12th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090072509 | RUNNING ASSISTING DEVICE - A running assisting device can be formed by left and right paired halves each being worn on one foot of a rider and advanced with a rider alternately depressing stepping plates of the device, each half comprising frames ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072510 | WHEELCHAIR SUITABLE FOR PERFORMING ABDUCTION ACTIONS - A wheelchair for carrying out abduction actions is proposed, which is fitted with a frame ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072511 | Front Wheel Drive Recumbent Bicycle - Embodiments of the present invention comprise a lightweight front wheel drive recumbent road bicycle and an associated frame. A front triangle is provided to which the drive train of a standard road group can be attached and utilized. A telescoping tube assembly is provided in the front triangle to permit the distance of a bottom bracket and crankset from a seat pan to be adjusted for riders of different sizes. The handlebar is coupled to an end of the telescoping tube assembly and no traditional handlebar stem attached to a steering tube is utilized, so that the structure provides maximum stiffness to better capture the input of the arms and upper body when maximum power is required. The seat pan and a seat back are integrated with the main frame truss structure to help ensure the maximum transfer of the rider's energy to the drive train. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072512 | Bicycle rear suspension system - A bicycle rear suspension system includes a front part including a top tube, a down tube, a head tube and a seat tube. A rear part includes two seat stays and two chain stays. The seat stays have first ends pivotally connected to the dropouts on the first ends of the chain stays and two second ends of the two seat stays are pivotally connected to a first end of a connection member at a first pivot point. Two second ends of the chain stays are pivotally connected to a bridge between the down tube and the seat tube. A second end of the connection member is pivotally connected to the top tube. A cylinder has a first end pivotally connected to the bridge and a second end of the cylinder is pivotally connected to a mediate portion of the connection member at second pivot point. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072513 | UPRIGHT WHEELCHAIR - An upright wheelchair with a chassis ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072514 | FLOATING BOAT TRAILER - A boat trailer for towing behind a vehicle having a frame constructed and arranged in a first portion and a second portion that are pinned together to permit one section to move relative to the other section. The second portion is constructed and arranged to accommodate floatation panels. A hitch is constructed and arranged to receive the first portion of the frame. A stabilizing plate is mounted to the hitch and has a spring biased buckle mounted on at least one of its ends. The spring biased buckle has a strap capable of extending from the buckle, and the strap has a hooked portion on its end. In order to hold the strap in place, a strap mounting member is attached to the second portion of the frame, which is constructed and arranged to receive the hooked portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072515 | Slider With Hydraulic Cylinder - A slider for a fifth wheel is arranged on a towing vehicle, comprising a substructure with at least two guide rails aligned in the direction of travel, a displaceable slide carrying the fifth wheel and acting upon the guide rails, and a motor-driven drive unit. A slider is provided which allows the gap width between the towing vehicle and the trailer being adapted to the respective driving situation during travel. For this purpose, the slider is characterized in that the motor-driven drive unit is configured from a hydraulic cylinder connected to a hydraulic circuit. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072516 | AUTOMATIC LOCKING TRAILER HITCH - An automatic locking trailer hitch comprising a housing having a first portion adapted to be connected to the tongue of a draft vehicle and a second portion forming a socket for receipt of a ball member, a trigger assembly responsive to a ball entering a socket to move a keeper assembly and a locking assembly to maintain said keeper assembly in a locked position relative to the ball. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072517 | Quick change vehicle trailer hitch adapter - A trailer hitch apparatus for connecting a hitch coupling of a towed vehicle at adjustable heights to a hitch coupling of a towing vehicle includes an elongated member disposed on a predetermined portion of a rear end of such towing vehicle and extending in a vertical direction during use of the apparatus. Apertures are formed through the elongated member in a horizontal direction and are spaced apart in the vertical direction. The elongated member is secured in the vertical direction directly to such predetermined portion of such rear end. The hitch coupling of such towed vehicle is adjustably secured to the elongated member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072518 | Trailer coupler assembly - A trailer coupler pivot assembly comprising a pivot mount member connected to a trailer frame member and a hinge bracket connected to a trailer tongue arm. The hinge bracket is pivotally connected to the pivot mount member so that the trailer tongue arm is pivotal relative to the trailer frame member between an open position and a closed position. However, either of the pivot mount member or the hinge bracket comprises a single, prefabricated component to make assembly more efficient and cost effective. With both the pivot mount member and the hinge bracket being single, prefabricate components, the trailer coupler pivot assembly can be more easily installed with fewer components and welds and by less skilled labor. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072519 | BINDING FOR SKI - There is disclosed a system for alpine touring, a low-profile, selectively pivotal riser, and a method of releasably locking a ski boot heel. In an embodiment, the system for alpine touring Includes a pair of skis; a pair of low-profile, selectively pivotal risers, and a pair of alpine ski boot bindings. In one embodiment, the riser includes an alpine binding attachment plate, a first anchor portion for pivotally attaching the riser thereto; and a second anchor portion for selectively attaching the riser thereto. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072520 | Convertible stroller-cycle - A vehicle for pushing and riding, the vehicle including a frame having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the frame has a lower connection post containing braking and steering components and the rear portion of the frame has an upper connection post containing braking and steering components for the rear portion. The upper and lower connection posts are threadedly engaged within a steering portion of the frame. A hitch beam on the front portion forms part of the frame. A hitch clamp on the rear portion of the frame is fastened around the hitch beam for connecting the front portion and the rear portion of the frame. A pair of front wheels is operationally connected to the front portion of the frame. At least one rear wheel is operationally connected to the rear portion of the frame. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072521 | Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle - There is provided a bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle. The bracket includes a bracket which connects a connection strap, connected to the side airbag, to a pillar of the vehicle, and wherein the bracket includes: an installation aperture to be secured to the pillar; and a fixing bracket aperture through which the connection strap connected to the side airbag passes, and wherein the fixing bracket aperture includes: a fixing bracket central aperture through which the connection strap passes; and extension apertures formed at both ends of the fixing bracket central aperture and each having a greater width than that of the fixing bracket central aperture. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072522 | Airbag module - An airbag module with an airbag packed in foil under vacuum, including a gas generator and a covering cap. The foil includes at least one predetermined tearing point. The foil is connected or can be at least partially connected to the covering cap in sections that lie next to the tear-open edges of the covering cap. The connection can be configured to take place only upon deployment of the airbag. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072523 | Side collision airbag device - A side collision airbag device includes an airbag to inflate and extend between a side wall portion of a vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed in the vehicle. An inflator is connected to the airbag to spout a gas for inflating and extending the airbag from one side thereof in its longitudinal direction. A restricting member is attached for restricting a movement of the inflator toward the other side thereof in its longitudinal direction when the inflator is activated. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072524 | Vehicle air bag minimum distance apparatus, method and system - A vehicle safety device includes a seat mounted within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, in which the seat is movably connected to a vehicle frame by a seat position adjusting mechanism that allows the seat to move along an axis between a forward-most position and a rearward-most position. An air-bag is mounted within the passenger compartment in front of the forward-most position of the seat, with the forward-most position of the seat defined as a position of the seat in which a distance between a passenger seated in the seat and the air-bag is equal to a minimum safe clearance. In addition, an exemplary method of maintaining a minimum safe clearance between an air-bag mounted in a vehicle and a vehicle passenger includes the steps of preventing motion of a seat toward the air-bag beyond a forward-most position, in which, when in the forward-most position, a passenger seated in the seat is separated from the air-bag by a predetermined minimum safe clearance, and providing a position adjusting mechanism for at least one vehicle control pedal to allow a passenger seated in the seat to adjust a distance between the seat and the at least one pedal by moving the at least one pedal toward and away from the seat. An automatic seat positioning system, which takes into account both seat to air-bag distance and eye height and automatically, may be used to optimally and automatically position a passenger to maximize safety and comfort. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072525 | Stabilizer pad for vehicles - A pad for positioning between a surface and an outrigger plate of the vehicle. The pad includes a polymeric shell and a foam core is contained within the polymeric shell to provide a lightweight pad which is able to withstand the forces provided when securing a vehicle in a raised position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072526 | Diffractive Security Element with Individualized Code - Described is a security element for increasing the forgery-proof nature of a security document, in particular an identity card or pass, a passport or an identification card. The security element ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072527 | HOLOGRAPHIC IN-MOLD LABEL - The specification discloses an in-mold label (IML) having an improved holographic image. The label includes a base ply and a top ply laminated together. The base ply is an in-mold label material, and the top decorative ply is a different material that is smoother than the base ply material. A holographic material is on the top surface of the top ply, and a holographic image in formed in the holographic material to provide a bright, aesthetically attractive label. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072528 | WAND FOR AN APPLIANCE - A wand for an appliance includes comprises first and second tubes and a support mechanism, in which the second tube slides telescopically within the first tube along a common axis. The first and second tubes are arranged to be selectively secured to one another in an extended position or to allow movement therebetween and the support mechanism is located between overlapping portions of the tubes. The support mechanism includes tapered portions arranged to provide support between the tubes at separate points along the common axis of the tubes. By supporting adjacent tubes at a plurality of points along the common axis, the tubes are held more firmly with respect to one another. One tapered portion is able to move with respect to the tubes along the common axis, which reduces play between the tubes. The structural strength and quality of the wand are improved. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072529 | Quick connector for electric heating tube - A quick connector includes a main body externally provided with a bottom slot, an annular rib, and guiding recesses located above the annular rib, and internally defining a receiving space communicable at a lower end with the bottom slot via an opening; a lying U-shaped conductor extended through the opening with a lower end externally pressed against the bottom slot and an upper end located near an upper end of the receiving space for electrically connecting to an electric heating tube; and an elastic element mounted between the receiving space and the lying U-shaped conductor. The main body is mounted in an electric heating device via a mounting bracket engaged with the guiding recesses. With the elastic element, the lying U-shaped conductor may be elastically moved backward in the receiving space to enable convenient connecting or removing of the electric heating tube to or from the quick connector. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072530 | PIPE CLAMP - A pipe clamp for reinforcing a welded joint between two pipes, having a plurality of circumferential clamp segments that are bolted together around the joint. One axial end of the clamp has circumferentially extended ridges that project inward and seat in corresponding circumferential grooves in a pipe on one side of the joint. The other axial end of the clamp has circumferentially spaced fingers that extend inward and fit into corresponding pockets on the other side of the weld joint. Either or both the ridges or the fingers have a taper whose cross-section reduces in an inward direction and fits in complimentary grooves or pockets on either side of the joint. The taper forces the opposite sides of the weld joint toward each other as the clamp segments are tightened together. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072531 | PLUG PART OF A PLUG-TYPE CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT AND PLUG-TYPE CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT - Plug part of a plug-type connection arrangement for connecting two fluid lines and plug-type connection arrangement including the plug part. The plug part includes at least one two-layer area, the two layers of the two-layer area including a metallic material. At least a portion of the plug part is structured and arranged to be fed into a coupling part of the plug-type connection arrangement. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072532 | Terminations for high-pressure/high-temperature hoses - A termination apparatus for use in providing a termination on a hose by crimping and a method of forming a termination. The apparatus includes a hose former adapted to be positioned at the hose end. The former has one or more, preferably annular, grooves, and a corresponding number of crimped rings crimped into the groove(s), so that the material of the hose is forced into a serpentine shape in cross-section. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072533 | Articulated Assembly for Pipelines and a Joint Device - An articulated assembly | 2009-03-19 |
20090072534 | SEALED STRUCTURE OF CIRCULAR TUBULAR HEAT PIPE - A sealed structure of a circular tubular heat pipe is formed on a distal opening of a heat pipe. A pressed recess portion recessed inwards from one side of a wall portion is formed on the distal opening. The wall portion of the distal opening is pressed from the pressed recess portion to the other side of the wall portion and is sealed therewith, thereby forming a flattened section of the heat pipe. The flattened section deflects toward one side of the body of the heat pipe, and it has two wing portions bending obliquely toward the pressed recess portion. The tip of one of the wing portions is brought into contact with the outside of the tip of the other wing portion, so that the flattened section forms a curled portion that reduces gradually from bottom to top. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072535 | COUPLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a coupling system ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072536 | Connection Structure of Stack Panel to Fluid Device - A connecting structure for an integration panel and a fluid device in which an excellent sealing property can be held even when substantially no further fastening is performed, and the assembling workability is improved is provided. When an integration panel | 2009-03-19 |
20090072537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING MOIST AIR INTO WATER AND POWER - The present invention is directed to power generation systems and methods for converting naturally occurring moist air into power and water, enabling generation of power without carbon combustion and without the release of green-house gasses which usually accompany thermodynamic power generation. According to one embodiment, a compressor module is used to greatly compress enriched water vapor drawn from the surrounding moist air. The compressed water vapor is then condensed into output water by a working fluid, while the heated working fluid is used in a Rankine-cycle power generation loop to turn a turbine and thereby create transmittable electrical power. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072538 | PLANT FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY - A plant for generating electricity includes a gas turbine, a compressor driven by the gas turbine, a reduction reactor configured to reduce metal oxides, fed with a fuel and having a first circulating fluidized bed, a first cyclone configured to separate the metal oxide solids, and feeding at least a portion of the metal oxide solids to the reduction reactor via a first connecting line, an oxidation reactor configured to oxidize the metal oxides having a second circulating fluidized bed and fed only with pressurized air from the compressor, and a second cyclone configured to separate the metal oxide solids and feeding at least a portion of the metal oxide solids to the oxidation reactor via a second connecting line. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072539 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR HARNESSING FLUID ENERGY - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method, device, and system for generating energy from fluid motion, such as from sea waves. In a specific example, the disclosure provides a device having a submersible housing having an inlet and an outlet. When submerged, the inlet faces toward the direction of fluid propagation such that the fluid is incident on the inlet. The outlet includes a one-way check valve to pass water flowing through the housing from the inlet. The housing further includes a turbine positioned between the inlet and outlet such that water may flow from the inlet, past the turbine, and through the outlet. The turbine is coupled to an electrical generator. In some examples, the fluid has a wavelength λ and the region of the housing between the inlet and outlet has an axial length of λ/2. In further embodiments, the device includes a plurality of inlets and outlets located at different axial positions on the housing. The inlets and outlets are arranged in sets; each set having an axial length corresponding to half the wavelength of a fluid wave. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072540 | MOVEMENT AND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to apparatus which allows the movement of a body of water, such as that created by waves and/or a swell in the sea, to be utilized to generate power. The apparatus includes a first member in the form of a float, which is connected to a second member and at least one rotatable means connected to a power generator. In one embodiment the second member is connected with and supported on the first member while the rotatable member and power generator are provided at a relatively fixed location and coupled to second member such that relative movement of the second member with respect to the rotatable means is used to cause the generation of power. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072541 | AIR DRIVEN FAN GENERATOR SYSTEM - An air driven fan generator system includes, in association with a fan, a secondary fan, which is mounted coaxially with the fan and with the blades of the secondary fan being relatively closed to the blades of the fan. A generator device is associated with the secondary fan, so that power can be generated by the rotation of the secondary fan due to the movement of the air being passed through the fan. The secondary fan may have the same number, or a lesser number, of blades as the fan, and the pitch of these blades can be such as to provide the required output. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072542 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Electric Power from a Subsurface Water Current - A subsurface power generating system in one embodiment includes a frame, an electric generator supported by the frame and operably connected to a first vertical rotor, another electric generator supported by the frame and operably connected to a second vertical rotor, a first louver operably connected to the first vertical rotor and including a front side, and a back side, and pivotable between a first position whereat the backside is in contact with a first pivot limiting structure, and a second position whereat the backside is not in contact with the first pivot limiting structure, and a second louver operably connected to the second vertical rotor and including a front side, and a back side, and pivotable between a third position whereat the backside is in contact with a second pivot limiting structure, and a fourth position whereat the backside is not in contact with the second pivot limiting structure. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072543 | Wind Power System - The provided wind power system includes a frame, at least a power module installed in the frame and a motor, wherein the number of the at least a power module is increasable, and the respective power module is extractable from the frame through an extraction direction. The respective power module has a fan, a plurality of first wedging surfaces and a plurality of second wedging surfaces, wherein the first and second wedging surfaces respectively manage to cooperate with a second wedging surface of a first additional power module and a first wedging area of a second additional power module, and the motor is connected to the respective power module, thereby the fan of the respective power module being driven by a wind to cause the motor to generate the electricity. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072544 | Offshore Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine and Associated Systems and Methods - An offshore wind turbine has a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) mounted on a platform. The VAWT has a vertical rotor and curved blades coupled to a gearbox and an electric generator. The VAWT can fixedly extend from the platform or may be capable of reclining on the platform either manually or automatically. The platform can be composed of modular elements coupled together. Offshore, the platform can be semi-submersible with the VAWT extending out of the water and with a counterbalance extending below the platform. Alternatively, the platform can float on the water's surface and can have several arms that extend outwardly from the VAWT to increase the platform's footprint. To anchor the turbine offshore, anchoring systems can anchor the platform to the seabed while allowing the floating wind turbine to adjust passively or actively to changes in sea level due to tidal variations or storm swells. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072545 | Process of processes for radical solution of the air pollution and the global warming, based on the discovery of the bezentropic thermomechanics and eco fuels through bezentropic electricity - This high tech invention stems from the recent discovery of a new natural thermal law and its numerous applications, named for short ‘universal law of bezentropy’. Its full name is; ‘Law of the bezentropic spontaneous natural and artificial rectification of the disorderly vibrating gas and steam molecules into colinear ordered molecular jets, creating a valuable new science termed ‘bezentropic thermomechanics’ permitting (practically) full conversion of the heat into work, which is otherwise prohibited by the law of ‘entropy”, a.k.a, the second law of thermodynamics. The precursors of this important discovery are found in the startling paradoxes nos: 1, 2, and 3, included within this disclosure, and discovered as well by this inventor. They help in better understanding the law of bezentropy. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072546 | QUICK DISCONNECT SWIVEL LUG - A quick disconnect swivel formed of a body, an arm, and a biasing member. The body includes a shaft, which extends generally outwardly from the body along a pivot axis. The arm includes a post, which extends generally outwardly from the arm, the arm defining an opening therein sized to receive the shaft so that the arm can be pivoted with respect to the body about the pivot axis between an opened position and a closed position, and the post and the body forming a lug when the arm is in the closed position. The bias member is operatively associated with the body and the arm and applies an axial force to the body and the arm. The body and the arm cooperatively engage one another to convert the axial force into a rotational force, the rotational force biasing the arm toward the closed position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072547 | Door-closing device for a domestic electrical applicance - A door-closing device for a domestic electrical appliance comprises a frame ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072548 | FIXING BASE - A fixing base is suitable to fix an electronic device having a locking hole. The fixing base includes a housing, a driving structure and a cam. The electronic device is suitable to be held in the housing. The driving structure is provided through the housing, and the cam is disposed in the housing. The cam has a hook, and the driving structure is fixedly connected to the cam. When the driving structure drives the cam to rotate, the hook is locked to the locking hole. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072549 | Panic Exit and Enclosure Gate Method - A method of gating a fence starts with providing an exit that has spaced-apart first and second enclosure portions joined by upper and lower cross-members and at least one anchor joined to at least one of said enclosure portions; a mostly solid door between said enclosure portions and openable, said door and said enclosure portions having inward-facing surfaces; a latch coupling said door to one enclosure portion, said latch securing said door closed, said latch only operable from said inward-facing surface; and a guard attached to one of said enclosure portions and projecting inwardly proximate said latch. The next steps are digging holes for the enclosure portions and at least one anchor sufficiently deep to permit the lower cross-member to sit in the ground; placing the exit; pouring concrete up to about the ground surface; and attaching the fence to the enclosure portions. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072550 | Household appliance comprising a locking device - The invention relates to a domestic appliance having a device for locking a movable closing element, especially a door, cover, flap, or similar on a household appliance, particularly a dishwasher. The locking device includes a closing hook or closing pin disposed on the housing of the household appliance that engages with an engaging section in the closing element during locking and can be made to disengage therefrom during unlocking. The engaging section is formed by a cavity in the closing element. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072551 | Retaining element - A retaining element for the lid of a cabinet has a linkage in the form of an eccentric sliding crank drive with an arm ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072552 | VEHICLE DOOR CHECKER HAVING A WATER MANAGEMENT DAM - A vehicle door checker is provided that includes a housing attachable to a vehicle door, an arm having a first portion attachable to the vehicle, and wherein a second portion of the arm moves through the housing when the door is moved. The door checker also includes at least one slider held within the housing that is in sliding contact with the second portion of the arm inside of the housing. At least one biasing member is held within the housing, the biasing member biasing the slider against the second portion of the arm. A water management dam provides a barrier in the housing such that water is prevented from accumulating within the housing and freezing, wherein such freezing would cause damage to the housing and/or prevent the biasing member and slider from moving. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072553 | UNITIZED SECURITY SEAL - A unitized security seal having a shackle, an engagement housing with a passage for receiving the shackle, and at least two locking members spaced along the shackle with undercut openings to the outer surface of the locking members, at least one pin being located within the housing passage and oriented to engage the undercuts as the shackle is advanced through the passage to provide non-removable engagement of the shackle in the housing, and at lease one undercut including a frangible member positioned between its entry and its exit for engaging an engagement housing pin to resist removal of the shackle from the engagement housing until a sufficient force is applied to shear away the frangible member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072554 | PIN-STYLE CARGO SEAL WITH REMOVABLE TRACKING MODULE - A pin-style cargo seal that includes a pin and a tracking module. The tracking module is removably securable to the pin and allows the seal to be tracked while the seal is in transit. The tracking module may be removed from the pin so that the tracking module may be reused. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072555 | Door locking system having a planar striker plate - A door locking system has a lock latch which is movable between a locked position projecting beyond a door lock cuff and a unlocked position retracted in the direction of the door lock cuff, and has a lock latch blocking device, movable between a blocking position and a release position, which fixes the lock latch in the locked position in the blocking position retracted toward the door lock, and releases the lock latch in the release position, which is extended in relation to the blocking position, in such a way that the lock latch is displaceable between the locked position and the unlocked position. The door locking system has a driver control mechanism. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072556 | Non-Opaque Radiator Grilles for Automotive Vehicles - A non-opaque radiator grille is deployed on an automotive vehicle. The use of non-opaque materials enables the radiator grille to incorporate a variety of different features for styling distinctions, including low visibility illumination, frosting, graphics, ribbing, fluting or other texturing. The grille can be treated or textured on an interior surface of the material to provide the desired textured look, instead of on the exterior surface. The non-opaque grille can be liquid filled, sand blasted and/or incorporate luminescence or diffused lighting. A single grille configuration can be treated internally to provide different styling looks for model or series differentiations. The non-opaque nature of the grille material opens the grille for sensing technology to be incorporated directly into the grille. If secondary external treatment processes are still desired, the use of the non-opaque materials would not prevent the chroming or painting of the radiator grilles. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072557 | Vehicle bumper system energy absorber - A bumper assembly providing an energy absorber, at least one connection support, at least one secondary component, and at least one insert. The energy absorber has at least one cavity that is defined by a plurality of walls. The connection support is integrated with the energy absorber, and is made of the same material as the energy absorber. The secondary component is integrated with the connection support. The at least one insert is in the cavity for altering the energy absorption characteristics of at least a portion of the energy absorber. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072558 | Fully disposable combination shovel and bag unit for pet waste pickup and disposal - A fully assembled, totally disposable one-piece device for the sanitary collection and disposal of feces from an animal or pet intended to be discarded after one use. The device includes a plastic bag with handles attached to a cardboard shovel blade. The plastic bag is open at the end opposite the shovel blade. The open end of the bag is partially turned inside-out as it slips over the operator's hand and up the wrist and forearm. Once the animal waste is shoveled up, the bag is pulled completely inside-out over the mouth of the shovel completely encapsulating the blade and feces. The open end is tied utilizing the handles providing for easy carrying. The entire device is then discarded. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072559 | PET WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE - A collector, comprising: a handle, a collector portion attached to the handle, at least one attachment means attached to the handle; and a disposable bag, wherein the collector portion further comprises a front portion, a back portion and wherein the at least one attachment means further comprises a releasable end. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072560 | Strap configuration and method of use - A strap assembly for lifting a load has a plurality of elongated flexible straps that are joined together and configured in such as way as to enable relatively quick, easy securement of a large object so that it can be safely hoisted. In addition, the present invention discloses a method of hoisting a heavy object, such as an air conditioning unit, into a confined space such as an attic of a home. The strap assembly provides Velcro® type fastening elements enabling the strap assembly to be fitted to a wide range of loads. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072561 | Spreader Assembly - A collapsible spreader assembly ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072562 | LOAD HOOK ARRANGEMENT - A load hook arrangement includes a carrying element for the load, which is pivotable between a dosed position and an open position, a first blocking element, which is pivotable between a blocking position for blocking the carrying element in its closed position and a releasing position for allowing the carrying element to pivot into its open position, and a pivoting mechanism for pivoting the carrying element into its open position, wherein the load hook arrangement further includes a second blocking element, for blocking the carrying element in its closed position. This second blocking element can be in particular a magnet brake acting on the pivoting mechanism. Furthermore, the load hook arrangement can include a third blocking element for blocking the movement of the first blocking element. This third blocking element can be in particular an eccentric. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072563 | COVER FOR STRAPS OR HANDLES OF A BACKPACK, KNAP SACK, BAG, SATCHEL, POUCH, COMPUTER BAG, DUFFEL BAG, GUITAR BAG, BRIEFCASE, SUITCASE, SPORTS BAG, TOTE BAG, COOLER BAG, FANNY PACK, TRAVEL BAG, CARRYING BAG, SLING BAG, DAY PACK OR ANY TYPE OF CARRYING DEVICE WITH ANY TYPE AND ANY NUMBER OF STRAPS OR HANDLES. - A cover for straps or handles of a backpack, knap sack, bag, satchel, pouch, computer bag, duffel bag, guitar bag, briefcase, suitcase, sports bag, tote bag, cooler bag, fanny pack, travel bag, carrying bag, sling bag, day pack, or any type of carrying device with any type and any number of straps or handles. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072564 | CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE - A convertible vehicle adapted to selectively receive a plurality of attachments for performing various utility functions. The convertible vehicle including a vehicle frame adapted to support the convertible vehicle and a sub-frame coupled to the vehicle frame, the sub-frame including a coupling device adapted to releasably couple an attachment to the sub-frame. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072565 | VEHICLE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY - A console and armrest assembly for a vehicle includes a console base defining a first storage area and a first storage opening for providing access to the first storage area. A first intermediate member is configured to selectively close the first storage area opening. The first intermediate member defines a second storage area in a second storage area opening for providing access to the second storage area. A second intermediate member is configured to selectively close the second storage area opening. The second intermediate member defines a third storage area and a third storage area opening for providing access to the third storage area. An armrest cover is configured to selectively close the third storage area opening. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072566 | VEHICLE CARGO AREA EXTENDER AND STEP - The vehicle cargo extender allows a user to effectively extend the bed of a vehicle to accommodate and support cargo having dimensions extending beyond an unmodified bed. The extender has a deck assembly and an arm assembly. The deck, which may be folded for easier storage, forms a floor on which cargo may rest. The arm assembly comprises an extension tube, a storage receiver tube, a crosspiece receiver tube, and a crosspiece assembly. The extension tube, when in use, is inserted into and secured within a receiver hitch. The deck is coupled with the arm assembly. The user may also attach a shelf assembly to the arm assembly to carry additional cargo. When in the stowed position, the crosspiece is coupled to the crosspiece receiver tube and may have reflectors or auxiliary taillights. The storage receiver tube and crosspiece may be nested and secured together within a receiver hitch. When in the stowed position, the arm assembly forms a step to allow the user easy access to the pickup truck bed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072567 | Device for storing objects in a motor vehicle - The invention relates to a device for storing objects in a loading space ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072568 | SLIDING LID GUARD - A guard for a sliding lid that acts as a cover for a cargo area of a center console. The center console includes a bottom, sidewalls, a front wall, and a back wall. Movement of the sliding lid is slidingly restricted by guide rails. The guard includes a body and a wiper section that has a contact edge. The guard is secured to the center console and disposed above the sliding lid and prevents objects from riding on the sliding lid past the guard. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072569 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATION OF COMPOSITE ARMOR LAMINATES BY PREFORM STITCHING - Methods and systems for an armor system are provided. The system includes a first face sheet and a shaped preform extending from the first face sheet. The preform includes a first edge proximate the first face sheet, a sidewall extending from the first edge to a flange extending substantially perpendicularly from the sidewall. The preform circumscribes an area of the first face sheet. The system also includes a tile of armor material complementarily-shaped to fit within the area circumscribed by the preform. The tile is positioned within the preform such that at least a portion of the tile is between the first face sheet and the flange. The system includes a second face sheet covering the preform and the tile on a side opposite from the first face sheet. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072570 | LIFTGATE GUIDE COLUMN COVER AND SERVICE ACCESS - A liftgate guide column cover may be used to cover and protect a liftgate guide column and thus the liftgate components within it, and also used to provide access to the guide column and the liftgate components within it. In one embodiment, the cover pivots between a closed and an open condition. In another embodiment, the cover can be attached and detached from the guide column. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072571 | SIDE MOUNTED TAILGATE STEP - A vehicle tailgate side mounted step assist mechanism attachable to a vehicle including a vehicle bed coupled to a pillar and a tailgate pivotally attached to the vehicle bed for providing access to the vehicle bed in a tailgate open position and securing contents of the vehicle bed in a tailgate closed position. The mechanism may include generally parallel supports rotatably mountable to a side of the tailgate, the supports capable of being deployed when the tailgate is in the tailgate open position and stowed when the tailgate is in the tailgate closed position. A tailgate step is disposable between the supports at a predetermined distance from the side of the tailgate, and a lockout device prevents the tailgate from returning to the tailgate closed position when the tailgate step is deployed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072572 | Automotive seating configuration - A variable automotive passenger seating configuration including a first seating row having a first pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side. A second seating row is provided including a second pair of spaced apart seats each having an interior side and an exterior side, and a movable center seat assembly is disposed between the interior sides of the second pair of seats. At least one of the first pair of seats includes a cut-out section adjacent the interior side and the center seat assembly is configured to correspond with the cut-out section and nest between the interior sides of the first pair of seats. The center seat assembly may be configured to enable the mounting of a rearward-facing infant car seat when in a folded position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072573 | WINDSHIELD SUNSHADE - A sunshade for an inner surface of a windshield comprised of an open-weave and air permeable fabric. At least one air-moving device is also provided to circulate air into and out of the gap between the sunshade and a windshield against which the sunshade is installed. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072574 | SUNSHADE DEVICE - A sunshade device is configured to block light coming through a front window of a vehicle. The front window of the vehicle extends to an area above at least one of a driver seat and a front passenger seat of the vehicle. The front window configures a portion of a front side of a ceiling of the vehicle. A light-blocking member is disposed below the front window. The light-blocking member includes a front side member and a rear side member. The front side member is movable in a front-and-rear direction separately from the rear side member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072575 | METHODS OF DEPLOYING A COVER UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL AND AN EXTERNAL HEAT SOURCE - Methods of deploying and stowing a cover coupled to an actuator comprising active material, includes the steps of heating the material with an external heat source, so as to cause a change in physical property and deploying the cover due to the change, and preferably includes accelerating the heating of the material by focusing the energy of the source with a lens or prism, engaging the cover with an input device and retracting the cover upon input, releasing stored energy as a result of the change, or further deploying the cover by use of a ratcheting mechanism, use of a timer for delayed actuation, use of a sensor configured to determine a condition, such as an opened door or the presence of an occupant, interconnecting to a windshield wiper, immersing the actuator in a heated fluid, and conduction heating the actuator through contact with a heated panel. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072576 | Tarp enclosure system - A retractable tarpaulin cover system includes a tarp cover, plural spaced substantially U-shaped bows supporting and connected to the tarp cover, movable carriages operably connected to lower ends of each bow, a tensioning mechanism which moves an end one of said bows toward an endmost position thereof to tension the tarp cover in an expanded position of the cover, and a tension distributing mechanism which distributes the tension of the tarp cover between the end bow and another of said bows adjacent to said end bow. The tension distributing mechanism includes a collapsible brace interconnected between vertically extending legs of the end and adjacent bows, and does not project laterally of the vertically extending legs of the end and adjacent bows. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072577 | SUNROOF SEAL - A seal assembly for a sunroof of an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a seal and a bracket. The seal includes a front base and a separate rear base, both of which are attached to a bottom surface of the sunroof. The front base includes a lip integrally joined to a front portion of the front base that extends at an angle in the forward and downward direction. The bracket part is attached to both the front base and the rear base and includes a flange that extends in the angled forward and downward direction similar to that of the lip. The vertical length of the lip is longer than the vertical length of the flange such that the flange is adjacent to and behind the lip. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072578 | SHADOW SHIELD FOR A VEHICLE - The present invention provides an improved structure of a shadow shield for a vehicle, which is targeted to common vehicles for easy assembly or disassembly. With the help of a rotary rack assembled at the coupling seat of the main frame, the combined vehicle shadow shield can be retracted or unfolded. The swinging end of the rotary rack is provided with a pendulum expansion link, enabling it to drive the shading cloth to fold downwards, and also making the shading cloth fully cover the lateral windows. With the collapsible main frame, the shadow shield can present excellent convenience and efficiency of assembly/disassembly with improved applicability. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072579 | Vehicle Windowpane Holder and Method of Producing Vehicle Window Assembly Using the Same - A vehicle windowpane holder ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072580 | INTEGRATED VALVE/CYLINDER DEVICE - An integrated valve/cylinder device to move a barrier from a closed to an open position in response to a fluid pressure provided by a fluid supply. The valve/cylinder device includes a manifold to couple the valve to the cylinder. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072581 | REAR-QUARTER WINDOW APPEARANCE - A seal assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided that includes a seal and a molding whereby the seal is attached to the molding and the molding is attached to a rear-quarter window. The seal includes a pair of perpendicular bases and a resilient arc portion joining the perpendicular bases. The molding includes a U-shaped base, which receives the rear-quarter window and a support member. The support member is attached to the seal in such a manner to prevent excessive deformation of the seal when the door is in a closed position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072582 | VEHICLE UNSEQUENCED REAR DOOR ARTICULATING MECHANISM - A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism including one or more articulating hinge assemblies having one or more hinge arms pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear door at another end thereof via a door hinge mount. The hinge arm may include a generally J-shaped profile between the ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the rear door up to approximately 180° from a rear door closed position. The door hinge mount may include a door stop engageable with a stop surface on the hinge arm for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle rear door. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072583 | VEHICLE DUAL HINGE REAR DOOR ARTICULATING AND SLIDING SYSTEM - A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide track may be mounted to the rear door, and a slide block may be pivotally mounted to the hinge arm and slidably attached to the guide track. The hinge arm may be disposed at first and second angular positions relative to the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and the slide block may be disposed at first and second positions along a length of the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, to thus provide articulating and sliding movement of the rear door. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072584 | Portable power systems, methods, and apparatus - Systems and apparatus for reducing rotational speed, including: an enclosed gear box; a gear speed reduction drive including a first gear and a second gear that is circumferentially smaller than the first gear and that either (a) directly drives the first gear in a direction opposite to a direction of the second gear, or (b) indirectly drives the first gear in the same direction as the direction of the second gear; the gear speed reduction drive being disposed within the enclosed gear box; an input shaft extending from the second gear, the drive shaft driving the gear speed reduction drive; an output shaft driven by the first gear and having an adapter end, the rotational speed of the output shaft being slower than the rotational speed; and methods utilizing the systems and methods. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072585 | Pedestrian Safety Structure for a Motor Vehicle Body - The present invention relates to a pedestrian safety structure for a motor vehicle body having a soft-nose outer skin panel and a bonnet providing an overlying structure for a grille opening reinforcing front cross member. The grille opening reinforcing front cross member carries a plurality of brackets. The brackets are designed to support loads distributed thereupon by the overlying structure, vertical (Z) loads in the range of 1.0-1.5 kN and longitudinal (X) loads in the range of 0.4-0.6 kN. The brackets are further designed for energy absorbing deformation when subjected to longitudinal (X) loads distributed thereupon by the overlying structure above 0.6 kN, such that the plurality of brackets provide an energy absorbing upper leg impact zone for the protection of pedestrians in the event of a collision with the motor vehicle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072586 | Rear Vehicle Subassembly Having a Towing Hitch Member - The invention discloses a uni-body frame subassembly for a motor vehicle having a towing hitch member. The uni-body frame subassembly involves a configuration for neutralizing the effect of a rear impact involving the rear bumper and the towing hitch member. More specifically, the subassembly comprises reinforcements for supporting and controlling the frame rail segments in a crash event. Controlling the collapse of the uni-body frame subassembly helps to dissipate energy from the impact and as a result delivers less energy to a vehicle occupant compartment. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072587 | HOOD POP-UP SYSTEM AND HOOD POP-UP METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A hood pop-up system for a vehicle that pops up a hood of the vehicle when a collision of the vehicle takes place, which includes: a hood pop-up unit which pops up the hood positioned at a closed position and supports the popped-up hood at a hood support position that is higher than the closed position; and a hood pop-up restricting unit which restricts upward movement of the popped-up hood at an uppermost pop-up position that is higher than the hood support position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072588 | Vehicle sun roof system - In a sun roof system, a panel bracket ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072589 | Sunroof apparatus for vehicle - A vehicular sunroof apparatus includes a front panel, a rear panel, a linking rod, a rod-locking part, and a slider linking part. The linking rod is connected to a rear slider provided for opening the rear panel. The rod-locking part is disposed on a vehicle roof for locking a distal end of the linking rod when the rear panel is in a fully closed state. The slider linking part is provided on a front slider provided for opening/closing the front panel. The slider linking part is designed to engage with the distal end part and to release the distal end part from the locking engagement with the rod-locking part when the front slider moves from a fully closed position to a half-open position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072590 | SOFT TOP FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a soft top for a motor vehicle, which can be locked on a windshield frame by means of a latch ( | 2009-03-19 |
20090072591 | Centering Device for a Motor Vehicle Having a Retractable or Detachable Top - A centering device for a motor vehicle having a convertible or folding top or hardtop, includes a protruding centering pin on a centering pin carrier and a centering bushing on a centering bushing carrier. A centering opening is provided in the centering bushing, which radially centers the centering pin upon penetration of at least one area of the centering pin into the centering opening. Either the centering bushing is situated in a guide opening of the centering bushing carrier or the centering pin is situated in a guide opening of the centering pin carrier so it is axially adjustable between stops. The adjustable centering bushing or the adjustable centering pin is loaded by an elastic spring device against a stop toward the fixed part, toward the centering pin, or toward the centering bushing. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072592 | Recliner with locking mechanism - A recliner includes a folding frame including two arm rests, a chair frame coupling with the folding frame, and a locking mechanism. The chair frame includes a seat frame, a back frame, and a leg frame, wherein the chair frame is adapted to be selectively adjusted an inclination angle thereof to adjust the corresponding position of each of the seat frame, the back frame, and the leg frame in responsive to the sliding movement of the arm rest. The locking mechanism is provided at a bottom side of each of the arm rests to lock up the chair frame at the inclination angle. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072593 | Reclining Seating Unit with Headrest - A reclining seating unit includes: a base configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat; a backrest that includes a body and a headrest that is positioned above the body; a reclining mechanism that interconnects the base, seat and backrest that controls the movement thereof between an upright position, in which the seat is generally horizontally disposed above the base and the backrest is generally vertically disposed at a first angle to the underlying surface above a rear portion of the backrest, and a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is disposed at a second angle to the underlying surface, the second angle being less than the first angle; and a headrest mechanism coupled to the reclining mechanism and attached to the body and headrest. In the upright position, a lower edge of the headrest is positioned at a first distance from an upper edge of the body, and in the reclined position, the lower edge of the headrest is positioned a second distance from the upper edge of the body, the second distance being greater than the first distance. The headrest moves generally parallel to the backrest as the chair moves from the upright to the reclined position. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072594 | Heated portable battery powered sports chair - The technical disclosures of the invention are as follows: The chair is heated, with the heating element being powered by a battery, which is attached to the heating element through a power cord. The chair is mobile and portable for two reasons: 1. Because it is powered by a battery, and 2. Because it is mounted on wheels, easily moved from location to, location. The chair is equipped with an on/off switch, which enables the user to turn the battery power on and off to preserve the battery. The on/off switch, is located and mounted on the plastic case which protects the battery from weather. This plastic case is then protected and harbored in a wooden box, mounted to the metal chair frame. The chair is portable and heated, and like no other invention to date, it can be used miles from any external power source. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072595 | Seat for vehicle - This seat for a vehicle is provided a seat cushion which is rotatable toward a seat back in an upright condition around an axis provided on the seat back side, the seat for a vehicle comprising: a storage recessed portion which is provided in a bottom face of the seat cushion; and a lid which opens and closes the storage recessed portion, the lid being rotatably attached with a rear end portion of the storage recessed portion as a supporting axis. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072596 | Pre-crash seat positioning mechanism - An occupant protection system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a seat moving mechanism configured to move the vehicle seat in a substantially vertical direction, and a vehicle rollover sensor signaling a safety controller. The safety controller determines if a rollover situation is imminent or is occurring. The seat moving mechanism may include a motor and a linkage system. When the safety controller determines a rollover situation, the seat moving mechanism moves the seat in a substantially downward direction from an initial position to increase a head clearance for a vehicle occupant seated in the vehicle seat. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072597 | KIT FOR SECURING A POLE TO A SPORT CHAIR - The present invention features a fastening system for fastening a pole, e.g. and umbrella pole or a fishing pole, to a sport chair. The system comprises a tubular member, at least one securing member to secure the tubular member to a leg of the sport chair, at least one gripping member to prevent the securing member from sliding on the leg of the chair; and at least one fastening member to pin down the sport chair; and a tightening member to hold in place the umbrella pole or the fishing pole that is inserted in the tubular member. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072598 | TRANSPORTATION SEATING SYSTEM - The specification discloses a modular transportation seating assembly that includes a support frame and seats mounted on the frame. The frame includes a seat beam and a cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a body and a connector inserted into the body and held together by compressive force. The body has an end defining a plurality of receivers, and the connector includes a plurality of lugs each received within one of said receivers. The seat beam includes a body, a tee nut slidably received within the body, a second connector outside the body, and a fastener intersecuring the two connectors to retain them in position along the length of the body. A single fastener intersecures the connectors on the seat beam and the cantilever beam. The seat includes a flange hooked about the back edge of the seat beam and one or more fasteners connecting the seat to the forward edge of the seat beam. The backs of adjacent seats define a vee, and a seat tie fills the lower portion of the vee to prevent objects from accidentally catching in the vee. The seats are molded and can include an integrally molded grab rail. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072599 | CHAIR - The present invention provides a chair that comprises: a seat portion; two or more front leg members coupled to the seat portion, each front leg member comprising at least one first tube member; two or more rear leg members coupled to the seat portion, each rear leg member comprising at least one second tube member; a backrest portion coupled to the two or more rear leg members; and two or more leg cross members, each leg cross member having a first end capable of engaging with said at least one first tube member and a second end capable of engaging with said at least one second tube member, whereby each leg cross member connects a pair of front leg member and rear leg member. The chair may be further adapted to facilitate easy and secure stacking wherein the leg cross members of an upper chair are supported by the seat portion of a lower chair in a vertical stack. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072600 | CHILD SEAT - A child seat for transporting a child in a car includes a seat support with a support bottom and a support back which extends above the support bottom, a seat frame that has harness belts for holding the child against the seat frame, and slides between the seat support and the seat frame for coupling the seat frame in adjustable tilt positions to the seat support, which slides include an upper slide for connecting the upper or shoulder part of the seat frame to the support back and a lower slide for connecting the lower or bottom part of the seat frame to the support bottom. In accordance with the invention on both sides of the seat frame the seat support includes a diagonal bar for connecting the forward part of the support bottom to the support back above or at the height of the upper slide. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072601 | Laser welded seat structure - A seat structure includes a frame having a plurality of parts having respective joining surfaces. Two respective joining surfaces, which belong to two respective different parts, are joined to one another by laser-welding. A method of forming a seat frame having a plurality of parts includes the steps of positioning the parts in a fixture, fixing the position of the parts relative to one another and laser-welding the parts to form the seat frame. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072602 | Motor-driven actuator for a vehicle seat - A motor-driven actuator for a vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, is for being situated between two components of the vehicle or vehicle seat that can be displaced in relation to one another. The motor-driven actuator comprises a motor, at least one first gear stage that is located on the output side of the motor, a second gear stage that acts as a load-bearing gear and is located on the output side of the first gear stage, and at least one sealing element. The motor, gear stages and sealing element are integrated into the motor-driven actuator. The sealing element is adapted for being in a predetermined sealing configuration for protecting the motor and/or its electrical contact and/or at least one of the gear stages during manufacturing. The sealing element is adapted for not being in the predetermined sealing configuration when the motor-driven actuator is installed and ready to operate. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072603 | VEHICLE BACKREST STRUCTURE - A backrest structure capable for a vehicle having seats that are supported on a vehicle body frame via a seat frame as a seat support member. Each of the seats includes a seat back as a backrest supporting a back of a driver. The seat back is removably mounted in the seat frame, thereby permitting positional adjustments in vertical and longitudinal directions to fit a body type of the driver. The resulting configuration makes driving of the vehicle easier. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072604 | RECLINER ADJUSTMENT UTILIZING ACTIVE MATERIAL SENSORS - A recliner including a power adjustment system operable at a first rate, and at least one sensor including an active material element, wherein the sensor is configured to determine an obstacle to adjustment and selectively retard the rate when the obstacle is determined. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072605 | Recliner mechanism - An adjusting device for a vehicle component includes a first fitting part arranged on an axis of rotation and a second fitting part arranged on the axis of rotation. The relative position of the first fitting part and the second fitting part with respect to each other is adjustable. The adjusting device also includes an eccentric arranged on and rotatable about the axis of rotation and a plurality of first rotating members arranged concentrically about the eccentric. The first rotating members are configured to roll along the first fitting part. The adjusting device further includes a plurality of subcomponents that each include a first fitting-part element of the first fitting part and a second fitting-part element of the second fitting part. The plurality of subcomponents are arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to a plane of symmetry that extends at right angles to the axis of rotation. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072606 | FOOT SUPPORT FOR A SAFETY SEAT - A foot support for a safety seat usable in land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft. The foot support is not connected to the floor of the vehicle, and comprises a frame made of flexible material. The frame is spaced from the floor of the vehicle and is secured to mounting devices disposed on the vehicle. At least one supporting surface for the feet of an occupant of the safety seat is supported on the frame. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072607 | Vehicle seat having buckle holding structure - A buckle holding structure for holding a buckle unit on a seat cushion, the buckle unit having: a belt of which one end is fixed to a vehicle body; and a buckle fixed to the other end of the belt, the buckle holding structure including: a band that has elasticity, has a predetermined width, and is folded in a U shape to form a folded portion, wherein both ends of the band are fixed to a rear end of the seat cushion so as to be disposed on the same plane in a width direction of the band; the belt of the buckle unit is inserted into a gap formed between both ends of the band, which is fixed to the rear end of the seat cushion, and the folded portion; and the buckle is caught by the folded portion. | 2009-03-19 |
20090072608 | Seat belt system and seat - A seat belt stowage apparatus includes a seat with a backrest, a cavity, and a seat belt buckle. The cavity is located in the seat. The buckle is releasably attached to a seat belt tongue. The buckle is movable between a stowage position inside the cavity and an in-use position. When a force is applied to the seat belt buckle, a buckle strap allows the seat belt buckle to be rotated forward out of the seat. When the force is removed, a torsion spring reverts the seat belt buckle to the stowage position inside the cavity. | 2009-03-19 |