Land vehicles inventions 09/07

20070222165 - Multi-wheeled hub and cargo-carrying apparatuses comprising same: A multi-wheel hub assembly comprises a central hub and at least three wheels rotatably attached to the central hub. The central hub is configured for being rotatably attached to a support assembly. The central hub includes a mounting structure defining a rotational axis about which the central hub is rotatable... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070222166 - Lockout tool box: A toolbox that is both functional and provides a lockout system for added security. The toolbox has a scissor-spring mechanism which aids in uncovering bottom portion of toolbox. A rectangular shaped body which holds one box over another to provide the bottom portion a secure area with the most protection.... Agent: Rodolfo Ruiz

20070222167 - Stroller soft goods attachment: Disclosed herein are soft goods attachment designs and techniques for a stroller. The stroller includes a frame having a section, and further includes a soft goods component with an edge having a loop that forms a tunnel running along the edge. The soft goods component is attached to the section... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070222168 - Sports equipment transport apparatus: A transport caddy preferably includes at least a wheel supporting a base portion, an alpine snow ski detachably secured between the base and cover portions, and a ski pole disposed within the cover portion and secured adjacent the alpine snow ski by an accessories support portion detachably attached to the... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens

20070222169 - Air spring lift kit: The present invention relates to an air spring lift kit that has a trailing arm with a first end portion that is pivotally connected to a hanger bracket. A horizontally oriented air bag is connected at one end to the hanger bracket and connected at another end to a pivoting... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070222170 - Bicycle having a removable power assist module: A power assist module includes a battery powered motor mounted on a manually operated vehicle, such as a bicycle. The power assist module is fixedly mounted on the bicycle and can be easily removed without the need for tools, so that the bicycle can be manually operated in a conventional... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070222171 - Seating unit with wheelchair base: A method of assembling seating units includes a seat, a back, and a control supporting the seat and the back on a wheelchair base. A wheelchair base includes a frame beam extending transversely across the wheelchair base. An adjustable extendable support column extends between the beam and the control for... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070222172 - Pedal-operated crank drive assembly for a bicycle: A pedal-operated crank drive assembly for a bicycle includes a crank axle, a crankset rotatably disposed on the crank axle and including a tubular mount portion which surrounds the crank axle, a crankarm having a drive delivering head which is coupled to the crank axle to be rotated therewith and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070222173 - Vehicle frame assembly with coupling device for coupling two frame members: A vehicle frame assembly includes a forked first frame member coupled to a second frame member via a coupling device. The coupling device includes first and second tab units, and a fastening unit. The first tab unit is mounted on the first frame member, and includes a pair of first... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070222174 - Steerable leveraged suspension system suitable for use on a bicycle: A steerable leveraged suspension suitable for a bicycle or electric Bicycle of motorized wheel hub design. Comprising of a vertical fork, which attaches to a bicycle frame front neck tube. The lower portion of said vertical fork is curved at its bottom to the rear of the frame neck head... Agent: David F. Pokrywka

20070222175 - Folding bicycle: A foldable bicycle includes a central portion of the frame, which defines the bicycle's geometry, that is substantially rigid. That is, the down tube, seat tube, top tube and bearing tube are substantially fixed relative to each other. Another feature of the foldable bicycle is that the front wheel can... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook C/o Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20070222176 - Stem front cap: A stem front cap for the stem of a bicycle, including: a body having a mounting part that is adapted and structured for receiving and securing a handlebar in conjunction with a stem. A receiving section at the body of the stem front cap is provided for receiving and securing... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070222177 - Bicycle head assembly: A bicycle head assembly comprises an assembly seat; a bearing being installed in the assembly seat; an inner side of the bearing being rotatably installed with a stand tube of a bicycle; a washer formed by winding a substrate through several circles so as to have a form of a... Agent: Douglas Chiang

20070222178 - Bicycle having multiple tube frame structure: A structure for a bicycle frame system is described by using multiple composite tubes bonded to one another, wherein apertures, or “ports,” are molded between the tubes to improve the stiffness, strength, aerodynamics and comfort of bicycle frame component.... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070222179 - Bicycle wheel spinner assembly: A wheel spinner assembly for mounting on a bicycle and enhancement of the bicycle's aesthetic features. The bicycle wheel spinner assembly is adapted for use on a bicycle wheel having an axle and a plurality of spokes, includes a hub assembly, an end cap member and a rotor. The end... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070222180 - Wheelchair luggage towing device: A wheelchair luggage towing device to securely attach a luggage to the back of a wheelchair and pull the luggage along with the wheelchair. The device can be used with wheeled, as well as unwheeled luggage using a wheeled luggage carrier. The device comprises of a single or multiplicity of... Agent: Nasser Ashgriz Suite 302

20070222181 - Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies having trailing vehicle detection systems: Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies having leading and trailing vehicles that are removably coupled together by a connection apparatus. The leading vehicle is an independently operable ride-on vehicle having a drive assembly that is selectively configured between a plurality of drive configurations, such as responsive to user inputs via user input... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070222182 - Tow hitch: the longitudinal member and the contoured member being attached to each other such that the respective longitudinal axes of the members are substantially perpendicular to each other. Also provided are a kit comprising the apparatus, and a method for retrieving an item of heavy equipment.... Agent: Sieberth & Patty, LLC

20070222183 - Power retractable trailer hitch: A power retractable trailer hitch for a vehicle can include a hitch assembly movably coupled to an external case or support member, and a power actuator engaging the hitch assembly. The power actuator can be operable to move the hitch assembly between a retracted position and an extended position. A... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070222184 - Vehicle hitch assembly for a vehicle and method of utilizing the same: The vehicle hitch assembly disclosed herein provides a system and method for modifying a vehicle such as, for example, a performance car, to haul or tow a load. As disclosed herein, the system and method provides an aesthetically pleasing towing assembly that cooperates with the vehicle frame to allow a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070222185 - Hitch release system: A hitch release system for releasing the locked engagement of a hitch, the hitch having a manually operable release bar coupled to a locking mechanism, the hitch release system includes a selectively actuatable power assist system, the power assist system being releasably, operably coupled to the release bar, wherein actuation... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070222186 - Trailer hitch receiver cover: The trailer hitch receiver cover of the present invention has a resilient means for covering and sealing the peripheral collar or flange of the hitch receiver. It also has integrally-formed means for covering and sealing the lateral holes in the hitch receiver. In alternative embodiments, the lateral hole sealing means... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070222187 - Ski structure: A ski has rim-side edges that are formed of synthetic material. This allows for easy production of incisions and an ideal course of movement is assured even under unfavorable snow conditions. For this purpose, the incisions extend over at least a portion of the width of at least one synthetic... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070222188 - Foldable stroller having retractable cup holder: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported by front and rear wheels. The frame includes a latch assembly that is movable between a locked and an unlocked position. When in the locked position, the latch assembly prevents the frame from being folded. When in the unlocked position, the... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070222189 - Inflatable knee bolster airbag with internal tether: An airbag module has an airbag with an inflation chamber. The inflation chamber has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the inflation chamber is deployed generally along a first axis and the second portion of the inflation chamber is generally deployed along a second axis.... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070222192 - Structure of rear portion of vehicle furnished with curtain airbag apparatus: A structure of a rear portion of a vehicle furnished with a curtain airbag apparatus includes a rear pillar, a soft roof trim, a rear pillar trim harder than the roof trim, and a cover constituting part of the rear pillar trim and covering a specific area of a front... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070222191 - Vehicle seat side air bag guide: A vehicle seat component includes a side air bag module mounted on a frame within a trim cover that also covers a seat pad. An air bag guide includes flexible inner and outer panels that extend between a release seam of the trim cover and the air bag module to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070222190 - Vehicle seat side air bag securement: A vehicle seat component includes a side air bag module mounted on a frame within a trim cover that also covers a seat pad. An air bag guide includes flexible inner and outer panels that extend between a release seam of the trim cover and the air bag module to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070222193 - Physical quantity detector: A physical quantity detector includes a pressure-responsive bridge circuit that outputs a detection voltage including a voltage component corresponding to atmospheric pressure and a voltage component corresponding to a change quantity from the atmospheric pressure, a filter that eliminates the voltage component corresponding to the change quantity from the atmospheric... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070222196 - Air bag module with an integral shield: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12). An inflator (14) provides inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (12). The inflation fluid flow from the inflator (14) is transverse to a central axis (16) of the inflator. A shield... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, & Tummino L.L.P. Suite 1700

20070222194 - Air bag module with a shield: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant in a vehicle collision includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12), an inflator (14) for providing inflation fluid to inflate the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (12) with the inflator fluid flow from the inflator (14) being transverse to... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070222195 - Gas generator for occupant restraining device for vehicle: The present invention provides a gas generator for an occupant restraining device of a vehicle, comprising a substantially cup-like shaped diffuser shell having a plurality of gas discharge ports on a circumferential wall portion, a substantially cup-like shaped closure shell combined with the diffuser shell to form an outer container,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070222197 - Impact energy absorbing knee bolster system: An impact energy absorbing knee bolster system is basically provided with a lateral offset input restriction structure and a vertical offset input absorption structure. The lateral offset input restriction structure restricts a lateral offset input component of an impact load imparted by a passenger's knee against the knee bolster to... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070222198 - Multi-firing combustion actuated device and related methods for firing re-deployable automotive safety devices: Disclosed are embodiments of a multi-firing combustion actuated device for use in automotive safety. The device comprises a combustion actuator and a re-deployable automotive safety component. The actuator is adapted for directing a force from combustion to the automotive safety component.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070222199 - Anti-tip mechanism for wheelchairs: Anti-tip mechanism for wheelchairs having wheels on a rear axle. The mechanism includes left and right side sections that are each attached to an exterior end of the rear axle with a bracket. Each side of the mechanism extends perpendicular to the axle when the mechanism is in a functional... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070222200 - Steering support beam: A steering support beam 1 includes a cylindrical support beam body 2 and a plurality of brackets 10, 13, 20, 23 and 26 each having a fitting portion fitted on the cylindrical support beam body 2 and fixed thereto. The fitting portion of at least one of the brackets 20... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070222201 - Robot trailer: A mobile trailer for use with a mobile robot, the trailer comprising a rollable frame for releasably attaching to a robot, a mechanism attached to the frame for selectively dispensing a communication cable, the cable providing communication between the trailer and command centre, a wireless communication mechanism for communicating wirelessly... Agent: Mark A Koch

20070222202 - Protective ski appliance: A hand held protective ski appliance including a ski no longer than 18″ inches long and including a handle extensive with the direction of the ski and spaced therefrom about 3″ inches.... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070222203 - Exercise weight for ice skates: An exercise weight for a skate comprising a pair of similar elongated weight pieces. The skate comprises a boot, an elongated blade holder having spaced posts and a runner. The blade holder is secured to an underside of the boot and the runner is secured to blade holder. The weight... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070216116 - Convertible cart: A convertible cart readily convertible between a cart configuration and a table configuration. A leg coupled to each end of the convertible cart is shiftable between a ground-clearing position as a cart and a ground-engaging position as a table. A coupling mechanism couples the leg to a chassis and includes... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070216120 - All-terrain retail merchandising unit: An all-terrain retail merchandising unit or kiosk that can be used outdoors and across grass and gravel for outdoor events. The all-terrain retail merchandising unit can include a chassis, pneumatic tires, and steering that can provide the all-terrain retail merchandising unit with mobility across grass, gravel, and any other uneven... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070216122 - Mobility cart: The invention is a mobility cart for a person having an injured or disabled lower limb for use in confined spaces, such as the home. Of particular note, the cart has three wheels and has a low center of gravity thereby improving the stability of the cart and rider.... Agent: Bell & Associates

20070216114 - Snow machine ski: A ski for a snowmobile or other snow machine is provided with a pair of lateral wings and a central channel for increasing the flow of snow under a gliding surface at the bottom of the ski. The increased flow of snow enhances flotation of the ski. The channel may... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070216118 - Towable collapsible patient supporting carrier: A collapsible patient supporting carrier configured as either a backboard or a stretcher for being pulled or towed behind a person, animal or vehicle, such as a bicycle, motorcycle, snow mobile or jet ski. The carrier comprises a plurality of support sections interconnected by connecting mechanisms that are configured to... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20070216115 - Hand truck incorporating an electric winch powered lifting base: A lifting apparatus having a frame, a base unit and a winch unit. The frame includes wheels. The base unit is used to position an object on and is attached to the frame such that the base unit is moveable along the frame. The winch unit is attached to the... Agent: Steve Warner

20070216117 - Stretcher having hand actuated wheel braking apparatus: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame and supporting the frame above a floor, a wheel, a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along the floor, and a brake handle... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070216119 - Cart assembly having improved support structure: A cart assembly includes a generally M-shaped support member having (i) a first arcuate segment that defines a first apex portion, and (ii) a second arcuate segment that defines a second apex portion. The cart assembly also includes a first wheel base attached to the generally M-shaped support member, and... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070216121 - Pneumatic vehicle jacking system: The present invention is an apparatus or device for jacking an individual axle of a truck or a truck trailer having an air line. The device includes a valve in fluid communication with the air line, a first air bag in fluid communication with the valve, and a second air... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070216124 - Steering damper apparatus and damper apparatus: A steering damper apparatus includes: a body frame; wheels suspended by the body frame; a steering shaft rotatably supported by the body frame, one end of the steering shaft being connected to the wheel side; a handlebar connected to the other end of the steering shaft for rotating the steering... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216123 - Vibration control device providing a desired vibration character in a steering wheel of a vehicle: A device for motor vehicles and a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a support structure, which is mounted in the vehicle, and a steering wheel, which is rotatably connected to the support structure. The device includes a control unit and a sensor device, which is connected to the control... Agent: Venable LLP

20070216125 - Steering system: A rack and pinion steering gear for a vehicle comprising a housing (2), a pinion (1) rotatable about a first axis (14) in the housing, a rack (7) laterally displaceable with respect to the housing, and an intermediate gear (8) interposed between, and meshing with, the pinion (1) and with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216126 - Methods of producing high-strength metal tubular bars possessing improved cold formability: A method for producing a tubular bar, more particularly a stabilizer bar, is provided. The method comprises providing a tubular bar of desired size having an outer and inner surface, heating the bar to an elevated temperature, quenching the bar by application of a cooling fluid to the surfaces of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070216127 - Suspension system: A suspension system includes first and second wheel carriers, a stabilizer having a first end and a second end, the stabilizer being coupled to the wheel carriers, a first cylinder/piston unit being arranged between the first end of the stabilizer and the first wheel carrier and a second cylinder/piston unit... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070216128 - Mounting assembly for a mud flap and method: A mounting assembly for a mud flap of a vehicle includes a mounting bracket for securing to a vehicle. A squeeze member having at least one aperture formed therein is provided with the mounting assembly. At least one wedge member having a wedge body with a transverse dimension that increases... Agent: Grady K. Bergen

20070216129 - Self-propelled wheel for bicycles and similar vehicles: A wheel with a self-contained drive mechanism is provided to propel (or assist in propulsion of) bicycles, tricycles, and similar vehicles. The wheel preferably takes the form of a shock absorbing detachable wheel, which is readily received within the dropouts of a bicycle frame or fork to be attached therein... Agent: William J. Connors

20070216130 - Bicycle change gear mechanism: The bicycle gear mechanism, in particular a rear wheel change mechanism, comprises a derailleur provided with a drive chain guide element. The derailleur comprises: an arm (2); a first attachment element (5), rotatingly constrained to the arm (2) by a first shaft (3), the first attachment element (5) being predisposed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070216131 - Office chair: An office chair includes a base and a height adjustable seat mounted to the base and having a front end. The base includes a pair of centrally positioned, laterally spaced apart drive wheels that are manually operated by a user or which are motorized.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070216132 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle having a grab bar with sufficient attachment strength and rigidity, minimum wall thickness and size and no deterioration in external appearance. The grab bar has a grab section to be grabbed by a rider and attachment sections to be attached to left and right seat rails. The attachment... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070216133 - Transportation system cradle, intermediate product comprising a transportation system cradle and a transportation system structure, assembly plant for manufacturing assembly of a transportation system structure, and method for manufacturing assembly of a: A transportation system cradle cradles and moves a transportation system structure of a transportation system in an assembly process. The transportation system cradle contains a drive unit connectable to the transportation system structure to move or transport the transportation system structure. The transportation system cradle also has at least one... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070216134 - Trailer steering system for a tractor/trailer combination: A tractor/trailer combination wherein a trailer is connected to a tractor through the connection of a kingpin with a fifth wheel is provided with a trailer steering system. Using given dimensions of the tractor/trailer combination and a measured articulation angle between the tractor and trailer during a turn, the wheels... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070216136 - Single camera apparatus and methods for alignment of a trailer hitch: A system for facilitating the backing of a vehicle to couple a hitch and trailer, the system including a camera and a mirror for allowing capture of visual images of both the approaching vehicle and the trailer tongue, to assist in backing the vehicle and making the coupling.... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20070216135 - Trailer hitching machine: A trailer hitching machine including a trailer hitch with a ratcheting pulley system, and support plates cooperating in mechanical linkage to provide a hitch ball with additional rearward extension and sideways sweep.... Agent: Joe D. Calhoun

20070216137 - Splitboard bindings: Improved boot bindings for backcountry splitboarding are disclosed. Each of a pair of soft-boot bindings has an integral boot binding lower that conjoins the two halves of a splitboard without the additional weight or height of an adaptor mounting plate and extra fasteners. Attached to the integral boot binding lower... Agent: Lambert & Associates

20070216138 - Adjustable mesh basket for stroller: A carrier basket has a bracket body, a pair of front basket-holding rods, a pair of positioning elements, and a rear basket-holding rod. The pair of front basket-holding rods is connected to both sides of the stroller frame, respectively. Each of the pair of positioning elements has a connecting portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216139 - Mounting element, mounting tool, and mounting-set: A mounting element having an essentially rectangular base plate with four edges from which two first arms extend and face each other. The first arms have a first contact section a first distance from the base plate. At least two second arms also face each other, which exhibit a second... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070216140 - Vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for aiming at improving workability of an assembling work for assembling an airbag module at a vehicle seat main body side, in a vehicle seat, on which an airbag module is mounted having a construction in which an airbag is developed and expanded from a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070216142 - Airbag device for vehicle: An airbag device for a vehicle including an inflator that generates high-pressure gas upon receiving an impact; and an airbag that deploys between an occupant and a vehicle body side portion from a folded state upon receiving the high-pressure gas from the inflator, wherein the airbag has a deployment restriction... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070216141 - Integrated inflatable curtain deployment ramp into vehicle body trim: A pillar trim component can include a main body portion and an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion. An attachment portion can include an outwardly extending portion connected to the airbag support portion, an angled portion connected to an outer end of the outwardly extending portion, and... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070216143 - Vehicle steering wheel with pivoting horn: The invention relates to a steering wheel (11) of an automotive vehicle including a framework (17), a foam filling (19) and a horn device (33) with an integrated airbag module (21) including an element (31) for actuating said horn device (33) once the airbag module (21) is positioned and fixed... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070216144 - Safety system for an automobile: A safety system is provided for an automobile, which includes a plurality of sensors for monitoring a plurality of parameters. The safety system also includes a processor to ascertain an imminent accident. The system further includes one or more parasols that cover one or more day light openings (DLOs) of... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070216145 - Gas bag unit: An airbag module comprising a planar airbag and an elongate gas generator including discharge ports at least partially extending into the airbag. The airbag includes two side walls connected together by an edge region and made of fabric. An opening is disposed in the edge region of the airbag. The... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070216146 - Airbag cushions with optional venting for out-of-position conditions: An airbag cushion is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. The airbag cushion includes at least one closeable vent for re-directing gas out of the cushion when an obstruction is encountered.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070216147 - Frame for heavy-duty vehicles: A frame for a heavy-duty vehicle includes a pair of spaced-apart and longitudinally-extending main members. At least two cross members extend between and are attached to the main members. Each one of at least a pair of hangers is attached to and depends from a respective one of the main... Agent: David P Dureska Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

20070216148 - Double seatbelt anchor bracket: An apparatus (10) helps protect occupants seated next to each other in seating (14) of a vehicle (12). A first seatbelt (50) helps protect an occupant seated in a first portion (34) of the seating (14). A second seatbelt (52) helps protect an occupant seated in a second portion (36)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070216149 - Lock device of sliding mechanism: In a lock device of a sliding mechanism, a pair of locking claws provided on a moving member are brought into resilient engagement with locking grooves of a locking groove group, whereby downward sliding of the moving member is permitted but upward sliding thereof is locked. The distance between the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070216150 - Belt roller for a safety belt system: The invention relates to a belt roller (1) for a safety belt system in a motor vehicle, having a device (3) which locks the belt roll (2) in the event of a belt velocity which exceeds a threshold value and/or in the event of a vehicle deceleration/acceleration which exceeds a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070216151 - Mounting strucuture for fuel pump of vehicle engine and vehicle installing the same: A fuel pump mounting structure has an opening in a side surface or a bottom surface of a fuel tank. A fuel pump assembly including a cylindrical pump body and a filter connected to a suction side of the pump body is accommodated in a space located inside of the... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070210539 - Vehicle height adjusting system: A first rotor (24; 124) and a second rotor (25; 125) are arranged in a coaxial and mutually rotatable relationship and are provided with a first driven gear (41; 141) and a second driven gear (42; 142), respectively. A drive shaft (31; 131) is also provided with a first drive... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070210542 - Method and apparatus for moving a pallet: An apparatus for moving a pallet having a wheeled frame supporting a lift plate. The lift plate is raised by inflation of bladders disposed beneath the lift plate and lowered by deflation of the bladders. A fluid supply system provides pressurized gas for bladder inflation. Gas operated brakes resist apparatus... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20070210545 - Material transport cart: A cart for transporting material has wheels located intermediate to end wheels, the intermediate wheels extending downwardly a greater distance than the end wheels so that the cart may tilt and may be turned around the intermediate wheels. The wheels may be mounted on flanges depending from a frame of... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070210547 - Apparatus for holding a paint tray: An apparatus for holding a paint tray which allows such tray to be readily moved without risk of spilling paint therefrom. Such apparatus includes a frame member having at least three vertically disposed side wall members. A predetermined length of two of these side wall members being longer that is... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070210538 - Force sensor and manufacturing method for a force sensor: A force sensor has a cylindrically shaped housing which is elastically deformable by a force acting on it perpendicularly to its center axis. The housing has a hollow space. A measuring transducer device is situated in the hollow space, by which the deformation of the housing is able to be... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070210540 - Transformable toy vehicle: A toy vehicle includes a central housing having first and second oppositely disposed sides. A first wheel is rotatably mounted on the first side of the housing, and a second wheel is rotatably mounted on the second side of the housing. Each of the first and second wheels has a... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070210541 - Molded shopping cart and method of molding a shopping cart: A shopping cart includes a molded basket, a molded basket support that is connected to and is configured to support the molded basket, and a molded lower tray frame that is connected to and is configured to support the molded basket support. The molded basket, molded basket support and lower... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20070210543 - Landscape dolly having collapsible legs for facilitating movement of trees for transportation and method for forming same: A landscape dolly (200) includes an upper frame (201, 203) and a lower frame (207, 209) attached to the upper frame for supporting the upper frame against a lower surface. The invention utilizes one or more collapsible legs (221, 223) that are positioned on the side of the lower frame... Agent: Miller Johnson Snell Cummiskey, PLC

20070210544 - Device for limiting swivel of a front wheel of a stroller: A device for limiting swivel of a wheel of a stroller includes a fork mounted with the wheel, a swivel-limiting unit, and a quick release unit. The swivel-limiting unit includes a connecting seat adapted to be disposed fixedly on a frame unit of the stroller, a limiting seat connected fixedly... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070210546 - Wheeled waste collection container: One embodiment of the invention relates to a portable receptacle including a container having an open top and including a first portion defining a first space configured to receive a first bag and having a support member to support at least a portion of the periphery of the first bag,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070210548 - Drop-down extra axle for utility truck: The present invention is a drop-down extra axle and wheel set for a utility truck. The extra axle and wheels are pivotally connected to an extra frame set that overlies and/or extends along the original frame for the truck, from the back end of the truck frame to near its... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20070210549 - Vehicle suspensions: The invention relates to vehicle suspension systems of the type with a trailing arm, and to a seat for securing the trailing arm to an axle or axle casing. Hitherto, trailing arms have been located on axles or axle casings and held in place by the force of U-bolts holding... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070210550 - Fluid spring assembly and method: A fluid spring assembly includes a first end member and a second end member spaced from the first end member. A spring sleeve extends between the first and second end members. A third end member is disposed along the second end member and is axially displaceably secured thereto. The third... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070210551 - Brinelling bushing joint assembly: The invention concerns a brinelling bushing joint assembly having a brinelling bushing sleeve with a brinelling feature that mates with a bracket. This joint assembly may be particularly advantageous when employed to connect a vehicle frame to a vehicle suspension.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070210552 - Multiple gear transmission for a bicycle: A multiple gear transmission for a bicycle with an input shaft and an output shaft supported in a transmission housing, whereby the input shaft is embodied to receive pedal cranks and both ends of the input shaft protrude from the transmission housing. One of the ends of the output shaft... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070210553 - Bicycle front fork assembly: A wheel support portion for a bicycle, such as a front fork assembly, arranged to reduce vibrations that originate at the bicycle wheel and are transmitted to the rider of the bicycle through the wheel support. Desirably, the front fork assembly is configured to be supported by a bicycle frame... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070210554 - Bicycle fork assembly: A bicycle fork assembly that includes a fork having a fork crown, a steerer tube, and a transition that couples the fork crown to the steerer tube to define a transition point between the transition and the steerer tube. The transition has an outer dimension that increases from the steerer... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070210555 - Bicycle with rear suspension: A bicycle frame set comprising a main frame and a rear wheel suspension system including a swing-arm, a first link member and an intermediate lower link member. The swing arm has a forward end pivotally connected to the main frame. The swing-arm pivots such that a rear wheel axle on... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070210556 - Folding bicycle: The present invention discloses a folding bicycle, wherein a folding joint is installed on the beam, and the rear fork is hinged with the frame via a hinge axle, on the rear fork is installed a support bar which rests against the frame; and wherein the beam is S-shaped, and... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070210557 - Trailer device: A trailer device for attachment to a hitch of a tow vehicle, the trailer device comprising a bed, or some other type of load carrying portion, connected for pivotal movement with respect to the axle/cargo connection. The bed is movable between a generally horizontal, hauling position and a swiveling position.... Agent: Rawlyn Richter

20070210558 - Anti-sway trailer hitch: An anti-sway trailer hitch connection is provided for use between a towing vehicle and a trailer and includes structure whereby slight left and right lateral movement of the forward end of the towing vehicle will not be translated into right and left lateral movement, respectively, of the forward end of... Agent: Paul Y J Hsueh

20070210559 - Coupling guidance device: A coupling guidance device comprising a first member (13) adapted to be coupled to a first vehicle (12), the first member (13) further adapted to be operatively associated with a guidance member (14) for providing a guide path, a second chamber (15) adapted to be coupled to a second vehicle... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070210560 - Handle accessory for grasping by ambulatory children: A handle accessory attachable to a stroller, pram, shopping cart or other wheeled vehicle (collectively, “stroller”) designed for grasping by ambulatory children walking beside the stroller. The handle includes one or more clamps mounted to a laterally elongated bar. The clamps may be of an adjustable-jaw, pivotable stud, or other... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20070210561 - Rear structure of vehicle provided with curtain air bag apparatus: A middle pillar trim PT3 and a rear pillar trim PT4 positioned to the front and rear of a side window glass G3 are each harder than a roof trim RT. A curtain air bag KB fixed to a rear pillar P4 is deployed in a vehicle cabin while a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070210562 - Steering wheel assembly: A steering wheel assembly includes a bracket and a spring. At least one arm of the spring is inserted through a first aperture and a second aperture. The arm extends across a hole for receiving a connection pin of an airbag module. The spring retains itself on the bracket without... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070210563 - Vehicle steering wheel with an integrated air bag: The invention relates to a steering wheel (11) of an automotive vehicle with an integrated airbag module (21), with cooperating means for fixing the airbag module (21) in the steering wheel those incorporated in the steering wheel (11) consisting of two arms (33) with a hook (39) at their end... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070210564 - Vehicle steering wheel with floating horn: The invention relates to a steering wheel (11) of an automotive vehicle with an airbag module (21) fixed thereto through at least one intermediate device (33) comprising a spring (37), a positioning plate (35) incorporating at its upper part a hollow cylindrical body (53) surrounding a central hole and elements... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070210565 - Low risk deployment passenger airbag system with knee protection: A passenger airbag system is designed for an automotive vehicle with a passenger compartment, a windshield and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and the windshield. The instrument panel has a top portion adjacent the windshield, a lower surface generally directed toward the legs of an occupant and... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070210566 - Door mounted vehicle sensor: A vehicle safety system including a vehicle sensor component integrated into a portion of a vehicle door. A sensing portion may be integrated into a door module. A controller is coupled to the sensor and configured to activate a protective device when required.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070210567 - Inflator combustion control mechanism: A filter is provided defining an enclosure having a volume that is resiliently variable responsive to an internal pressure within the enclosure. A gas generating system, an airbag system, and a vehicle occupant protection system incorporating the filter are also disclosed.... Agent: L.c. Begin & Associates, PLLC

20070210568 - Simplified restraining tether system for use with a vehicle air bag system: An air bag system includes an inflator, an inflatable cushion having an outer face and inflatable upon release of inflation fluid from the inflator, and a restraining tether system. The restraining tether system includes a first tether attached to the outer face of the inflatable cushion, and a second tether... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070210569 - Cargo snake: An apparatus for securing an article in the cargo area of a vehicle and for adding weight to the vehicle when driving on snow covered roads. The apparatus comprising an elongated flexible tubular member having each of a first predetermined shape and a predetermined length. A filler type material is... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070210570 - Ski-carrier: The design of skies is not very practical i.e. for short transportation. This invention is an accessory to ski equipment to aid difficult transportation of skies. An example of a short transportation of skies can be when the skier goes from the hotel to the ski lift. This type of... Agent: Akc Patents

20070205569 - Steering device for sports articles provided with supporting and sliding elements in an in-line arrangement: The present invention refers to a steering device for sports articles (1) adapted to slide on a supporting surface (2) by means of a plurality of supporting and sliding elements (3) provided in an in-line arrangement; the steering device comprises a chassis (5), to which there is associated at least... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070205570 - Scooter and event forum seat: A wheeled scooter is integrated with an event forum seat. The apparatus is configured to convert between a first configuration in which the apparatus is operable as a scooter for transportation and a second configuration in which the apparatus is operable as an event forum seat.... Agent: Steven L. Nichols Rader, Fishman & Graver PLLC

20070205571 - Shopping cart designed as play apparatus: A shopping cart designed as play apparatus, comprising a nestable shopping cart (1) with a frame-supported shopping basket (2) provided with castors. The shopping cart is provided with a child seat (40), detachably connected to the basket (2), arranged adjacent the front side on the inside of the shopping basket... Agent: Dla Pipper Us

20070205572 - Rack guide and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus using the same: A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus 1 includes a gear case 3 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and having a hollow portion 2; a steering shaft 6 rotatably supported by the gear case 3 through rolling bearings 4 and 5; a pinion 7 which is rotatably supported in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070205573 - Electric slide step for recreational vehicle: An electric slide step for a recreational vehicle assists users in entering and existing the vehicle. A step housing is mounted to the vehicle beneath the exterior door. The housing has steps that are movable on inclined slides between a retracted position when not in use and an extended position... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070205574 - Electronically servo-assisted bicycle gearshift and related method: A method for electronically servo-assisting a bicycle gearshift, including the steps of: a) driving an actuator of a bicycle gearshift to displace a chain of the gearshift in an axial direction with respect to a gearshift group comprising at least two sprockets; b) receiving information on the desired alignment between... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070205575 - Saddle tube for a bicycle frame: In a saddle tube for a bicycle frame, especially a racing bicycle frame, the bottom bracket end (22) of the saddle tube is wider in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction (24) of the frame than in the longitudinal direction (24) of the frame. According to the invention, the... Agent: Clements Walker

20070205576 - Swinging hub for adjusting wheel camber: A swinging hub is disclosed for adjusting the camber of at least one wheel mounted for rotation about one of a two oppositely extending axles via a camber adjustment mechanism including an actuator coupled to the at least one axle.... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20070205577 - Human powered ground vehicle comprising foldable sections: A human powered ground vehicle is provided and comprises a vehicle frame comprising a rear frame section and a mid-section, the mid-section comprising a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the rear frame section is pivotally connected at a sprocket assembly to the rearward end. Methods of folding and... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070205578 - Rollover prevention device: A rollover prevention device for commercial tractor/trailers that senses when the tractor portion of the commercial truck has reached the critical height at which rollover of the trailer cannot be avoided. Once this critical height is reached pneumatic cylinders and pins automatically release the trailer from the tractor, thereby preserving... Agent: Keith M. Cornish

20070205579 - Steering mechanism assembly for trailers: A steering mechanism assembly for trailer, which the steering mechanism assembly comprises two wheels free to pivot that are assembled to the trailer, and a means for pivoting an axle to shift the camber angle for turning direction of the wheels of the trailer to follow the steering wheels of... Agent: Mr. Jean-paul Plante

20070205580 - Trailer hitch: A system, method, and device for hitching a trailer to a vehicle are disclosed. The exemplary system may have a receiving plate with a distal end formed with or coupled to the socket portion. The receiving plate may extend to a proximal end from the socket at an incline. The... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070205581 - Trailer hitch positioning device: A trailer hitch positioning device is disclosed which aids an operator in properly positioning a vehicle to attach the vehicle to a trailer. By aligning a trailer indicator on the trailer and a vehicle indicator in the rear window of the vehicle in the rearview mirror of the vehicle, an... Agent: Gene R. Woodle

20070205583 - Interface device for a gliding board: An interface device to be positioned between a gliding board, such as a ski, and at least one boot-retaining element, as well as a gliding apparatus that includes such device. The interface device includes: a right lateral arm including a lower surface that can be positioned on the gliding board;... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070205582 - Sliding board, in particular a ski:

20070205584 - Ski binding device: A ski binding device, in which a ski boot (4) is connected at its toe portion (6) to a ski (2), and in which there is arranged between the ski (2) and the ski boot (4) a guide (1) which is arranged to transfer torque (16) between the ski (2)... Agent: James C Wray

20070205585 - Airbag cover: An airbag cover has lid portions which are opened by a breakable portion being broken when the airbag cover is pushed by an airbag which is being inflated and is formed from a synthetic resin by molding into a single layered airbag cover. A breakable portion on a distal side... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070205586 - Cover body for air bag apparatus: A cover body of a vehicle air bag apparatus, including a covering portion which is formed integrally with an interior panel body and which has a door portion defined by a tear seam formed in a back of the interior panel body, and, a backing portion joined to a back... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070205587 - Vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for securing strength while saving weight of a vehicle seat, on which an airbag module is mounted having a construction in which an airbag is developed and expanded from a downside to an upside of the seat cushion, against a movement of the vehicle occupant... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070205588 - Vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for aiming at improving an assembling capability of an airbag module in a vehicle seat, on which an airbag module is mounted having a construction in which an airbag is developed and expanded from a downside to an upside of the seat cushion, against a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070205589 - Inflatable curtain: Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable curtain (14) that is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a position between the side structure (16) of the... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070205591 - Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat: The airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat includes an airbag provided on its rear side with a protection portion contactable with a passenger. The airbag internally includes a vertical tether for controlling the contour of the airbag upon inflation depending on a passenger. The protection portion includes each one... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070205590 - Cushion shaping sleeve and tether for airbags: An airbag device is initially restricted to restrain the initial forces from early deployment. The airbag device comprises at least one fabric panel forming an airbag cushion, an inflator to inflate the airbag cushion, a sleeve attached to the airbag cushion, and a tether configured to pass through the sleeve.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070205593 - Roll-bar system for motor vehicles comprising a retractable roof: The invention relates to a roll-bar system for vehicles comprising a roof, which can be retracted and raised in a motor-driven manner by means of a roof-displacement mechanism. Said system consists of a roll-bar body that is associated with each seat and does not comprise a sensor-controlled crash drive. The... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070205592 - Rollover protection fo motor vehicles: The present invention relates to a new type of safety system that is designed to protect a vehicle occupant during a rollover crash. The safety system will generally include a vehicle seat and a sensor. The sensor is designed to sense the occurrence of a rollover crash. The safety system... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070205594 - Gtank-lc & mini-gtank-lc: The GTank-LC & Mini-GTank-LC ‘GTank’ is a supplemental fuel storage/delivery system that connects to and becomes an integral part of the existing fuel storage/delivery system of the Suzuki Intruder 1500 LC, increasing its capacity by between 2.0 and 2.5 gallons all the while not disrupting the normal fuel flow or... Agent: Gary A. Ford