer bar structure, an intermediate bushing and a resilient bushing. The stabilizer bar structure includes a center section to which the intermediate bushing is coupled. The resilient bushing is mounted on the intermediate bushing. The intermediate bushing limits relative axial... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085292 - Air-suspension system for vehicles, having a throttle: An air-suspension system for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, including at least one air-bellows valve assigned to an air-spring bellows or a group of air-spring bellows of the front axle for individually aerating and venting this air-spring bellows or this group of air-spring bellows; at least one air-bellows valve... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070085293 - Traction device: A traction device for a motor vehicle provides a rear support assembly positioned proximate to a rear axle and an adjacent portion of a leaf spring and a front rocker support assembly. The front rocker support assembly includes a front leaf spring bracket assembly attached to the front leaf spring... Agent: James T. Robinson Exclusivity-law, Inc.

20070085296 - Inflatable mudguard: An inflatable mudguard set includes an inflatable mudguard, an elastic coil and a connector. The elastic coil is connected to the inflatable mudguard. The elastic coil automatically rolls up the inflatable mudguard when the inflatable mudguard is flat. The connector is connected to or integrated with the inflatable mudguard. The... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070085297 - Human-powered vehicles and carriageways: A human-powered wheeled vehicle has a wheeled frame, a seat for the rider of the vehicle, a pair of levers arranged for pivotal movement about a common axis, clutch means whereby movement of either of the levers in a first direction about the common axis is transmitted to the sprocket... Agent: Melvin I. Stoltz, Esq.

20070085298 - Bicycle improved with two front wheels: The balance of a bicycle is obtained by having two front wheels instead of one. The two front wheels are set apart but are connected by the same controller arm at the shoulders. The controller arm is a tube 1 inch in diameter and 18 inches long. The controller arm... Agent: Jose P. Balajadia

20070085299 - Lockable roller-peg for mounting on various axle types, for trick bike grinding: A novel peg apparatus adapted for mounting onto various axles types (e.g. bicycle wheel, conveyor systems, internal machine parts). The device provides either fixed or roller action as preferred by the user. The roller action affords enhanced operating performance and safety in terms of end user satisfaction in each area... Agent: Floyd E. Ivey Liebler, Ivey, Connor & Berry

20070085300 - Clamping assembly: The present application discloses several embodiments of clamping devices and quick connect attachment devices. In one embodiment, a clamping device includes two wedge members that are forced together to engage a frame component. In another embodiment, a quick connect attachment or latching assembly includes components that slide together and are... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070085303 - Baby stroller frame: A stroller frame including a wheeled support, a lower support joint, an upper support, and a connecting joint that commonly form a foldable linkage system. The wheeled support has a pair of push bars and an actuator associated with a flexible element, so as to control the rotation of each... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085304 - Brake mechanism for a baby stroller: A brake mechanism for a baby stroller having a plurality of wheels and a pair of rotatable push arms capable of being moved either forward or rearward. The brake mechanism comprises a connecting assembly and an actuator; and has a braking block for operatively stopping the baby stroller. The connecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085301 - Center-of-gravity tilt-in-space wheelchair: A center-of-gravity tilt-in-space wheelchair includes footrests extended to armrest height making the footrests part of the folding base of the wheelchair. This is accomplished by extended members which connect the seat and back to the footrests. The extended members thus rotate about the approximate center of gravity of the wheelchair... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070085302 - Fodable baby stroller: A foldable baby stroller, comprising simplified rods assembly for expanding and folding via linkage, includes a front supporter, a linking rod and a rear supporter, wherein the front supporter pivots to the rear supporter. One end of the front supporter connects to a sliding sleeve for driving by the handle... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085306 - Airbag apparatus and motorcycle provided with airbag apparatus: An technique is provided for suppressing external force received by a connector from a housing body side, in an airbag apparatus for use in a motorcycle, which has a construction housing an inflator for generating gas for expanding an airbag at a gas-generating section, and a connector for connecting a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070085305 - Airbag module: An airbag for an airbag module of a motor vehicle, having an airbag sleeve which surrounds an interior of the airbag which is formed by at least two airbag parts which are connected to one another, and an insertion opening of the airbag sleeve through which an assembly of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070085307 - Air bag support belt cover structure: An air bag support belt cover structure is suitable for an air bag attached to a motorcycle. A right air bag support belt cover covers the top of a storage space for a support belt connected to an air bag. The belt cover is fixed to the support belt by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085308 - Multiple panel pad shield in a vehicular side bolster for side airbag retention and deployment: A vehicle seat assembly includes a frame for mounting the seat to a vehicle. The seat assembly also includes a seat pad molded from a polymeric material and located proximate the frame. A trim cover is disposed over the seat pad, and includes a seam adjacent a side of the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070085309 - Dual stage hybrid inflator: An inflator for an airbag has a cylindrical housing forming a pressure vessel for storing inert gas within a first end portion; a second end portion forming a separate combustion chamber, and an intermediate diffusion portion interposed between the first and second end portions for exhausting gases from the inflator... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070085310 - Gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system and airbag module having such a gas generator:

20070085311 - Airbag module and method of restraining a vehicle occupant with such an airbag module: An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag (22) and a gas generator (10) that is connected via at least one first outflow opening (18) to an airbag chamber (28), the airbag chamber (28) being at least partially formed by the interior of the airbag (22),... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070085312 - Airbag module with inflation control: An airbag module includes a housing having at least one aperture for releasing gas from an interior of the housing during inflation of an airbag. The airbag module also includes a member configured for movement between a first position in which the member impedes the flow of gas through the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070085314 - Gas generator for airbag: The present invention provides a gas generator for an air bag, including a combustion chamber, which includes a gas generating agent and an ignition device, being provided inside a housing having a gas discharge port, a cup-shaped or tubular partition wall being provided inside the combustion chamber and dividing the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070085313 - Pressure detection device: A pressure detection device includes a case unit which has therein an accommodation space and a pressure introduction passage, and a pressure detection unit having a detection surface for detecting a pressure applied thereto. Two ends of the pressure introduction passage respectively have a first opening portion which is opened... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085316 - Airbag folding method and folded airbag produced thereby: An airbag includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The second chamber includes a first portion, a first lobe extending from the first portion, and a second lobe extending from the first portion. The airbag is arranged such that upon inflation of the airbag, the first chamber inflates before... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070085315 - Gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system: A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes a mounting (10) which has an outlet opening (18) closed by a cover (16). The gas bag module further comprises a gas bag (14) accommodated in the mounting (10), which unfolds from a folded state out of the outlet... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070085317 - Steering column mounting: The invention provides a mounting assembly for a steering column of a vehicle and a method for mounting a steering column to a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a steering column member having a first aperture extending along an aperture axis. The mounting assembly also includes a rigid member extending... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070085318 - Seat belt pretensioner: An in-line seat belt pretensioner is provided that includes a frame containing a first guide member and a second guide member for tensioning of seat belt webbing upon pretensioner activation. As the pretensioner is activated, the seat belt is tensioned by activation of an actuator operably coupled to the second... Agent: L. C. Begin & Associates, PLLC

20070085319 - Seat-belt tensioner: A seat-belt tensioner with a drive motor and a gear connected to the drive motor for tensioning a seat belt. The disclosed arrangement includes an overload clutch arranged between the gear and the seat-belt spindle. The overload clutch transmits torques up to a predetermined maximum torque and disengages when the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070085320 - Sled with a calf-securing strap: A sled includes a hull and a strap extending transversely across the hull. The strap extends across the hull at a first longitudinal position selected such that it extends across the calves of a kneeling rider. This enables the rider to kneel erect when riding the sled.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070080508 - Collapsible cargo trailer and method of distribution: A cargo trailer having a frame assembly with pivotally mounted wall structures or frames. The frame assembly can be collapsed into a compact shipping configuration wherein the wall structures are positioned substantially parallel with the floor structure of the trailer. Various parts of the cargo trailer can also be stowed... Agent: Botkin & Hall, LLP

20070080509 - Control lever structure of active geometry control suspension for vehicles: A control lever structure of an active geometry control suspension. The control lever structure has firm supporting force to withstand loads acting in perpendicular and axial directions of a rotating shaft of a control lever, thus allowing the control lever to be reliably mounted and held to a vehicle body.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070080510 - Two-piece creeper: A creeper to be used by a person during inspection, servicing, or repair of vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, trailers, and the like. The creeper-consists of two components that can be connected together by two fastener arrangements involving pre-stressed springs. One component has ends that can be inserted into corresponding... Agent: Kam C. Louie, Esq. C/o Ladas & Parry

20070080511 - Wheel mechanism: A wheel mechanism having two or more rows of three or more wheels wherein the lower-most points of the wheels in a row an arc. The wheels may be disposed on runners affixed to a cart or be attached directly to a frame or floor component of the cart. An... Agent: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP

20070080512 - Storage systems and methods for equipment: A hand cart for a first item having a lift bar, comprising a frame assembly, a wheel assembly, a carriage assembly, and a hook. The wheel assembly is rigidly connected to the frame assembly to facilitate movement of the hand cart along a surface. The carriage assembly is connected to... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20070080513 - Device for modifying the wheel camber of a wheel on a motor vehicle: A device for modifying the wheel camber of a wheel (1) on a motor vehicle is provided, in which the heel (1) is pivotally mounted to a wheel carrier (5, 51) by a pivot bearing (4, 50). A pivoting plane is defined by the pivot bearing (4, 50) which extends... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070080514 - Pneumatic suspension unit for a vehicle: The invention relates to a pneumatic suspension unit for a vehicle, comprising pneumatic suspension bellows (3) and an electronically controlled level control unit (1), which aerates and bleeds the pneumatic suspension bellows (3) as required by means of an electrically operated valve device (6, 7, 32, 33, 44, 45). The... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070080515 - Position sensitive shock absorber: A shock absorber includes a tube and a piston rod carrying a piston. The piston is configured for reciprocal movement within the tube. A floating piston, or other type of accumulator, is configured to move to accommodate fluid displaced due to successive portions of the piston rod entering the tube... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070080516 - Trailer hitch assembly: A hitch assembly comprises a receiver body and a receiver tube. The receiver body includes a plurality of spaced-apart exterior walls defining an interior space therebetween. A first one of the wall defines an upper portion of the receiver body and a second one of the wall defines a lower... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070080517 - Self locking coupling device: A coupling device that requires no manual actuation to achieve coupling features a locking bolt movable along a hole extending into a mouth of a hook body to secure a coupling pin therein. A control lever pivotally connected to the locking bolt opposite the mouth end is biased toward a... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070080518 - Autonomous electromagnetic control system for binding boots to a snowboard, skis, or similar: The invention relates to an autonomous electromagnetic control system for binding boots to a electromagnetic control system for binding boots to a snowboard, skis or generally any board used for sports, surf as a skateboard or a surfboard. The inventive system is disposed on the clothing and boots of the... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20070080519 - Adult stroller: An adult stroller includes a movable frame adapted for use by a person to assist in ambulatory movement, and a canopy that is positioned substantially above and carried by the movable frame. A flexible shield extends downwardly from the front portion of the canopy to at least partially cover a... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070080520 - Apparatus for mounting driver-side airbag module in vehicle: Disclosed is an apparatus for mounting a driver-side airbag module in a vehicle, capable of easily assembling the driver-side airbag module with a steering wheel by using a link, a hook and a bolt without rotating the driver-side airbag module. The apparatus includes a module bracket installed on a base... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070080521 - Motor vehicle part including an airbag safety device, and a method of assembling such a part: A part (1) includes an airbag safety device (21), an instrument board element (3) formed with an extraction flap (13) of the bag, a frame (23) which is fixed to the instrument board element (3) in such a way as to form a channel (65) for guiding the unfolding of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070080522 - Airbag and airbag system: An airbag includes a first panel adjacent to an occupant and a second panel opposite to the occupant; the airbag being capable of deploying above a vehicle occupant's head. The first and second panels are joined together. The airbag includes, between the first panel and the second panel, a main... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070080523 - Airbag system: The airbag system includes an airbag constituted by a bag formed of a first panel and a second panel stitched together, and is disposed in a car seat so as to inflate above the head of an occupant at inflation. The airbag system also includes an inflator disposed on a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070080524 - Front pillar trim mounting structure for vehicles: A front pillar trim structure for a curtain airbag in a vehicle is disclosed. In preferred configurations, the front pillar trim structure comprises a handle mounted on a front pillar trim so that a passenger can conveniently use the handle when entering or exiting a vehicle, and wherein the front... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070080525 - Automotive horn audit system: An automotive audit system maintains a record of usage of a vehicle horn and the record is made accessible for later audit of horn use. The record is maintained in a memory device which may be accessed and read by a law enforcement authority, fleet manager, or other authorized person(s)... Agent: John Berryhill

20070080528 - Airbelt apparatus: The disclosed airbelt apparatus may provide an airbelt capable of being connected to an anchor. The airbelt apparatus may comprise an anchor and an airbelt with a bag and a mesh webbing covering the bag. The anchor may have an opening, wherein only a tip end side of a portion... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070080526 - Attaching structure for air belt inflator: An inflator attaching structure is capable of firmly attaching an inflator to a seat member or the like. An inflator attaching structure includes an attaching clamp that is composed of a main plate connected to a seat frame, and a sub-plate attached to the main plate, and an inflator is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070080527 - Occupant restraining apparatus: A gas generator is arranged in a vacant space around the seat to achieve effective utilization of a space for the seat. An inflatable seat bag is arranged above a seat pan. A seat cushion is installed above the seat bag. A gas introduction port is provided at a longitudinal... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070080529 - Gas generator: A gas generator has a tubular housing in which a combustion chamber containing a propellant charge, an outflow chamber and a clearance volume are disposed, positioned behind one another axially. A partition disk is provided between the clearance volume and the outflow chamber and has a central opening and an... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070080530 - Gas bag module: A gas bag module includes a module housing (18), a gas bag (24) having a gas bag wall (26), a discharge opening (20) which can be closed by a closure device (22), and a limiting strap (28), the limiting strap (28) being coupled with the gas bag wall (26) and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070080531 - Impact absorbing device for steering column of vehicle: Disclosed is an impact absorbing device for a steering column of a vehicle. The impact absorbing device includes a bearing and a pipe additionally and the structure of the mounting bracket is modified so that the bearing member and a torque bolt are installed thereto. Therefore, since capsules and the... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070080532 - Device for activities on snow, water or the like: A device for use in activity on snow-covered surfaces, water or also on another surface, comprises a bottom board (1) for contact with the surface, equipped with longitudinal steering ribs on the underside and with upwardly curved faces at the front edge and preferably also at the rear edge, and... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20070075507 - Boot for in-line skate: An in-line skate includes a boot, a frame attached to the bottom of the boot, four wheels attached to the bottom of the frame and a pad attached to the bottom of the frame after the wheels. The boot includes a plurality of tension straps merged therewith on a side... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070075508 - Multi-purpose system - mobile, insulated, powered, payload capable, with stowage capacity: A generally rectangular shaped multi-purpose system featuring in combination the functions of mobility, electrical power supply, insulated hot or cold stowage, significant dry stowage capacity, high aspect ratio payload transport, and a payload restraint system to stabilize cargo transported on the top of or side of the unit.... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070075509 - Stair climbing cart: The present invention is directed to a cart for transporting cargo that is capable of climbing stairs. In the preferred embodiment, the cart has two three-wheel assemblies and a frame. The three-wheel assemblies are designed to rotate when contact is made with stairs, thereby allowing the cart to climb the... Agent: Samuel T. Wyrick, Iii

20070075510 - Removable flexible dual-opening carrying basket: A basket for use alone or in conjunction with a stroller or similar device is provided. The basket is detachable from the stroller and is constructed so that it can be crushable for storage. The basket includes a two-piece handle that, when mated together, can slide into a track of... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070075511 - Wheel-dolly for vehicle towing and recovery: A wheel-dolly for use in off-road or on road applications that can be secured to and carry a damaged or immobile wheel affixed to a vehicle over curbs and other obstacles when pulled by a tow truck or its winch. Wheel-dolly can be used singly, in pairs, or in sets... Agent: Arden Royce Shubert

20070075512 - Skateboard locking device and method: A skateboard locking device comprises a plate and an eyelet thereon. The device is interposed between a truck and the underside of a board. A securing means secures between the eyelet and another object, so as to protect against theft of the skateboard.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070075513 - Suspension reinforcing kit for a small all terrain vehicle: A suspension reinforcing kit for use with a vehicle having a tow hitch and a suspension having suspension arms to which wheels of the vehicle are mounted. The suspension reinforcing kit has a supporting member for connection to the tow hitch and a reinforcing arrangement including a resilient member for... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20070075514 - Headlight mounting arrangement: A vehicle comprising a frame, at least one wheel operable to contact a substantially horizontal support surface, a prime mover supported by the frame and in driving engagement with the at least one wheel, a suspension system operable to maintain the frame in an upright position while driving along a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070075515 - Roll control actuator with rotary mechanism: A roll control actuator for a stabilizer bar includes an outer housing that is fixed to a first bar portion and a paddle member that is fixed to a second bar portion. The roll control actuator includes multiple fluid chambers with different fluid volumes. A control is used to selectively... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070075516 - Joint structure for independent suspension: A joint structure for an independent system designed to improve the maintenance performance of a rear wheel suspension. Rear wheel axles extend leftward and rearward from a final case supported by the rear portion of a body frame to independently suspend respective left and right rear wheels. The respective rear... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070075517 - Leaning suspension mechanics: A vehicle including a frame, left and right wheels, and a leaning suspension system. The frame defines a longitudinal vehicle axis. The leaning suspension system includes a transverse beam, left and right damping members, left and right control arms, and at least one lean actuator. The transverse beam is coupled... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070075518 - Torsion beam suspension apparatus: An axial-direction intermediate portion (21) of a torsion beam is pressed so as to have a substantially V-shape cross section. The axial direction intermediate portion (21) includes an outer wall (21a) and an inner wall (21b). Plural protrusions (21a1) (convex portions) formed on the outer wall (21a) are in contact... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070075519 - Vehicle running step: A vehicle running step formed of an elongate tube, the tube having an opening therethrough with a plurality of spaced apart tread plates mounted within the opening. The spaced apart tread plates form a non-slip self-cleaning step area along the tube. Dirt, debris, snow and ice can pass between the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070075520 - Crank fastening device for a toddler's tricycle: A crank fastening device for a toddler's tricycle includes an axle, front struts, cranks and pedals. The axle comprises a pair of non-round center holes at respective ends. The crank has one end connected to a relative pedal and another end provided with a connecting section and covered with a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070075521 - Scooter type vehicle: A scooter type vehicle provides a pair of right and left frame members in the interior of a vehicle body cover so as to extend substantially horizontally between a head pipe and the front end of a seat. Right and left footrest plates are provided outside on the right and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070075522 - Recreational vehicle: A trailer of the type that is intended to be towed with a towing vehicle has a trailer body with an elevated front portion. The towing vehicle has a vehicle hitch assembly, and the trailer body has an elevated front portion, with a mounting arrangement extending downward from beneath the... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Suite 1300

20070075523 - Ski boot for grinding, system and method of use thereof: A solution for newschool skiing so as to more readily be able to “grind” is provided. A ski boot may include an outer shell that has an upper portion and a lower portion; a liner, configured to fit within the outer shell; a closure system, that is attached to either,... Agent: Joseph J. Christian

20070075524 - Snowboard brake: A braking device (10, 50, 203) for a board includes a brake base (16,52) and a braking arm (56) which is mountable to the base and movable relative thereto between a retracted position and a braking position. The device further includes a biasing spring (72) to bias the braking arm... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070075525 - Modular chassis for stroller: A modular chassis of a stroller system includes a body, a front wheel mount on the body, a rear wheel mount on the body, and at least one stroller frame mount on the body. The stroller frame mount is configured to couple releasably and interchangeably a first stroller frame configuration... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070075527 - Device for connection of an airbag module to a supporting vehicle component: The invention relates to a device for connection of an airbag module to a supporting vehicle component, comprising an expanding element, arranged on one of the modules for connection, a clip opening, provided on one of the other modules for connection, and into which the expanding element may be introduced... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070075526 - Side curtain air-bag: An air-bag in the form of an inflatable curtain (1) rolled to form a roll (7). Part (5) of the inflatable curtain that is to form the uppermost edge (2) of the inflatable curtain when inflated initially extends downwardly from the roll to lie adjacent a side part on motor... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070075528 - Air bag device: An air bag, a control device and a rider or operator removal detecting part are disposed in an operator's jacket. An air bag device body includes air inflating chambers, an ECU, a battery, a radio receiver, a main switch and a warning device incorporated into the jacket. In response to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070075532 - Curtain airbag and its folding method and system: An airbag is provided which is folded with a duct part and an expansion part, the duct part having an inlet for allowing fluid communication throughout the duct part, the expansion part communicating with the duct part, wherein the airbag comprises an aggregative part obtained by aggregating a downward portion... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070075531 - Interior parts for a vehicle: Interior parts for vehicles such as a front pillar garnish having a mounting bracket 32 to which a mounting clip 40 is connected so that the front pillar garnish is mounted to a front pillar. The mounting bracket 32 is formed on the inner side (that faces the front pillar)... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070075529 - Safety system for occupants of a motor vehicle: A safety system intended for an occupant of a motor vehicle is in the form of a protective bag which can be filled with gas. In a moved-in condition, the bag is folded together in a packet and, in an inflated condition, the bag extends along an interior side of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070075530 - Vehicular air bag, air bag module having the vehicular air bag and method of folding the air bag: An air bag, includes 1) a roll part configured to be wound in a form of a roll when the air bag is in a folded state to be installed in a vehicle. The roll part includes a pushed part formed by pushing a part of an outer face of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070075533 - Air bag device: To prevent an air bag from being operated by mere inclination when the vehicle body does not fall down, that is, at the time of handling during a banking operation or the like. An air bag and a removal detecting part for detecting a rider removal from a vehicle body... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070075534 - Airbag module with external venting: An airbag module assembly (400) has a module housing (402). An airbag (401) and an airbag inflator (200, 300) are positioned inside the module housing. The airbag inflator (200, 300) has an exhaust port end (85) extending external of the module housing (402) for venting inflation gasses directly from the... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070075536 - Airbag inflator: An airbag inflator (200, 300) for inflating an airbag has a tubular inflator housing (11) having a first end (A) and a second end (B). A gas release mechanism (80) has an exhaust port end or housing (85) at the first end (A) for releasing gas directly from the tubular... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070075535 - Hybrid inflator: A hybrid inflator for inflating an airbag system has one or more heater assemblies with an enhancer charge contained in the heater with bypass ports or openings in direct communication with the inert gas. Upon ignition a portion of the enhancer charge bypasses the heater gas generant charge to pre-heat... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070075537 - Venting canister for airbag system: An airbag canister vent is attached to or resides within an airbag module of an automobile. The module has a housing, within which resides a gas generator, an airbag, a tether cord, and a housing vent valve configured to close in accordance with the tether length that connects the airbag... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070075538 - Swivel jack assembly: The assembly incorporates two plates. There are annular protrusions on one plate and a matching annular groove on the other. A central bolt and washer holds the plates in engagement while permitting rotation of one plate relative to the other. The cooperating annular grooves and protrusions transfer loads between plates.... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20070075539 - Simplified height adjuster for d-ring: A seat belt height adjuster for anchoring a seat belt is provided in a preferred form with three relatively simple component parts comprising a slider, a rail, and a bent spring. One end of the slider is biased by the bent spring so that a portion of the slider is... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070075540 - Ice skate blade guard roller apparatus: A roller apparatus mountable to an ice skate blade. The roller apparatus includes a pair of wheel assemblies having an axle mountable through apertures in a skate guard or a rail mounted over a skate guard which receives an ice skate blade. At least one of front and heel straps... Agent: William M Hanlon, Jr Young & Basile, PC