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Land vehicles January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/13

20130026723 - Skateboard: Skateboard designs including a hanger with a yoke with two arms, comprising a bumper which provides an increasing force as the wheel axles are pushed away from their resting position, and wide wheels with an asymmetrical and gradually tapering profile as the wheels extend outward from the midline of the... Agent: Romulus Investments, LLC

20130026724 - Trailer for traffic monitoring: Disclosed is a trailer for traffic monitoring that comprises means which enable the wheels to be raised and lowered as well as at least one system for detecting and documenting red light and/or speed infringements arranged in such a way that it can be integrated into the body of the... Agent: Jenoptik Robot Gmbh

20130026725 - Stack comprising a number of identical shopping carts pushed one inside the other: A stack comprising a number of identical shopping carts pushed one inside the other, which stack can be transported with the aid of transportation means such as trucks, containers, and the like and is kept ready for removal and for use of the individual shopping carts after being transported to... Agent:

20130026726 - Customizable pack and system and method of constructing and using same: The present invention is generally directed to a pack, such as a backpack or daypack, that is customizable in size, functionality and features, and appearance. The pack has two physically separate portions, the front of the pack and the back of the pack, that are releasably connected together to form... Agent:

20130026727 - Trays for use in security screening: The present invention the present invention relates to methods and systems for performing security screening using trays and a cart to facilitate the management and flow of those trays.... Agent: Securitypoint Holdings LLC

20130026728 - Maneuverability skate board: Skateboard designs including a hanger with a yoke with two arms, comprising a bumper which provides an increasing force as the wheel axles are pushed away from their resting position, and wide wheels with an asymmetrical and gradually tapering profile as the wheel extends outward from the midline of the... Agent:

20130026729 - Steering bearing assembly: A steering bearing assembly includes a cap and a bearing element that define an axial force transmission path therethrough. A compression ring is moveably coupled to the cap and is disposed radially inwardly of the bearing assembly outside of the axial force transmission path. The compression ring includes an inner... Agent:

20130026730 - Methods and apparatus for selective stiffness of vehicle suspension: A suspension assembly including a core member; and a skin member bonded on said core member. The skin member having a higher strength than the core member.... Agent: Fox Factory, Inc.

20130026731 - Wheel speed sensor mounting structure: A pulsar ring includes a portion to be detected and a pulsar ring mounting portions that project in a radially outward direction from an outer peripheral portion of the portion to be detected. The portion to be detected and a pulsar ring mounting portion are arranged so as to form... Agent:

20130026732 - Double bridge bicycle fork: A double bridge bicycle fork with integrated brake unit, suited especially for racing bicycles and time-trial machines, comprises two fork legs connected by a fork crown. Further, a bottom bearing seat is connected with the fork crown. A steer tube is provided in front of the rotational axis of the... Agent: Canyon Bicycles Gmbh

20130026733 - Vehicle body frame: A head pipe of a vehicle body frame includes an upper side head pipe with a pair of upper and lower facing piece parts extending from an upper side pipe part so as to fit to upper and lower wall portions of a pair of right and left main frames,... Agent: Suzuki Motor Corporation

20130026734 - Scooter with folding device and folding device: The invention relates to a scooter with a folding device and the folding device. The folding device comprises a first rotating part, a second rotating part and a locking part. The second rotating part is pivotally connected with the first rotating part such that the second rotating part is rotatable... Agent: Shanghai Magic Wheels Sporting Goods Co., Ltd.

20130026735 - Trailer tongue connection unit: A safety brake system for a trailer comprises a brake end having a brake unit adapted to be secured to a trailer and positioned to block movement of the trailer when actuated and an actuation end adapted to be secured to a front end of the trailer. The actuation end... Agent:

20130026736 - Binding for the practice of skiing: The invention relates to a binding for a boot on a ski, including a toe-piece, a connection member having a front end secured to the ski and a rear end, the connection member being provided with a hook-engagement structure, a rear base adapted to be attached to the ski and... Agent: Salomon S.a.s.

20130026737 - Foldable stair and wheelchair for transporting patients with manual and/or pedal device for simultaneously braking the back wheels and automatic closure device: The present invention relates to the field of foldable and stair wheelchairs for transporting patients provided with technical features which are able to assist in closing it and braking it, patient immobilization and cleaning of the belts. The foldable, stair wheelchair for transporting patients having a manual and/or pedal braking... Agent: Spencer Italia S.r.l.

20130026738 - Golf cart folding device: A golf cart folding device comprises an upper frame having a handle tube at an upper end of the upper frame; a rear wheel stand coupled to the upper frame by a connecting plate, and having a rear wheel at a lower end of the rear wheel stand; a pull... Agent:

20130026739 - Golf cart folding device: A golf cart folding device comprises an upper frame having a handle tube at an upper end of the upper frame; a rear wheel stand coupled to the upper frame by a connecting plate, and having a rear wheel at a lower end of the rear wheel stand; a pull... Agent:

20130026740 - Inflatable airbag and a method for making the same: A method of forming a fabric for an air-bag, the method comprising providing a plurality of yarns, each yarn being formed from a plurality of individual fibres; applying an activatable additive or coating to each yarn, the additive or coating initially not being activated and wherein, prior to activation, the... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20130026741 - Steering wheel: Provided is a steering wheel in which, even in the case where a moving part of a horn switch exists in a space formed between a pad and a main body, harness can be prevented from getting caught in a gap. The steering wheel includes a first horn plate secured... Agent: Takata Corporation

20130026742 - Inflator device with fuel-rich monolithic grain and oxidant-enhanced combustion: The disclosure provides an inflator device for a passive restraint device, like an airbag. In certain aspects, a fuel-rich gas generant grain is located in actuating proximity to an initiator device. The grain has at least one flow channel through which a shock wave generated by the initiator device passes.... Agent: Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20130026743 - Inflator connectors for inflatable personal restraints and associated systems and methods: Inflator connectors for inflatable personal restraints and associated systems and methods are described herein. An inflator connector configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include a body having an attachment portion and a sleeve portion and a coupling rotatably received in the sleeve portion.... Agent: Amsafe, Inc.

20130026744 - Air bag with variable venting: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (20) of a vehicle (12) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) inflatable between a vehicle surface (36) and the vehicle occupant. A vent (160) releases inflation fluid from the protection device (14). The vent (160) has an actuated condition... Agent: Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

20130026745 - Forward mount: A forward mount is disclosed which is secured to the frame of an off-road vehicle to enable the rearward ends of a push-tube assembly to be secured thereto. The forward mount of this invention may be attached to the main frame of off-road vehicles of different manufacturers in various ways.... Agent:

20130026746 - Vehicle body structure for automobile: An inner fender that faces a wheel arch of a bumper face includes an undercut portion formed on a side of an inner peripheral wall, the side of the inner peripheral wall being an outer side with respect to a vehicle width direction. The undercut portion includes a lower side... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd

20130020772 - Individual wheel suspension with automatic camber adaptation: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for vehicles, with a vehicle body and wheels articulated on the vehicle body by means of wheel suspension parts. The wheel suspension parts of each wheel oscillate during the driving mode, and contain a wheel carrier supporting the wheel rotatably about a wheel... Agent:

20130020773 - Roller skate: A roller skate having enhanced durability and stability is disclosed. The skate includes a platform for supporting a skater's foot. The platform includes a toe plate and heel plate connected by an adjustable connecting assembly. A front truck is affixed to the underside of the toe plate, while a rear... Agent:

20130020774 - Convertible creeper assembly: A creeper assembly is provided that includes a frame assembly supported on a plurality of wheels for movement along a support surface. The frame assembly includes a seat and a backrest that extends from the seat. The frame assembly is adjustable between a lowered lying position, wherein the seat and... Agent:

20130020775 - Half axle, and vehicle comprising at least one such half axle: The present invention relates to a half axle articulated on a structural element of a vehicle, comprising a wheel rotatably movable around an axis of rotation relative to a shaft the structural element defining a reference plane substantially parallel to the ground when the wheel rests on the ground, also... Agent: Haulotte Group

20130020776 - Car wash caddy: A car wash caddy is implemented as a compact cart for storing, transporting, and keeping handy various supplies and equipment for use in a variety of applications. The car wash caddy includes a shelf that holds a wash bucket at a convenient hip-level height. A dry storage locker keeps supplies... Agent:

20130020777 - Balance bike: A balance bike balance bike includes a frame, front and rear wheels, a seat, a joining structure, a front fork, and a steering handle. The joining structure is pivotally joined to the frame and pivotal between first and second positions. The joining structure includes a joining end and a receiving... Agent:

20130020778 - Apparatus and methods for connecting a shock absorber to a vehicle: A shock absorber includes a shock body with an upper portion and a lower portion and an eyelet attached to each upper and lower portion for connecting to a vehicle. At least one eyelet includes a bushing assembly including a center shaft positioned within a bore and a first and... Agent:

20130020779 - Seat structure with sit-to-stand feature: A stand chair is operated by a pair of screw shaft-type linear actuators which extend upwardly and forwardly from a pair of spaced-apart frame members. One embodiment has a solid seat and another has a split sweat with a drop-away front portion. One or more motors are provided to operate... Agent: Skip's Patents, LLC

20130020780 - Linear drive regular upright cycle: A linear drive regular upright cycle (10) having linearly reciprocating pedals (30a,b) located between front wheel (14) and rear wheel (16) in order to achieve a more popular linear drive bicycle design, in upright bicycle with regular handling characteristics. Top extremities of a pair of pedal-sliders (24a,b) are journalled for... Agent:

20130020781 - Vehicle body frame, saddle riding vehicle with the same, and method for producing vehicle body frame: A vehicle body frame includes a left frame member, a right frame member, a cross member, and a first patch member. The cross member is fitted in both of a left connecting hole and a right connecting hole and welded to the left frame member and the right frame member.... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130020782 - Rear suspension system for a bicycle: A bicycle may include a rear suspension system to absorb forces impacting on the bicycle by allowing a rear wheel of the bicycle to be displaced relative to the bicycle frame. The rear suspension system may be adjusted in some versions to affect the travel path of the rear wheel... Agent: Yeti Cycling, LLC

20130020783 - Wheelchair mount and method for stabilizing a wheelchair component: A wheelchair mount includes a body, a band secured to the body, and a stabilizing component secured to the body. The band is sized to secure an associated wheelchair bar between the band and the stabilizing component. The stabilizing component resists rotational movement of the body relative to the wheelchair... Agent:

20130020784 - Adjustable hitch assembly: The present invention is directed to an adjustable hitch assembly for coupling a towed vehicle with a towing vehicle. An embodiment of the adjustable hitch assembly may include a base member, a ball support member, and a hitch ball member. The base member may include a connecting portion and a... Agent: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

20130020785 - Coupler assembly: The present application describes a gooseneck coupler assembly that may include a gooseneck trailer pivot, an extension arm, and a pivot retention mechanism having a ball socket. The ball socket may engage with a hitch ball located on a towing vehicle. The gooseneck trailer pivot may be mounted on a... Agent: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.

20130020786 - Universal mount battery holder for bicycles: An accessory for attachment to a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle includes a body portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion has a V-shaped groove for receiving a wide range of shapes and sizes of frame tubing, wheel hubs, and the like. The groove has first and second... Agent:

20130020787 - Airbag and method of manufacturing an airbag:

20130020788 - Knee airbag with passive venting for out of position occupant protection: A knee airbag installed in a lower portion of an instrument panel has a deployed condition wherein it extends rearward and upward. The airbag has a left lobe, a right lobe, and a central portion between and joined to the left and right lobes. A vent is formed in the... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20130020789 - Active safety apparatus for vehicles and method of controlling the same: An active safety apparatus for vehicles and a method of controlling the apparatus, which can actively control the operation of a safety device, such as an airbag device or a seatbelt device installed in a vehicle for restraining a passenger behavior and protecting a passenger in a vehicle collision, based... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20130020790 - Valve device and airbag comprising such a valve device, and method for operating such a valve device: A valve mechanism for a gaseous medium of an airbag is provided. The valve mechanism includes a first and second layer, which respectively include a passage opening that is substantially closed in a closed position of the valve mechanism by a corresponding cover region of the other respective layer. An... Agent:

20130020791 - Curtain bag: Provided is a curtain bag which can be brought into an inflated state as required in a short time without locally applying an excessive load to its outer peripheral joint part (1) and inner joint parts (2). The dot-like inner joint parts (2) on the inside of the outer peripheral... Agent:

20130020792 - Thermal signature reduction: The thermal signature of a vehicle is reduced by providing a thermal shield (20) on at least one of the wheels (10) covering at least a greater part of the wheel area, in combination with a further shield (42, 50) around or depending from the wheel arch (19) and which... Agent: Bae Systems PLC

20130015628 - Slider with improved traction system: A slider has a board that has a bottom surface, a top surface, a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges. A single recessed longitudinal channel is provided in the bottom surface and extends continuously from the front edge to the rear edge in a manner that divides... Agent:

20130015629 - Convertible aid cart: The present invention is directed to an aid cart for storing and transporting emergency or other supplies. The aid cart serves as a transportable storage container and is convertible into various configurations that can be used to provide first responder aid and relief, and transforms into various tools to help... Agent: Transport Systems, Inc.

20130015630 - Mechanic's creeper: A mechanic's creeper that is worn by the user includes a garment, a base attached to the back side of the garment and a plurality of ball casters attached to the base.... Agent:

20130015631 - Platform dolly system: A platform dolly system that has first and second dolly devices. Each of the dolly devices has a power unit, a frame, a suspension and a wheel rotatably secured to an axle. A control unit remote to the first and second dolly devices is presented that is in over the... Agent: Holland Moving & Rigging Supplies, Inc.

20130015632 - Wheelchair with lever drivetrain: A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the... Agent:

20130015633 - Saddle type vehicle: A saddle type vehicle for permitting a change from a cruiser to a sport mode, a stand and front and rear steps. In the sport mode, a rider is in a forward-tilted posture with first and second link plates in a wide-spread state. The bend angle θ1 between a first... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130015634 - Frame structure for saddled vehicle: Elongated holes 71A extending along an axis L of a front portion 15F of the seat rail is provided to a side surface of the pivot frame 14, and the pivot frame 14 and the front portion 15F of the seat rail are welded to each other at the peripheral... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20130015635 - Suspended rider bicycle: A suspended rider bicycle has a suspension boom which extends from the frame above the rider's torso, and a suspension device such as a belt or sling for suspending the rider's torso from the suspension boom.... Agent:

20130015636 - Collapsible trailer for compact parking: The present invention is a foldable trailer that drops close to the ground and shortens in length when folded such that it can be parked below the vehicle that towed it. In this way, the trailer and vehicle can both be parked in the same, single space. During towing, the... Agent:

20130015637 - Hitch insert apparatus: A hitch insert apparatus for attaching with a vehicular trailer hitch for providing a stair assembly with alternative positioning for providing a support surface. The hitch insert apparatus generally includes a plurality of steps and a horizontal support member for coupling between the steps and the vehicular trailer hitch.... Agent:

20130015638 - Individual snowboards for each foot: An improved individual snowboard for each foot is described having several improvements over the prior art relating to safety, stability, and performance. Each snowboard comprises a curved up nose and tail, a base, and a common sidewall surrounding the perimeter of the board. A resilient tapered core is disposed between... Agent:

20130015639 - Multi-function cart: The present invention is directed to a multi-function cart for storing and transporting emergency or other supplies. The multi-function cart comprises two shells that can be secured together to form a transportable storage container. When separated, each shell is convertible into various configurations that can be used to sustain life... Agent: Transport Systems, Inc.

20130015641 - Airbag with passive-active venting: According to an exemplary embodiment, an airbag system includes an airbag cushion, a housing, an inflator, a latch mechanism, and a valve panel. The airbag cushion defines an inlet and a chamber. The house is coupled to the airbag cushion generally proximate the inlet. The inflator is coupled to the... Agent: Tk Holdings Inc.

20130015640 - Side airbag module assembly: A side airbag module assembly for a vehicle seat back rest features a molded plastic cover (22) with a Class A surface constituting the outside of the cover visible after installation in the backrest (60). A base plate (32) of an airbag holder (24) made of metal or plastic is... Agent:

20130015642 - Bonnet airbag: Embodiments of the present invention provide a bonnet airbag system that is configured to deploy in a forward manner from a back portion of a seat.... Agent:

20130015643 - Airbag module for mounting on seat bottom frame: An airbag module is mounted on the outboard side of a vehicle seat bottom frame having a vertical wall. An airbag assembly includes a housing, an inflator within the housing, and an airbag folded within the housing. A molded plastic airbag cover includes a top wall having an airbag opening... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations LLC

20130015644 - Side impact absorbing apparatus for vehicle: A side impact absorbing apparatus for a vehicle includes an impact bar, an impact absorbing member that has a portion which overlaps the impact bar, and a side airbag. The impact absorbing member has a first portion to which a load is applied from the deployed side airbag, and a... Agent: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

20130015645 - Airbag and horn switch module and method of assembly of the module: An airbag and horn switch module, for use in a vehicle, is provided and includes an inflatable airbag cushion configured to provide restraint to the occupant, an inflator configured to inflate the airbag cushion, and a housing having a base and a plurality of walls extending from the base thereby... Agent: Tk Holdings Inc.

20130015646 - Knee airbag: An airbag in which no choking occurs and which can be rapidly deployed. A cushion section of the airbag internally accommodates a cylinder-type inflator that includes an insertion hole for inserting the inflator from an outside to an inside, and a diffuser into which the inflator is inserted, and a... Agent:

20130015647 - Active bolster with double-hinged tether tabs: An active bolster for an automotive vehicle has an inflatable bladder formed by a reaction wall for mounting against a rigid structure of the vehicle and an expansion wall overlying the base wall. The base wall and expansion wall are comprised of molded plastic components. At least one of the... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20130015648 - Seat belt apparatus for vehicle: A seat belt apparatus for a vehicle may include a seat belt sectioned into a shoulder webbing and a lap webbing, based on a buckle tongue, and a retractor-integrated pretensioner fastened to a vehicle body, the retractor-integrated pretensioner being configured such that an end of the shoulder webbing and an... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20130009369 - Roller skate: The described roller skate is essentially composed of a boot, to the sole of which the plate of a roller carrier element is detachably connected with screws penetrating the through holes. The screw holes are located on both sides of the vertical symmetry axis on the center longitudinal line. Bearing... Agent:

20130009370 - Wheeled bucket: A bucket comprises generally vertical sidewalls and a bottom portion, defining together a bucket interior. The bucket further comprises a back face, constituting one of the sidewalls, which extends substantially above the height of the bucket interior. The bucket still further comprises at least two wheels mounted to the bucket... Agent: Keter Plastic Ltd.

20130009371 - Portable cleaner with axle mount: A new dolly can be used for making either a vacuum cleaner supported by casters or one supported by wheels. Casters can be mounted in sockets in bosses near the dolly perimeter. Alternatively, axle mounts can be fitted over the bosses. Upright walls on the mounts engage corresponding walls on... Agent: Shop Vac Corporation

20130009372 - Wheelchair attachment with selectively deployable secondary front wheels: An attachment for a wheelchair includes a secondary front-wheel pair that is movable from a disengaged up position, to a deployed down position, and back again. In the disengaged up position, the secondary front wheels are up off the ground, so the primary front wheels of the wheelchair are in... Agent: Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc.

20130009373 - Shear spring for vehicle suspension: A shear spring comprising a base and a V-shaped surface opposite the base adapted to mate with a corresponding V-shaped surface positioned on a side wall of a spring mount, and an elastomeric material positioned between the base and the V-shaped surface, wherein the base includes a first flange extending... Agent: Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C.

20130009374 - Divided roll stabilizer: A divided roll stabilizer of a motor vehicle between whose two stabilizer parts (2a) an actuator (1) can be arranged for a torsion of the stabilizer parts (2a). At least one of the stabilizer parts (2a) is provided with a torsion transmitting connecting part (4a) for connection to the actuator... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. Kg

20130009375 - Sub-frame structure of vehicle and manufacturing method thereof: A sub-frame (1) of an automobile includes a pair of a front width direction member (2) and a rear width direction member (3) extending in a vehicle width direction, a pair of front-back direction members (4, 5) extending in a vehicle front-back direction, connecting members (6, 7) for connecting between... Agent: Mazda Motor Corporation

20130009376 - Thrust sliding bearing and combination mechanism of the thrust sliding bearing and a piston rod: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 4 having an annular upper surface 2 and an annular engaging projection 3; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 6; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 7; an annular upper cover 9 having engaging projections 8 which... Agent: Oiles Corporation

20130009377 - Vehicle suspension and improved method of assembly: A suspension having a frame attachment portion having an opening with a spring mount positioned therein, and a first shear spring positioned between a wall of the spring mount and a side wall of the opening, and a second shear spring positioned between another wall of the spring mount and... Agent: Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C.

20130009378 - Brake device for saddled vehicle: s

20130009380 - Bicycle wheel carrier assembly with built-in brake: A bicycle wheel carrier assembly is equipped with a rim brake with pads (5) which is built into the structure of the carrier assembly. The pad-type rim brake includes two actuating arms (3) and two pad-bearing brake arms (4). Each actuating arm (3) associated with a pad-bearing brake arm (4)... Agent: Look Cycle International

20130009379 - Head tube assembly for a bicycle with cable access routing in an open steerer configuration: A head tube assembly suitable for a bicycle and comprising an open steerer configuration and cable routing. The head tube assembly comprises a head tube configured to connect with the top tube and down tube of the bicycle. The head tube includes a lower bearing component and an upper bearing... Agent: Pon Bicycle Holding B.v.

20130009381 - Bicycle frame assembly with integral fastener passage: A bicycle frame assembly having a number of elongate tubes that are connected to define a shape of the bicycle frame. The assembly includes a passage that is defined by the elongate member, a partition, and a bridge. The partition isolates the passage from an interior volume of the elongate... Agent:

20130009382 - Wheelchair system: A wheelchair system and an accessory system for a wheelchair are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the accessory system may include an accessory frame having one or more interface elements to mount to a wheelchair frame. The accessory system may include a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the accessory frame... Agent:

20130009383 - Motorcycle gear shifter cover: A motorcycle gear shifter cover comprising a pair of hemicylindrical halves, wherein each half has a first centered, symmetrical, cylindrical cavity for mounting on the shift peg of a of a motorcycle and comprises two layers, an outer layer and an inner layer, and wherein the outer layer and the... Agent: University Of Akron Research Foundation

20130009384 - Off-highway equipment heavy duty vehicle recovery tool: An apparatus for recovering large disabled off-highway vehicles. The apparatus utilizes a trailing axle structure configured to hook up and tow off-highway disabled vehicles. The apparatus includes a trailing axle in conjunction with a trailing structure that is raised and lowered with hydraulic cylinders in relation to the trailing axle... Agent:

20130009385 - Trailer and method of use: A low profile trailer and method of use with mountable equipment includes an axle system allowing reduced trailer deck height, open trailer sides, and peripheral trailer stabilizer legs, said axle system comprising aligned axle structures at each of two sides of the trailer, each said axle structure including a sleeve... Agent:

20130009386 - Fifth wheel trailer hitch with locking mechanism: A fifth wheel trailer hitch with locking mechanism that includes a pin that extends axially from a pivotal mounting of a platform of a trailer tow bar. The pin is preferably cylindrical and is grooved circumferentially adjacent to its bottom end for fitting into an a key way forward end... Agent:

20130009387 - Binding systems for skis: Binding systems for skis are provided which include a support structure mounted on a ski and bearing at least one binding for a boot, in which the support structure is adapted to take up a first operational configuration, in which it is rigidly mounted on the ski, and a second... Agent: Maruelli Stefano & C. S.a.s.

20130009388 - Foldable stroller: A stroller includes a stroller body having a frame member and an armrest, a back part frame pivotably joined to the stroller body, and a support member connecting the armrest and the back part frame with each other. The support member has a flexibility so as to allow the back... Agent: Combi Corporation

20130009389 - Deviating airbag: Embodiments of the present invention provide an airbag system formed from non-traditional or asymmetric airbag shapes that deflect a vehicle occupant away from an interior vehicle structure.... Agent: Zodiac Aerospace

20130009390 - Bi-metallic component and method of making the same: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a half-cradle for use in a vehicle frame, comprising a cast end member formed from a first material and first and second tubular cross-member stubs extending from the cast end member. The first and second tubular cross-member stubs are made from a... Agent:

20130009391 - Personal restraint systems for use in recreational utility vehicles and other vehicles: Personal restraint systems for use in recreational utility vehicles (RUVs) are disclosed herein. A personal restraint system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a web configured to extend around an occupant and a locking retractor having a motorized spool. A control module is electrically coupled to... Agent: Amsafe Commercial Products, Inc.

20130001901 - Ice skate blades and sharpening machines: A sharpening machine generally includes a grinding wheel having a perimeter that is rotatable about a first axis. The sharpening machine includes an adjustment device adapted to be coupled to a structure of the sharpening machine. A shaft, mounted to the adjustment device, defines a second axis that is generally... Agent: 1339513 Ontario Ltd.

20130001903 - Coupler device for in-line skate for all-terrain surfaces: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first coupler device configured to couple to the frame of an in-line skate. The first coupler device includes a linear portion and an angled portion where the linear portion and the angled portion have different lengths. The linear portion includes a... Agent:

20130001902 - Ice skate pitch adjustment shim: According to embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus for adjusting a forward pitch of an ice skate includes a shim. The shim has a top surface configured to contact a heel portion of a boot and a bottom surface configured to contact a heel plate of a blade holder.... Agent:

20130001904 - Portable cart for holding multiple trays of glasses: A mobile cart comprising a frame, a base and a plurality of shelves is disclosed. The frame may comprise a plurality of vertical and horizontal frame members and the base may comprise a plurality of lateral and horizontal frame members. The cart may also comprise storage container that is supported... Agent:

20130001905 - Travel cooler with collapsible sidewalls: A travel cooler, includes a body comprising a base, sidewalls, and a lid connected together to define an interior, insulated containment space for holding cooler items. A lengthwise dimension of the cooler extends between opposite ends of the cooler, and the body defines recessed exterior surface slots extending along a... Agent: M & C Innovations, LLC

20130001906 - Masons' cart: A masons' cart of attractive, durable and economical construction has a generally flat, and relatively low, top platform for receiving, carrying and unloading heavy loads. Also, the cart's top platform has generally low peripheral side edges so that the heavy loads may be more easily lifted up to the height... Agent: Ken J. Pedersen

20130001907 - Field litter support: A field litter support (1) includes two side structures (2, 3), each supporting at least one wheel (4) in order to define a frame (40), connecting devices (38a, 38b, 38c, 38d) for attaching a litter (100) to the frame (40), elements (5) adapted to reciprocally move the side structures (2,... Agent: Spencer Italia S.r.l.

20130001908 - Container: A container is for storage, handling, and transportation of an object. The container comprises i.a. a bottom, a body, and a ramp. The container is made moveable by furnishing it with small wheels and by shaping its bottom so that the container can be pulled/pushed on a soft surface. There... Agent: Ride-in Oy

20130001909 - Scooters and scooter steering systems: Scooters including a body having a rider platform, a rear wheel, and a front wheel pivotally supported by the body about a steering axis. In some scooters, the axle of the front wheel is positioned rearward of the steering axis, and in some scooters the steering axis extends upwardly and... Agent: Acorn Products, LLC

20130001911 - Luggage scooter device: o

20130001910 - Swing skateboard: A swing skateboard includes a board body, a front roller unit and a rear roller unit. The front roller unit has a front roller fork rotatably disposed under a bottom face of the board body, and a front roller rotatably mounted on the front roller fork. The rear roller unit... Agent:

20130001912 - Vehicle suspension and method: The disclosed subject matter relates to a suspension system for use on a vehicle that includes a knuckle, a first trailing arm structure, a second trailing arm structure, an upper arm structure, and a lower arm structure. The first trailing arm structure and second trailing arm structure can be configured... Agent:

20130001913 - Trailing arm mounting bracket: A trailing arm mounting bracket for mounting a trailing arm to a chassis or slider assembly of a vehicle, preferably a commercial vehicle, for example a lorry or a lorry trailer, includes two side plates each having a top end, a bottom end, and an opening in the bottom end... Agent: Vdl Weweler B.v.

20130001914 - Vehicle suspension system: A suspension system suspends an axle from a vehicle undercarriage. A mounting mounts a trailing arm for pivotal motion about a horizontal axis passing through a proximal end of the trailing arm perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel while the vehicle is being steered in a straight line. An... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

20130001915 - Toe correct bush: To provide a toe correct bush having excellent durability and a novel structure, the toe correct bush effectively achieving improvement in running stability during steering with a toe correction function and improvement in straight line performance with an intermediate restraining plate. A first intermediate restraining member is provided between opposing... Agent: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.

20130001916 - Wheeled scooter: A scooter includes a main body having a triangular shape including three lower pivotable wheels. Three handles are defined interior to the main body, one along each of the sides. The body includes a domed shape and a textured surface. A central opening is provided in the main body to... Agent:

20130001917 - Mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus and method: A mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus and related method of use, comprising: two front wheels; one rear wheel; two front handles, one for each hand of a rider; two pedals, one for each foot of the rider; and a connection between the pedals and the rear wheel such that actuation... Agent:

20130001918 - Bicycle rear suspension system with controlled variable shock rate: A bicycle comprises a bicycle frame and a rear wheel suspension system that is attached to the frame. The rear wheel suspension system comprises a rear wheel swingarm and a shock absorber that is coupled to the swingarm. A change in vertical wheel travel (ΔVWT) of the rear wheel is... Agent: Santa Cruz Bicycles, Inc.

20130001919 - Bicycle rear suspension system with controlled variable shock rate: A bicycle comprises a bicycle frame and a rear wheel suspension system that is attached to the frame. The rear wheel suspension system comprises a rear wheel swingarm and a shock absorber that is coupled to the swingarm. A change in vertical wheel travel (ΔVWT) of the rear wheel is... Agent: Santa Cruz Bicycles, Inc.

20130001920 - Pivoting bicycle link: A pivoting bicycle link is provided for interconnecting a bicycle and a wheeled device pulled behind the bicycle. The pivoting bicycle link includes a first portion, a second portion, a pivot and a collar. The first portion is configured to operably couple the link to a portion of the bicycle.... Agent:

20130001921 - Trailer stabilizer: A trailer stabilizing device for stabilizing a parked freight trailer, the trailer stabilizing device comprising a frame separate from the support frame of the parked freight trailer, the stabilizing device frame having mounted thereto wheels and a hitch, the stabilizing device including a repositionable jack.... Agent:

20130001922 - Trailer stabilizer: A trailer stabilizer and signaling system comprising: (a) a repositionable freight trailer stabilizer comprising a frame having mounted thereto a wheel, the repositionable freight trailer stabilizer including a repositionable jack; and, (b) a stabilizer signaler operatively coupled to the trailer stabilizer, the stabilizer signaler including a deployable signal configured to... Agent:

20130001923 - Self locking trailer hitch: A ball latch 46 is reciprocally mounted in a latch slot 44 and is biased downwardly by coil compression spring 68 until the semi-spherical recess at its lower end becomes coextensive with the spherical surface of the ball socket 36. When the trailer hitch 16 is placed on the hitch... Agent:

20130001924 - Trailer towing device for a tractor vehicle: A trailer towing device for a tractor vehicle (1) which comprises a coupling ball (11), having a hollow space (21) for coupling a trailer vehicle (2), and a ball support (17) which engages with an end area in the hollow space (21) through an opening (22) provided in the coupling... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20130001926 - Foldable shopping cart: A foldable cart (100) comprising a foldable framework with foldable wheel units (140) and flexible containers (130) attachable thereto. The cart may be folded to fit a vehicle's luggage room, and the containers may be used to store products when attached to the framework, and carry them on when the... Agent:

20130001925 - Stroller: The present invention discloses a stroller including a foldable stroller skeleton, a front-wheel assembly installed on the foldable stroller skeleton, a rear-wheel assembly installed on the foldable stroller skeleton, a frame pivotally connected to the foldable stroller skeleton and an assistant wheel pivotally connected to the frame for being capable... Agent:

20130001927 - Baby carriage and accommodating mechanism thereof: A baby carriage includes a frame and an accommodating mechanism. The accommodating mechanism is disposed on the frame and used for accommodating a mobile device. The accommodating mechanism includes a base and a clamping member. The clamping member is movably disposed on the base and used for clamping the mobile... Agent:

20130001928 - Method for improving the efficiency of an interior climate control system and the fuel efficiency of an automobile: A method for use in an automobile includes the steps of: providing an inflatable device having a shell formed of an airtight, flexible and insulated material that is specifically sized and configured to fill a volume of space within a lower rear interior compartment of the automobile behind the front... Agent:

20130001929 - Air bag chute topper system: An automobile air bag module is provided that includes a housing chute at least partially surrounding an air bag, wherein the housing chute comprises a front wall, a rear wall, at least one sidewall, and a female pocket located adjacent a housing chute sidewall. Also included is a topper cover... Agent:

20130001930 - Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat: A passenger airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an inflator, a case and a retainer. The case includes on a bottom wall a set-in opening through which the inflator is set in, a housing region that holds and houses the inflator, a mounting seat on which the airbag is mounted, lateral... Agent: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

20130001931 - Prestressing fixture to eliminate automotive p.s.i.r. door-chute vibration weld visibility: An automotive interior component including an airbag chute having at least one weld bar, and a pre-stressed instrument panel having a substrate layer for bonding to the weld bar. The pre-stressing provides tensile stress at weld bar bonding areas to reduce any deformation visible on an exposed surface of the... Agent:

20130001932 - Vehicle interior panel, and airbag device: Provided are a vehicle interior panel and an airbag device wherein it is possible to prevent the weld strength and the rigidity of a panel from deteriorating. In a vehicle interior panel, a joint surface of a flap portion has first welding ribs, second welding ribs, and a third welding... Agent:

20130001933 - Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle: An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a curtain airbag device and a side airbag device. The vehicle includes a side window glass for closing from a vehicle body upper construction to a waist line of the vehicle. The curtain airbag device includes a curtain airbag and is installed... Agent: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.

20130001934 - Occupant protection device: There is provided an occupant protection device. An airbag device includes an airbag that is stored in a center pad of a steering wheel of a vehicle and is expandable toward an occupant side upon a collision of the vehicle. The center pad is disposed to have a non-rotating structure... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20130001935 - Occupant protection device: There is provided an occupant protection device. An air bag device according to the present invention protects an occupant against an impact caused by a collision of a vehicle by inflating and expanding a head protection air bag body and a chest protection air bag body upon the impact which... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20130001936 - Occupant protection device: There is provided an occupant protection device. An air bag device according to the present invention protects an occupant against an impact caused by a collision of a vehicle by inflating and expanding an air bag body upon the collision, which is housed in a center pad of a steering... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20130001937 - Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat: An airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wrapping member that wraps up an airbag in a folded-up configuration. The wrapping member includes a joint portion that is secured to an airbag housing or its vicinity together with the airbag, a main body that... Agent: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

20130001938 - Child restraint system and vehicle containing same: A vehicle has an inflatable occupant restraint system that includes an inflatable occupant protection device and an inflator operable to inflate the inflatable occupant protection device when a predetermined event occurs. The vehicle also includes a child restraint system having a portable child seat with an inflatable child protection apparatus... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20130001939 - Saftey roll bar for strollers: A roll bar for a stroller, such as a jogging stroller, can help protect a child sitting in the stroller in case of an accident. The roll bar system can be integrated into the design of a stroller, or an existing stroller can be retrofitted to include the roll bar... Agent: