Land vehicles inventions 12/08

20080315537 - Apparatus for transporting products in crates or containers: Apparatus for transporting products including a body having ground wheels (22, 122) and support structure (30, 130) for one or more crates or other containers holding products to be carried by the apparatus. At least one ground engageable member (40, 140) fixed to said support structure forms an assembly with... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080315538 - Leveling system and device for a recreational vehicle: A system for leveling recreational vehicles and the like consists of two motors operating simultaneously but independently to lift a trailer or other vehicle having vehicle-axles. The system comprises one portable and motorized lifting unit that can be deployed selectively on either side of the vehicle, or both, as required.... Agent: Peter A. Haas, Esquire

20080315539 - Vertical air bag control: A control (60) that mounts in a space (52) between main vehicle parts (66, 68) that are supported one on the other by air bags (16). The control includes first and second vertical tubes (82, 106) that telescope in one another. The tubes enclose at least parts of valves (98,... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080315540 - System for enhancing use of a shopping cart: A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080315541 - Motorized hand cart for lifting and moving large heavy objects: A dual-motor handcart for lifting, steering, and transporting a heavy object, such as a snowmobile, by one person, having two motor-powered wheels or trackdrives for moving and steering attached to a width and height adjustable frame, the frame offering a handle, a pair of legs connected to the handle, lift... Agent: Patricia M. Costanzo Pats Pending

20080315542 - Articulating camera transport apparatus and method: An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercarriage, the undercarriage having a plurality of articulating wheels and a... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080315543 - Articulating camera transport apparatus and method: An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercarriage, the undercarriage having a plurality of articulating wheels and a... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080315544 - Folding means and folding apparatus using the same: A folding means for a foldable apparatus, the folding means comprising a first member (2) having a locking end (4) and a second member (5) having an opening (16) through which the locking end (4) of the first member (2) is located, the locking end (4) being pivotally attached to... Agent: Baldwins

20080315545 - Axle stub bearing unit: An axle stub bearing unit for a bearing point of an axle stub of a steerable axle of a vehicle is provided, with a radial bearing that is constructed as a needle bearing, and a separate axial bearing that is constructed as a sliding bearing, which are accommodated in a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080315546 - Suspension system for a vehicle: A suspension system of the present invention pivotally supports a wheel of a motor vehicle. An upper control arm and a lower control arm are cooperable with a spindle, which supports the wheel. A vibration damper is cooperable with the upper control arm. A link interconnects the lower control arm... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080315547 - Fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post: A fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post includes at least a fender body and a fastening assembly. The fender body has a front section on which a concave portion, a slit and a holding space are formed. The slit can be opened elastically to allow a bicycle rear fork... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20080315548 - Vehicular wheelchair docking and capture apparatus: A transit vehicle docking system including a pair of press plates driven inwardly against the opposite side of a wheelchair docked in a docking space in a transit vehicle.... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080315549 - All terrain adapter for a wheelchair: An all terrain adapter for a wheelchair that removably clamps onto the foot support of the wheelchair and supports a relatively large diameter, slightly inclined swivelling nose gear wheel at an extended distance from the foot support to stabilize the wheelchair when it is being pushed over soft or uneven... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20080315550 - Front suspension and steering system for a motorcycle: A suspension and steering system for the front wheel of a motorcycle. The system includes an upright extending along one side of the front wheel at a rake angle, to which the wheel is journalled by means of a cantilevered axle extending from one side of the lower end of... Agent: William A. Eklund

20080315551 - Motorcycle handlebar: A motorcycle handlebar includes a main handlebar having a tubular body that has opposite ends, with a handle grip secured to each of the opposite ends. The handlebar includes a lower bar secured to the body and extending below the body, the lower bar secured to about the center of... Agent: Raymond Sun

20080315552 - Dual-function bicycle seat post assembly: A bicycle seat post assembly includes an outer tube with an inner tube movably inserted thereto, the top end of the inner tube is connected with a seat. The inner tube has a passage defined longitudinally therethrough and a valve is connected to the lower end of the inner tube.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080315553 - Bicycle adapted to different forms of cycling: A bicycle adaptable to different forms of cycling. The bicycle includes a frame modification of the location of the crankshaft unit in the frame. The bicycle frame includes a crankset box forming a main housing. The crankset box is positioned at the junction of first and second rods. A detachable... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080315554 - Drawbar hitch accessory: In its simplest form the present invention includes a drawbar hitch accessory having a hitch plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a left side edge and a right side edge. The top surface is generally rectangular in shape and is divided into... Agent: Thomas R. Shaffer Glassmire & Shaffer Law Offices , P.C.

20080315555 - Slider suspension locking pin system with leaf spring: A trailer slider system includes a body rail that slides longitudinally relative to a suspension frame side rail. The body rail includes holes that provide multiple suspension positions. The trailer slider system also includes a pin locking system having at least one pin that is extendable into the holes in... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080315556 - Tractor hitch attachment connector: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for connecting an attachment to a hitch system of a vehicle. The apparatus comprises means for connecting the apparatus to a hitch system and means for connecting the apparatus to an attachment, such as a plow or scraper. The present invention allows... Agent: Latimer, Mayberry & MatthewsIPLaw, LLP

20080315557 - Apparatus and methods for remotely controlling fifth wheel hitch assembly: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments for fifth wheel hitch assemblies are described herein. In one embodiment, a remotely controlled fifth wheel hitch assembly comprises a mounting rail, a head assembly, a locking arm, an actuation mechanism, and a remote control device. The mounting rail is coupled to a towing vehicle... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080315558 - Gooseneck trailer attachment assembly and center deck elevation system: When Position 4, FIG. 1 is required, the gooseneck [13] lock bar system [15] will disengage and the elevation screw [20] in gooseneck [13] will raise the front part of the trailer [10] to Position 4, FIG. 1 while the airbag system [24] in tandem [23] will raise the entire... Agent: Anthony J. Cesternino

20080315559 - Work vehicle: Disclosed is a working vehicle capable of working and driving in stable condition while suppressing the adverse effect caused by the load variation such as sudden dashing from an associated ground working implement. The working vehicle comprises a controller for controlling the variator ratio of its toroidal mechanism to oppose... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080315560 - Attachment mount for a tow cable on an agricultural tractor: A tow cable mounting structure for an agricultural tractor that includes a pin-connection feature for a tow cable so that an easily accessible tow connection anchored to the tractor frame can be provided on the tractor. The mounting structure includes a contoured end portion and a bracing structure to manage... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20080315561 - Trailer tongue pivot hinge with integrated receiver: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a trailer tongue pivot hinge are described herein. In an embodiment, a pivot assembly for a towing trailer includes a first adapter and a second adapter. The first adapter is arranged to be attachable to a first trailer frame member and includes a... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080315562 - Child stroller: A child stroller is disclosed comprising two side frames bilaterally set, each side frame comprising a front leg, a rear leg, the upside of the rear leg being rotatably connected with the rear end of the front leg, and a handspike with the lower end connected to the upper end... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080315563 - Transporter: A transporter for an infant comprising first and second means to receive an infant in the transporter, the means moveable between a first, closed orientation unsuitable for receiving an infant, and a second, open orientation for receiving an infant. The transporter further comprises first and second wheels disposed respectively at... Agent: Strategic Patent Group, P.C.

20080315564 - Airbag assembly, gear and operating method for said assembly: The invention relates to an airbag assembly comprising a mechanism for a stationary driver's airbag, i.e. an airbag that does not rotate with the rotation of the steering wheel. Said airbag assembly is configured in such a way that the mechanism is situated inside the steering column. The invention also... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080315565 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus is provided with an airbag which is stored within a vehicle seat. A rear portion of the airbag is fixed to the vehicle seat. Further, the side airbag apparatus is provided with an inflator which is arranged within a rear portion of the airbag and is... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080315566 - Instrument panel with integral hidden door cover and method of manufacture thereof: A cover for an airbag module, comprising: an outer layer having a show surface and an inner surface; a molded tear seam in the inner surface, the molded tear seam defining a deployment door opening in the cover, the molded tear seam extending into the cover from the inner surface,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080315567 - Air bag with adaptive venting: An apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that includes a first panel (160) with at least one first vent opening (142). A second panel (144) secured to the first panel (160) includes a base portion (150) and a door portion (156). The base portion (150) includes... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080315568 - Crash sensor: A crash sensor comprising a support arrangement for supporting opposed ends of a yieldable element directly on one of an outer skin of a vehicle and a component adjacent to the outer skin with the yieldable element substantially parallel with the outer skin of the vehicle. A sensor arrangement in... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080315569 - Riding lawnmower outrigger: A riding lawnmower outrigger (1) having a hollow outer tube (5) secured to a riding lawnmower (2), a telescoping inner tube (6) which locks within the outer tube (5), a vertical tube (11) connected to the inner tube (6), an outrigger wheel housing (16) secured to the vertical tube (11)... Agent: Edward M. Livingston, Pa

20080315570 - Reduced cost master/slave trailer landing gear apparatus: A landing gear assembly that supports the front end of a truck trailer when the trailer is not being pulled by a truck has a gearing mechanism that provides a two-speed operation for raising and lowering the legs of the landing gear assembly, where the gearing mechanism is entirely contained... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080315571 - Structure supporting a motor vehicle front end assembly comprising coupling means in the form of a hollow body of a mini-cradle with side members, and corresponding vehicle: The invention concerns a structure for a motor vehicle front end assembly, comprising a mini-cradle (1) whereon is mounted a suspension arm (3) for each wheel of said front end assembly, said suspension arm (3) being of the type having the shape of a boomerang whereof one of the ends,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080315572 - Rear vehicle structure: A rear vehicle structure has an electrical system unit, two side members, two extension parts, two cross members, a rear seat and a cover. The electrical system unit includes first and second electrical system units. Each extension part extends rearwardly from one of the rearward ends of one of the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080309030 - Failsafe valve for active roll control: A roll control device includes at least one actuator having first and second chambers. A pump is in fluid communication with the first and second chambers and is configured to transfer fluid between them. A motor is connected to the pump and is in communication with a controller. The controller... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080309031 - Damper actuated active roll control: A roll control system is provided that includes first and second dampers each having fluid. A pump fluidly interconnects the first and second dampers. A motor is connected to the pump. A controller is in communication with the motor. The controller is configured to command the motor to drive the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080309032 - Roll control devices: An example roll control device uses differential pressure values, for example, that are conveyed by a motor driven pump to a first actuator associated with a first stabilizer. The differential pressure values are also conveyed from the motor driven pump to a second stabilizer through a proportional valve in one... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080309033 - Roofing cart: A ridge roofing cart can be made using mounting brackets for receiving an elongated support platform. Each bracket includes spaced plates for receiving an axle between the plates on each side thereof and an aperture for receiving an axle pivot pin at one position on the bracket. Each bracket has... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080309034 - Elevated work platform and multi-function tool: This invention pertains to a multi-function tool that when assembled in different configurations would meet many needs of the home or commercial mechanic. One configuration is height adjustable allowing users to work safely in an elevated position over the engine compartment of a light truck (i.e. half-ton to one-ton vehicle)... Agent: Eaton Peabody Patent Group, LLC

20080309035 - Upholstered creeper: A creeper includes an inner framework having longitudinally extending, laterally spaced side rails interconnected by one or more cross members extending therebetween. A support plate is secured to the inner framework. A pad is positioned on the support plate and a cover encompasses the pad and at least a portion... Agent: Edward G. Greive Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20080309036 - Device in a shopping basket with wheels: A device in a stackable shopping basket of the type that at the underside thereof is provided with wheels and that at the upper part thereof has a draw-handle hingedly fixed to the upper edge of the basket. The handle is larger/longer in comparison with conventional such shopping-basket handles and... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20080309037 - Nestable shopping cart with a rear wheels lifter system: The present invention concerns nestable shopping carts including a lifter mechanism allowing the rear wheels of each cart to rise when they are nested together in order to facilitate their displacements when forming a line and to limit the wear of rear wheels. The lifter system comprises the wheeled chassis... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080309038 - Trash bag holder and transporter: The present invention is a bag holder/transport apparatus for plastic trash bags for use outdoors and indoors. A rim means is provided with a frame, a foot peg for pushing the end of the rim into the ground and an adjustable clamp assembly for attaching a trash bag positioned in... Agent: Law Office Of Leo G. Lenna

20080309039 - Steerable carriage apparatus: A steerable carriage apparatus for manually transporting a payload across a surface, that includes frame multiple end portions that include rotating elements rotationally attached to each of the frame multiple end portions, with the rotating elements forming contacts on the surface. Additionally, the frame multiple end portions have a pivotal... Agent: Jackson Esquire Roger A. Jackson

20080309040 - Two-piece expandable thrust washer and machine using same: A machine includes a clevis joint connecting a first frame structure to a second frame structure. The clevis joint includes two plates configured to receive a rotatable element of the first frame structure. An expandable thrust washer is positioned on at least one side of the rotatable element. A pin... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080309041 - Steering damper for solid axle steering system: A steering assembly for a motor vehicle including and axle interconnecting a pair of wheels, a pair of tie rods coupled to the wheels, and a cross bar having a piston mounted thereon interconnecting the rods. A steering damper may be integral with the cross bar such that the piston... Agent: Ralph E. Smith Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation

20080309042 - Mounting process for a joint arrangement as well as joint arrangement for a motor vehicle axle: A process is provided for mounting a joint arrangement, especially for a driven axle of a motor vehicle, as well as, furthermore, to a joint arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle axle. The joint arrangement has a joint fork (1), which can be arranged in the area of a vehicle... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080309043 - Suspension using leverage: Disclosed is a suspension using continuous and variable leverage, in which a lever serves as a substitute for an air spring. First, a fulcrum located at the center of the lever is connected to a chassis of a vehicle. An impact transmission plate, which has a convex shape toward the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080309044 - Vehicle suspension arm fitting structure: A front end portion of a trailing arm is removably fitted to a vehicle body through a cylindrical bush. A bracket, which holds the bush to fit the front end portion to the vehicle body, includes: a holding portion that holds the bush; right/left first flange portions provided below the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309045 - Energy recovery system: A significant advantage of this system is that it captures and utilizes a distinctive amount of energy that normally is lost. Also, it is a system that the vehicle manufacturers can easily build into their ‘ready for market’ models or it may be offered to vehicle owners as a DIY... Agent: Anderson F. Johnson, Jr.

20080309046 - Mechanism for reducing and folding a person carrying vehicle and a method for operating same: A person carrying vehicle includes a main frame, a seat pivoted on the main frame, a front frame, an articulate supporting member connecting the main frame and the front frame, and a telescopic steering mechanism pivoted on the front frame; by means of pivoting supporting rods of the seat downwards,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080309048 - Removable wheel support device for a wheelchair: Stem (12) is secured to fork (6). Head (27), bearing surface (28), recessed portions (29 and 21), and bearing surface (31) successively engage the interior of housing (13), comprising first bearing (14), laterally movable locking ring (18) and second bearing (15). Locking ring (18) is repelled to the left in... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080309047 - Reversible wheelchair: A wheelchair having a rotatable vertically adjustable seat that can rotate at least 180 degrees. A vertical adjustment means adjusts the seat from a base position to an elevation above the diameter of the wheel chair drive wheels. The seat can swivel or be fixed by an anti-rotation means. The... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080309049 - Rear frame for bicycle: A rear frame for a bicycle is disclosed to include two tubes and a connecting portion. The tubes are respectively made of fiber reinforced material and have at least one rib therein. The connecting portion is connected between the tubes. By means of the aforesaid arrangement, the rear frame has... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080309050 - Height adjustable motorcycle training wheels: A height adjustable motorcycle training wheel apparatus including a base plate that is detachably attachable to the underside of a motorcycle engine case or frame. A detachably attachable axle is attached to the base plate and a pair of auxiliary wheels are rotatably maintained thereon. The axle includes a series... Agent: Cornelius P. Dukelow Abington Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20080309051 - Accessory system: A wheelchair has a frame with rails and wheels. An accessory is adapted to be removably coupled to a rail. The accessory has a short downwardly extending cylindrical projection. A coupling assembly extends between the accessory and the frame. The coupling assembly includes a bottom subassembly. The bottom subassembly is... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080309052 - Tool-free adjustable binding for sports board: A binding is adapted for coupling footwear, such as a boot, to a sports board. The binding permits easy adjustment of the binding's position on the board, while also allowing for removal of the binding from the board for improved utility of storage or transport. Adjustment, engagement between binding and... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046

20080309053 - Ski binding: A ski binding for downhill skiing and cross-country skiing has a plate (5) which can be pivoted upwards in the front region about an axis (6.26) located transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ski. A front ski binding (2) and a rear heel holder (3) for a ski boot... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080309054 - Vehicle body: A vehicle body of a motor vehicle includes side members. Each side member exhibits pillars, to which a pillar covering is assigned. A roof side member extends above the pillars of each side member. In the region of the roof side member, ahead airbag, which, when triggered in the region... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080309055 - Airbag system: An airbag system for a motor vehicle including a gas bag having first and second chambers. The system includes an inflator and a arranged in the connecting portion so that gas is guided into both the first and second chambers. The system includes at least one protective layer extending from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080309056 - Curtain airbag system: An airbag is disposed over almost the entire length along a roof side rail. The airbag comprises a duct formed with a gas introduction hole and a plurality of chambers communicating with the duct. The duct comprises a long first duct part and a short second duct part arranged with... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080309057 - Combustion chamber and method for production thereof: A combustion chamber, particularly for airbags, with a barrel shaped body to which an ignition chamber is attached and which has a transition opening between the ignition chamber and the barrel shaped body and a discharge opening in the barrel shaped body lying substantially opposite the transition opening, the barrel... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080309058 - Swiveling roll bar: The invention relates to a swivelable roll bar, in particular for construction vehicles, with two vertical carriers, each of which has a pair of spars, whereby in each, one spar is connected swivelably through a link joint with the another spar, and the link joint comprises a lock and a... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080309059 - Vehicle traction enhancement system: A vehicle traction enhancement system for use in a vehicle storage compartment such as a trunk or truck bed, to add weight or ballast above the driven wheels to improve traction, especially during times of inclement weather. The system includes an elongated carrier and retention devices or compartments for the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080309060 - Collision air bag and flotation system: A pre-impact inflation air bag system for a vehicle having a preselected decreasing distance between the vehicle and an object is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of nested inflatable air bags. A plurality of inflators are provided for inflating the plurality of nested inflatable air bags, respectively. A collision... Agent: Robert F. Frijouf Frijouf, Rust & Pyle, P.A.

20080309061 - Vehicle seat belt utilization safety system: The system algorithm defines the apparatuses and methods for the operation of any vehicle that travels the streets, roads and highways that will provide a safe incentive for the operator to insure that all occupied seats have seat belts properly fastened. The system provides that improperly fastened or altered seat... Agent: Walter J. Mundy

20080309062 - Seat integrated tether system: A seat integrated tether system for use in a vehicle for the secure placement of an article on a vehicle seat. One or more retractable or extendable tethers are adapted for attachment to the side of the vehicle seat. By use of the system with the front passenger seat of... Agent: Butzel Long

20080303227 - Model vehicle chassis: A model vehicle chassis has a main body and a front right suspension connected with the main body. The front right suspension has a lower suspension arm which includes a frontward piece and a mating rearward piece. Both the frontward and rearward pieces include frontward and rearward left connecting arms... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080303228 - Snowmobile ski assembly: A snowmobile ski comprises a body having a pair of rails laterally spaced from one another and interconnected at a tip. A mounting on the body secures the ski to a snowmobile.... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Commerce Court West

20080303229 - Snowmobile slide: A snowmobile slide includes an elongated body having a first end, a second end, opposed sides, an upper sliding surface and a lower mounting surface. The upper sliding surface has more than one guide channel, with each guide channel extending between the first end and the second end. The lower... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080303230 - Shopping cart handle protector: A wrap or cover is shown for a handle to protect against germs or bacteria on the handle. The wrap or cover includes a pair of layers of a soft washable material having a length greater than the width and joined at their periphery by a stitching of the respective... Agent: Salter & Michaelson The Heritage Building

20080303231 - Trammer: There is provided a trammer in the present invention, comprising a panel and a handspike, with the handspike slots corresponding to the handspike located on both sides of the panel and the locating device connected with the handspike also located on the panel. The locating device comprises the locating hole... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080303232 - Stroller and seat assembly mechanism for a stroller: A seat assembly mechanism for a stroller has a seat frame and a main frame. The seat assembly mechanism includes a positioning device and a seat supporting member. The positioning device is disposed on the seat frame and includes a positioning pin movable between a locking position and a releasing... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080303233 - Caster-camber plate assemblies: A caster-camber plate assembly has a fastener plate including fastening members. A lower adjustment plate has a first side face positioned adjacent a first side face of the fastener plate such that fastening members of the fastening plate extend therethrough. The lower adjustment plate is moveable with respect to the... Agent: David Odell Simmons

20080303234 - Joint for vehicle steering and suspension system: The present invention concerns a steering and suspension system of a vehicle and a translational ball joint for use in a steering and suspension system. The system may include a lower joint assembly that employs the translational ball joint to couple a steering knuckle to a strut extension member. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080303235 - Adjustable strut spacer: An adjustable strut spacer includes two complementary strut spacer disks that engage each other and the vehicle suspension to provide adjustable spacing. Each strut spacer disk is flat on one side and stepped on the other side. The steps of the upper strut spacer engage the steps of the lower... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20080303236 - Blank for an axle beam, wheel suspension comprising an axle and a method for manufacturing an axle: A blank for an axle beam intended to support a wheel axle is formed from a continuous piece and, at its respective ends, has, on the one hand, a bushing constituting a bearing for a kingpin for supporting a wheel spindle and, on the other hand, lug-shaped protrusions on each... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080303237 - Idividual wheel suspension: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for a vehicle, which wheel suspension includes a wheel holder for supporting a vehicle wheel, a leaf spring attached to a vehicle frame at each end and attached between the vehicle and the wheel holder, which leaf spring is arranged with its main... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080303238 - Apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles: An apparatus for assisting entry into high road clearance vehicles having a generally cylindrical side bar adapted for attachment to a vehicle chassis, one or more U-shaped cylindrical bars attached to and suspended from said bar comprised of two end portions and a center bar. The U-shaped bars may be... Agent: James D. Petruzzi

20080303239 - Bicycle attachment: An attachment (4, 30, 40) for connecting a first bicycle (1) to at least one second bicycle (2), the bicycles (1, 2) being connected in the direction of motion, and the attachment (4, 30, 40) being rotatably connected to at least one bicycle (1, 2) and extending in a substantially... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20080303240 - Bicycle fork assembly with integral crown and steer tube: A fork assembly for a bicycle that includes a fork crown with an integrally formed steer tube and a pair of fork receiving pockets. The crown and the steer tube are preferably forged of an aluminum material. Each of a pair of fork blades includes a crown end that has... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080303241 - Hidden seat tube assembly for a bicycle: A hidden seat tube assembly for a bicycle, comprises: a seat tube; a C ring installed within the seat tube therein; the C ring having an opening so that the C ring has a C cross section; the C ring being welded to an inner wall of the seat tube... Agent: Hsing-liu Liu

20080303242 - Bicycle rear suspension system: A bicycle rear wheel suspension system includes an upper link and a lower link both pivotally attached to the frame and to a rear stay member. An instantaneous center of rotation of the rear stay member is defined at an intersection between an upper axis extending through first and second... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080303243 - Collapsible bicycle frame: Collapsible bicycle frame with an elongate tubular rigid seat post holding member, an elongate tubular rigid front fork holding member and an elongate tubular first rear fork and crank holding member. A slidable clevis joint holding the rear fork holding member to the front fork holding member. A clevis joint... Agent: Francis Ying

20080303244 - Securing device for connecting biycle rack to vehicle: A connection device for connecting a bicycle rack to a connection member on a vehicle includes a clamping unit composed of four quarters and a mounting member is mounted onto the four quarters withinhich the connection member is enclosed. A bolt's head is clamped by four respective protrusions on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080303245 - Nano-t diverse application lever guardrail ramp trailer: An improved vertically stow able modular multi-purpose trailer with a levered suspended ramp and detachable lever. The trailer includes a forward angle iron frame section with a platform planar deck covering the interior area of the frame and a rear hinge cross member, all supported by a square tubular composite... Agent: Leo Bryce Schraeder

20080303246 - Tow behind mower attachment system: A tow behind mower attachment system is provided comprising a push mower having a mower deck with four wheels including a right front wheel having a right front axle, a left front wheel having a left front axle, a right rear wheel having a right rear axle and a left... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080303247 - Accessory for a locking assembly: A device for use with an anti-theft locking assembly which comprises an enclosure, a noise emitter mounted within the enclosure, a battery, and a control circuit, an actuator extending externally of the enclosure and being designed to be plugged into a first actuator receptor on a towing vehicle or a... Agent: Eric Fincham

20080303248 - Portable shopping cart port-a-cart: A portable shopping cart with foldable front legs and retractable back legs that permits the shoppers to easily unload the cart from the back of their Mini-van or SUVS and load it back to the vehicle, filled with groceries, with a minimum effort. The top part is a plastic rectangular... Agent: Omar Chaparrp

20080303249 - Trailer: A trailer including: (i) a trailer frame supported by ground engaging wheels; (ii) an auxiliary drawbar pivotable from a retracted inoperative position to an extended or towing position located behind the trailer frame; and a (iii) main drawbar to a prime mover. There is also provided a pivot frame pivotally... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080303250 - Anti-collision air bag for protecting articles in a trunk: The present invention discloses an anti-collision air bag for protecting articles inside a trunk, which comprises an air bag. The air bag has an inflation inlet, and the inflation inlet has a trumpet shape with the larger opening thereof arranged outside and has a check valve. The anti-collision air bag... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080303251 - Arranging structure of vehicle interior components: A structure of arranging interior components of a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a panel member extending along a side of a roof of the vehicle, and a bracket having a fixing base attached to the panel member, a first attaching base to which a first interior component is... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080303252 - Strechable webbing, inflatable belt, and inflatable belt apparatus: A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing having a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant and an... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080303253 - Strechable webbing, inflatable belt, and inflatable belt apparatus: A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in ensuring the webbing rigidity and achieving the reduced product width of the webbing. In one embodiment, the stretchable webbing includes a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080303254 - Sensor integration for airbag deployment: A system and method for deploying one or more airbags in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a passive detection device, an active detection device and a controller. The passive detection device is configured to present one or more passive signals indicative of the motion of the vehicle after... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080303255 - Inflator for an air bag: An air bag inflator has a cylindrical housing defining an internal space therein and having a convex portion protruding towards the internal space, and a cup member provided inside the cylindrical housing and having a cylindrical wall, provided with a vent hole that communicates inside the cup member with a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080303256 - Airbag cushions with gas deflectors and optional venting for out-of-position conditions: An airbag cushion is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. The airbag cushion includes at least one gas deflector which directs gas to a closeable vent to allow gas to be vented out of the cushion when an obstruction is encountered.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080303257 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus including: an airbag; a vent hole; a plurality of rupture joining parts which join the base fabric pieces in a manner breakable by the high-pressure gas expansion; and a vent hole cover having a connecting part at which the vent hole cover is connected to the airbag... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080303258 - Motorcycle swing-preventing device: A motorcycle swing-preventing device includes a fixing base mounted on the steering shaft of a motorcycle head. A connecting member has its universal bearing pivotally combined with the fixing base. A swing preventer is disposed with a connecting base having a universal bearing secured with the connecting member. A positioning... Agent: Shen-yuan Kuo

20080303259 - Towed vehicle protection device: A protection device for a towed vehicle. The protection device includes a moveable support. The moveable support is adapted to be coupled with a towing vehicle member. A fixed support is adapted to be coupled with a towed vehicle member. A flexible material is coupled between the moveable support and... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20080303260 - Pawl and ratchet assembly adapted for indirect sensing of proper operation: An apparatus for monitoring operation of a ratchet-based locking mechanism. The apparatus includes a ratchet and a pawl with a protrusion for engaging the ratchet during contact between the pawl and the ratchet teeth. The apparatus includes an elongated member or amplification arm extending from the pawl. The elongated member... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080303261 - Systems and methods for dampening seat belt latch vibration: According to one embodiment of the present invention a seatbelt system is provided having a seat belt with a latch slidably disposed thereupon and operable to connect with a buckle to fasten the belt, having a pillar extending within the vehicle and covered by a garnish and having a protrusion... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20080303262 - Seat device: A tensioner mechanism that winds a webbing to restrain a passenger seated in a seat when a vehicle crash is detected is provided near the seat. A headrest body is provided to protect the passenger at the vehicle rear crash. A drive mechanism is coupled to the tensioner mechanism via... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080296851 - Hands-free towing apparatus for strollers, pet carriers and other carriages: A hands-free towing apparatus fro strollers, pet carriers and other carriages is described. The apparatus comprises a belt-attachment device, a frame, and a carriage-attachment device. The belt-attachment device can be a padded belt attached to a formed back-plate that a caregiver wears on his or her torso. A frame having... Agent: Lisa Marie Hall

20080296853 - Stair assist robot mechanism and method: A mobile robot with a chassis including one or more drive mechanisms and at least a first arm pivotably connected to the chassis and configured to pitch up and down. A ski structure is attached on an underside of the first arm for raising the chassis as the arm is... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080296852 - Plug-in body mount damping device for vehicles: A plug-in hydraulic body to frame mounting assembly is mounted to a conventional elastomeric body mount device to increase the control of vibration from the operation of the automotive frame to the automotive component supported thereon. The connecting member of the hydraulic mounting assembly threads onto the end of the... Agent: Larry W. Miller Miller Law Group, PLLC

20080296854 - Pair of wheeled skate-skis usable on most terrains: A pair of wheeled skate-skis comprising a chassis with two upwardly projecting forked ends, a flexible foot strap attached to a front side of the chassis, a front buckle slide fastened to an opposite front side of the chassis, two buckle slides, an adjustable binding, a front wheel assembly and... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080296855 - Collapsible transportation device having a basket with a movable floor: The present invention provides a collapsible transportation device comprising a receptacle with a vertically movable bottom wall. The receptacle expands and collapses vertically to facilitate in loading and unloading different amounts of items in the cart, and in storing the cart when not in use. The vertical movement of the... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080296856 - Basket: A basket for public use includes a substantially upright tapered body for repeatedly moving purchasable items within a store; the body includes an interior space and an open top; the open top permits access to the interior for placing the plurality of purchasable items in the interior. Wheels allow rolling... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080296857 - Lightweight wheel clamp for vehicle wheel alignment system: A lightweight wheel clamp assembly is provided for attaching to a vehicle wheel for performing a wheel alignment on the vehicle. Examples include a wheel clamp having an upper sliding bracket for engaging the vehicle wheel, a lower sliding bracket for engaging the vehicle wheel, a guide bar simultaneously slidably... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080296858 - Bamboo core 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, P.C.

20080296859 - Skateboard: A kicktail concave skateboard includes a blank having opposite ends, at least one end being recessed. An element is mounted on the recessed end such that a portion of the element adjoining the blank is flush with the blank. The element is formed of a material having a lower mechanical... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080296860 - Hydroformed steering knuckle assembly for vehicles and method of making same: A hydroformed steering knuckle assembly for a vehicle and method of making same includes a hydroformed main body. The hydroformed steering knuckle assembly also includes at least one component secured to the hydroformed main body. The hydroformed main body is a hydroformed monolithic structure being integral, unitary, and one-piece.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080296861 - Bracket for fixing a fork of a vehicle: A vehicle has a vehicle body including a head pipe, a lower side bracket disposed below the head pipe for supporting the head pipe upward in a substantial center of the bracket in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of legs of a front fork fixed in vicinities of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080296862 - Multi-mode tandem bicycle: A multi-mode tandem bicycle includes a frame, a steering wheel, a directional wheel, a first pedaling member, a second pedaling member, a first seat, a second seat, a first transmission unit, and a second transmission unit. By pivoting at least one of the first seat and the second seat on... Agent: Far East University

20080296863 - Motorcycle having a front wheel suspension: A motorcycle having a forked front wheel support with two rigid fork arms on which a front wheel of the motorcycle is mounted, an upper trailing link provided for supporting wheel support forces connected via an upper joint to an upper area of the wheel support, and lower trailing link... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080296864 - Semi-recumbent bicycle: An improved semi-recumbent bicycle seat includes a frame having a main seat support tube and a steering mechanism including a front tire support fork. Front and rear wheels are mounted on the front tire support fork and on the frame. A bicycle seat is mounted above and forwards of the... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20080296865 - Wheel-equipped stand for a two-wheeled vehicle: A stand device, for a two-wheeled vehicle, including at least one rotatably mobile stand arm and a retractable pin fixed at least indirectly to the stand arm, the stand device being intended to be mounted on the two-wheeler so that the arm is rotatably mobile between a high position and... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080296866 - Extendable wheel barrow handle adapters: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an adapter that fits over a wheel barrow handle that is extendable. By way of this extension, the height of a handle portion of the adapter may be changed so as to change the effective height of the wheel barrow handle. In this... Agent: Stockwell & Smedley, Psc

20080296868 - Pin box assembly: A pin box assembly comprising a first portion, a second portion, a connective member disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion comprising a torque portion, the torque portion comprising a bar disposed within a tube and at least one resilient member disposed between the bar... Agent: Dexter Axle Company

20080296867 - Pin box assembly with torsion resistant pivot and air spring: A pin box assembly comprising a towing vehicle portion comprising a frame, a towed vehicle portion comprising a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, a torsion resistant pivot portion disposed between the towing vehicle portion and the towed vehicle portion, the torsion resistant pivot portion disposed at... Agent: Dexter Axle Company

20080296869 - Mechanical lift: “Mechanical Lift”, as described in the report and according to the figures in annex, is distinctive for being a mechanical device intended for lifting and steadying trailers and semi-trailers, loaded or unloaded, aiming at providing a higher loading capacity and easier operation by the driver through the simplicity of its... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080296870 - Trailer hitch assembly for a bomb disposal robot method therefor: A trailer hitch assembly for a bomb disposal robot has a support beam for removably attaching the trailer hitch assembly to the bomb disposal robot. A female trailer hitch connector is coupled to the support beam.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080296871 - Telescopic assembly of shoe: A telescopic assembly of a shoe comprises a sole having a sliding groove at an upper side thereof and an opened groove at one side of the sliding groove; the opened groove being communicated to the sliding groove and being opened at one side of the sole; a head; a... Agent: Chao Hsieh

20080296872 - Stroller with seat height adjustment: A stroller includes a base frame assembly and a seat assembly supported by the base frame assembly. A seat leg extending from the seat assembly is slidably engaged with the base frame assembly for movement of the seat assembly relative to the base frame assembly from a first seating height... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080296873 - Collapsible wheel assembly: A wheel assembly and a method of using the wheel assembly are provided. The wheel assembly is attachable to various objects and capable of quickly and easily collapsing or folding to become more compact for more efficient and cost-effective transportation or shipping. It is then capable of being quickly and... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080296874 - Interior panel assembly and airbag device: An interior panel assembly and an airbag device are provided that are equipped with structure for preventing an interior panel and a backing plate from becoming detached from each other. In one form, when an inflator discharges gas, movable door-frame members are moved (lifted) upward by being pushed upward by... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080296875 - Airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant: An airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant comprising a first and a second material layer each having edge regions, wherein the first and the second layers are sewn together along the edge regions. A fastening section adapted for attaching to a part of the vehicle and connecting to a gas... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080296876 - Air bag device for automobile: An air bag device for automobile comprising a side air bag member arranged at a vehicle body side portion or a vehicle seat in a folded state, expanded by being supplied with a gas upon a vehicle being impacted from the side or rolling over, and which deploys between a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080296877 - Gas generator: A gas generator, in particular for a vehicle occupant restraint system, has a rigid outer housing (12), a chamber (14) formed in the outer housing (12), in which a compressed gas is present at least upon activation of the gas generator (10), a component immovable (20; 34; 62), at least... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080296878 - Motorcycle exhaust pipe guard and mounting bracket: A motorcycle exhaust pipe guard for use with a motorcycle having an exhaust pipe running adjacent a passenger's foot peg. The guard includes a planer bar which may be formed to maintain a clearance between the user's foot and the contour of the exhaust pipe. Further, a bracket is provided... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20080296879 - Stroller platforms: In this patent, mechanically simple and inexpensive to produce platforms for modification of a stroller such that an additional child or a pet or a package may be transported are taught.... Agent: Terence Gilhuly

20080296880 - Method and device for protecting a motorcycle: A protecting device for a motorcycle. The protecting device may comprise a tilt-measuring module capable of measuring tilt of the motorcycle, an airbag capable of being inflated and expanding out of or to cover an outer surface of the motorcycle, a comparing module capable of comparing the tilt with a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080296882 - Belt bushing for safety and assembling method thereof: Provided is a belt bushing for safety belt, combined to a through-hole of a belt combiner and winding the safety belt. The belt bushing gets in contact and combined to all four-side inner circumference surfaces of the through-hole of the belt combiner.... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080296883 - Device and method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a motor vehicle: o

20080296881 - Interlocking anchorage and method of installing a seat belt assembly: An anchorage mechanism is provided for structurally coupling at least two components in series to withstand tensile loads. The anchorage mechanism includes a lower anchor and an upper anchor. The lower anchor has a first end that includes a substantially flat surface having flange portions, and an opposing second end... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080296884 - Four point seat belt system: A four-point seat belt system for restraining a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat is disclosed. Two shoulder belts are provided which are buckled together with a pair of lap belts. The convergence of the shoulder belts created at the buckles defines a V-shaped configuration which aids in occupant safety... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept