Land vehicles inventions 10/09

20090243237 - Rear wheel toe angle control device: A rear wheel toe angle control device that ensures a stable steering performance even when the cornering powers of laterally opposing rear wheels are different from each other. When a reduction in the cornering power of one of the rear wheels owing to a drop in the tire pressure or... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090243238 - Skate boot: A skate boot includes a foot portion configured to receive and secure a foot of a wearer. The skate boot includes a first tendon guard positioned proximal an Achilles tendon of a wearer of the skate boot, the first tendon guard being connected to the foot portion at a first... Agent: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

20090243239 - Snow sled: A snow sled for use by a seated rider includes a body section, a seat section having an underside for engaging the snow and a top side for receiving the seated rider, the seat section attached to the body section, a foot section having an underside for engaging the snow... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20090243240 - Portable container: A portable container (100, 200) having a lower compartment (108, 208) defining a first space adapted to store objects. An upper compartment (106, 206) is disposed above the lower compartment (108, 208). The upper compartment (106, 206) defines a second space adapted to store objects, the upper compartment (106, 206)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090243241 - Power tool carriers: A carrier for carrying a power tool may include a tool bit holder supporting at least one tool bit and a tool bit restraint device that is capable of preventing the at least one tool bit from being dropped out of the tool bit holder. The tool bit restraint device... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090243242 - Wheelbarrow propulsion device and methods of use: A wheelbarrow propulsion device and methods of its use are described. Embodiments of the wheelbarrow propulsion device enable a user to push against the device with the user's abdomen, in order to help propel a wheelbarrow. Some embodiments are adapted to fold out of the way when not needed, and... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20090243243 - E.e.z.z.car care garage caddy: Embodiment of E.E.Z.Z.CAR CARE GARAGE CADDY is to provide user with a caddy cart that completely organizes all car care products, maintenance, and cleaning and disposal needs as well as provide emergency equipment and personal cleaning needs of user into one handy time saving and easily maintained car care caddy... Agent: Brad A. Watson

20090243244 - Suspension system with axle adjustment: A suspension system including a vehicle chassis and an axle assembly. The axle assembly includes at least one axle positionable substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Two trailing arms are each supported relative to the vehicle chassis and pivotally coupled with the axle assembly. The suspension system also includes at... Agent: George Pappas

20090243245 - Load sensor device and steering apparatus for vehicle having the same: A wheel-side end of a connection link is freely inclined relative to the wheel. A shaft-side end of the connection link is movable substantially in a width direction of the vehicle for steering the wheel. A steering shaft body is substantially in a rod shape extending substantially in the width... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090243247 - Suspension system structure and method of assembly: A sliding suspension system for a trailer chassis. The suspension includes two longitudinally extending slide rails and an axle assembly having two axles. At least one suspension spring member dampens relative movement between the axle assembly and the trailer chassis. At least one laterally extending cross beam is secured to... Agent: George Pappas

20090243246 - Suspension system with enhanced stability: A suspension system including a vehicle chassis, first and second axles and first and second longitudinal assemblies. The longitudinal assemblies include leaf springs secured relative to both of the axles. Air springs are positioned between the longitudinal assemblies and the vehicle chassis. First and second lift limiting members limit the... Agent: George Pappas

20090243248 - Front wheel suspension structure for saddle-type vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same: A front wheel suspension structure for a saddle-type vehicle (all terrain vehicle) includes a double wishbone suspension system. The double wishbone suspension system includes a pair of right and left upper arms and a pair of right and left lower arms. The upper arm and the lower arm each include... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090243249 - Step assembly for use with a vehicle: A step assembly is easily mounted on the trailer hitch of a vehicle, and easily folded to a closed position or unfolded to an open position in place on the vehicle or off of the vehicle. In the open position, a person or a pet can more easily enter or... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr. Brie A. Crawford

20090243250 - Bicycle sprocket assembly: A bicycle sprocket assembly comprises a first sprocket unit formed in one piece, a second sprocket unit formed in one piece and being hollow inside, and a third sprocket unit formed in one piece. The first sprocket unit includes at least one sprocket and a first protrusion. The second sprocket... Agent: Chien-hui Su

20090243251 - Methods and apparatus related to a unitary fork brace: Embodiments of a fork brace for a bicycle are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a brace portion is integrally formed along with two tubular fork members and an overlay fits in a mating relationship with the brace portion to create a unitary, tubular brace.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090243252 - Bicycle wheel mounting assembly: A rear frame support structure mounts a bicycle wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, and has a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the wheel to enable axial movement of the wheel relative to the... Agent: Kirschstein, Israel, Schiffmiller & Pieroni, P.C.

20090243254 - Intelligent bicycle and front fork thereof: The present invention provides an intelligent bicycle and the front fork thereof, in which piezoelectric elements are provided on a position of a bicycle front fork or frame having vibration amplitude greater than a set value under a vibration frequency. By converting of direct and converse piezoelectric effect by the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090243253 - Motorcycle frame structure: A motorcycle frame structure in which a pair of left and right main frame sections extend rearward and downward from a head pipe and are integrally provided with engine hangers each hanging downward from the intermediate portion of the main frame, such that weight reduction of the main frame is... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090243255 - Cycle wheel mounting system: A cycle wheel mounting system wherein a cycle wheel hub is rotatably mounted on an axle rod having threaded portions. Structure associated with the cycle wheel hub and the axle rod, including projections on the hub casing of the cycle wheel hub, and receivers for the projections on the cycle... Agent: Thomas R. Lampe Bielen, Lampe & Thoeming

20090243256 - Bicycle frame with a receiving space: A bicycle frame includes a head tube, a seat tube and at least one tube connected between the head tube and the seat tube. The at least one tube includes a first longitudinal tube connected to the head tube and a second longitudinal tube connected to the seat tube, a... Agent: Cheng, Yuan-chih

20090243257 - Gangway bellows: A gangway bellows for lining an intercommunicating gangway between a front car and a rear car which is connected in an articulated fashion to the front car, has a gangway bellows floor that is releasably attached to a gangway bellows body. Two drill holes extend through a first strip which... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090243258 - Fifth wheel lube plate having a perforated support member: The fifth wheel hitch lube plate of the present invention comprises a perforated support member having a plurality of perforations and a lubricious material molded around the perforated support member such that the lubricious material covers both the top and bottom surfaces of the perforated support member and extends through... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090243259 - System for releasing binding elements for ski or snowboard boots and similar: The invention relates to a system for releasing the bindings of ski or snowboard boots and similar. The invention consists of an electronic transmitting device (1) which is equipped with a detector for detecting the release of a handgrip and which is housed in a handheld object. The invention also... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090243260 - Three dimensional folding stroller with infant carrier attachment and one hand actuated seat recline: A three-dimensional folding stroller featuring movable infant carrier mounts for securing an infant carrier to the stroller. The infant carrier mounts move between a first position, where the infant carrier may be secured to the stroller, and a second position that facilitates folding. The stroller also features a reclinable seatback... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090243261 - Juvenile stroller with removable child carrier: A multi-seat juvenile stroller including a first seat, second seat, and a rolling stroller frame. The second seat includes a mobile infant carrier.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090243262 - Airbelt system: There is provided an airbelt system in which an inflator and an anchor are mounted to the seat base without using a flexible pipe and with a relatively simple structure. An anchor 40 for connecting the webbing of the airbelt is rotatably supported on the outer surface of a side... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090243263 - Vehicle seat assembly with two-part, clipped air bag guide retainer: In at least certain embodiments, the vehicle seat assembly comprises an air bag guide including a first inner panel, a second inner panel, and an outer panel, with each of the panels being made of flexible material and having forward and rearward extremities, and a rigid plastic connector assembly for... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090243265 - Apparatus and method for attaching passenger side inflatable restraint chute: The invention provides for an apparatus and method for attaching a Passenger Side Inflatable Restraint (PSIR) chute. In one embodiment an automotive interior component comprises an automotive instrument panel having an outer surface and an inner surface. The automotive interior component further comprises an automotive PSIR hidden chute assembly contained... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC - Los Angeles, Ca

20090243264 - Cover for an airbag and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a cover for covering an airbag in the interior of a motor vehicle, said cover consisting of a material comprising interspaced perforations which fully penetrate the material in the region of the edge of the airbag flap, said perforations having an essentially linear form and a... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090243267 - Curtain airbag: A curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event. When the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle. A distance the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090243268 - Occupant protection system: The occupant protection system includes a catching body that is housed in a housing located between a near-by seat and a distant seat for upward deployment and a support body that supports the catching body. The catching body covers the impact side of a distant-side occupant to catch the occupant... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090243266 - Vehicle seat assembly with deflector inner panel air bag guide retainer: In at least certain embodiments, the vehicle seat assembly comprises a vehicle seat assembly comprising an air bag guide including an inner panel, an outer panel, and an inner deflector member, with the inner and outer panels being made of flexible material and the inner deflector member being made of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090243269 - Airbag cover element: The valve closure layer (6) comprises at least one, preferably a plurality of, gas throughflow opening(s) (4) surrounding the gas outflow opening (1) in an annular manner and offset relative to the gas outflow opening (1) without overlap, and said valve closure layer overlaps the gas outflow opening (1) without... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090243271 - Suspension subframe structure of vehicle: A structure of a suspension subframe (1) for supporting a plurality of suspension arms (12, 14, 16) of multi-link suspension systems (2), which comprises first and second lateral members (20, 22) each extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle body, a pair of longitudinal members (24, 26) each extending... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090243270 - Vehicle frame with stress relief feature: A vehicle frame includes a plurality of hollow tubular members welded together. An opening in a side wall of the frame which receives a door or window of the vehicle is bordered by at least two hollow tubular members which are interconnected by a non-tubular, reinforcing corner member. The reinforcing... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090243272 - Suspension subframe structure of vehicle: Disclosed is a suspension subframe structure of a vehicle, which is capable of improving the overall rigidity of a suspension subframe to effectively receive input loads from suspension arms, while reducing the overall weight of the suspension subframe. The suspension subframe structure for supporting a plurality of suspension arms 14,... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090243273 - Belt-tensioning drive: The invention relates to a belt tensioning drive which has an electric motor, a gear shaft and an output wheel. The electric motor drives the gear shaft via a first gear which is a worm gear. The gear shaft, for its part, uses a second gear to drive the output... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20090243274 - Systems and methods for installing vehicle body accessories on corresponding vehicle bodies: Systems and methods for installing a vehicle-body accessory on a corresponding vehicle body include a vehicle-body accessory and an intermediate structural member configured to be positioned between the vehicle-body accessory and the corresponding vehicle body. The intermediate structural member includes one or more of a plurality of discrete projections and/or... Agent: Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090243275 - Saddle-type vehicle including wheel well shields and an underbody splash guard member: A saddle-type vehicle has an engine compartment protected from mud and water splash by wheel well shields and a centrally located underbody splash guard member, arranged to substantially block mud and water from splashing back toward an engine during operation of the vehicle. These splash guards are also configured to... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates