Land vehicles inventions 09/08

20080231005 - Wheel chair: A curb-climbing vehicle with a pair of front wheels has a lifting device attached to each wheel, which engages the curb edge, and raises the wheel so that it can engage and roll up over the curb. A wheelchair embodiment incorporates user support elements that are adjustably secured to central... Agent: D.w. Eggins

20080231006 - Inter-convertible single person type transporting aid: An inter-convertible single person type transporting aid (10) comprises a multi directionally propellable wheeled carrier frame (12) that is fitted with drive wheels (14) that are independently drivable via motors (16) and situated to enable aid central axis turning. The frame (12) is constituted from an upper frame part (20)... Agent: Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

20080231007 - Ice skate blade guard: A blade guard for a runner blade of an ice skate. The blade guard includes a channel extending a distance between first and second ends. The channel has an open top and a bottom surface and first and second opposing side surfaces extending from the bottom surface to the open... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080231008 - Skate blade and method of manufacturing: A method of manufacturing an ice skate blade includes the steps of stamping out a sole plate portion and a heel plate portion from a flat sheet of metal; fastening the sole plate portion and heel plate portion to a blade body by fasteners; and attaching a blade runner to... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20080231009 - Skateboard deck: According to one disclosed embodiment, a skateboard deck comprises a carbon-fiber shell surrounding a longitudinally-extending interior space. The carbon-fiber shell has an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface opposite the upper inner surface; and a longitudinal beam disposed within the interior space. The longitudinal beam has an upper... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080231010 - Motor vehicle chassis: A motor vehicle chassis has, on at least one axle, a control arm (7) guiding and/or carrying a wheel each and at least one wheel carrier (3) connected movably to this and to the wheel (5). A connection is provided between the control arm (7) and the wheel carrier (3)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080231011 - Active axle suspension system: An active suspension system for a rigid beam tractor axle in which the axle is connected to the chassis by two orthogonally oriented pivot points and axle movement is controlled by double-acting suspension actuators managed by a control system to improve the ride and handling characterstics of the tractor.... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20080231012 - Axle suspension system: A suspension system for a rigid beam tractor axle in which the axle is connected to the chassis by two orthogonally oriented pivot points and axle movement is controlled by hydraulic cylinders to improve the ride and handling characteristics of the tractor.... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20080231013 - Step device for assisting entry into vehicles: The invention includes a step device for assisting entry into and/or exit from a vehicle such as, for example, high road clearance truck. The step device comprises a generally “W” shaped bar which is separable into said two generally “U” shaped elements for easier packaging, shipping and manipulation of the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080231014 - Bicycle multi-gear cassette: A bicycle multi-gear cassette mountable to a wheel hub driver mechanism that includes truncated conical shell having a first opening proximate a small shell base and a second opening proximate a large shell base. The openings are coaxial with an axis of the shell. A plurality of toothed sprockets having... Agent: Sram Corporation

20080231015 - Bicycyle frame: Bicycle frame, of the type which consist of a diagonal tube (1) of quadrangular section, in which at least in the mid-upper zone (11) of the diagonal tube (1) which faces the bicycle wheel, the outer side (10) of said quadrangular section is concave, and the size (a) of said... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080231016 - Trailer combined with a movable wheel assembly: A trailer combined with a movable wheel assembly. The trailer comprises a front portion and a load carrying bed portion. The front portion is combined with the load carrying bed portion at a pivot point so that the front portion and load carrying bed portion can pivot relative to each... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20080231017 - Modular multi-functional cargo carrier and transport trailer: A recreational trailer assembly that includes first and second trailer members and a trailer tongue that are all detachably and removably connected to one another. Specifically the first and second trailer members and trailer tongue are detachably removed from one another allowing for multi-functional uses of each and to provide... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20080231018 - Fifth wheel: A fifth wheel comprises a coupling plate and at least two pillow blocks for the supported mounting of the coupling plate on a vehicle chassis of the tractor vehicle, the pillow block comprising a support region and a mounting region. The mounting region is designed for the detachable mounting of... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080231019 - Cross-country ski with wheels: A cross-country ski with wheels generally has a chassis with a middle beam and two supports for wheels, one being located in front of the middle beam and the other at the rear. A front wheel is mounted on the front support and at least one rear wheel is mounted... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080231020 - Snowboard binding: A snowboard binding includes a base plate and a heel support attached directly or indirectly to this base plate so that it can pivot. Intermediate elements mount the heel support and can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the snowboard binding. Thus, the effective length of the snowboard binding... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080231021 - Foldable pushchair for babies and small children: A pushchair when folded has its sides brought closer together and the rear wheels spaced away with respect to the front wheels. The support of the rear wheels has a pin-jointed connection allowing folding with respect to the corresponding leg. Each of the supports of the rear wheels has a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080231022 - Stroller: The coupling device for a carrier (a bassinet or a child seat) is configured at the outer side of the stroller frame so that the carrier can be as wide as possible for child inside to have a roomy environment. Additionally, a connection device is further configured between the coupling... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080231023 - Baby stroller frame with seat direction changing mechanism: A baby stroller comprises a collapsible wheeled frame, a swivelable seat, and a swivelable connector connected between the collapsible wheeled frame and the swivelable seat. The swivelable connector is pivotally connected atop the collapsible wheeled frame and has a locking mechanism for fixing the swivelable connector in a plurality of... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080231025 - Inflatable two-layer fabrics by gas: The present invention relates to an inflatable fabric, and more particularly to an inflatable fabric comprising two separated fabric layers which are woven at the same time using a weaving machine, and at least one an attachment area where a single layer of fabric is formed, wherein said attachment area... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080231024 - Planing boat with airbag system: A planing boat, particularly of a small size, is provided with an airbag system. The airbag system includes at least one bag-shaped airbag body, a housing which accommodates the airbag body, a detector for detecting a collision of the boat, an expanding unit which inflates the airbag body at the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080231026 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus has an airbag assembly that protects a passenger seated on a seat in a passenger compartment by being inflated and deployed at a side wall portion of the passenger compartment corresponding to the seat in a collision of a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes a main... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080231027 - Method and apparatus for classifying a vehicle occupant according to stationary edges: System and methods are provided for classifying an occupant of a vehicle. An edge image generation component (102) produces an edge image of a vehicle occupant. A long term filtering component (104) filters across a plurality of edge images to produce a static edge image. A feature extraction component (106)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080231028 - Safety device for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle in a rollover event: In the case of a safety device for protecting occupants of a motor vehicle in the event of a rolling over of the vehicle, the motor vehicle passenger compartment has doors with side windows manufactured from glass in the region of the side walls. To reliably avoid occupants who are... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080231029 - Tool support adapter for trailer hitch receiver: The three piece tool support elbow bracket of the present invention breaks down into a horizontal arm, a vertical arm, and a horizontal platform. The three components adjustably interconnect and the horizontal arm connects to the trailer receiver hitch by a pin inserted through a hole in one component and... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080231031 - Releasable push/pull lock device of an adjustable steering column assembly: A steering column assembly of a vehicle has a releasable push/pull lock device for selectably locking an adjustable steering housing and co-extending steering shaft to a stationary bracket or chassis. For driver convenience and comfort, the steering housing and shaft are together adjustable with respect to the bracket. The lock... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080231030 - Rocker-arm lock device of an adjustable steering column assembly: A steering column assembly of a vehicle has a rocker-arm lock device for locking an adjustable steering housing and co-extending steering shaft to a stationary bracket or chassis. For driver convenience and comfort, the steering housing and shaft are together adjustable with respect to the bracket. The rocker-arm lock device... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080231032 - Telescopic device having protruding distance member: A telescopic device includes an inner tube; an outer tube having an opening formed on an end so that the opening partially extends in a longitudinal direction; upper mounting brackets; a lever; and a protruding distance member fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the outer tube and provided with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080231033 - Adjustable shock: A motorcycle soft tail shock system has a shock body formed at least partially of aluminum and an air compressor that provides pressurized air to the shock body when necessary. A piston held within the shock body defines a rear air chamber and a forward air chamber on the opposite... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080231034 - Heavy-duty vehicle frame: A primary frame for a heavy-duty vehicle includes a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated and longitudinally extending main members. Each one of a pair of hangers is attached to and depends below a respective one of the main members. An axle/suspension system is mounted on the hangers. A vertically disposed... Agent: Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co, Lpa

20080231035 - Belt retractor: A belt retractor (10) is suitable especially for use in an adaptive seat belt system and has a rotatable belt roll (14), a rotary member (18) that can be connected in a torsion-proof manner to the belt roll (14), and an actuator (32; 72) which generates an actuating force and... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080231036 - Seatbelt retractor: A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt winding device for winding up a seat belt by actuation of a motor and a control unit. The control unit, under a predetermined condition, repeats a process of stopping the actuation of the motor when an overload of the motor is detected... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080231037 - Pole grip: A description is given of a handle (1) for in particular (cross-country) ski sticks and Nordic walking sticks, having a hand-retaining device (17), such as a hand loop or glove, which can be fastened in a releasable manner to the stick handle (1) via a coupling element (12) secured on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080224428 - Control unit for suspension using single pressure sensor: A vehicle suspension includes a plurality of pneumatic suspension elements with each pneumatic suspension element being associated with one pneumatic control valve. A common manifold is fluidly connected to each of the pneumatic control valves. The manifold includes a supply valve that is connected to an air supply, an exhaust... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080224429 - Toboggan for use on wet sand: An apparatus and method are disclosed that enable towing a least one seated person across wet sand, typically but not exclusively for recreational purposes, such as at a beach. The apparatus includes a platform with at least one seat installed, and with a towing means, such as a cord or... Agent: Russ Weinzimmer

20080224430 - Stroller with a child seat: The invention concerns a stroller with a child seat comprising an undercarriage and at each side of the undercarriage a bracket that can be coupled to the child seat whereby the brackets are adjustable to different angles of inclination so that the child seat can be positioned at different angles.... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080224433 - Portable apparatus for transporting items with a powered lifting feature: One embodiment of the invention relates to an electronic module associated with a hand truck structure comprising a powered lifting/lowering tray wherein the electronic module comprises a scale electrically associated with a control unit. The control unit is configured for causing a tray rise and lower as desired. The scale... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080224431 - Transport cart for a power tool: A transport cart (10) for a power tool has at least two wheels (11) arranged coaxial to one another, a load-carrying construction (12), a guide construction (15) having at least one handle (16) and connected to the load-carrying construction (12), and a holding device (20) for tools (30) and having... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080224432 - Standing board for children: This invention is a Standing board for prams, which is fastened to a pram with fastening beams that protrude from the Standing board and that have means for fastening to the pram on their outer ends. The fastening beams (4, 5) point forward in the Standing board's normal direction of... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080224434 - Center take-off rack-and-pinion steering apparatus: A center take-off rack-and-pinion steering apparatus includes a cylindrical rack housing having an elongate hole extending in a longitudinal direction, a mounting bracket for mounting ends of a pair of tie rods on a rack shaft, and a slider interposed between the mounting bracket and the rack shaft and slidable... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080224436 - Vehicle with movable and inwardly tilting safety body: Enhanced vehicle handling is achieved by the improved suspension systems constructed in accordance with aspects of the present invention, in which not only do the roll couple and jacking couple oppose each other, thereby causing the body roll to counteract the jacking effect, but also the pitch couple and the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080224435 - Suspension beam with captured axle: A suspension beam with a captured axle is described, including a top and bottom plate, a pivot mount, and a spring mount, and side plates. Optional embodiments include an axle sleeve, multiple top and bottom plates, a u-shaped member in place of the side plates. The pivot mount includes a... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080224437 - Shock absorber dirt shield: A shock absorber includes a dynamic vibration absorber which is designed to suppress the vibrations of the piston rod of the shock absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes a damping mass which is formed as a dirt shield to protect the shock absorber from contaminants.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080224438 - Step apparatus for vehicle: A step apparatus for a vehicle includes an electric driving source, a first transmitting device, a second transmitting device and a releasing device. The first transmitting device transmits driving force from the electric driving source to a door so as to open and close the door. The second transmitting device... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080224439 - Device of human conveyance: An application for a device for human conveyance includes a front wheel and a rear wheel. The rear wheel interfaced to a sprocket through a ratchet drive system which allows forward rotation of the rear wheel in response to forward rotation of the sprocket and allows free backward rotation of... Agent: Larson And Larson

20080224440 - Crank for bicycle and method of producing the same: A crank for a bicycle, excellent in production efficiency, excellent in fatigue durability and rigidly, and light in weight. The crank has an outer shell made of a fiber-reinforced plastic, a first insert member configured and arranged to introduce a load from a pedal shaft, and a second insert member... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080224441 - Foldable bicycle: A foldable bicycle that comprises a folding segment provided on the frame thereof, whereupon the bicycle can be folded in the manner that a front wheel is settled at the side of a back wheel of the bicycle. The bicycle further comprise an auxiliary wheel deposited on the frame in... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20080224442 - Fifth-wheel hitch assembly adaptable for use with multiple vehicle hitch coupling systems: An adaptive fifth-wheel hitch system operable with a vehicle hitch coupling system, the fifth-wheel hitch assembly comprising a fifth-wheel hitch assembly configured to removably couple a fifth-wheel trailer to a vehicle; an adapter configured to operably relate and to removably couple the fifth-wheel hitch assembly to the vehicle hitch coupling... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080224443 - Fifth wheel hitch assembly: Fifth wheel hitch assemblies and fifth wheel hitch adaptors for dampening differential motion between a fifth wheel trailer and a tow vehicle. An upper assembly is formed as a box with an open bottom, and a lower assembly has front, rear, and side plates that extend into the open bottom... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080224444 - Command steer assembly for an articulated vehicle: A command steer assembly (15) for an articulated vehicle having a prime mover, and at least one trailer body (1) having a sub-chassis (3) rotatable about a main axis (5), the sub-chassis (3) being supported by a plurality of wheel axles, at least one of the wheel axles being steerage,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080224445 - Tractor and baler combination with automatic baling and steering control: A tractor comprises a tractor frame, driven ground engaging means, and an electronic tractor controller. A baler comprises a baler frame coupled or connected to the tractor frame, a crop receiving means, a baling chamber, a bale size sensor associated with the baling chamber, and an electronic baler controller. The... Agent: W. Michael Dixon Deere & Company

20080224446 - Goose neck hook-up helper: One embodiment of a custom extruded tube, 30 inches in length with a ¾ inch slit the entire length. This single piece making up this device is specifically designed for the application of attaching a goose neck trailer to a truck. The material is rubberized plastic with an integral reflective... Agent: James B. King

20080224447 - System for capturing a vehicle: The system for capturing a vehicle is a device, which is mounted on the front of a first vehicle for deploying a grasping hook for grasping the rear bumper of a second vehicle. In operation, the system begins in a locked configuration, with a hook member being positioned rearward with... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080224448 - Ball mount storage device: A storage device is configured to be coupled to the receiver of a tow vehicle. A ball mount, or tongue, may be stowed within a receptacle of the storage device when not in use.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080224449 - Board control grip step for snowboards: This invention would significantly improve the ease of riding a snowboard on ski lifts where typically one foot must remain unbound to push off with. The invention allows for control of the board specifically through the diversion of the gravitational force of weight of the rider through forces of tension,... Agent: Robert L. Lambert

20080224450 - Device for transporting a child: The invention concerns a device for transporting a child in a child seat comprising a main frame for supporting the child seat, a swivable push bar for pushing the main frame from different sides, pivotable wheels or wheel sets for supporting the main frame whereby the wheels or wheel sets... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080224451 - Device for transporting a child: The invention relates to a device for transporting a child in a child seat including a first frame, a second frame, a linear guide, two first wheel arms and two second wheel arms, the wheel arms having at their wheel ends one or more wheels, whereby each wheel arm is... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080224452 - Head-protecting airbag apparatus: The head-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag folded up in an elongative contour for covering a window of vehicle upon deployment, and a plurality of cases arranged along the length direction of the folded-up airbag for housing the airbag. The airbag apparatus is mounted on the vehicle by attaching mounting... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080224453 - Front pillar trim panel with tether: A vehicular interior trim piece with a tether for use with a side curtain airbag. The tether is attached to an integral first panel portion and a second panel portion which rotates about a hinge out of the path of the airbag. The tether prevents complete detachment of the second... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080224455 - Method of manufacturing of an at least two-part interior lining component of an automotive vehicle, with integrated airbag cover, and interior lining component of an automotive vehicle: An interior lining component of an automotive vehicle and method of making same having a support layer and a decorative layer. The decorative layer is joined, either indirectly via an intermediate layer or directly, to the support layer. A series of alternating slits and bridging elements are formed in the... Agent: Duane Morris LLP Patent Department

20080224454 - Vehicle seat assembly with air bag seam rupturing force concentrator: A vehicle seat assembly 10 with a frame 26, a seat pad, and an air bag assembly housing, an inflator, and a folded air bag that is inflated to unfold and project outwardly from the seat through an air bag release seam 28 when the seam is ruptured. The vehicle... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080224456 - Motorcycle airbag module: A motorcycle airbag module includes an inflatable airbag, which is deployed between the rider's seat and the steering handlebar of a motorcycle. First and second recessed portions are formed in the front face of the airbag, when in an inflated and deployed state. The first recessed portion extends in a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080224457 - Tubular gas guide element, gas generation and feed unit and curtain airbag unit: A tubular gas guide element for a side curtain airbag for guiding gas coming from a gas generator comprising at least two layers of fabric. With the use of such a gas guide, thrust of the gas inflowing into an airbag can be balanced.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080224458 - Active vehicle impact dampenning system: A vehicle safety system, vehicle (10) air bladders, airbags (12) hydralic jacks (14) solution spray nozzles (16) front, rear absorber eject out bumpers (18) laser, radar, camera cluster sensing unit (20) dual door brace to interlock with eject out absorbers to body frame (22) single door brace to interlock with... Agent: Nick Trozzi

20080224459 - Impact absorption steering apparatus: Disclosed is an impact absorption steering apparatus, which includes: a mounting bracket for supporting an outer tube so as to fix the outer tube in a chassis of a vehicle; and a plate bracket which has one opened side and another side assembled with the mounting bracket, the plate bracket... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080224460 - Assembly for stabilizing seated individuals while exercising or performing sporting or other physical activities: An assembly for stabilizing an individual while exercising or performing various sports or physical activities in a seated position, such as a wheelchair or other support structure. A harness assembly comprises a one or more harness structures each intended to be removably secured to a predetermined part of the individual's... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P.A.

20080224461 - Vehicle structure: A vehicle structure includes a vehicle body portion, a body panel and a fluid dispensing device. The body panel is coupled to the vehicle body portion to move between a closed position and an extended position. The fluid dispensing device is coupled to the body panel to move therewith when... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080217873 - Vehicle chassis: A vehicle chassis comprises a spring support for supporting a bodywork spring that is braced between two spring plates, and a vibration damper which is provided with a piston rod and a damper pipe and in which an area of the piston rod and/or the damper pipe is arranged inside... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080217874 - Active air suspension for mobile liquid tanks: Apparatus, systems and methods for the stabilization of a mobile liquid tank during transportation of a liquid. Sensors feed information regarding the status and position of a liquid retained therein to a control unit which calculates expected movement of the liquid, and controls a set of pneumatic valves to adjust... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.c.

20080217875 - Convertible cycling apparatus: Cycling apparatus (10) including at least one front wheel (12) and at least one rear wheel (14) rotatably mounted on axles on a frame (18), a riding sea (20) attached to the frame (18), a drive mechanism (24) coupled to at least one of the wheels for driving the cycling... Agent: Dekel Patent Ltd., David Klein

20080217876 - System for adjusting a screen: A display system and computer-readable medium are disclosed. The display system includes a base, a screen movably coupled to the base, and a control unit coupled to the screen. The control unit adjusts the screen to a position based on at least one condition. The at least one condition can... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080217877 - Shopping cart and collapsible compartment thereof: The invention concerns a collapsible compartment of a shopping cart comprising a seat panel for closing leg holes avoiding small objects or groceries to fall out. The panel has a rear edge having a tube-shaped portion hingely connected to the swinging rear wall of the compartment. The panel may be... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080217878 - Spray paint assistant: The Spray Paint Assistant is a cart that can be used to transport and utilize conventional spray-painting equipment and attachments. One embodiment of the invention utilizes a cart having a guide handle and wheels, a utility tray on the cart, a rod on a pivot connected to a support pole,... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20080217879 - Skateboard deck and method of making same: A high-strength skateboard deck includes an elongated body having opposite ends, opposite sides, an upper side and a lower side, the lower side including a plurality of embossments therein, improving the strength in the skateboard deck, reducing fatigue in the skateboard deck, and reducing the coefficient of friction of the... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080217880 - Wheelchair seat back with two-point mounting hardware: Wheelchair seat back mounting hardware permits the seat back to be mounted on various wheelchairs. The mounting hardware may be in the form of two-point mounting hardware that connects the seat back to the wheelchair and permits the seat back height to be adjusted independently of the mounting hardware location... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080217881 - Method and device for pedalling: A pedalling method and device for a user in standing position. The device includes a drive shaft whereof the rotation about its axis is coupled with the rotation of two right and left pedals. The pedals are mutually assembled via a plurality of cranks, connecting rods, and pivots such that:... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080217882 - Two-wheeled vehicle with rear suspension: A two-wheeled vehicle, in particular a bicycle, with a rear suspension that includes a front chassis supporting a bottom bracket wheel, and a rear oscillating assembly supporting a rear drive wheel. The rear oscillating assembly is attached to the front chassis by a shock-absorber system, a top pivoting link with... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080217883 - Tractor adapted to be connected to a semi-trailer: A tractor adapted to be connected to a semi-trailer is provided and includes a chassis having at the rear end portion a fifth wheel and behind that a pick up ramp arranged to guide the trailer in position so that a king pin on the trailer can enter an opening... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080217884 - Trailer reversal self-correcting assembly: A trailer reversal self-correcting assembly (10) adapted to be disposed between the tow bar (12) of a vehicle (14) and the tow member (16) of a trailer (18), the assembly (10) comprising a tow arm (20) pivotally connected to the tow bar (12) at its first end and to the... Agent: Daniel B. Schein, Ph.d., Esq., Inc.

20080217885 - Trailer hitch alignment assembly kit: A kit for a trailer hitch alignment assembly is disclosed. The assembly elements may include a base assembly and a wing assembly having pivotal elements for guiding the trailer hitch connection process. The assembly elements may also include a trailer tongue element, protective covers, a container and instructions on assembly... Agent: George R. Reardon

20080217886 - Pull cart: A pull cart comprising a frame (H, 12, 13, 14), a flexible carrier structure (20) connected to the frame, and a suspension (30, 31) connected to the frame. The frame comprises a first (11) and a second (12) substantially U-shaped frame part. The suspension comprises a first suspension part (30)... Agent: Patent Group C/o Dla Piper Us LLP

20080217887 - Airbag protection flap: An airbag assembly comprising an airbag cushion, a deployment flap and an extension flap attached to the deployment flap, is disclosed. The deployment flap is configured to protect the airbag cushion as it deploys from the module housing. The extension flap is configured to position the airbag cushion during deployment.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080217889 - Knee airbag: An airbag for restraining a knee area of a vehicle occupant is formed by folding and joining the edges of a single-piece blank. The blank includes an airbag portion for inflation during deployment and at least one restraining strap portion joined to the airbag portion. The at least one restraining... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080217888 - Knee airbag device, and method of fitting steering column provided with knee air bag device to vehicle: In a steering column provided with a knee airbag device to a vehicle, an airbag module, which is integrally provided on an airbag door formed separately from a column lower cover, is fitted to a column tube after a steering column body is assembled, and before a steering lock is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080217890 - Steering column device with knee airbag device: A steering column device with a knee airbag device includes a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism; a column cover that covers the rear end portion of the steering column; an airbag module, provided inside the column cover, which includes a gas generation device that generates gas, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080217891 - Air bag module with diffuser: An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle. The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14), an inflation fluid source (26), and a diffuser plate (200). The inflation fluid source (26) provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080217892 - Airbag module with deployment control flap: An airbag module includes a bag wrap, a retainer, an airbag, and an inflator to inflate the airbag. The airbag includes at least one vent hole, and a deployment control flap to change trajectory of the airbag such that the airbag will deploy upwards and laterally to left and right... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080217893 - Firing agent for gas generating device: A firing agent which is used in a gas generating device of a vehicle occupant protection device together with a non-azide gas generating agent, for firing the non-azide gas generating agent, wherein the firing agent contains a fuel and an oxidizing agent and is configured to burn at a combustion... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080217895 - Gas generator: A gas generator including an approximately cylindrical housing including an ignition chamber, first and second combustion chambers, and first and second discharge paths. The ignition chamber, disposed in a base portion of the housing, includes an igniter and an enhancer agent. The first and second combustion chambers, disposed respectively in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080217894 - Micro-gas generation: A gas generant composition used in pressure activated restraint system devices such as micro-gas generator applications such as seat belt pretensioners is provided. The gas generant composition includes a potassium perchlorate gas generant additive in addition to a non-azide nitrogen-containing gas generating fuel, a metal ammine nitrate oxidizer, and a... Agent: James D. Erickson Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080217896 - Airbag fold bracket: An airbag system in a motor vehicle including one or more inflatable airbags and at least one airbag fold bracket configured to indicate the location of at least one airbag fold of the inflatable airbag. The airbag fold bracket may also be configured to maintain the position and shape of... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080217897 - Roll-over protective system for motor vehicles with a collapsible roll bar: A roll-over protective system for motor vehicles, with roll-over bars arranged at the vehicle's seats, each one being accommodated in a support fixed to the vehicle, and in the normal condition being held by a holding device in a lower, descended position of rest, and able to be brought into... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080217898 - Trailer stabilizing device and method of using same: An apparatus for stabilizing a stationary trailer with an adjustable length leg member. The apparatus comprises a ground engaging base plate which is attached to the end of the adjustable length leg member and has attachment means for one or more stabilizing members. The first end of the stabilizing member... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20080217899 - Vehicle attachment for folding a ground cover: A ground cover removal attachment for a vehicle such as a quad bike, for moving a sheet ground cover while on the ground, in an orchard for example, comprises an arm (2) with a connection (10) at one end of the arm (2) for mounting the arm (2) to a... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080217901 - Collapsible steering column assembly: An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle preferably has a bracket for rigid attachment to the vehicle with a first slot defining a longitudinal adjustment path of the assembly. A steering shaft is journaled to a jacket of the assembly for rotation about an axis. A shuttle attaches rigidly... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080217900 - Steering column assembly having a stopping member for preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism: A steering column assembly and method of preventing rotation of a tilt mechanism relative to a steering column during application of a predetermined force is disclosed. The tilt mechanism is coupled to the steering column and includes a tilt head pivotable about a tilt axis with a lever and a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080217902 - Material handling apparatus and support therefor: A material handling apparatus having a support portion is disclosed. The support portion includes a beam, a wheel disposed on one side of the beam, and a wheel bracket disposed on an opposing side of the beam. The wheel bracket has two legs and a yoke, and is disposed with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080211198 - Load sensing wheel support knuckle assembly and method for use: A method and apparatus for providing a measurement of wheel forces (Fx, Fy, Fz) on a vehicle wheel assembly (10) to enhance safety by providing electronic braking and power train controls with information about vehicle loading and road surface conditions. The apparatus includes a pair of beams (A, B) coupling... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080211199 - Snow vehicle: A snow vehicle according to the present invention takes a shape streamlined from a front part 110 to a rear part 130, which makes the snow vehicle look like a chamfered rhombus or a diamond in overall. Herein, the snow vehicle comprises: a main body 100 formed with a pair... Agent: Franklin & Associates International LLC

20080211200 - Group of shopping trolleys and shopping trolleys for forming one scuh group: The invention relates to a group of shopping trolleys formed by at least two different shopping trolleys, respectively comprising an undercarriage and a basket carried by the undercarriage. The same shopping trolleys can be parked in rows, in such a way that the baskets and the undercarriages are partially inserted... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20080211202 - Stabilizer link assembly: A stabilizer link assembly formed by die casting end rings over the ends of a stabilizer link rod.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080211201 - Supporting structure of stabilizer to vehicle body: A supporting structure of a stabilizer to a vehicle body including a twist-deformable torsion bar having a pair of arms at respective ends thereof, the arms being connected to a suspension and a supporting device supporting the near the ends of the torsion bar on a vehicle body and having... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080211203 - Vehicle propulsion system: This invention discloses a lever operated vehicle propulsion system wherein the levers move substantially horizontally and couplers are adjusted along each lever to control the mechanical advantage available to the vehicle operator. Drive chains that are attached to each coupler and engage a pair of freewheel sprockets that, in turn,... Agent: W. Michael Cooper Attorney At Law

20080211204 - Scooter frame: A scooter frame provides with a front frame and a rear frame both are interconnected by a spring-loaded latch in a double overlapping relation. The front frame has a front portion connecting at least a front wheel and a tiller post, a rear portion having a lower transverse rod, a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080211205 - Device for retaining a boot on a snowshoe: A device for laterally retaining a boot on a snowshoe (1), comprises a retaining plate (3) with a plane of general symmetry (P), on which are mounted front retaining means (4) made up of an assembly of retaining walls (4a, 4b) forming an enclosure in which the front and/or rear... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080211206 - Stroller: Strollers are provided having one or more components which can be moved by a drive mechanism between two or more desired positions, such as baby strollers having one or more components which are automatically and easily movable by a drive mechanism between an operative position for use of the stroller... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20080211207 - Mounting structure for airbag apparatus: In a mounting structure for an airbag apparatus (5) mounted in a vehicle door (3), a holding member 59 provided with an opening end 58 to hold an airbag 78 in a folded state, and a lining member 82 provided at the vehicle interior side of the door 3 are... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080211209 - Auto psir four door element trapezoidal cover system: A trapezoidal automotive PSIR door system including one or more lateral doors including two or more tear lines disposed at first and second oblique angles relative to a longitudinal direction of an automobile. The PSIR door system further includes a forward door including one or more tear lines in common... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080211208 - Prestressing fixture to eliminate automotive p.s.i.r. door-chute vibration weld visibility: An automotive interior component including an airbag chute having at least one weld bar, and a pre-stressed instrument panel having a substrate layer for bonding to the weld bar. The pre-stressing provides tensile stress at weld bar bonding areas to reduce any deformation visible on an exposed surface of the... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080211211 - Inflatable curtain: Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable occupant protection device (14) that is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a position between the side structure (16)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080211210 - Inflatable cushioning device: Inflatable devices principally for vehicle occupant protection are addressed. Included among the devices are curtains or other cushions (18) with braided portions (42) along their lower edges (30) designed to form semi-rigid members when deployed. Unlike commercially-available vehicle curtains, inflation occurs from the bottom (where the semi-rigid member is formed)... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080211212 - Steering column including an airbag apparatus: The steering column includes a column body, a column cover formed into a generally tubular contour and mounted around the column body and an airbag apparatus. The column cover includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower cover is separable from the upper cover and is split into... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080211213 - Capacitive sensor for morphological discrimination of a motor vehicle seat occupant: The invention concerns a detection set comprising in combination a sensor (100) comprising three electrodes: two main electrodes (110, 120) covering different zones of the space and the third auxiliary electrode (130), surrounding almost entirely the two main electrodes (110, 120) and processing means (200) connected to said electrodes(110, 120,... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080211214 - Air bag system: An air bag system of the invention includes an air bag having a discharge port which discharges part of inflation gas when it opens and an opening and closing control unit which enables the control of opening and closing of the discharge port. The air bag includes a bag main... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080211215 - Inflator second stage combustion control: A new type of airbag inflator that may be used in an airbag system is disclosed. The inflator will generally include a housing and two initiators. Accordingly, the inflator is a “dual-stage” inflator. The two stages are disposed within the housing. The second initiator is disposed within a second stage... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080211216 - Coupler for a vehicle accessory: A coupler assembly for coupling an accessory to a vehicle chassis. The coupler assembly includes a male portion having a male attachment end and a conical male portion, the male side walls each having a male pin aperture, a female portion having a female attachment end and a conical female... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080211217 - Adjustable steering system: An adjustable steering system for a golf car includes a steering column assembly and a shaft having a cylindrically shaped body and a non-circular engagement end axially extending from the body. A first U-joint includes a first yoke connected to the shaft and a second yoke connected to the steering... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080211218 - Platform trailer with extruded floor panel cross members: In accordance with one aspect of the present development, a platform trailer includes a chassis comprising first and second aluminum beams each including an upper flange and a lower flange connected by a web. The first and second beams are arranged parallel to each other and each extend from a... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080211219 - Seat assembly for a vehicle: A seat assembly for a vehicle, such as a school bus, accommodates two or three passengers, depending on the size and stature of the passengers. The seat assembly is equipped with three seatbelts and five buckles spaced along a seatback. When three passengers are utilizing the seat assembly, each of... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.