Land vehicles inventions 11/07

20070273113 - Work station insert for shopping cart: A work station insert for a shopping cart has a large table top useful for writing on, and storage drawer beneath the table top. The insert hooks over the push handle of the cart, so that the insert cannot move rearward or tip forward; it is supported near its center... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070273114 - Transportable containers: A container assembly is provided that includes a base container that has an upper opening and an upper container mounted in covering relation over the upper opening of the base container. A linkage connects the upper container to the base container in a manner that allows the upper container to... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070273115 - Sports equipment bag with integral drying rack: A garment transportation and the drying device is provided with a transportation frame for carrying a container for garments, and a drying frame, the drying frame being deployable for supporting garments to be dried when the device is used in drying mode. The transportation frame provides support for a container... Agent: Milton, Geller, LLP

20070273117 - Rear wheel toe angle control system of a vehicle: The present invention relates to a vehicle posture control system for improving handling stability by controlling a posture of the vehicle. An object of the present invention is to provide a rear wheel toe angle control system, in which as an actuator for controlling rear wheels of a vehicle, an... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070273118 - Inline skateboard: A skateboard includes a first platform having a first wheel caster. A second platform, co-planar with the first platform, includes a second wheel caster. The skateboard further includes a bar having first and second ends, for interconnecting the first and second platforms in an aligned and spaced-apart relation along a... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070273119 - Steering arm: A steering arm includes a curved center portion having a recessed area where the curved center portion is defined by a non-symmetrical cross-section. The non-symmetrical cross-section comprises an I-section having first and second portions interconnected by a third portion. The first portion has a greater cross-sectional area than the second... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070273110 - Skate propulsion mechanisms: Skate propulsion mechanisms are provided. In some embodiments, skate propulsion mechanisms comprise: a base plate; a drive wheel couple to the base plate; a shoe plate to which a user's foot can be coupled, which shoe plate can be moved relative to the base plate in response to movements in... Agent: Matthew T. Byrne

20070273111 - Hand carrier: at least one wheel-connecting member (50) with a central part fixed on the lower part-supporting member (20), an upper part connected to the support-connecting member (60) and a lower part at which a wheel (70) is equipped, the wheel-connecting member (50) being rotated about its central axis fixed on the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070273112 - Folding platform structure: A platform structure has at least two articulated platforms that can extend end-to-end to form a bench type arrangement. For ease of portability, the structure includes wheels so that it can be carted when it is in a stow position. The structure can include a detachable canopy frame and a... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070273116 - Container assembly with supplementary support structure: A container assembly designed for the collection, temporary storage and transport of refuse, waste material or other objects includes a housing having a hollow interior in which the refuse is collected and stored and a supplementary support structure at least partially defined by a support platform which may extend outwardly... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P.A.

20070273120 - Longitudinal beam for a driver's cab and carrier structure comprising one such longitudinal beam: A longitudinal beam for a driver's cab which extends upward in an angular manner beyond a floor plate. An essentially straight longitudinal beam section is assembled with a separate longitudinal beam head.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070273121 - Front suspension strut: A golf car suspension system includes a coil-over-shock strut assembly having a shock absorber cylinder and an offset bracket including a semicircular member and bracket legs extending from the semicircular member angularly offset from the semicircular member. The semicircular member engages the shock absorber cylinder. A spacer bracket has a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070273122 - Orientable support for the mudguard of a steered wheel of an operating machinery, such as a tractor: Mudguard support for self-propelled operating machinery mounted on wheels, comprising a first element (2) intended to be fixed on the hub (11) of a steered wheel of the machinery, and a second element (3) which is articulated to the preceding along a substantially vertical axis (4), and is set to... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070273123 - Trailer step: Stairway for use on a semi tractor trailer or similar trailer. The stairway includes stairs mounted on an outer pipe and the outer pipe is rotatably mounted over an inner pipe. The inner pipe is pinned to a trailer bed in a stake pocket. The outer pipe can be rotated... Agent: Entrepreneurial Studies And Development

20070273124 - Seat folding mechanism and wheel chair: A seat plate folding mechanism provided in a wheelchair or in a transfer device used to transfer of a person between a wheelchair and a bed etc. The mechanism enables easier transfer of a person with crippled limb between a wheelchair and bed, toilet seat, etc. The seat plates are... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070273125 - Sectional bicycle: The pedals comprise a foot rest, a base section secured to the foot rest, and a locking member pivotally connected to the base section. The locking member is insertable into a through bore located on the crank arm and is pivotally rotatable towards the crank arm, thereby securing the pedal... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070273126 - Foldable bicycle and method of folding: The invention relates to a foldable bicycle (1) comprising a first channel (10) for supporting handlebars (7) when folding the bicycle. The invention also relates to a method of folding such a bicycle. This folding method involves at least five horizontal folding axes (17, 18, 19,20,21) allowing a compact folded... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070273127 - Gliding board assembly and a device for retaining an article of footwear on the board: An assembly for affixing footwear to a gliding board, such as fixing a boot to a cross-country ski, such assembly including a retention device, or binding, an interface to be positioned between the retention device and the gliding board, the interface having a receiving surface for receiving the retention device... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070273128 - Energy absorbing feature for inflatable curtain airbag: A new type of mounting system that may be used to mount an inflatable curtain airbag to a vehicle is described herein. This mounting system uses a “P-type” mounting bracket, which is designed such that the all (or substantially all) of the rolled inflatable curtain will be positioned above the... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070273129 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus comprising an airbag module installed in a backrest of a vehicle seat is provided. The backrest has a side support on each side. Each side support has a base portion located at a position closer to a center of the backrest. The airbag module is installed in... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070273130 - Steering column release mechanism: A steering column (10) includes a steering column member (12) connectable with a steering wheel (16) and rotatable to turn steerable vehicle wheels. A mounting bracket (40) connects the steering column (10) to a vehicle frame. A support (30), through which the steering column member (12) extends, is connected with... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070273132 - Inflator device having an annular inflation gas discharge opening: An inflator device for inflating an inflatable cushion of an inflatable cushion restraint system. The inflator device includes a reaction housing defining a reaction chamber containing a supply of gas generant material. An initiator device is connected to the reaction housing and is in reaction initiating communication with the supply... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070273131 - Inflator device having modular construction and radial inflation gas flow: A modular inflator device for inflating an inflatable cushion of an inflatable cushion restraint system. The inflator device has an elongated cylindrical configuration and includes a supply of gas generant material to produce inflation gas upon reaction initiation. The inflator device includes a reaction housing defining a reaction chamber containing... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070273133 - Airbag and a motor vehicle: An airbag for a motor vehicle capable of adjusting its internal pressure to the size of a vehicle occupant and to the accident situation. This adaptation is achieved by purely passive means. The airbag includes an airbag cover enclosing a gas chamber and also has at least one venting arrangement... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070273134 - Tether structure for airbag: An airbag is provided with first and second tethers and attached to the inner surface of the ceiling. The first tether extends towards the left side of the back face side from the center portion of the front face side facing a rider. The second tether extends towards the right... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070273135 - All-terrain light motor vehicle: A quad-type light all-terrain motor vehicle provided with a rear platform (1) which is carried by the vehicle frame (102) and used for transporting a person and/or a material and a support frame (15). The vehicle can be used for transporting and rescuing people in distress and/or intervening in the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070273136 - Steering column memory mechanism: A steering column (10) includes a steering column member (12) connectable with a steering wheel and rotatable to turn steerable vehicle wheels. A support (24), through which the steering column member (12) extends, is connected with a mounting bracket (54). The support (24) is movable relative to the mounting bracket... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070273137 - Telescopic shaft for steering of vehicle, and telescopic shaft for steering of vehicle with cardan shaft joint: A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least a... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070273138 - Guide anchor for seat belt of vehicle and method for manufacturing the same: A guide anchor for a seat belt, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The guide anchor comprises a guide plate having a latching hole and a slide guide hole formed therein, a guide piece engaged with a lower circumference of the slide guide hole, and a first... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070273139 - Device for ascertaining an occupant position in a vehicle: Provided is a device for ascertaining an occupant position in a vehicle by measuring the extension of a seat belt, the device conducting the measurement as a function of time.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070267826 - Golf car rear suspension height adjustment: A height adjustable golf car suspension system includes an axle housing and first and second brackets connected to the axle housing. The first and second brackets each include a first U-shaped member welded to the axle housing, a second U-shaped member welded to the first U-shaped member, and a flange... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070267828 - Apparatus for inhibiting germ transmission from shopping cart handles: An elastically deformable cover adapted to selectively engage a shopping cart handle. In some embodiments, the cover can include a single color and/or multiple colors. In some embodiments, the cover can include a message space adapted to receive and/or include a massage.... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20070267829 - Shopping vehicle: A shopping vehicle includes a wheeled chassis supporting a main cart and a utility portion. The main cart includes a front portion and a rear portion with the utility portion extending rearward from the rear portion of the main cart. The utility portion includes a generally horizontal platform and a... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20070267832 - Cleaning cart: A universal cleaning cart includes a wheeled platform, which platform supports a trash receptacle, snap-in units for holding brooms, mops, etc., receptacles for holding supplies, an area for supporting a vacuum cleaner and a support shelf for housing a wheeled bucket and wringer system. The bucket and wringer system are... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070267834 - Child stroller: A child stroller can be arranged into nested, stacked, and/or layered configurations to increase storage density. For example, the nose of a first such stroller can fit within a cavity formed in the rear of a second such stroller. In another embodiment, strollers can include a first interlock arrangement and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070267833 - Steerable and convertible running stroller: Aspects of the present invention involve a steerable stroller including a rear frame assembly supporting two rear wheels and a front frame assembly, which may take the form of a boom or other frame work, pivotally coupled with the rear frame assembly and supporting a front wheel. A centering mechanism... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070267835 - Foldable walker frame: A foldable walker frame has a pair of handle struts, a foldable rack, a lateral folding mechanism, a pair of leg struts and a pair of latch elements. The pair of handle struts each has a handle, a braking actuator, and a connecting element. The lateral folding mechanism is pivotally... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070267825 - Stabilizer arrangement for a motor vehicle: A stabilizer arrangement for a motor vehicle has a stabilizer (1), which is connected to the vehicle chassis and which is connected to a spring-mounted wheel carrier part on each side of the vehicle by a piston-cylinder unit (4; 4′) each. Each of the piston-cylinder units (4, 4′) is formed... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070267827 - Snow-sliding vehicle: A snow-sliding vehicle including a bearing rear runner and a directional front runner to which is connected a steering column pivoting in a sleeve firmly attached to the upper end of a stiff frame connecting both runners, and the lower end of which is attached to a supporting base surmounting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070267830 - Self-leveling tire: A wheelbarrow that incorporates a stand coupled to a tub, a handle at the distal end of the wheelbarrow, and a wheel mount at the proximal end of the wheelbarrow. A wheel is rotatably coupled to the wheel mount and comprises a rim surrounded by a non-pneumatic tire. The tire... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070267831 - Trash bin with detachable cart: The present invention is directed to a trash bin, namely an enclosed trash bin having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash bin contains a detachable cart in which trash and/or trash cans can be placed upon for storage and the cart... Agent: Law Office Of Leo G. Lenna

20070267837 - Adjustable height front suspension system: An adjustable height front suspension system for a golf car includes a frame structure. A support member is fixed to the frame structure and includes first and second apertures. The first aperture is positioned above the second aperture with respect to a ground surface. A shock absorber assembly includes a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070267838 - Symmetrical a-arm for golf car and off-road utility vehicles: A golf car includes an independent front suspension system having an identical pair of A-arms reversibly arranged with respect to each other. Each A-arm includes a Y-shaped, flat plate body having a first end and a second end. A first tube member is welded to the first end. A second... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070267839 - Combination spring, shock and brake cable bracket: A suspension system for a golf car includes an axle housing having first and second brake drum/hubs rotatably supporting first and second driven wheels. A brake actuation arm is rotatably connected to each brake drum/hub. A bracket is connected to the axle housing. The bracket includes a first wall having... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070267840 - Air suspension system for a vehicle: An air suspension system for a load bearing vehicle which includes a pair of air springs fluidly connected to a pair of auxiliary air reservoirs and to a main air reservoir. The system includes control valves which permit the air in the air springs to be exhausted therefrom to lower... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20070267836 - Non-symmetrical tapered mono-leaf spring: A mono-leaf spring for a golf car includes a homogenous body. The homogenous body includes: a substantially planar portion; a first bend portion extending from the planar portion to a first distal end, the first bend portion having a first length; and a second bend portion oppositely extending from the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070267841 - Vehicle step tube: A vehicle step tube comprising a one-piece elongated extrusion having a plurality of vertical ribs extending from the upper surface. The ribs are relatively short in a step portion of the extrusion to form a step platform. The ribs are relatively tall in the non-step portions flanking the step portion.... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20070267842 - Pick-up truck stowable access step assembly: In one aspect a pick-up truck comprises a truck body with a rear cargo bed and a stowable access step mounted for movement between a stowed position and an extended position. The access step has a tread portion dimensioned to receive at least one human foot and can be used,... Agent: Peter D. Mcdermott Banner & Witcoff, Ltd

20070267843 - Gap-clearing mechanism for wheelchair: A gap-clearing mechanism for attachment to a wheelchair is disclosed. The gap-clearing mechanism has a lower member for attachment to the wheelchair, and an upper member spaced from and parallel to the lower member and being moveable relative thereto. The upper member has at least one support column securely attached... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070267844 - Self-propelled vehicles: There is disclosed a vehicle, for example, a self-propelled and/or pedal vehicle such as a tricycle, bicycle, scooter, micro-scooter, or collapsible scooter, for example, adapted for use by children or infants. Accordingly, a self-propelled vehicle comprising illuminatable direction indicator means comprising left turn and right turn indictor means, which selectably... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070267845 - Travel trailer having improved turning radius: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070267846 - Universal trailer hitch: The present invention is a universal trailer hitch that can be secured to the structure of the rear of a towing vehicle but connecting to a trunk lid, tailgate or hatchback door of towing vehicle using straps that are ratcheted type about the referenced structure before it is closed to... Agent: Robert J. Van Der Wall Gables One Tower

20070267847 - Snow skis and snowboards having split tips and/or tails: A snow ski or snowboard having enhanced turning capability compared to traditional skis or snowboards has a split tip and/or tail portion. The split tip/tail provides enhanced turning characteristics of the ski or snowboard. The split tips and/or tails may have additional active turning edges may have the same, or... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20070267848 - Airbag control apparatus: An airbag control apparatus has an acceleration detecting section 11 for detecting acceleration in the longitudinal direction and lateral direction of a vehicle 1; a collision decision section12 for making a decision about a frontal collision and side-impact collision of the vehicle in response to the detection outputs of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070267850 - Airbag module assembly: A module assembly for an airbag device for protecting occupants of motor vehicles includes a carrier for the assembly, an inflatable airbag packet, a flexible protective envelope, and a fixing mechanism. The airbag packet is fixed to the carrier. The airbag packet is accommodated in the flexible protective envelope. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070267849 - Safety device for a vehicle: A safety device for reducing risk of injury to a vehicle occupant in the event of lateral impact accidents, includes at least one cushion element which is arranged on the vehicle, laterally adjacent to an occupant position, and can be moved by an actuating device from a rest position into... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070267851 - Air bag: A side air bag is disclosed for a motor vehicle, and takes the form of a three-dimensional airbag which is formed from two super-imposed layers of fabric. The super-imposed layers of fabric, when laid flat, have a substantial common area of super-imposition. Infill pieces formed from either at least one... Agent: Steven L. Oberholtzer, Esq Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070267852 - Knee airbag and restraint system for suppressing deployment of head/torso airbag: A restraint system that evaluates factors such the type of collision an automotive vehicle is experiencing and then, based on that evaluation, deploys a knee airbag and/or a head/torso airbag. A knee airbag is also disclosed with an upper portion and a lower portion.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20070267853 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus includes an airbag. The airbag accommodates an inner tube (gas guiding member), which includes gas outlets. The inner tube accommodates an inflator (gas generator), which generates gas based on impact applied from the side of the vehicle. In the side airbag apparatus, the folded airbag is... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070267854 - Side airbag device and side airbag system: Heretofore, the size of the upper chamber was large, to as to be in a position to protect the head and chest of an occupant, thus being disadvantageous from the standpoint of the expansion speed of the airbag. Furthermore, it was necessary to set an upper limit on the internal... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070267855 - Active venting inflator device: An inflator device for inflating an inflatable cushion of an inflatable cushion restraint system. The inflator device includes a supply of gas generant material disposed within a sealed chamber, and an initiator device in reaction initiation combination with the supply of gas generant material. A venting orifice connects the chamber... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070267856 - A side air-bag with internal tether: A side air-bag formed from two layers of fabric includes an internal tether extending from a fold-line in a region of the air-bag is configured to receive a gas generator to a point on one of the layers of fabric. The distance around the periphery of the air-bag between the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070267857 - Safety device: The safety device concerns a safety device for a vehicle, said device comprising a load distributing member for arrangement in front of a vehicle seat so as to be exposed to an impact load from a vehicle occupant as the occupant moves forwardly in an impact situation, and a load... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070267858 - Apparatus and method for mounting mud flaps on a vehicle: A mud flap mounting system for connecting a mud flap to a mud flap mounting bracket of a vehicle includes a mud flap group and a mud flap mounting assembly for connecting one mud flap of the mud flap group to a vehicle mud flap mounting bracket. The mud flap... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070262543 - Split occupant retention structure for strollers: An occupant retention structure for a child's stroller utilizes an abbreviated upper horn extending downwardly from the underside of the tray and an abbreviated lower horn that extends upwardly from the seat pan beneath the lower horn without connection therebetween. Other protuberances formed by the tray and seat structures cooperates... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070262544 - Sulky including steerable wheels: A sulky includes a frame and a first and second wheel supports. The first wheel support extends along a first axis and is rotatably coupled to the frame about the first axis. The second wheel support extends along a second axis and is rotatably coupled to the frame about the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070262545 - Movable desk: A movable desk includes a cam, an elevation member, a brake portion, and a guide portion. The cam rotates in accordance with a rotation of the top panel. The elevation member, including one end swingably connected to the cam, is moved downward when the top panel is rotated to the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070262540 - Skate: Kvick skate is a new under-skate for use on all types of skates, professionally or amateurs. The skate will flex with a few milliliters, from short to long sliding surface according the skaters movement. This will give increased friction advantages and will increase the speed considerably, in the longitudinal direction... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070262541 - Roll sliding device: The invention relates to a roll sliding device comprising a frame, wheels mounted thereon and a shoe or the like for the user's foot, whereby the shoe or the like is pivotably mounted on the frame in relation to a pivoting axle placed in parallel with the axles of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070262542 - Trailer: A folding trailer may be selectively moved between an extended or use position and a collapsed or storage position. The folding trailer may include an axle that is capable of being moved between a first position in which the axle is generally aligned along an axis and a second position... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070262546 - Sport and transport device: The invention relates to a sport and transport device comprising at least one top panel (2), at least two wheels, and at least one drive device (2.4, 3). The top panel (2) is connected to a frame (1) in such a way that it can pivot about at least one... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070262548 - Laterally-leaning four wheeled vehicle: This invention relates to wheeled vehicles and particularly to motorised road vehicles. The wheeled vehicle (10) includes two frames (12) for carrying road wheals (18, 20), the frames (12) being laterally spaced apart. A pair of road wheels (18, 20) are mounted on each frame (12) for supporting that frame... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070262549 - Vehicle hydraulic system: A hydraulic system incorporated into a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of actuators for providing a desired configuration of a vehicle. A valve system is operatively coupled to the plurality of actuators for controlling a flow of pressurized fluid to the plurality of actuators to energize the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070262550 - Single and tandem shunted torsion bar suspensions: A vehicle suspension utilizes a shunt linkage assembly between first and second torsion springs to change effective lengths of the first and second torsions springs in jounce and roll modes of operation. A first lever arm couples the first torsion spring to a first wheel and a second lever arm... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070262551 - Pivot bearing: A pivot bearing used in a vehicle trailing arm suspension includes a housing, a resilient bush compressed and bonded in the housing, and a rigid axial sleeve in the bush. The bush has voids above and below the sleeve when the pivot bearing is fitted for use and stiffening elements... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070262552 - Suspension system for a transport vehicle: A multi-axle transport vehicle for hauling heavy loads including a plurality of modules in mechanical communication mounted on axles and wheels and being driven by a first prime mover and a draw bar, the modules including forward, center and rear modules, an automatic steering unit cooperating with the draw bar... Agent: John S. Christopher

20070262547 - Leaf spring with high auxiliary roll stiffness: A vehicle suspension provides increased auxiliary roll stiffness by utilizing spring assemblies having a thick truncated half-leaf, a thin full-leaf, and a thin truncated half-leaf located opposite the thick truncated half-leaf. The thick truncated half-leaf increases the torsional rigidity of the spring assembly in order to increase the leaf twist... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070262553 - Shackle structure for suspension leaf spring: A pair of left and right shackles, operative to support vehicle-rear-side end portions of a pair of left and right suspension leaf springs, which take structures whereby rigidity center positions of leaf-spring-side bushes are offset to further outside areas of a vehicle than rigidity center positions of vehicle-body-side bushes, respectively.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070262554 - Sliding suspension locking pin system: A sliding suspension includes a plurality of locking pins that are selectively moved between extended and retracted positions to allow adjustment of the sliding suspension relative to a trailer frame structure. A lever is fixed to a tube that is supported by a cross-member of a slider frame. A cam... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070262555 - Bicycle suspension assembly with inertia valve and external controller: A bicycle suspension assembly is first provided with an inertia valve for selectively altering the compression damping rate of the shock absorber. The bicycle suspension assembly is also provided with at least one adjustable fluid damping circuit through which fluid may flow during operation of the suspension assembly. The fluid... Agent: Fox Factory, Inc.

20070262556 - Clamping method and device for the front wheel of a vehicle like a motobike, a bicycle or suchlike: A clamping device to removably assemble a front wheel on a fork of a vehicle, in particular a motorbike, wherein the front wheel is able to rotate on its own rotation pin. The clamping device comprises a pair of support elements, associated with the fork, on opposite sides with respect... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070262557 - Telescopic fork: A telescopic fork (1) for two-wheelers, in particular bicycles, is provided and includes a plunger tube (2) and a fixed tube (3) having a spring element (4), which is impinged by a piston (5) connected to the plunger tube (2), with the piston (5) having a piston rod (6) connected... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070262558 - Supporting frame particularly for cycles, motocycles and pedal machines saddles and manufacturing method: A support frame, particularly for use in a saddle for a bicycle, a motorcycle or a pedal-operated machine. The saddle (S) includes a main body (C) having a tapered front portion (A) and a widened rear portion (P) for supporting the ischial bones of a user. The frame (1) has... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070262559 - Vehicle: A vehicle includes a frame, a saddle seat, and a separation unit. The frame includes a seat support and a pedal assembly adapted to be operated by two legs of a rider. The saddle seat is mounted on the seat support above the pedal assembly. The separation unit is adapted... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070262561 - Shock absorbing trailer hitch: Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted on the mounting member; and a shock absorbing mechanism for reacting pivotal movement of the hitch member. The shock... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070262560 - Shock absorbing trailer hitch: Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted on the mounting member; and a shock absorbing mechanism for reacting pivotal movement of the hitch member. The shock... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070262562 - Stow-away trailer system: A trailer and system for use with a vehicle that allows for storing the trailer in the vehicle during non-use. The foldable trailer and a receiving arrangement mountable to the vehicle, allows eased storage of the unused trailer and requires minimized storage space. The folding of the trailer also facilitates... Agent: Francis Edward Marino

20070262564 - Energy-absorbing trailer hitch receiver: An energy-absorbing trailer hitch assembly is provided that includes a receiver tube and an insertion tube. The receiver tube is typically fixedly attached to a motor vehicle and has a set of apertures that affords for a pin to pass therethrough. The tube also has a set of slots adjacent... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070262563 - Hitch pin securing system for receiver mounted assemblies: A hitch pin securing system for receiver mounted accessories. The present invention provides a device for securely clamping a shank tube to a receiver tube. This securing device minimizes the rattling and relative movement of the shank tube and the receiver tube due to the clearance between the shank tube... Agent: Glenn L. Webb Glenn L. Webb P.C.

20070262565 - Stroller with spring-assisted fold mechanism: A spring-assisted fold mechanism for a child's stroller is operable to collapse the stroller frame into a storage configuration upon actuation of a release mechanism controlling the stroller fold latch mechanism. The stroller includes a spring device interconnecting two of the pivotally connected frame components to urge the pivotal movement... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070262566 - Fold joint and foldable stroller: A collapsible stroller has a frame assembly that is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame assembly has a fold latch on a side of the frame assembly and has two latch parts that are pivotally coupled to one another. A push arm of the frame... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070262567 - Band cart storage system and method: A band cart storage system and method having a storage cart that defines a storage area for receiving at least one or a plurality of portable and collapsible band carts and also that is capable of providing a platform that is adjustable for supporting instruments, components or even a person,... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070262568 - Occupant restaining apparatus: A gas generator is arranged in a vacant space around the seat to achieve effective utilization of a space for the seat. An inflatable seat bag is arranged above a seat pan. A seat cushion is installed above the seat bag. A gas introduction port is provided at a longitudinal... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070262569 - Air bag device: An air bag device includes a retainer having an opening, a lid for covering the opening of the retainer, an air bag accommodated in the retainer, at least one hinge member connecting the retainer and the lid, and at least one guide plate having a hook-shaped or J-shaped cross section... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070262570 - Vehicle airbag device with an auxiliary chamber: The present invention relates to a vehicle airbag device equipped with an auxiliary chamber that protects a passenger in case of car crash by the auxiliary chamber's inflating depending on the passenger seat location and whether the front seat passenger's seatbelt is fastened, regardless of a front seat passenger's height... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070262571 - Occupant restraint system: The invention relates to an occupant restraint system for land, water, space or aircraft, in particular motor vehicles, the system including at least two airbags, which can be inflated in the event of a vehicle collision. The system includes devices which are suitable for interconnecting the air bags at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070262572 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus with pocket and method of making same: An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant (15 or 16) of a vehicle (17) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) and an inflation fluid source. The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (10) has a stored, deflated position and an inflated position. The inflation fluid source provides inflation... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070262573 - Steering device for a motor vehicle: A steering device (10) for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel (12) and a gas bag (20) accommodated in the steering wheel (12). The steering wheel (12) is connected with a steering column (16) via a hub (14). The steering device (10) further includes a gas generator (22) which... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070262574 - Optical monitoring of vehicle interiors: Vehicle includes a structure defining an interior space for containing or designed to contain one or more objects, and an arrangement mounted on, joined or coupled to the structure for determining whether an object is present in the interior space, or the presence of multiple objects. One arrangement includes at... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070262575 - Airbag: An airbag is manufactured by sewing a base fabric woven with a first polar fiber by means of a sewing thread. The sewing thread is made up of a yarn formed from a second polar fiber such as nylon 66, and the yarn is subjected to a lubrication treatment using... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070262576 - Electrically-driven steering column apparatus: An electrically-driven steering column apparatus includes a steering column rotatably holding a steering shaft and capable of adjusting a position of the steering wheel, and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting to the steering column a rotational driving force of an electric motor as a position adjusting motion driving force,... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070262577 - Subframe structure of vehicle: In a subframe structure at a lower front portion of a vehicle, the subframe structure includes a load input portion arranged between a front end of a side frame and a bumper beam, a load introducing portion extending rearwardly downward from the load input portion, and a body portion extending... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070257451 - Car, walking apparatus, and method of determining shape of wheel: A car having a rotatable wheel, the car being able to run by rotating the wheel, the car having a leg used by the car for walking, and an attitude stabilization section for stabilizing an attitude of the car.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070257460 - Roller skis: A pair of roller skis each comprising at least four fixed rollers disposed in parallel on the central lower face of a long and narrow board made of an elastic material while having a left-right spacing corresponding to the width of the board and while having a front-rear spacing shorter... Agent: Quinn Emanuel Koda & Androlia

20070257452 - Ski sledge: A description is given of a ski sledge having a swivelling front ski (1) with steering means (6), two essentially mutually parallel rear skis (2, 3) and a seat (4) connected via one or more rods (7) to the steering means, where the rear skis (2, 3) are connected to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070257453 - Skag having angled attachment studs: A skag having a rod/elongated rod and rearwardly-angled threaded studs upwardly-extending immovably from the rod. The skag adapted to be connected to the bottom of a snowmobile ski to enhance the steering capabilities the snowmobile ski. The studs being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the skag in... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070257454 - Child safety seat dolly assembly: An apparatus for transporting a child safety seat includes a wheeled assembly that may be clamped to the child safety seat. The wheeled assembly includes a plate member having a longitudinal axis on either side of which are formed one or more through holes. Clamping can be achieved by the... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070257455 - Toolbox with baggage space: A toolbox with a baggage space comprises a toolbox body having an openable cover; one side of the cover being pivotally installed to the toolbox body and another side thereof having at least one buckle; a back side of the toolbox body having a pull rod; a lower side of... Agent: Yao-lin Cho

20070257456 - Wheelbarrow stand pre-assembly: A compactable and rugged wheelbarrow stand with a first and second leg, a cross support, a first hinge coupling the first leg to the cross support, and a second hinge coupling the second leg to the cross support. The wheelbarrow stand can be compactly folded for shipping, but can be... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070257457 - Stroller wheel suspension: A stroller wheel suspension mechanism has a generally rigid carrier with a top mounting section connectable to a stroller frame and a downward facing surface. The carrier also has a depending spring section that extends downward from the top mounting section adjacent an end of the downward facing surface and... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070257458 - Stroller with car seat attachment: A is provide that is configured to transport interchangeable child seats. The stroller includes a stroller frame having a first set of connection locations removably attach to a first child seat. The frame also includes a removable child seat adapter that can be connected to the stroller frame such that... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070257459 - Skateboard with direction-caster: A skateboard has a board, and at least one front direction-caster and at least one rear direction-caster each respectively mounted at the front part and rear part of the underside of the board and having roller arms that are freely pivotable about an inclined axis and oriented in a common... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070257461 - Rotary damper resistance for steering system: A damping system for a steer-by-wire vehicle steering system that comprises a viscous damper that accepts a rotational input and interconnecting said damper to the steering input shaft in a manner to impart the damping characteristics of rotary damper to the steering wheel.... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070257462 - Die cast stabilizer bar ends: A method for forming a stabilizer bar includes providing a metal bar having first and second ends, and die casting first and second receptacles over the respective first and second ends.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070257463 - Reversible a-arm for golf car and off-road utility vehicles: A golf car includes an independent front suspension system having an identical pair of A-arms reversibly arranged with respect to each other. Each A-arm includes a Y-shaped, channel-configured body having a first end and a second end. A first tube member is connected to the first end. A second tube... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070257464 - Shaft driven bicycle and transmission therefor: A two-wheel drive bicycle includes a main frame having a steering head, a seat tube, a cross bar and a hollow downtube. A main drive mechanism includes a housing, a driving spindle, at least one driven ring gear, a first driven shaft and a second driven shaft. The first driven... Agent: James R. Farmer, Esq. Vancott, Bagley, Cornwall & Mccarthy

20070257465 - Positioning device for a bicycle handlebar: This invention discloses a positioning device for a bicycle handlebar, wherein a pressing assembly, which is mounted on a front tube, is operated by the user so that it can be pressed against a positioning member, which is fixed to a front fork stem. Since the positioning member is flexible,... Agent: Banger Shia

20070257466 - Bicycle fork with improved steer tube and crown: A fiber reinforced plastic bicycle fork uses a reinforced crown steer tube junction extending the steer tube through a tapered socket to the brake bolt such that the metal steer tube coacts with the fiber reinforced plastic fork to preserve structural integrity in the event of application of high stress... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070257467 - Bicycle: There is disclosed a bicycle to which a trailer can be connected and from which the trailer can be detached without jeopardizing the integrity thereof. The bicycle includes a frame and two hooks. The frame includes two rear ends. Each of the hooks includes a first end detachably connected to... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070257468 - Mounting assembly with releasable lock: A mounting assembly for releasably mounting a rear light member to a body member of a vehicle. The mounting assembly comprises a locking member. The locking member includes a sleeve-like mounting portion adapted to be fixed to the support member, and a first locking portion integrally joined to the mounting... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20070257469 - Vertically and horizontally loading trailer latching assembly: A hitch is disclosed for vertical and horizontal loading of a trailer latching device. The hitch includes a locking extension positionable to interface with a lesser diameter portion of a coupling member to prevent vertical movement of the coupling member. The hitch also includes a cup comprising an at least... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20070257470 - Pintle hitch adaptor for drawbar or dmi bumper: A pintle hitch adaptor enables a vehicle equipped with a drawbar or DMI bumper to tow trailers having different towing components. The pintle hitch adaptor comprises a sleeve that fits over arid is held to the drawbar. A pintle hitch is mounted to the sleeve. Aligned holes in the sleeve... Agent: Laura A. Dable Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070257472 - Fold latch mechanism and foldable stroller: A collapsible stroller has a frame assembly that is reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame assembly has a fold latch on a side of the frame assembly and has two latch parts that are pivotally coupled to one another. A plunger is slidable within a... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070257471 - Universal infant carrier transport: A universal infant carrier transport is disclosed. The infant carrier transport is adapted to hold and safely retain infant carriers of various dimensions and shapes. The carrier, which can be a tri-wheel type baby stroller having a handle for convenient pushing by the parent, includes a horizontal platform extending from... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070257473 - Selectively deployable airbag apparatus for vehicle and control method thereof: A selectively deployable airbag apparatus for vehicles includes: an impact detection sensor; a seat belt sensor; a first inflator and a second inflator; an airbag supplied with gas emitted from the first inflator and the second inflator and having a base chamber and a chest chamber separated from each other... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070257474 - Vehicle occupant safety system and method for detecting the position of a vehicle occupant: A vehicle occupant safety system has at least one restraint device having at least one adjustable parameter, a vehicle seat having at least one seat sensor detecting the sitting position of a vehicle occupant, a seatbelt system having at least one belt extension sensor detecting the belt extension length, and... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070257475 - Automotive airbag device: An airbag is formed from fabric layers joined at a seam, and gas generator inflates the airbag by means of gas expelled from the gas generator's insertion end which has been inserted into the airbag. A gas guide is formed in the airbag in order to direct gas from the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070257476 - Inflator with improved rupture disk support: An inflator (40) includes a chamber (220) for storing inflation (222) fluid under pressure. A first member (82) has an inner perimeter that defines an opening (92) for discharging the inflation fluid (222). A rupturable closure member (100) extends across the opening (92) and blocks inflation fluid flow though the... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070257477 - Inflator: The present invention provides an inflator including a housing having a gas discharge port, an ignition device and a gas generating agent accommodated inside the housing, and a collision member for receiving collision of a combustion product(s) which is generated by the activation of the ignition device, the collision member... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070257478 - Protective cover for a motorbike: A protective cover (30) for a motorbike, the motorbike including a fairing over forward parts of the motorbike, the cover (30) having a shape that conforms to the shape of at least a front portion of the fairing and being adapted for attachment there over by fastening means (82, 84)... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070257479 - Reduced-size vehicle with large internal voids: Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S C

20070257480 - Combat vehicle restraint system: A combat vehicle restraint system accommodates a wide range of soldiers, both with and without battle, arctic, or chemical gear. The restraint system includes lengthened belts and an adjustable buckle position. The belts include loops for locating and grasping the belts, and separate lap and shoulder belts with small narrowing... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070252348 - Joint and main beam of container semi-trailer provided with the joint: A joint and a main beam of a container semi-trailer provided with the joint. The joint includes a first connecting plate disposed on a connecting end of a first main beam of the container semi-trailer, wherein at least one side of the first connecting plate extends outwardly and forms a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070252349 - Rear wheel suspension device for two-wheel vehicle: A hydraulic cushion unit (1) is interposed between a frame and a rear wheel axle of a bicycle. A surplus hydraulic oil discharging passage (31a) discharges surplus hydraulic oil from the hydraulic cushion unit (1) to an accumulator (2) in contraction. A damping force generating valve (3) which maintains a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070252353 - Rollable golf bag: A golf bag that has an enclosure for containing golf products, at least one roller cylinder or cylinder-like roller connected to the base of the golf bag for providing mobility to the golf bag, and an extendable handle to provide maneuverability to the golf bag.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070252354 - One piece flexible skateboard: A flexible skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas which may be twisted by a rider to add energy for rolling motion to wheels in the casters.... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070252355 - One piece flexible skateboard: A flexible skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation on a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas so that the board may be twisted by a rider to add energy for rolling motion to... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070252350 - Anti-roll/pitch system for use in a vehicle and vehicle equiped with such system: The invention relates to an anti-roll/pitch system for use in a vehicle, in which a first mass, for instance a cabin, is suspended to a second mass, for instance a chassis, by means of a bearing arm, which is pivotally connected to the second mass around a pivot axis, via... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070252351 - Wheeled footwear: Footwear comprising a detachable wheel assembly such that a wheel protrudes from a first face of the wheel assembly and is recessed from a second, opposite face of the wheel assembly. An engaging mechanism detachably engages the wheel assembly in a first orientation in which the wheel protrudes from the... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070252352 - Auxiliary pushchair seat: An auxiliary seat attachable to a pushchair to enable it to accommodate two children seated side-by-side and facing in the same direction. The seat comprises a frame having a backrest and a base and a wheel in contact with the ground in an operative position to support a child seated... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070252356 - Combination bicycle and scooter: Combination bicycle and scooter having an eight inch diameter front wheel and a twelve inch diameter rear wheel, where by means of a double drive sprocket assembly, a person can pedal in a normal way and achieve speeds associated with a standard bicycle having twenty-six inch diameter wheels. The steering... Agent: Kenneth A. Tarlow

20070252357 - Combination loading ramp/trailer: A utility trailer that is converted from an ATV loading ramp. The loading ramp frame is adjusted to form a V-shaped trailer body. An axle and wheels are attached to the V-shaped body along with an elongate handle. The handle also functions as a hitch for connecting the wheeled V-shaped... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070252358 - Anti-jackknifing tractor trailer system: An anti-jackknifing system is provided for tractor trailers. The anti-jackknifing system includes pressure vessels mounted to the tractor for extending and retracting pins. The pins are positioned adjacent to the trailer kingpin so as to extend or retract into slots formed in plates mounted to the apron of the trailer.... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070252359 - Apparatus, system, and method for back up control of a towed vehicle: A system and method are disclosed for back up control of a towed-vehicle. The system may include a back up detector, at least one misalignment sensor, a controller, and a misalignment responder. The misalignment responder turns the steering wheel of a towed-vehicle. The system may further include a wireless transmitter... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20070252360 - Trailer hitch assembly: A trailer hitch assembly is removably attachable to a receiver connected to a towing vehicle. The receiver has a rectangular port defining a receptacle. The trailer hitch assembly includes a support arm assembly and at least one hitch ball. The support arm assembly has a first support arm and a... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070252361 - Tow assembly: A golf car is provided including a tow assembly having a hitch member. The hitch member can include first and second ends with a first mounting aperture at the first end and a second mounting aperture at the second end. The first and second mounting apertures can be generally aligned... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070252362 - Hybrid skateboard deck: A hybrid skateboard deck combines at least one layer of bamboo with one or more layers of any suitable wood to form a multi-ply deck. A hybrid skateboard deck combines at least one layer of bamboo sandwiched between at least two layers of conventional hardwood such as maple. The addition... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070252363 - Apparatus for draining and transporting large diameter hoses: An apparatus for draining and transporting large diameter hoses includes a frame that is movable by virtue of a pair of wheels. The center of gravity of the frame, and of the frame and a coiled hose situated on it, is located directly above the wheels. The frame includes a... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070252364 - Trim panel with pre-weakened segment and bridge: A trim panel including a substrate layer having a first portion, a second portion, and a frangible pre-weakened segment between the first portion and the second portion; a bridge covering at least a portion of the pre-weakened segment frangibly connecting the first portion and second portion; and a skin layer... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070252365 - Air bag: An air bag deployed from a mounted member mounted with the air bag toward an occupant by an insertion of a gas, the air bag includes a front surface portion confronting the occupant, the front surface portion being arranged to be deployed toward the occupant. The front surface portion includes... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070252367 - Sandwiched tubular airbags: Sandwiched tubular safety airbags are disclosed. An example sandwiched tubular safety airbag comprises an air tube truss (2) formed by a bending hollow air tube (21), a lower air cushion (4) and an upper air cushion (1). The lower air cushion (4) is provided at the bottom of the air... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070252366 - Side airbag for vehicle: Provided is a side airbag installed at a roof rail over a driver seat and a rear seat, which includes: a driver seat side airbag having a plurality of division chambers divided by chamber walls projecting therebetween, the chamber walls being curved in a direction opposite to a flow direction... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070252368 - Reversible safety padding or plate: The invention relates to a safety apparatus in a motor vehicle having a sensor device in communication with an evaluation unit within which sensor data are evaluated. The evaluation unit is in communication with at least one drive device that can move at least one energy-absorbing element from a rest... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070252369 - Air bag system: An air bag system includes an inflator operable to release inflation fluid, an inflatable cushion inflatable upon release of inflation fluid from the inflator, an air bag housing substantially surrounding the cushion, and an internal valve in fluid communication with the inflator. The internal valve includes at least one fluid... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070252370 - Air bag system: An air bag system includes an inflator operable to release inflation fluid, a cushion inflatable upon release of inflation fluid, and an air bag housing having a vent substantially surrounding the cushion. A first plate includes a first portion defining a first opening and a second portion defining a second... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070252371 - Folding roll-over protective structure: A folding roll-over protective structure has hinges that may be attached weld-free to the folding legs of the structure. Selectively removable locking pins may be used to lock the structure in its fully upright use position or a collapsed folded position. Strategically located cushions within the hinges take up slack... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070252372 - Adjustable steering column of a motor vehicle: An adjustable steering column including an adjusting part that can be displaced in at least one adjusting direction for adjusting the position of the steering column, a holding part which is fixed in the adjusting direction, a fixing device, in the opened state of which the adjusting part can be... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070252373 - Subframe support apparatus: A subframe support apparatus adapted to engage and support a subframe of a vehicle is provided wherein the subframe support apparatus engages and supports the subframe of the vehicle when the vehicle is either raised on a lift and/or on the ground and when a mechanic is working on components... Agent: Dunlap Codding & Rogers, P.C.

20070252374 - Mobile structure: The invention relates to a mobile structure which is intended for various different uses and purposes and which is of the type that comprises a flat floor chassis with wheels, towing means such that it can be towed by a vehicle and floor support means. The invention is characterized in... Agent: Steins & Associates

20070252375 - Damping device: A damping device, which is provided between a handle and pole tube of a sport pole such as a ski pole, combines the action of a helical compression spring (17) with that of a gas compression spring, whereby a rod-shaped body (5) can be displaced inside a tube (3). An... Agent: Young & Thompson