Land vehicles inventions 10/07

20070246901 - All terrain vehicle with in-motion caster adjustment: The front wheel suspension assemblies of an ATV are configured with translation assemblies aligned along a translation axis generally parallel with the vehicle axis. These translation mechanisms are engaged by pivotal follower assemblies attached to a ball joint which are moveable along the translation axis either by the pivoting action... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20070246902 - Vehicle leveling system: A vehicle leveling system including at least one level sensor, a controller and an output. The sensor measures how level the vehicle is relative to horizontal. Optionally, it does so dynamically, as the vehicle moves across a potential parking area. The controller analyzes the sensor measurements, and informs the operator... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070246903 - Motor vehicle with leaning system controlled by load sensor and method therefor: A vehicle with lean control has a frame with a steering assembly. An arm assembly is connected to the frame. A pair of first and second shock absorbers is mounted between the frame and the arm assembly on opposite sides of the frame. Each shock absorber has a fluid-filled chamber... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070246904 - Torsion-beam-type suspension apparatus: A torsion-beam-type suspension apparatus includes a torsion beam and left and right trailing arms connected to the axially outer portions of the torsion beam. The left and right trailing arms are composed of a pair of left and right first arms and a pair of left and right second arms.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070246905 - Steering mechanism and method for a manually powered vehicle: A steering mechanism and method for a manually powered vehicle are provided. The steering mechanism includes a stem. An inner shaft freely rotates within the stem. A first end of a first cable and a first end of a second cable are operatively connected to the inner shaft. A second... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070246906 - Driving system for passing fly-over obstacles by invalid chair: A driving system allows an invalid chair having a seating structure, wheels on both sides of the seating structure and at least one front stabilizing wheel, to pass obstacles. The driving system has arms secured to both sides of the seating structure and on which shafts of the wheels are... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070246907 - Wheelchair with wheel track adjustability: A wheelchair having wheel track adjustability. The wheelchair including a frame, a seat situated within the frame, two drive wheels mounted to the frame at wheel axles and at least one steerable wheel. Each axle connected to a fitting removably coupled to the frame, with the fitting mounted to at... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070246908 - Chain wheel for bicycle: A chain wheel for a bicycle includes an oblong gear having a flat shape. The oblong gear has a central point and has a periphery having two opposite relatively shortest points and two opposite relatively longest points. The periphery of the oblong gear has a tooth number equal to that... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070246909 - Bicycle frame: A bicycle frame has a front frame, a lower bracket assembly, an upper bracket assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorber. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a bottom bracket shell and seat tube. The lower bracket assembly is connected pivotally to the bottom bracket... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070246910 - Apparatus attached to the back axle of a bicycle used to pull carts or wagons: An apparatus which is attached to the back axle of a bicycle used to pull carts, wagons or other similar devices. With a U shaped design made of aluminum or other durable, flexible, lightweight material which is intended to be universal to all bicycles. This apparatus is intended to be... Agent: G. Michael Copenhaver

20070246911 - Collapsible trailer: A collapsible trailer has a trailer frame adapted to support a boat or marine vessel, the trailer frame including at least one longitudinal member and at least a pair of transverse members and at least two wheels, the wheels removably associated with opposed ends of a first of the pair... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070246912 - Coupler locking device: The present invention provides a locking device for a hinged, body and cap trailer coupler to prevent unauthorized use of an unattended and unattached trailer. The device consists of a cylindrical bar member joined to an elongated tongue member. The elongated tongue member is sized for insertion between the body... Agent: Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee

20070246913 - Back country and cross country soft snow ski traction device for ascent and descent: This device is designed to facilitate the ascent and descent by a back country or cross country skier on moderate to steeply inclined soft snow slopes. Its utility consists of its ease of installation and removal, and its exceptional performance as tested in prototype form. This device is unique in... Agent: George Coulbourn

20070246914 - Locking attachment and adjustment device: A binding is used for coupling a boot to a sport board. The binding includes a base plate, an instep support, and at least one fixation strap that couples the base plate to the instep support. An adjustment mechanism such as a buckle actuates to move the instep support toward... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070246916 - Baby stroller frame: A baby stroller frame comprises a front frame, a pair of rear leg tube, and a guiding frame. The front frame connects a front wheel. The pair of rear leg tube, each has an upper end pivotally connected with the front frame, a lower end connected a rear wheel, and... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070246915 - Standing baby stroller: A stroller for transporting a child includes a wheeled frame including at least two base rails interconnected by a cylindrical hub, a spine, and a bracing linkage. A basket attaches to the spine, confining the child and supporting a seat ring. The seat ring includes upper and lower connected concentric... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20070246917 - Stroller having extendable handle: A stroller is provided including a stroller frame supported for movement on at least one wheel. The stroller frame supports at least one child seat, and includes a handle that is grasped by the operator to drive the stroller. The handle includes a main handle portion and an auxiliary handle... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070246918 - Instrument panel with integral hidden door cover and method of manufacture thereof: An instrument panel having a hidden airbag module door opening, the instrument panel comprising: an outer layer having a show surface and an inner surface; an inner layer having a deployment opening disposed therein; an intermediary layer disposed between the outer layer and the inner layer; and a door member... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070246919 - Airbag device: An airbag device, provided below a pad of a vehicle seat cushion, comprises an airbag which deploys at a time of a vehicle collision, and an enveloping member which envelops the airbag in a tube shape; the airbag device is characterized in being provided at a position substantially in a... Agent: Carrier Blackman & Associates, P.C.

20070246920 - Vehicle occupant restraint device comprising a gas bag: A vehicle occupant restraint device has a gas bag module with a housing and a gas bag having a free exit end, the gas bag moving into its fully deployed position with the free exit end first. At least one control element is provided which engages the gas bag and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070246921 - Fastener for curtain airbag: A fastener for fixing a curtain airbag to a body panel of an automobile comprises a screw grommet having a shank to be inserted into mounting holes of an airbag-anchor portion and a body panel, and a flange to press the airbag-anchor portion against the body panel. The flange has... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070246922 - Airbag vent: Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention provide an airbag having a vent that can adaptively release gas from the airbag upon impact with an occupant. The vent may include a membrane and/or diaphragm that can control the amount of gas released from the airbag based on the pressure... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070246923 - Thermally initiatable ignition mixture: The disclosed thermally initiatable ignition mixture comprises 30 to 85% by weight of at least one first inorganic oxidizing agent from the group consisting of the chlorates and at least one second inorganic oxidizing agent from the group consisting of the nitrates; 10 to 55% by weight of at least... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070246924 - Air bag module with releasable tether: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (14) of a vehicle (12) includes a housing (26) and an air bag (22) supported by the housing. An inflator (24) is supported by the housing (26). The inflator (24) includes a first stage (40) including at least one first outlet... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070246925 - Crushable armrest and pelvic structures for motor vehicle side impacts: An armrest which is sufficiently sturdy to support vertical loads but is deformable when a side impact collision occurs so as to avoid injury to an occupant. In one embodiment, a top platform pivots up when a supporting trim panel section is collapsed and a crush cell structure is collapsed... Agent: John R. Benefiel

20070246926 - Steering wheel suspension system: The present invention refers to a steering wheel suspension system to reduce the risk of injury to the driver in connection with a vehicle collision, wherein the system includes a steering wheel axle (1), a steering wheel shaft (3), in which the steering wheel axle (1) is rotatably carried, a... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070246927 - Seatbelt device and vehicle: With this seatbelt device, a lap belt portion is provided at a seatbelt between a first shoulder belt portion and a second shoulder belt portion. The seatbelt between the first shoulder belt portion and the lap belt portion is supported by a lap outer anchor via a tongue. The seatbelt... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070246928 - Flange-strut interface permitting location selection of struts: A flange assembly 23 of a fuel supply unit includes a flange 22 constructed and arranged to be mounted to a fuel tank and a strut support structure 18 separate from the flange. The support structure includes a body 20 and at least a pair of strut supports 30 integral... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070246929 - Supporting structure for fuel tank and automobile assembling method: A supporting structure for a fuel tank in a vehicle includes a suspension arm fixing structure provided under the floor of a vehicle body and having a statically sufficient rigidity, the fuel tank being located so as to partially overlap the suspension arm fixing structure in the longitudinal direction of... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070241522 - Active automobile turn gravity change control apparatus: An active automobile turn gravity change control apparatus installs an elevating mechanism between each of four wheels and an automobile body of an automobile, and the elevating mechanism is driven by a motive power supply element and controlled by a controller to adjust the relative distance between each of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070241523 - Method and apparatus for repairing vehicles: A method and apparatus for repairing a hard to reach vehicle comprising a movable base with an elevated platform with a central support means connected to a platform that is powered by a screw jack that is used to adjust the angle and height of the rotating platform wherein the... Agent: Gregory Lynn Lewman

20070241525 - Stroller: The stroller comprises a frame and wheels supporting the frame. The stroller can at least be wheeled over a ground surface in a horizontal direction of movement, wherein at least one wheel is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the frame. At least one wheel is simultaneously movable... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070241524 - Stroller with removable storage: A stroller includes a frame assembly, an occupant seat supported by the frame assembly, and a storage container removably suspended from the frame assembly under the occupant seat. In some cases, the frame assembly includes a spine. The spine has an underside surface with a one or more brackets or... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070241526 - Vehicle stabilizer bar bushing assembly: A vehicle stabilizer bar bushing assembly has an elastomeric bushing and a bushing liner. The bushing liner is internal to the bushing and is not bonded to the bushing prior to be assembled onto the vehicle stabilizer bar. Both the bushing and the bushing liner have ledges at the opposing... Agent: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Intellectual Property Department 823

20070241527 - Vehicle suspension with resilient rod linkage: A vehicle suspension system utilizes a resilient rod and bracket configuration to replace standard torque rods. Resilient rods are used to couple an axle member to a vehicle member. The axle member includes an axle bracket and the vehicle member includes a vehicle bracket. Upper and lower resilient rods are... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070241528 - Supplemental suspension system and method of use: A supplemental torsion suspension system for a vehicle having primary suspension system is provided along with a method of use thereof. The supplemental system has a rotateable torsion bar and a lever arm extending from the torsion bar for engagement with a control member of the primary suspension system. An... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070241529 - System and method for bed transport: A system and method for a bed transport. The system may include a drive system configured to couple to a bed frame and to provide powered movement of the bed frame. The system may also include a substantially vertical control arm and a control handle coupled to the control arm.... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Legal Department Intellectual Property

20070241530 - Bicycle crank: A crank is provided with a crank axle connecting portion for connecting a crank axle thereto, a pedal connecting portion for connecting a pedal thereto, and a main crank portion positioned between the crank axle connecting portion and the pedal connecting portion. A first insert member is arranged in the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070241531 - Stem assembly for a bicycle: A stem assembly for a bicycle that includes a handlebar and a fork having a steerer. The fork is coupled to a wheel and is rotatable about a steering axis to turn the wheel. The stem assembly includes a stem that has a steerer aperture configured to receive the steerer... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070241532 - Bicycle frames and bicycles with permanent rear wheel fenders: A bicycle frame includes a head tube, a top tube, a down tube, a pair of chainstays, a pair of seatstays, and a rear wheel fender providing structural support to the bicycle frame. A seat tube is provided that does not extend to a bottom bracket of the bicycle. For... Agent: Anthony S. Ellsworth Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles, Inc.

20070241533 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle with increased freedom in selection of a location in which a passenger puts a foot has a footboard, a seat and a side cover. The footboard includes footboard extensions extending rearwardly of a foremost portion of the seat toward the rear. The footboard extensions include a projection projecting... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070241534 - Floating boat trailer: A floating boat trailer for use with an automatic latching device for securing a boat includes a frame constructed and arranged to accommodate floatation panels, a hinged linkage mechanism having a spring steel extension blade attached to the trailer tongue, a pneumatic cylinder operable from a control transmitter to effect... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070241536 - Viewing assembly and a method for coupling a trailer to a selectively movable assembly: An assembly 10 which may be selectively and removably attached to a selectively movable assembly, such as a vehicle 90 and which provides the driver 94 of the selectively movable assembly 90 with an image of the trailer connection portion 99 of the selectively movable assembly 90 as the selectively... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa And Associates, P.C.

20070241535 - Mirrored hitch alignment apparatus and method of use: A trailer hitch alignment apparatus is comprised of a convex mirror assembly adjustably mounted to a vertical stanchion assembly which in turn is removably mounted within mounting means fixedly attached to the tow bar of a trailer. Vertical stanchion assembly is height adjustable to permit raising or lowering of the... Agent: Douglas Wm. Massinger, Esq. Massinger Law Offices

20070241537 - Pivoting hitch system for trailer: Disclosed is a trailer hitch system that is configured to rotate to a stowing position and an operating position. When in the operational position, a coupler arm of the trailer is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the trailer so that the coupler arm contributes to the length of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070241538 - Folding wheelbarrow: A folding wheelbarrow includes opposed tubular perimeter frame sections each connected to a support wheel and joined to each other at a point along rearward edges thereof by a hinge pin. Integral handlebar sections extend rearwardly from the frame sections and are connected to handgrips which may be selectively positioned... Agent: Ip Section, Michael E. Martin Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

20070241541 - Airbag system, vehicle and method of manufacturing airbag system: An airbag system mountable in a vehicle includes an airbag formed into a predetermined storage shape arranged to unfold and inflate when a vehicular accident occurs, an airbag holder configured to retain the airbag in the predetermined storage shape. An airbag storage section stores the airbag in the predetermined storage... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070241540 - Structure for protecting a passenger: A structure for protecting a passenger of a vehicle includes a vehicle body of the vehicle; an interior material arranged on an inner side of the vehicle body, which faces an interior of the vehicle; an airbag which is stored between the vehicle body and the interior material, and is... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070241539 - Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle: There is provided a bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle. The bracket fixes a path such that a connection strap connecting the side airbag to the bracket is secured to an A-pillar and removes any interference when the side airbag is assembled, to make it easy... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070241542 - Air bag deployment ramp: A ramp for directing the deployment of an expanding air bag may be formed to extend from a surface of a trim panel. The ramp may comprise one or more projections having a hinge or fold line. After molding of the trim panel, the projection may be folded along the... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070241544 - Airbag device for motor vehicles: An airbag device for protecting motor vehicle occupants is disclosed. The airbag device comprises an airbag, which is accommodated folded-up in the roof area of the vehicle prior to inflation. The airbag unfolds downwards curtain-like when triggered, with a first section of the folded-up airbag extending in the longitudinal direction... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070241543 - Guide plate for side air bag: There is provided a guide plate for a side air bag. The guide plate includes a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body, a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member and extending toward a passenger space of a vehicle, and a... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070241545 - Seat sensor system: A seat sensor system comprises at least one seat sensor for sensing a status related to a seat occupancy and for generating a output signal indicative of said status and a control unit for communicating with said at least one seat sensor. According to the invention the seat sensor comprises... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070241546 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus includes an air bag, the airbag including an inflator opening, a vent hole provided at a side of the inflator opening, and a vent hole cover which closes the vent hole, wherein the vent hole cover has a strip-shaped closure part which covers the vent hole, and... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070241547 - Rollover protection system for a motor vehicle and related method: A reinforced frame having a roof member and a pillar includes a brace interconnected to the frame. The brace is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The deployed position is defined by the brace extending diagonally between the pillar and the roof member.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070241548 - Steering wheel retracting device for vehicle: A steering wheel retracting device includes a steering wheel of a vehicle, and a moving device for moving the steering wheel relative to the vehicle to selectively move the steering wheel away from a vehicle driver when a car accident is happened. A cylinder housing may be attached to the... Agent: Banger Shia

20070241549 - Height adjuster with motion clutch: A height adjuster (100) adapted for use with a seat belt system, the height adjuster including: a lock bar (110) having a lock side (116) with optional teeth (116a) and an opposing side (118); a lock lever (120) having an opening (122) therethrough, the lock bar receivable through the opening,... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070241550 - Belt tensioner for a safety belt system: A belt tensioner for a safety belt system has a drive unit and a power transmission element, which engages on a drive element when the drive unit is activated. The power transmission element is a non-rigid medium.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070235960 - Creeper with powered adjustable back and headrest: A creeper including an elongated horizontal main frame having a top end and a bottom end. A plurality of wheels are mounted on the underside of the frame, providing creeper mobility. A sub-frame has a proximate end pivotally attached to the top end of the main frame, and a distal... Agent: R. Michael West Law Offices Of R. Michael West, A Professional Corporation

20070235961 - Hand operated brake assembly for a shopping cart: A brake assembly for a shopping cart includes an elongated shaft and a pair of pivots for pivotally attaching the elongated shaft to each rear leg of the shopping cart. A pair of L-shaped members is secured to the elongated shaft and movable for frictionally engaging a respective rear wheel... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070235964 - Wheeled luggage usable as a seat: A wheel assembly for use on wheeled luggage usable as a seat A seat cushion is located on the upper end of the luggage. The wheel assembly includes a wheel housing having a brake shoe located within the housing. A wheel carriage is positioned within the housing. The wheel carriage... Agent: Robert E. Howard

20070235955 - Fluid pressure control apparatus for stabilizers: A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for stabilizers controls hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic communication path hydraulically connecting cylinders each operatively connected to each stabilizer of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a spool valve provided in the hydraulic communication path. The spool valve includes a housing, a spool accommodated in the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070235956 - Wheel ski mount: A wheeled cart, such as a shopping cart, has ski elements on the wheels thereof. The ski elements can be moved between stored and use positions.... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20070235957 - Musical skates: An electronic music device for skaters is boot mounted and includes a sensor sensing skate states capturing forward backward direction of motion and inside outside lean. A sensory signal conditioning and calibration circuit converts mapped signals into audible tones. An audio amplifier powers wired or wireless headphones. The skater plays... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070235958 - Device for manually transporting a carcass: A device for manually transporting a carcass 8 or similar sized object includes a transport member 12, at least one hauling member 18 for manually pulling the transport member 12 with a carcass 8 therein, the hauling member 18 being secured to the transport member 12, at least one carcass... Agent: Donald G. Flaynik, Jr. Cherskov & Flaynik

20070235959 - Tool creeper: The tool creeper is a rectangular box of a predetermined size related to work area requirements. The tool creeper has a plurality of compartments and drawers to accommodate tools. A plurality of creeper wheels having mounts are attached in a spatial relationship on the outside of a bottom panel to... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070235962 - Artificial tree container: A storage container for artificial trees comprising a container portion, a transportation portion that is attached to a base of the container portion, and a handle portion that is attached to a top end of the container portion. The container portion is made of a soft flexible material, such that... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20070235963 - Interchangeable and nestable storage bin and lid: A storage container having a bin and a lid is provided. The bin has a base panel, a front panel and a rear panel extending upward from the base panel, and two side panels extending upward from the base panel and spanning between the front and rear panels. A storage... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070235967 - Cup holder for a stroller: A cup holder assembly for a stroller has a slider that is carried on and slidable along a part of the stroller frame between a stowed position and a deployed position. A cup receiving ring is carried on the slider and is movable between a stowed orientation and a deployed... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070235965 - Seat adjusting mechanism of a motorized wheelchair: The purpose of this invention is to enhance the stability of seat up-down adjustment and the aesthetics of a wheelchair. The mechanism is structured by the cart frame, the seat, the linking rod mechanism and the linear motion actuator. There are at least two linking rod mechanisms, each mechanism is... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070235966 - Stroller with removable arm bar: A stroller includes a frame assembly having a first frame section and a second frame section. The stroller further includes a cross member to be removably attached to the first and second frame sections. Each of the first and second frame sections includes an end to be engaged by the... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070235968 - Adjustable monitor cart: Size altering transportation monitor cart whose horizontal width can be expanded or retracted by pulling stopper pins and pulling or pushing the horizontal frame open, closed or to a varying degree between opened or closed.... Agent: Dennis T. Krizan

20070235969 - Apparatus for tractor trailer onboard dynamic alignment: The present invention monitors a vehicle's normal axle path of movement during vehicle operation when the axle is aligned parallel and perpendicular to the vehicle's geometric centerline. An onboard computer (82) stores normal axle motion values which are determined by an arm or line segment (28) having a first end... Agent: Mitchell C. Harrill

20070235970 - Brake assembly and scooters and skateboards including the same: Brake assemblies, and scooters and skateboards incorporating the same. The brake assemblies include an actuator that is positioned rearward of the body of the scooter or skateboard and includes a brake member that is selectively pivoted or otherwise moved into braking contact with a rear wheel assembly responsive to rider-applied... Agent: David S. D'ascenzo Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070235971 - Integrating axle for scooters: An “Integrating Axle” for scooters that feature attributes sufficient to result in a stable free standing utility vehicle. Where the “Integrating Axle” is adaptable as embodied in a bolt on steering, suspension and axle shaft arrangement structurally rendered to affix a utility carriage to a two-wheel board style ride scooter... Agent: Winn L. Woods

20070235972 - Modular, central frame, offset, dual control arm independent suspension and suspension retrofit: A dual control arm independent suspension mounts to a chassis of a high mobility truck for steering, for non-steering, for driving and/or for non-driving. The dual control arm independent suspension has modular, tubular-frame and/or differential housing for attachment to front axle positions and/or to rear axle positions to simultaneously employ... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20070235973 - Heavy-pedaling bicycle: A heavy-pedaling bicycle includes a pedaling unit which is rotated to deliver a driving force to drive a rear wheel to roll on a ground surface, and a dragging mechanism which is disposed on at least one of stationary and rotary members to generate a dragging force which counteracts the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070235974 - Exercise and transportation device: The present invention discloses an exercise and transportation device such as a bicycle that includes a frame having a drive wheel rotatably supported thereupon. The bicycle includes a first and a second foot support members, which are powered by the user. A coupler assembly directs the first end of each... Agent: Peter Ganjian

20070235975 - Pedaling vehicle having exercising function: A pedalling vehicle includes a main body, two control handles, two drive links, and a transmission link. The main body includes a front frame a front wheel, a rear frame, two rotation devices, two rear wheels, two cranks, and two connecting members. The rotation devices are connected by the transmission... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070235977 - Motorcycle frame: A motorcycle frame having first, second, and third frame sections. The first frame section is sized and configured to receive and secure a motorcycle engine. The second frame section is located rearwardly from the first frame section, and is sized and configured to receive and secure a motorcycle transmission and... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070235976 - Tube connection assembly of bicycle frame: A tube connection assembly of a bicycle frame includes a bi-forked portion formed by a hollow rectangular tube; one end of the rectangular tube being bi-forked as two halves; each half having a positioning groove; and a combining portion formed by two plates which are connected as a shape corresponding... Agent: Chung-hung Lin

20070235978 - Self-locking mechanism: A self-locking mechanism includes a first body member that rotates relative to a second body member, a lock lever rotatably coupled to the first body member and a biasing element that biases the rotation of the lock lever in a latching direction. The lock lever includes a cam portion that... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook C/o Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20070235979 - Bicycle with a pivotable support unit usable as a rear rack and a stand: A bicycle includes a rear wheel rotatably mounted on a bicycle frame for rolling on a ground surface, a support unit pivotably mounted on the bicycle frame, and a locking unit disposed to releasably retain the support unit in a traveling position. The support unit includes a pivoted end, a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070235980 - Trailer hitch: A hitch includes a control linkage having a single handle on a control bar. The control linkage doubles to provide both a positive safety feature and a movement feature to the hitch, permitting single handed operation of both the positive safety feature and the opening of the hitch with the... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20070235981 - Easy lift: A novel pair of manipulating rods adapted to manipulate the support legs of a fifth wheel travel trailer at least includes: a first rod adapted to disengage a support leg locking pin, the first rod having a pin engaging end and a handling end, the first rod being of sufficient... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070235982 - Atv trailer hitch assembly: An ATV trailer hitch assembly is disclosed. The ATV trailer hitch assembly includes a tongue assembly and an adjustment assembly. The tongue assembly and adjustment assembly are operable for improved cornering and uneven terrain compensation for an ATV trailer using the ATV trailer hitch assembly.... Agent: George R. Reardon

20070235983 - Trailer hitch cover: A cover for a fifth wheel trailer hitch is provided. The cover surrounds substantially all of the hitch head and kingpin and acts to lessen or prevent injuries sustained from collision with the trailer hitch when the trailer is detached from a towing vehicle. The cover is a sleeve made... Agent: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. The Financial Center

20070235984 - Sole for a cross-country ski boot including connectors fixed to the sole, and a boot provided with such a sole: A flexible sole for a cross-country ski boot and a cross-country ski boot having such sole. The sole includes at least two members for connecting the boot to a binding device, the connecting members including portions anchored in the sole, the connecting members being fixed to a common anchoring element,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070235985 - Fold up/fold down tow dolly for use with a load bearing vehicle hitch: A convertible tow dolly supported upon a towing vehicle when in an elevated and non-use position. The dolly includes an elongated tubular support having a first end pivotally secured to a first bracket fixedly engaged to a hitch associated with a towing vehicle. A wheeled and crosswise extending portion exhibits... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070235986 - Impact protector mounting: The current invention relates to impact protector mountings and methods of using such mountings for parts or structures that are susceptible to impact or the forces of an impact. Protectors of the invention are useful to protect any parts or structures in vehicles, including bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, off-road vehicles,... Agent: Stahl Law Firm

20070235988 - Air bag inflator vibration damper: A vibration damper for connecting an inflator to an air bag module in a vehicle steering column or the like. The vibration damper comprises a flexible and resilient, annular damper member having a first end portion connected to a diffuser for the inflator, and a second opposite end portion connected... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070235989 - Air bag inflator vibration damper: A vibration damper for connecting an inflator to an air bag module in a vehicle steering column or the like. The vibration damper comprises a flexible and resilient, annular damper member having a first end portion connected to a first ring member, and a second opposite end portion connected to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070235987 - Impact absorbing airbag inflator: An impact absorbing airbag module is disclosed. The module includes a chassis that holds an inflator, and is connected to a mounting system. The chassis includes a forward side wall, a first lateral side wall, a second lateral side wall, and a rear side wall. One of the side walls... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20070235990 - Motor vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for suppressing a load received by an airbag housed in a motor vehicle seat with an airbag module having a construction in which the airbag is developed and expanded from a down side to an upside of a seat cushion against movement of a motor... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070235991 - Motor vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for suppressing a load received by an airbag housed in a motor vehicle seat with an airbag module having a construction in which the airbag is developed and expanded from a down side to an upside of a seat cushion against movement of a motor... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070235992 - Motor vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for aiming at improving workability when in the assembling operation in a motor vehicle seat with an airbag module having a construction in which the airbag is developed and expanded from a down side to an upside of a seat cushion against movement of a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070235993 - Motor vehicle seat, motor vehicle, and airbag module: A technology is provided effective for preventing moisture absorption of an airbag housed in a motor vehicle seat with an airbag module having a construction in which the airbag is developed and expanded from a down side to an upside of a seat cushion against movement of a motor vehicle... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070235994 - Side airbag and method of folding: A method and apparatus for providing a side airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable cushion for deployment from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The inflatable cushion is positioned behind a headliner of the vehicle in an un-inflated state and the inflatable cushion is configured... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070235995 - Steering wheel: The steering wheel includes a wheel body and an airbag apparatus disposed on top of a boss. The wheel body is divided into a shaft side division joined to the steering shaft, and a ring side division disposed proximate the ring. The ring side division is rotatable with respect to... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070235996 - Airbag system for an automobile and method of operating the same: The present invention may provide an airbag system for an automobile and a method of operating the same. The airbag system comprises the following: sensors mounted on a frame member of a the vehicle frame for detecting a crash by sequentially measuring stress wave cause by the crash; an electronic... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070235997 - System to disconnect a control pedal from the device to which it is connected: System to disconnect a device control pedal (1) from the device to which it is connected, said pedal (1) being connected to the device by a rod (2) whose end (3) is attached to a first spinning body (4) coupled to the pedal (1) and rotatable around an axis (5),... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070235998 - Tilting and telescoping steering column assembly: A steering column for a vehicle having a high natural frequency including a tilt housing assembly having a fixed assembly and a tilt assembly, and a floating locking mechanism for controlling a position of the tilt assembly relative to said fixed assembly, and a telescoping housing assembly receiving a portion... Agent: Kane & Co., PLC

20070235999 - Vehicle seat belt apparatus: The apparatus of the present invention provides a seat belt apparatus configured to restrain an occupant seated in a vehicle car seat having a seat back portion and a seat base portion. The seat belt apparatus includes a lap belt defining an inboard portion and an outboard portion. The seat... Agent: Laura C. Hargitt General Motors Corporation

20070236000 - Device for manually transporting a carcass: A device for manually transporting a carcass 8 or similar sized object includes a transport member 12, at least one hauling member 18 for manually pulling the transport member 12 with a carcass 8 therein, the hauling member 18 being secured to the transport member 12, at least one carcass... Agent: Cherskov & Flaynik Civic Opera Building

20070228680 - Modular workstation: A point of application workstation is disclosed and generally includes a base unit, a power unit, a support unit, a work surface and storage unit, a monitor assembly and a control unit. Extending upward from the base unit is the support unit which carries the work surface and storage unit,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070228675 - Vehicle with a main body having a longitudinal axis and with a tilting unit: The invention concerns a vehicle with a main body having a longitudinal axis, and with a tilting unit for tilting the main body relative to a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis, whereby the tilting unit comprises an actuator, an control unit and a power provision unit for providing a... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20070228676 - Method for adjusting the amount of air in a closed air supply system for a chassis: The object of the invention is to avoid pressure and volume compensation as much as possible during measurement of the pressures of the air spring units. According to the invention, the pressure in the air spring units (5, 6, 7, 8) is estimated prior to measurement of the pressures of... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070228677 - Supporting runner for the plane on ice preparation equipment: If the blade of the chamfer plane of ice preparation equipment is set to a lower depth than the carriage runner, the latter follows the cutting surface of the chamfer plane. The latter then planes to a lower depth as the carriage runner is its reference base. The carriage runner... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070228678 - System and method for use in retail stores with rfid tag reading systems: A shopping cart that supports shopping bag dispenser(s) to enable shoppers to package goods as they shop. Shopping bag dispensers may be connected to fixtures that support goods to enable shoppers to obtain shopping bags while shopping.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070228679 - Tilt dolly used for transporting landscaping materials: A tilt dolly (200) for use in transporting landscaping materials includes a substantially square frame (201, 203, 211, 213, 217, 219) having a first end and a second end. A first set of wheels (301, 303) and second set of wheels (305, 307) are attached at predetermined positions on the... Agent: Miller Johnson Snell Cummiskey, PLC

20070228681 - File cabinet caddy: A file cabinet dolly is provided that includes a rectangular support frame consisting of four L-shaped corner members and interconnecting side rails. Each corner member receives a corner support having a contact plate. The top surface of the contact plate is coplanar with the top surface of the side rails... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070228682 - Method of manufacturing rack guide base body in rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus and rack guide: A method of manufacturing a rack guide base body wherein a cavity (40) is formed which has a pair of semicylindrical convex surfaces (44a and 44b) and a pair of flat surfaces (45) each located between the semicylindrical convex surfaces (44a and 44b), and has a recessed surface (41) located... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070228683 - Retrofit rear independent suspension for all terrain vehicles: A retrofit independent suspension system for an all terrain vehicle (ATV) includes a sub-frame having a mounting point adapted to connect to the existing swing-arm mount of the ATV and a linkage member connected to the sub-frame on one end and adapted to connect to the existing rear upper shock... Agent: Plevy, Howard & Darcy, P.C.

20070228684 - Suspension arm for a vehicle: A suspension arm is configured for pivotable attachment to a vehicle's frame and for at least partially supporting a wheel knuckle. The suspension arm includes first and second elongated support members which each have proximal and distal ends. The suspension arm also includes a bracket formed from sheet metal. The... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

20070228685 - Flexure joints for recreational vehicle suspension: A flexure joint suspension system for use in recreational vehicles such as ATVs. A recreational vehicle having an independent suspension consisting of a flexible material operatively coupling the vehicle chassis to a suspension arm thereby adapting the recreational vehicle for dirt track, rough terrain and general off-highway use, as Well... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070228686 - Movable subframe for tractor-trailers: A movable subframe for a tractor-trailer includes a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated and longitudinally extending main members. At least two cross members extend between and are attached to the main members, and a retractable pin mechanism selectively positions the subframe beneath a body of a trailer of the tractor-trailer.... Agent: David P Dureska Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

20070228687 - Bicycle propulsion mechanism: This invention discloses a mechanism for propelling a bicycle through rectilinear reciprocation of the pedals. The mechanism includes a crank lever, which when forced by the drivers legs, pushes a drive arm that, in turn, rotates a drive wheel. The rotation of the drive wheel transmits a torque to the... Agent: Marc E. Hankin, Esq.

20070228688 - Energy efficient bicycle: The energy efficient bicycle provided includes a seat mounted to a frame, and front and rear wheels rotatably mounted to a frame. The rear wheel is positioned approximately below or rearward of the seat. The bicycle includes a pedal crank assembly rotatably mounted to the frame. The pedal crank assembly... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070228689 - Bicycle frame tube structure for enhancing the rigidity of the bicycle frame: A bicycle frame tube structure comprises a combining section; one end of the combining section having two opening for receiving a tube of a rear upper bi-forked tube; and a stand tube clamped between the two tubes. The combining section is two bi-forked tubes of an upper tube; or the... Agent: Chun-hung Lin

20070228690 - Front bicycle suspension assembly with inertia valve: A front bicycle suspension assembly having an inertia valve is described. The front bicycle suspension assembly may include at least upper and lower telescoping tubes defining an interior volume in which a damping tube containing an inertia valve is positioned. During compression, a piston rod of the bicycle suspension assembly... Agent: Fox Factory, Inc.

20070228691 - Front bicycle suspension assembly with inertia valve: A front bicycle suspension assembly having an inertia valve is described. The front bicycle suspension assembly may include at least upper and lower telescoping tubes and include a damping tube containing an inertia valve. The inertia valve may include an inertia mass movable along the outer surface of a valve... Agent: Fox Factory, Inc.

20070228692 - Mobile emergency hospital: A mobile emergency hospital comprises a first wheeled trailer and a second wheeled trailer parked alongside the first trailer such that adjacent side walls of the first and second trailers are arranged to confront each other. The first and second trailers have patient care equipment associated with first and second... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070228693 - Hitch storage device: A hitch storage device for securing a hitch to a vehicle that minimizes risk of accidental painful contact between the hitch and the operator of the vehicle. The hitch storage device includes a connecting member, a male hitch member, a hitch-support bracket, and a male protrusion member. The hitch storage... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20070228694 - Single handed controlled trailer hitch: A hitch includes a control linkage having a single handle on a control bar. The control linkage doubles to provide both a positive safety feature and a movement feature to the hitch, permitting single handed operation of both the positive safety feature and the opening of the hitch with the... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20070228695 - Cross-country ski assembly and cross-country ski binding: An assembly of a ski and a device for binding a boot to the ski, the assembly including a ski having an upper surface adapted to receive the binding device. The assembly includes an anchoring device that includes a slide and a binding device that includes a base, the base... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070228696 - Foldable stroller having discrete handlebar: 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

20070228697 - Collapsible cart for paint spray pump: A collapsible cart for paint sprayers including a pair of spaced apart legs, a pump support extending between the upper ends of the legs, a pair of feet, a handle extending above the pump support, and lock and release means connected to the handle, pump support and legs and operable... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070228698 - Airbag module attachment: An airbag assembly and attachment mechanism is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the airbag assembly may include a snap attachment or catch mechanism to couple the airbag module to an instrument panel without the aid of fasteners. The catch mechanism may utilize a spring wire clip that is engaged by... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070228702 - Automobile interior structure and headliner interior material: A cut that widens a through hole of an end portion of a headliner interior material breaks when an airbag is deployed, and is formed on an exterior-side of the end portion. The end portion of the headliner interior material is in close contact with a surrounding member provided around... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20070228701 - Side airbag apparatus: An airbag includes a seam, which divides the airbag into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. An inner tube is provided inside the airbag such that openings are each located in one of the chambers. An inflator is inserted in the inner tube such that gas blown out from... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070228700 - Vehicle rear structure provided with curtain air bag device: A vehicle rear structure with a curtain air bag device is provided which is capable of, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, effectively restraining a front upper end of a rear pillar trim from breaking and scattering, and spreading a curtain member properly. The air bag device includes a curtain... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070228699 - Contoured side impact airbag: A side impact airbag and deployment system including an inflator is provided. The airbag has a generally B-shaped, or hour-glass, configuration and has a broad shoulder loading portion, a narrow central portion, and a broad pelvis loading portion.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070228706 - Vehicular body front structure: A vehicular body front structure, includes: 1) a reactive force member disposed adjacent to a front edge part of a vehicular body and configured to be displaceable from i) a received state where the reactive force member is received in the vehicular body to ii) a protruding state where the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070228703 - Inflator system: Method for inflating an airbag in a vehicle to protect an occupant in the event of a crash involving the vehicle in which an inflator having a propellant is arranged in the vehicle, the propellant is ignited after determination of a crash involving the vehicle to generate gas therefrom, the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070228705 - Method for operating a pre-crash sensing system to deploy airbags using confidence factors prior to collision: A method of operating a vehicle includes determining a pre-crash collision confidence factor and estimating a time to collision. The method further includes deploying a reversible restraint in response to the confidence factor and the time to collision and deploying a non-reversible restraint in response to the confidence factor and... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070228704 - Method for operating a pre-crash sensing system to deploy airbags using inflation control: A method of operating a restraint system comprises deploying an airbag in response to a pre-crash sensing system prior to collision in a first stage and controlling an inflation of the airbag in a second stage in response to acceleration signals of the vehicle.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070228707 - Seat belt force sensor system: A system for measuring seat belt forces is used to control deployment of vehicle airbags. The system includes a rigid plate member having one end attached to a portion of the seat belt and an opposite end mounted to a vehicle structure. The seat belt is used to secure passengers... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Law Department

20070228708 - Actuatable fastener: An actuatable fastener (50) includes a body (80) including a head (82) and a shank (84). The body (80) includes an interior chamber (120) partially defined by a side wall (132) extending from the head (82) into the shank (84) and an end wall (138) positioned in the shank. A... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, Tummino & Szabo L.L.P.

20070228709 - Airbag with gas diffuser: An airbag includes a gas diffuser that includes a plurality of apertures and is formed of a fabric material. The gas diffuser is integrally formed with at least a portion of an airbag cushion. The airbag may be a curtain style airbag or another type of airbag.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070228710 - Airbag apparatus: The airbag apparatus includes an airbag having a tether including an occupant side tether belt and a vehicle body side tether belt. An intermediate portion of the vehicle body side tether belt is held at the side of a housing of the airbag by a retaining mechanism. At full inflation... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070228711 - Hip restraints: A golf car including a seat assembly and a first hip restraint. The seat assembly has an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The first hip... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070228712 - Vehicle restraint systems and methods of restraining vehicle occupants: Restraint systems for vehicle occupants are disclosed. Particularly, restraint bars configured to pivot on a shaft to a restraining position across the lap of a seated vehicle occupant are disclosed. The shaft of the restraint bar may be operably coupled with a ratchet wheel. The position of the ratchet wheel,... Agent: Trask Britt

20070228713 - Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes a controller for controlling a reversible occupant restraint so as to restrain an occupant when three conditions are met, i.e., a first condition that the steering angle of a steering wheel has exceeded a steering angle threshold, a second condition that the steering angle... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070228714 - Protective cover for the underside of a vehicle: A protective cover for the underside of a vehicle is formed substantially from plastic and can provide a skid plate for the vehicle. The protective cover includes at least one fastening portion which is configured to facilitate attachment of the protective cover to the vehicle. In one embodiment, the protective... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP

20070228715 - Steering apparatus: In a steering apparatus, a differential lock mechanism has a lock holder in which a plurality of groove portions are formed on an outer periphery thereof, and selectively allows and prohibits to generate a difference of steering amount in the rotational direction between an input shaft and an output shaft... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070228716 - Collapsible steering column assembly and method of operation: A collapsible steering column assembly preferably has a collapsible steering shaft that extends rotatably along a centerline and a collapsible column that houses and co-extends with the shaft. The column preferably has inner and outer jackets that retract axially to collapse the column. An energy absorbing device has an elongated... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070228717 - Steering column apparatus for vehicle: A steering column apparatus for a vehicle includes: a vehicle body fixing bracket; an uncoupling bracket fixed to a moving side column jacket; a coupling pin that couples the vehicle body fixing bracket and the uncoupling bracket such that they are separated from each other; a cutter member that cancels... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070228718 - Bidirectionally and angularly adjustable fender attaching device: A device for attaching a fender to a vehicle comprises an elongated member and a fender fixation member. The elongated member has a proximal end and a distal portion, and the proximal end is configured to be attached to the vehicle. The fender fixation member is mounted to the distal... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.