Land vehicles inventions 09/09

20090236807 - Methods and apparatus for suspending vehicles: Embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods and apparatus for use in vehicle suspension. Particular embodiments of the invention relate to methods and apparatus useful for variable spring rate and/or variable damping rate vehicle suspension. In one embodiment, a shock absorber for a vehicle includes a gas spring having... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090236808 - Apparatus for operating roller imbedded in a shoe up and down: An apparatus for operating a roller up and down is provided, which includes a main body fixed to a bottom of a shoe, an operating body to which the roller is imbedded, which is slidably mounted within the main body, and an operating assembly to move the operating body within... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090236809 - Dolly: The present invention provides a dolly (10) having a deck (12) including a plurality of rotatable members (14) secured thereto to support the deck (12) relative to a support surface (16) and enable the dolly (10) to move on the support surface (16). Each rotatable member (14) has a skirt... Agent: Joseph A. Fuchs Rockey, Depke & Lyons, LLC

20090236810 - Wagon with removal bins: A wagon assembly for carrying items and materials typically used in lawn and garden care. The wagon assembly has a wheeled unitary body construction that forms a storage compartment. A storage bin can be placed inside the compartment or beneath and external the storage compartment. A lid is positionable over... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090236811 - Skateboard riser with integrated led light: A riser for a skateboard with an integrated LED light is disclosed. The riser is made of clear acrylic and attaches between the deck and the truck of the skateboard. The riser is battery powered and rechargeable. The LED emits light that travels through the riser and exits in almost... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090236812 - Joint arrangement for a vehicle: A joint arrangement for a vehicle is provided including a joint (7), which has a joint housing (8) and a pivot pin (9) mounted movably in relation thereto. The joint arrangement has a rod (4), which has a cavity (6) and which is connected to the joint (7). A sealing... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090236813 - System and method for adapting a unit bearing front driving axle: A steering knuckle for adapting a unit bearing front axle of a vehicle using original equipment manufacturer (OEM) spindle and wheel hub assembly parts to replace the unit-bearing wheel assembly, wherein the steering knuckle comprises a first side of the steering knuckle that is configured to receive one or more... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20090236814 - Vehicle mud flap with wheel liner attachment tab: A mud flap is provided with an integrally molded upstanding tab which captures a free edge of a wheel liner or similar wheel well-forming vehicle body element. The upstanding tab may be combined with OEM screw holes or clamping members to affix the mud flap to the vehicle wheel well.... Agent: Momkus Mccluskey, LLC

20090236815 - Ride on device with integral fluid dispensing system: A ride on device such as a tricycle, big wheel, bicycle, three-wheeled bike or the like has an integral fluid dispensing system that enables the rider to disperse fluid into the atmosphere from a fluid reservoir formed internal to and within the frame of the ride on device through one... Agent: Bowman & Associates

20090236816 - Skateboard street paddle: A street paddle which permits a rider of an associated skateboard or similar device to smoothly stroke and accelerate down the street using one's arms, hand and upper body, rather than using their foot to accelerate is disclosed. The street paddle is unique in that it allows a skateboard rider... Agent: Stephen Mcbride

20090236817 - Bicycle fork and steering tube: A combination bicycle fork and steering tube assembly is formed with a pair of downwardly directed, mutually converging end closure tabs that are bent over into abutment and welded together to define peripherally enclosed fork openings at the ends of the steerer tube. The upper ends of the hollow fork... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20090236819 - Bicycle drop out: A bicycle drop out comprising a seat stay mount having a first receiving portion, a chain stay mount having a second receiving portion, a back plate releasably connected to the seat stay mount and the chain stay mount, the back plate comprising a first member for engaging the first receiving... Agent: The Gates Corporation

20090236818 - Bicycle wheel assembly: A wheel assembly, which is particularly applicable to bicycles, includes a hub, a pair of laterally spaced bearings, and is constructed to cooperate with a frame of a bicycle. The bearings include an outer race that is directly engaged with the hub. An inner race of each bearing is constructed... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090236820 - Motorcycle rear-wheels transmission and suspension system: A rear-wheels transmission and suspension system, adapted for modifying a two wheeled motorcycle into a motorcycle containing two rear wheels, includes a suspension device, a rear axle and a transmission device. The suspension device includes a supporting frame longitudinally extending along the central axis of a construction frame and pivotally... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090236821 - Boom for recumbent bicycle: A recumbent bicycle includes a boom that telescopes within one end of a center tube in the main frame of the bicycle, and a boom clamp that encircles the center tube of the main frame at a location overlying at least a portion of the boom. The boom clamp has... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.A.

20090236822 - Bicycle rider seat brace: A bicycle rider seat brace for maintaining the buttocks of a bicycle rider in a stationary position on a racing bicycle seat during seated pedaling includes an elongate member for being attached to the bicycle at a position below the bicycle seat and having a rearwardly extending end positioned behind... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090236823 - Operation of self-steering axles on semi-trailers: A method of controlling the sideways motion of a trailer forming part of a combination vehicle, such as a road train, for road transport of heavy goods. The vehicle has a trailer including a semi-trailer body and a dolly mounted beneath the front of the semi-trailer body. The method includes... Agent: Kirk Hahn

20090236824 - Travel trailer having improved turning radius: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090236825 - System for assisting the attachment of a trailer to a vehicle: A system for assisting the alignment of a hitch pin mounted on the rear of a vehicle with a hitch socket mounted on the front of a trailer. The system includes a camera mounted to the vehicle and positioned to capture an image rearwardly of the vehicle. A video display... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090236826 - Pediatric transporter and associated methods: The technology described herein provides a portable, collapsible, and multifunctional pediatric transporter. The pediatric transporter provides walker, stander, sitting chair, stroller, and wheelchair functionality. The pediatric transporter includes frame members joined each to the other forming a frame, non-swiveled, and swiveled wheels, handlebars disposed upon the frame, a handgrip disposed... Agent: Crose Law LLC

20090236827 - Integrated side impact air bag with single layer sail panels: A two panel, woven, inflatable air bag with a single panel sail portion, and method of making the same.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090236830 - Airbag: An airbag includes on an area of a circumferential wall encircling mounting holes a reinforced area that has a laminated structure of base cloths, i.e. a body cloth and a plurality of reinforcing cloths overlaid on the body cloth. Each of the base cloths has an adhesive layer on one... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090236829 - Head-protecting airbag: A head-protecting airbag adapted to be mounted on an upper periphery of a window of a vehicle for deployment downward to cover the window includes a primary inflatable portion that includes a protection portion for receiving an occupant's head and a secondary inflatable portion that admits inflation gas of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090236828 - Inflatable personal restraint systems having web-mounted inflators and associated methods of use and manufacture: Inflatable restraint systems for restraining an occupant in a vehicle are disclosed herein. An inflatable restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an airbag carried by a web. The web has an end portion coupled to a vehicle and is configured to extend around a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090236831 - Airbag cover and airbag device: An airbag cover and an airbag device capable of improving an outer appearance of the airbag cover and simplifying a structure of a hinge portion are provided. In one form, an airbag cover is formed by integrally resin molding a plate portion which forms a vehicle interior surface with an... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090236832 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag 33 has a plurality of vertical inflatable cells 37 to 40 each serving as an inflatable portion and non-inflatable portions 41, 45, each of which is arranged between a corresponding adjacent pair of the vertical inflatable cells 37 to 40 and formed by a fabric sheet 34B. The... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090236833 - Head-protecting airbag: A head-protecting airbag is deployable downward from an upper periphery of a window of vehicle to cover the window. The airbag includes a primary inflatable portion that includes a protection portion for receiving an occupant's head and a secondary inflatable portion that admits inflation gas of the primary inflatable portion... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090236834 - Retractable supplemental inflatable restraint system for vehicle head rest: An enhanced head-and-neck restraint system is provided for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat assembly and a safety belt assembly mounted therein. The restraint system includes first and second collar straps each having an inflatable cushion integrated thereto. A first end of each collar strap... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090236835 - Airbag with stop leak material: An inflatable cushion assembly for deployment in a vehicle. The assembly has an inflator, an inflatable cushion, and particles of a stop leak material. Upon deployment, the stop leak material becomes temporarily dispersed by and suspended in inflation gas such that the cushion is rendered less porous to inflation gas.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090236836 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag capable of starting a tearing operation of a line-shaped connecting portion on an outer periphery side after entire line-shaped connecting portion on an inner periphery side is torn, and an airbag apparatus provided with the airbag. Each of halfway portions disposed halfway between respective center portion and peripheral... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090236837 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes: a bag body that is deployed by internal pressure rising as a gas is supplied into the bag body; and a gas pressure adjustment portion that is provided on the bag body so as to be able to release the gas from the inside of the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090236838 - Airbag arrangement having thrust-neutral outlet cross-sections of the gas generator: An airbag system is disclosed comprising a gas generator and an airbag having at least two inflatable airbag regions. The airbag regions are attached to the gas generator by an interconnecting a T-shaped connecting piece having symmetrically opposed outlet stubs with differently sized outlet cross-sections, for inflating the airbag regions.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090236839 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus for protecting an occupant of a vehicle comprises an inflatable chamber formed by at least one fabric panel and configured to be filled with an inflation gas and deploy into position to protect the occupant; and a tether connected to the panel to restrain deployment of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090236840 - Straddle type vehicle: A steering shaft supporting part 100 is connected to a pair of side frames 13 and 14 and extends substantially vertically to a steering shaft 12 in side view of a vehicle. An upper part of the steering shaft 12 is supported only on the steering shaft supporting part 100... Agent: Jones Day

20090236841 - Lighting system for sporting apparatus: Embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting system for a sporting apparatus. In one embodiment, a sporting board apparatus includes an elongated board structure having top surface, a bottom surface, and edge surfaces. The sporting board apparatus further includes a light system having a plurality of light sources coupled... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090230638 - Stair chair: The present invention relates to a chair configured for transporting a subject (e.g., up or down an elevated surface (e.g., a stairway, a curb, a ramp, etc.)) and methods of using the same. In particular, the present invention provides a chair comprising a rail assembly, a pair of back legs... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090230637 - Hydraulic spring support system: The invention concerns a hydraulic spring support system including a double acting hydraulic cylinder with a piston chamber and a rod chamber, a first accumulator that is connected constantly with the piston chamber, and a second accumulator that is connected constantly with the rod chamber. The invention proposes that the... Agent: Deere & Company

20090230639 - Method for operating active stabilizers in motor vehicles and motor vehicle having active stabilizers: A method for operating active stabilizers in a motor vehicle includes an on-road mode and an off-road mode. In the on-road mode a stabilizer is activated and deactivated in dependence on operating parameters of the motor vehicle, in particular the travel speed and/or the lateral acceleration and/or a level sensor... Agent: Manfred Beck Pa

20090230640 - Wheel suspension for steered wheels of motor vehicles: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for steered wheels of motor vehicles having a telescoping shock absorber which is preferably permanently connected to the wheel carrier and a helical compression spring which surrounds it and which is clamped between a lower spring plate which is preferably permanently connected to... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090230641 - Snow ski-bike: The Snow Ski-Bike comprises a main frame similar to the ones used on today's downhill type mountain bikes. It features a suspension system and ski pivot assembly removably connected to the main frame. The main frame does not incorporate a drive system or form of self propulsion as it is... Agent: Robert R. Eugenio

20090230642 - Hitch mounted shopping cart carrier device and methods of use therein: A hitch mounted shopping cart carrier device for receipt of a conventional shopping cart. The device includes a hitch bar having frontal and posterior ends, said frontal end being adapted for mounting in a hitch receiver of a vehicle, said posterior end is rigidly affixed to the underside of a... Agent: James Paul Thomas

20090230643 - Shopping cart: A stackable shopping trolley, with a chassis, includes wheels, a pushing device and a basket, the basket being formed from various parts, such as the basket sides, a basket base and a flap, wherein the parts of the basket are predominantly made from plastic and said shopping trolley is provided... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090230644 - Utility cart: A utility cart is provided for storing and transporting automotive repair supplies and equipment. The cart can comprise a part compartment, a tool storage compartment, a grease gun compartment, and a handle. The part compartment can define a holding area configured to laterally and vertically support an item disposed therein.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090230646 - Beach cart for recreation and sports: The beach cart has two arcuate rails having two ends. Upon one end, the rails have a handle and on the other end, an axle and a pivoting plate. The axle spans the rails and has two wheels. The plate attaches to each rail at a hinge. The plate pivots... Agent: Paul M. Denk

20090230645 - Hand truck for transporting a plurality of objects: A hand truck for transporting a plurality of objects is provided. The hand truck comprises a first frame portion and a second frame portion, each of which comprises: a first rail and a second rail, structurally joined proximal a handle end of each the rail; and a plurality of object... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc.

20090230647 - Wheel supporting mechanism, post-processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus: A wheel supporting mechanism for adjusting height of a housing supported by the wheels is provided. The wheel supporting mechanism includes wheels supporting a housing; an axle extending from each of the wheels; a wheel mounting member, which has a bearing rotatably supporting the axle, and which has a first... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090230648 - Foldable scooter: A foldable scooter includes a footboard, a steering column and a connecting member in between. The connecting member includes an elongated housing with an upper covering surface and two mounting seats at the rear portion, a pushing member pivotally disposed between said mounting seats, a lever pivotally connected to the... Agent: Or, Ng & Chan

20090230649 - Hydraulic assist wheel end: A steerable vehicle knuckle has an inboard portion defining upper and lower arms, with a kingpin between them, and has an outboard portion defining a spindle that cooperates with a fluid driven motor. The arms define a cavity where an axle end portion is pivotally received. Fluid supply ports, which... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20090230650 - Modular suspension system: A modular suspension system for automobiles and trucks. The present invention relates to a suspension system which is both modular in design and specifically manufactured for high performance wheeled vehicles. This system has multiple modular parts which enable the system to function in various makes and models of vehicles. The... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090230651 - Front suspension apparatus for vehicle: A front suspension apparatus includes a plurality of links suspending an axle member. First and second lower link members are arranged to dispose the second lower link member at a more rearward position than the first lower link member, to cause an imaginary line connecting both attaching points of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090230652 - Seat supporting assembly and wheelchair including same: A seat supporting assembly (24) for supporting a seat (18), the assembly comprising a base (25) including a substantially elongated guiding rod (58), a seat support (36), a seat support-to-base linking member (56) pivotally coupled to the seat support (36) and sliding on the base guiding rod (58), a substantially... Agent: Invention Quebec Inc.

20090230653 - Bicycle component: A bicycle component with a wheel mount at which a wheel with a hub can be received. with the wheel mount including two tube components provided with a mounting device at each of its end portions. At the mounting device of at least one tube component a bushing device is... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090230654 - Rear portion structure of a vehicle body for a saddle-type vehicle: A rear portion structure of a vehicle body for a saddle-type vehicle includes a pair of left and right rear frames provided rearwardly of a main frame section of the vehicle body, and pillion steps attached to the left and right rear frames through respective stays, wherein each of the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090230655 - Displacement device for a fifth-wheel traction coupling: A displacement device for a fifth wheel traction coupling with two base bars and a fifth wheel traction coupling supporting top part which includes two bearing chocks which are slidingly fixed to the base bars and telescoping in a locked position thereof into each base bar by means locking elements... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090230656 - Hitch securement system: Embodiments of the invention relate to securing hitch appliances to a hitch receiver. In one embodiment, a hitch unit includes a frame including first and second wall regions, the first wall region having a first through hole and the second wall region having a second through hole, and first and... Agent: OmikronIPLaw Group

20090230657 - Hitching mechanism: An apparatus and a method providing for improved hitching of a towed implement to a tractor. The apparatus and method are of most use in small connections such as to a lawn tractor and provide for a handgrip to improve ease of moving the implement by hand and a hitching... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20090230658 - Flexible ergonomic sportsboard wedges: Flexible binding wedges are provided with flexion slots cut in a widthwise direction to allow flexibility when mounted to a sportsboard such as a snowboard. “T” inserts through the wedges provide a mount for boot bindings. Flex adjustment bushings may be inserted into the slots to adjust the flexibility of... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20090230659 - Airbag device: The disclosed airbag device may protect a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle. The airbag device may comprise an airbag cushion that functions as a side airbag and as a curtain airbag so as to cover an area of a portion of an interior side wall... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090230660 - Vehicle airbag device and method for manufacturing the same: An airbag device in which a lid part over an opening formed in a base member opens in a suitable opening direction when the airbag is deployed. A tear seam is formed so as to extend along the axis line of a hinge shaft of the lid part in a... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090230661 - Column-attached knee air bag apparatus: A column-attached knee air bag apparatus is provided by being folded at inside of a column cover covering a steering column and is developed between an instrument panel and the knees of an occupant by being supplied with a gas. Upper and lower sides of the knee air bag are... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090230662 - Attaching structure for air belt inflator: An inflator attaching structure is capable of firmly attaching an inflator to a seat member or the like. An inflator attaching structure includes an attaching clamp that is composed of a main plate connected to a seat frame, and a sub-plate attached to the main plate, and an inflator is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090230663 - Dual depth airbag with active venting: An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device for electronic communication with a sensor in a vehicle. The cushion assumes two different configurations depending on the occupant's position. The configurations are achieved via tethers along with closeable vent(s) to control cushion pressure.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090230664 - Gas generator: A gas generator (1A) comprising: an ignition chamber (13) in which an igniter (12) and an enhancer agent (14) stored therein; a first combustion chamber (23) and a second combustion chamber (33) in which gas generating agent (24, 34) stored therein respectively; a first transfer path (15) communicating the ignition... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090230665 - Vehicle front body structure: Vehicle front body structure includes, in each of its left and right sections, a damper housing having mounted thereon an upper portion of a suspension damper; a front side frame having the housing attached thereto; a damper housing connection bracket inserted in an opening of the frame; a welding section... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090230666 - Vehicle frame joint for a saddle-type vehicle, and vehicle frame incorporating same: A vehicle frame structure for a saddle-type vehicle has a vehicle frame including a subframe portion detachably mounted on a main frame, and a joint between the main frame and the subframe which is disposed in a longitudinally intermediate portion of a continuously extending frame component, wherein the frame component... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090230667 - Integrated pole-to-ski coupling arrangement: An integrated pole-to-ski coupling arrangement that provides coupling formations on a ski pole and ski that releasably connect the pole and ski to create a unitary ski-pole combination that leaves the rear tail of the ski clear and unencumbered. A pole coupling formation may be placed on either the shaft... Agent: Anthony Edw. J Campbell

20090224493 - Vehicle stabilizer system: A stabilizer system for a vehicle includes a stabilizer bar and an actuator and that executes a control actively changing stiffness of the stabilizer bar in accordance with roll moment acting on a body of the vehicle. Each of a situation in which the vehicle is running straightforward and a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090224494 - Ice skate blade and assembly: The present invention relates to an ice skate blade holder and blade assembly which comprises a blade holder and a blade, wherein said skate blade holder includes two pin holes respectively located at the bottom of the front and rear aspects of said blade holder. The blade is secured with... Agent: Fong- Chou, Wan

20090224495 - Collapsible shopping caddy: A three-wheeled, lightweight shopping caddy that collapses into a compact package easily storable in the trunk of an automobile. The caddy has a very small footprint and narrow profile for easy maneuverability in crowded spaces. A slanted triangular support surface having number of hooks and pockets provide convenient attachment points... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20090224496 - Folding seat: A folding seat comprising a base and a back hinged thereto, in which the base comprises an open topped container defining an inner storage space, in which in a first arrangement the back is folded onto the base, and a closed container is formed, and in which in a second... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090224497 - Three-wheel vehicle: A three-wheel vehicle is provided, and includes a single upper frame element having left and right upper spars that each have a downward-extending portion. Left and right lower spars are connected to the upper spars. Left and right rear spars are connected to the left lower spar and the right... Agent: Peter Martinez

20090224498 - Wire and cable assembly device and associated methods: The technology described herein provides a wire and cable assembly device and associated methods for holding multiple spools of wound material, such as electrical, telephone, fiber optic cables, or the like, for selective dispensing. The technology described also provides a portable, foldable, and adaptable wire and cable assembly device to... Agent: George R. Reardon

20090224499 - Mobilizer for exercise, rehabilitation and wellness: The mobilizer consists of an open, inverted “U” shaped frame when view from above with the legs or the “U” pointed towards the rear. Pivoting caster wheels are attached to the front lower corners and rear wheel support arms extend rearward and curve downward each bearing a smaller non-pivoting wheel.... Agent: Stefan Kirchanski

20090224500 - Device for determining an angle of rotation: The invention relates to a device for determining a relative angle of rotation of two components and to a torque sensor, in particular for a divided steering column with torsion bar, in which a two-stage planetary gear is provided at the division of two shaft ends. The stages of the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090224501 - Suspended axle for sprayer: A vehicle is provided with an axle suspended from a main frame of the vehicle by right- and left-hand pairs of connecting rods. As viewed from the top, one of each of the right- and left-hand pairs of connecting rods crosses the other of the pair of rods, and, as... Agent: Deere & Company

20090224502 - Electric damper: An electric damper which does not transmit unbalance wheel vibration to a vehicle body is provided. A low-pass cutoff frequency setting unit and a high-pass cutoff frequency setting unit respectively set the cutoff frequencies for band-stop filters to a frequency band corresponding to unbalance wheel vibration based on a signal... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090224503 - Suspension system with swaged axle and welded arm brackets and method of manufacture: A trailing arm suspension system and method of manufacture wherein a tubular axle is formed with a central area and trailing arm attachment areas outboard of the central area. The axle central area and attachment areas have a substantially uniform outer surface diameter, and the wall thickness of the attachment... Agent: George Pappas

20090224504 - Elastomeric spring vehicle suspension: An elastomeric spring suspension is described for supporting a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail above first and second axles forming a tandem axle configuration. The suspension includes a frame hanger assembly mounted to the vehicle frame rail The frame hanger assembly has two full spring modules, each of which includes... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090224505 - Detachable side step assembly and method of use: Disclosed herein is a detachable side step assembly for use with a vehicle. The side step assembly comprises a side step with a first elongate section and a second elongate section. Each section has longitudinal edges attached to each other by a plurality of hinges. The side step is pivotal... Agent: Young Basile

20090224506 - Bicycle equipped with a chainset/crank-arm system and propelled by the rider with his feet in a reciprocating alternative vertical movement: The invention concerns a device for assembling a bicycle equipped with a pedal crank system to improve the mechanics of the kinetic energy put in by the rider by simplifying the movement of the rider's feet into a reciprocating up and down movement It consists of the following parts: the... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090224507 - Head tube for a bicycle frame: A head tube for a bicycle frame is aluminum alloy, is formed by stamping an aluminum alloy sheet, which may have an equal thickness or may be a special-shaped sheet having an unequal thickness, and has a rear side, an outer surface, a seam, a soldering layer and at least... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090224508 - Lever enhanced pedaling system's frame structure: A tubular bicycle frame wherein the mid portion of the frame is elevated above the wheels it is mounted on and free from the conditions of being between them. Furthermore, the frame is designed to accommodate two lever machines that pivot from the rear portion of the frame and pull... Agent: Rashad Na'im Scarborough

20090224509 - Tow bar for wheelbarrows: A tow bar assembly for converting a two-wheeled wheelbarrow into a garden or industrial type trailer includes a bar of metal box tubing with horizontal holes at the wheelbarrow end and vertical holes at the tractor end. The wheelbarrow end is slid onto the axle of the wheelbarrow, keeping the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090224510 - Vehicle extender: A vehicle extender for selective connection with a base vehicle. The extender includes a frame and two wheels on an axle which may be driveable. There are inter-engageable air, electrical and brake connectors on the frame to provide electrical and brake systems to the vehicle extender from the base vehicle,... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20090224511 - Retractable hitch-ball mechanism: This invention is related to a retractable hitch-ball mechanism adapted for coupling to a frame of a vehicle, such as a pickup truck. The mechanism includes a support structure that is secured to the frame by a mounting-frame assembly, a housing having a tubular sleeve, a hitch ball member slidably... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090224512 - Trailer: A folding trailer may be capable of moving between a use position and a storage position. The folding trailer may include an axle that is capable of moving between a first position in which the axle is generally aligned along an axis and a second position in which the axle... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090224513 - Modular suspension system and components thereof: An elastomeric spring suspension is described for supporting a longitudinally extending vehicle frame rail above first and second axles forming a tandem axle configuration. The suspension includes a frame hanger assembly mounted to the vehicle frame rail. The frame hanger assembly has two full spring modules, each of which includes... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090224514 - Wheeled shopping bag: A wheeled bag assembly having an elongated wheeled bottom assembly made out of a rigid and moldable material with an upperside, an underside, first and second lateral sides, first and second ends defined, respectively, by first and second folds along said underside, said first fold extending away from said underside... Agent: Sanchelima & Associates, P.A. Jesus Sanchelima, Esq.

20090224515 - Film airbags: Inflatable airbag for a vehicle which is deployed in the event of an accident involving the vehicle to provide protection for an occupant of the vehicle includes a plurality of ribbons coupled together to define an enclosed, fluid-retaining space and a layer of film laminated on at least one of... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20090224517 - Airbag arrangement: A housing for an airbag arrangement of a vehicle occupant protection device including at least two housing parts, each part including a side wall terminating in at least one connecting edge. The housing parts by way of the connecting edges lying contiguous with one another when the housing is closed.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090224516 - Airbag inflator connector: An inflatable safety system for a vehicle, the safety system including an inflator assembly and an airbag assembly. The safety system further includes an airbag inflator connector securely connecting the inflator assembly to the airbag assembly. The inflator assembly and the airbag assembly may be connected to one another at... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090224518 - Airbag system for vehicles: The airbag system for vehicles includes an airbag housing, a sliding door and a connection member. The airbag housing has a gas injection hole, through which inflation gas is injected into an airbag cushion when a vehicle collision occurs. The sliding door moves over the gas injection hole to control... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090224519 - Vehicle airbag device: A vehicle airbag device includes: an airbag which is housed in a folded state when a gas generation portion is not activated, and which inflates and deploys by receiving gas when the gas generation portion is activated, and whose two side portions are provided with gas outlet vent holes; and... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090224520 - Air bag system for vehicle: The present invention preferably regulates discharge rate of the gas filling the air bag body from the vent hole provided in the air bag body. There is provided a bend section for applying tensile-force onto the pair of the faces to pull the faces in the longitudinal direction apart from... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090224521 - Airbag and method for manufacturing a fabric for an airbag: Method for manufacturing a woven fabric for an airbag for passenger restraint systems for motor vehicles, characterized via the steps of preparing a group of warp yarns composed of warp yarns (24, 26) of different yarn qualities, having first warp yarns (24) and having second warp yarns (26) which are... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090224522 - Bi-lobular air bag: A bi-lobular air bag (14) has first and second lobes (232 and 234) defined at least partially by a central recess (230). The air bag (14) includes a central panel (210) formed in an endless loop and including a longitudinal slit (276) that at least partially defines an opening (270)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, & Tummino L.L.P.

20090224523 - Heated steering wheel using induction current: The present invention relates to a heated steering wheel using induction current that includes a ferromagnetic material for generating induction current using the change of a magnetic field caused by supplied alternating current when the alternating current is supplied to a wire that is provided between a main body of... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090224524 - Lean to steer recumbent vehicle: Two versions of recumbent human powered three wheeled vehicles are disclosed. Both are of the tadpole type with two front wheels and one rear drive wheel. Both versions lean into turns causing weight transfer toward the inside of turns to prevent rollover during turns at speed.... Agent: Roger L. Belfay

20090224525 - Quick release goalie pad attachment: Quick and reliable attachment of a goalie leg pad to a goalie skate is achieved by providing a fastener semi-permanently attached to the pad and releasably secured to an attachment point on the goalie skate. The fastener is suitable for use by goalies of all ages and abilities.... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090224526 - Electronically releasable boot for sport-utensils: Electronically releasable boot for sport-utensils a bike or ski and more, integrate with a moveable projecting sole profile supported in the boot, working in several directions of force by an electronically frequency-measured semi-rigid roller-locking-telescope, without triggering electronic release signals by stepping in, code-protected against improper use, that the setting radio-controlled... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090218775 - Infant car seat caddy: A car seat caddy for use in supporting an infant seat of a type having an underside defining front and rear lateral grooves includes a pair of front and rear upstanding tubular members each being telescopically movable between retracted and extended configurations. A pair of upper support members extends between... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20090218776 - Offset suspension bushing: Embodiments of the present invention provide a suspension assembly including a bolt made from a bolt material; a suspension component made from a suspension material, the suspension component having a suspension opening therethrough, the suspension opening having a geometry for insertion of at least a first portion of the bolt;... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090218777 - Tie rod assembly: A tie rod assembly includes a composite tie rod shaft having a first end and a second end, a first clevis carried by the first end of the tie rod shaft, a clevis adjustment collar carried by the second end of the tie rod shaft and a second clevis carried... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090218780 - Independent suspension for a double-wishbone high link axle: A vehicle independent suspension for a double-wishbone high link axle has on each wheel side, a wheel carrier which is mounted by at least one lower link and at least one upper link in the form of a transverse or diagonal link, on an assembly frame that is fastened to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090218781 - Vehicular swing arm assemblies and vehicles comprising axle portions: Left and right axle portions are provided for attachment to respective left and right wheels of a vehicle. The left axle portion can be rotatably supported by a left hub support portion, and the right axle portion can be rotatably supported by a right hub support portion. The left and... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090218782 - High ground clearance axleless vehicle: A frame and suspension for a high ground clearance truck trailer. Independently moving suspension arms are suspended outboard and rearward on opposing sides of the frame, and wheel spindles are cantilevered outboard and below the frame so as to provide an unobstructed empty volume underneath the frame.... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090218778 - Shock-absorbing suspension device for a wheeled vehicle: A shock-absorbing suspension device includes a mounting rod mounted on a wheeled vehicle frame, a wheel rod mounted on a vehicle wheel axle and forwardly of the mounting rod, a counteracting member pivotally mounted on the mounting rod and having upper and lower linked ends disposed forwardly of the wheel... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090218779 - Shock-absorbing suspension device for a wheeled vehicle: A shock-absorbing suspension device includes a mounting rod mounted on a wheeled vehicle frame, a wheel rod mounted on a vehicle wheel axle and forwardly of the mounting rod, a counteracting member pivotally mounted on the mounting rod and having forward and rearward ends forwardly of the wheel rod, a... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090218783 - Wheel suspension for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a suspension for the wheels of an axle of a motor vehicle, especially for the steered front wheels. Said wheel suspension comprises wheel carriers that rotatably bear the wheels and are arranged so as to create straight-line steering via several individual links which are pivotally connected... Agent: Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

20090218784 - Multi-position wheelchair for handicapped people: e

20090218785 - Bicycle wire supporting frame: A bicycle wire supporting frame includes a ring cover capable of being assembled to a head rod of a bicycle; the ring cover having an axial through hole for receiving the head rod; an extension portion extended from one end of the ring cover; and a wire hole penetrating through... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090218786 - Bicycle frame: The bicycle frame contains a number of frame tubes formed by adhering bamboo strips together in parallel into a bunch and cutting the bunch into having an appropriate cross-sectional shape. Each frame tube has its two ends fitted into two end elements, respectively. The frame tubes are then joined end-to-end... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090218787 - Protective and decorative faux vehicle bumper component: A faux vehicle bumper component includes an elongated body panel having a pair of receivers or connectors at spaced apart locations therealong adapted to engage a pair of spikes or prongs from a tow bar connecting system protruding generally from the grill area of an associated vehicle to be towed.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090218788 - Towing hitch apparatus and method: A towing hitch assembly for use with a vehicle and method is provided and includes a towing hitch frame structure, the towing hitch frame structure having a front surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The front surface can be configured to face away from the vehicle. A towing... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090218789 - Low movement trailer hitch: A rigid trailer hitch is disclosed that uses pressure produced by a wedge into force against trailer hitch receiver walls, while still retaining a retaining pin as a backup. The wedge can be driven by rotary force translated through a compound miter or a split wedge across a retaining pin.... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090218790 - Ski binding system: Embodiments of the invention relate to a binding (120), and in particular to a ski binding (120), wherein the binding (120) is directly contacting the ski (102), but is still capable of sliding longitudinally on the ski (102) to reduce stiffness. The intimate contact of the binding (120) with the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090218791 - Airbag device and airbag for saddle-ride type vehicle: An airbag device and an airbag for a saddle-ride type vehicle is provided to efficiently utilize space in the vehicle body when installed therein, by using customized ways of shaping a housing case of the airbag and of folding the airbag so as to correspond to the shape of the... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090218793 - Airbag cover: A cover for an inflatable airbag that is configured to restrain a vehicle occupant in a motor vehicle. The airbag cover is arranged to cover the airbag on a side facing a vehicle interior. The airbag has an opening region configured to form an orifice during deployment of the airbag... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090218792 - Airbag guide with a covering: The present invention provides an airbag guide with a covering which comprises a lid (4) and an airbag guide (7) which are connected to each other by a hinge (10). In the fitted state, the lid (4) is clamped between the airbag guide (7) and the edge region of the... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090218794 - Device for increasing occupant protection in a motor vehicle during a lateral impact: e

20090218795 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes a bag element. The bag element includes a bag body that has a hole portion; and a tube vent that is formed in a cylindrical shape with both ends open. The tube vent has a proximal end connected to the bag body along the hole portion... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090218796 - Inflatable cushion for an airbag module: An inflatable cushion for use in an airbag module is provided. The inflatable cushion generally includes a primary inflatable chamber configured for deployment from the air bag module, the primary inflatable chamber having an inlet opening for receipt of an inflation gas and the primary inflatable chamber defines a first... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090218797 - Airbag with a closable venting device: An airbag having a venting device defined by an upper part surrounding the venting opening (25) and a lower part (13) separated by a separating element (15), configuring a chamber (21) in which the lower part (13) has a closing element (31, 33, 35, 37) in its central part opposite... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090218798 - Dual mode inflatable curtain cushion: An inflatable curtain cushion assembly for side deployment in a vehicle. The assembly has an inflator and an inflatable curtain cushion with two chambers, wherein the first chamber vents inflation gas more quickly than the second chamber.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090218799 - Airbag device: There is provided an airbag device being excellent in performance of protection of an occupant wherein a folded airbag (10) undergoes sequential and orderly expansion starting from a region where the expansion ought to be started. It is characterized in that a gas rectification member (12′) for rectifying and guiding... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090218800 - Steering column with rake and telescope adjustment: A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle is adjustable in both rake and telescope directions and then locked in a convenient setting by a driver. The locking mechanism for the telescope and rake adjust is motor actuated in response to activation of a toggle switch. The motor can be... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090218801 - Collision energy absorbable steering column for vehicle: Disclosed is a vehicular collision energy absorbable steering column coupled to a steering shaft. The steering column comprises shaped wires deformable to absorb a collision load in a vehicle collision, a cylindrical hollow outer tube, a cylindrical hollow inner tube having on its interior circumferential surface mounting grooves to secure... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090218802 - Retaining system with seat belt retractor and pretensioner device: A restraining system for a motor vehicle with a seat belt retractor that accommodates the one end of a seatbelt component, which has a tightening device having a belt shaft and a drive cable connected to the belt shaft, in which a sleeve (26) that enlarges the outer circumference of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090218803 - Seat belt retractor: A seat belt retractor for a safety belt including a seat belt spindle for winding up and unwinding the safety belt and a tensioning drive. The seat belt spindle includes a gas generator, a drive wheel and a supply pipe which connects the gas generator and the drive wheel. A... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500