39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100244449 | Solar-based power generator - The solar-based power generator is a system for producing usable electricity from water, which is heated through concentration of ambient, environmental light. The generator includes a reservoir having an open upper end. The reservoir receives a volume of water therein. A convex lens is mounted on an upper edge of the reservoir. The convex lens covers the open upper end. A steam output port is in fluid communication with a steam-based electrical generator. The convex lens concentrates ambient light on the water stored within the reservoir, thus heating the water and to converting the liquid water to steam. Additionally, a methane-burning electrical generator is in communication with the reservoir. Pollutants in the water produce methane during heating and decomposition, which is burned by the methane-burning electrical generator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244450 | Wind and hydropower vessel plant - The disclosed embodiments relate to wind and hydropower vessel plant configured for generating renewable electrical energy. The wind and hydropower vessel plant comprises apparatus which relates to exposable turbine and/or submersible turbine configuration. Both turbines are incorporated in a system comprising a platform for producing renewable electrical energy that is storable and/or transportable. The disclosed embodiments further include production of hydrogen, methane, oxygen, desalinated water, salt and supplemental energy. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244451 | Ocean wave energy to electricity generator - A stationary structure comprising a frame supported by an ocean surface and a subsurface buoyant body while extending above the ocean surface, the frame supporting a buoyant body floating on the ocean surface and freely riding on the frame according to the ocean wave motion. The floatation body that moves with the waves and the linear motion of the waves are translated to rotational motion to energize a generator. When the water level changes, the generator and the associated mechanical and electrical to structure is automatically adjusted to maintain the effectiveness of the system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244452 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING KINETIC ENERGY OF A FLOWING WATER INTO KINETIC ENERGY OF A ROTATABLE ROTOR SHAFT - The invention relates to a device for converting kinetic energy of a flowing water into kinetic energy of a rotatable rotor shaft, wherein the device is adapted to be effective in a first flow direction and a second flow direction substantially opposite to the first, wherein the device comprises two rotor blades each connected to a blade shaft coupled to the rotor shaft for transfer of a torque relative to the rotor shaft, wherein the blades are each rigidly connected to their blade shaft, the blade shafts are mounted for rotation about their own axis relative to the rotor shaft, the blade shafts are coupled to each other for rotation in the same rotation direction and the rotor blades each have an asymmetrical cross-section. There is hereby always flow against the asymmetrical rotor blades from the same direction relative to the blade during the energy conversion process, so that the profile of the rotor blades can be optimized for this flow direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244453 | Vertical wind turbine - A vertical wind turbine rotatable on its vertical axis in order to capture the most direct vector of the wind, the vertical wind turbine having a horizontal inlet port in communication with a vertical air shaft within which mounted vertically, a shaft having a plurality of horizontally disposed wind turbine blades, the lower end magnetically floating to reduce friction, the lower portion of the vertical wind turbine shaft in intersecting communication with one or more horizontal shafts having a venturi design so as to draw a partial vacuum or low pressure, enhancing the downward flow of the air in the vertical wind turbine, the vertical wind turbine in communication with a generator for the production of electricity, the vertical wind turbine being rotatably but stationary mounted on a stationary object or fixedly mounted on a vehicle with the inlet port of the vertical wind turbine forwardly facing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244454 | ROTOR BEARING FOR A WIND TURBINE - A rotor bearing for a wind turbine with a machine housing that is rotatably received on a tower. The housing has a generator, a wind-driven rotor with a rotor hub carrying rotor blades and a large rolling bearing carrying the rotor. The large rolling bearing has a first bearing ring, which is non-rotatably fastened on the housing and arranged coaxially to the rotor hub, and a second hearing ring, which is rotatably held on the first bearing ring and fastened to the rotor hub, and rolling elements rolling between the bearing rings. The large rolling bearing is connected to a planetary gear which is connected to the generator and has a ring gear with a peripheral internal gear, planet gears received on planet carriers and a central sun gear. The radially inner bearing ring is also the ring gear connected to the generator, its interior being configured with the peripheral internal gear. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244455 | Renewable energy electric power generation system derived from mechanical sources - A renewable energy generating system includes one or more alternating current or direct current generating systems with collection devices to capture renewable energy from the venting, exhaust, flow and/or wind generated from mechanical driven powered sources. The renewable energy generating system will collect renewable energy from any and all mechanical venting, flow, exhaust, or wind such as but not limited to pumps, air conditioner exhaust, exhaust fans or any other directed mechanically generated sources. Power from the said generating system with collection devices is stored in a bank of electrical storage devices or sent directly to the electrical power panel or reentered directly to the mechanical source to reduce the energy pulled for its operation. The system operates at any and all times the mechanical source is in operation. The energy power generating system generates power on a continuous twenty-four hour cycle if the said mechanical source is operating. When this renewable energy system is incorporated together the mechanical source of all dwellings, buildings and other structures the collective devices have the capacity to create the largest wind field in the world and the most environmentally efficient renewable energy source in the world. By eliminating large power plants, the power lines needing to be established and the immediate return of energy directly to the power grid will become the most efficient power source in the world. Each renewable energy generating system will be either retrofitted to or incorporated with the said mechanical source to extract the most efficient renewable energy collection available. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244456 | Constant Direction Four Quadrant Lift Type Vertical Shaft Wind Power Generator - A constant direction four quadrant lift type vertical shaft wind power generator is provided, which includes a truss-type wind wheel formed by an upper wind disc ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244457 | ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM - Energy harvesting systems are described in which electroactive materials, such as dielectric elastomers, may be utilized to absorb the shocks, bumps, and vibrations from the road or path to generate energy which is captured and stored for use in the vehicle to provide additional power for any number of uses. Other devices and systems, such as household appliances which dissipate vibrational energy, may also incorporate any number of the dielectric elastomer generators. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244458 | ENGINE-DRIVEN POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - In an engine-driven power generation apparatus, where an engine and a power generator driven by the engine are accommodated in a hermetically sealed housing and where an external air take-in pipe takes air into the housing, an air discharge pipe discharges the taken-in air to outside of the housing and an engine exhaust pipe discharges exhaust gas to outside of the housing, an ejector chamber is provided outside of the housing for causing the air, flowing in the air discharge pipe, to be compulsorily sucked to outside of the housing through a sucking action of the exhaust gas flowing in the engine exhaust pipe. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244459 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENGINE START CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for starting an engine in a vehicle, the engine including a starter, the vehicle including a plurality of energy storage devices electrically coupled to the starter. One example method comprises, during a first charging condition, electrically coupling the plurality of energy storage devices in parallel to each other; and during a second discharging condition, electrically coupling the plurality of energy storage devices in series to each other and to the starter to actuate the starter and rotate the engine. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244460 | PORTABLE INVERTER POWER GENERATION APPARATUS - In a portable inverter power generation apparatus, a rectifying circuit converts AC electric power generated by an electric generator into DC electric power, and an inverter circuit converts the DC electric power into AC electric power. A current sensor detects an AC output current from the inverter circuit. In a first case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases from a value lower than a first value to a value higher than the first value, a computer sets a target rotational speed to a value lower than a resonance rotational speed at which an engine resonates until the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases to a second value higher than the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current increases to the second value. In a second case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases from a value higher than the second value to a value lower than the second value, the computer unit sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed until the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases to the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value lower than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current decreases to the first value. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244461 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING ELECTRICAL OUTPUT POWER OF AN EXHAUST GAS TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - A system for increasing electrical power includes an exhaust gas turbine, a generator, and a controller. The exhaust gas turbine is configured to be driven by exhaust gas from an engine. The generator is coupled to the exhaust gas turbine to produce electrical power for an electrical load. The controller is configured to increase the electrical power produced by the generator in response to a certain decrease in an electrical load voltage of the electrical load when the engine is at idle. The controller increases the electrical power by increasing a throughput of the exhaust gas through the exhaust gas turbine. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244462 | COMPRESSION CLOSURE - A compression latch comprises a latch housing with a driving end and a driven end and with a drive shaft which is rotatably supported between these ends and which has a driving device such as a socket wrench receptacle or gearing at the driving end of the latch housing. The latch housing, at the driven end, forms an annular surface around the axis of the drive shaft. According to the invention, the drive shaft has, at the driven end of the latch housing, a bearing journal whose axis has an angle of approximately 45 degrees relative to the axis of the drive shaft, and the base of a rotary latch is supported on the bearing journal, this base ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244463 | Dual Cam Magnetic Latch System - A magnetic latch system including a latch assembly and a keeper assembly. The keeper assembly includes a magnetically attractable keeper pin. The latch assembly includes two base assemblies, one on either side of a movable gate element. The base assembly adjacent the keeper assembly includes a magnet and an internal actuator which is arranged to engage the keeper pin to move it away from the permanent magnet when one of the latch handles is manually rotated. The system may also include a locking system in one or both handles to fix the internal actuator in a locked position so that it cannot engage the keeper pin. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244464 | BATTERY COVER AND LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for securing a cover over an opening defined in a housing of a portable electronic device includes a pair of latches along opposite edges of the cover. Each latch assembly has a cap affixed to the cover and partially housing a latch that is slideable therein. Each latch is biased by a separate spring into a first position, at which a tab on that latch projects from the cap and engages the housing. An actuator on each latch extends outside the respective cap for engagement by a user to slide the latch into a second position in which the associated tab is retracted from engaging the housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244465 | Two assembly parts latch system - A bolt mechanism comprising a backing plate adapted to be mounted on a complementary surface of a flat panel, a bolt assembly housing attached to the backing plate, a sliding bolt assembly carried on the bolt assembly housing one end of which has means adapted to engage and latch to a striker, a spring on said housing for keeping the end of the bolt extending out of the bolt assembly housing, the backing plate having means adapted to enable attachment to and detachment from an actuator housing assembly having complementary means adapted to enable attachment and detachment. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244466 | Closure Latch for Vehicle Door - In a particular embodiment, the closure latch includes a ratchet movable between an open position and a closed position and biased towards the open position. A pawl is provided and is movable between a ratchet locking position wherein the pawl holds the ratchet in the closed position and a ratchet release position wherein the pawl permits the ratchet to move to the open position, and wherein the pawl is biased towards the ratchet locking position. An inside door release lever is operatively connectable to the pawl. A lock includes a lock link movable between an unlocked position wherein the lock link operatively connects the inside door release lever to the pawl, and a locked position wherein the inside door release lever operatively disconnects the inside door release lever from the pawl, wherein the lock link is biased towards the unlocked position. The lock further includes a lock lever cam rotatable between an unlocking range wherein the lock lever cam permits the lock link to move to the unlocked position, and a locking range wherein the lock lever moves the lock link to the locked position. The lock further includes an override member connected for rotation with the lock lever cam and rotatable between an actuatable range wherein the inside door release lever is engageable with the override member to move the lock lever cam to the unlocking range, and a non-actuatable range wherein the inside door release lever is operatively disconnected from the override member. The lock is positionable in an unlocked state wherein the lock link is in the unlocked position, a locked state wherein the lock link is in the locked position, the lock lever cam is in the locking range and the override member is in the actuatable range, and an additional locked state wherein the lock link is in the locked position, the lock lever cam is in the locking range and the override member is in the non-actuatable range. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244467 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING AT LEAST ONE DOOR ELEMENT IN AN OPENING TO A SPACE - A device for locking at least a door element in an opening to a space. The device includes a locking mechanism including a locking bar located on the inside of the door element. A protective housing includes a first part attached to the inside of the door element and a second part attached to an inside of an adjacent element. A protective plate is attached on the inside of the door element in a position such that the protective plate covers a gap between the door element and the adjacent element in connection with the extension of the locking bar over the gap when the locking bar is in a locked position. The parts of the protective housing are designed such that a gap between the parts of the protective housing does not coincide with the gap between the door element and the adjacent element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244468 | BODY STRUCTURE OF STRADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE - A body structure of a straddle-ride vehicle includes a body frame, a handlebar, a front fork, a front wheel guide member, and an opposite cover. The handlebar is turnably provided on the body frame. The fork extends from the handlebar and rotatably supports a front wheel. The front wheel guide member is disposed at a front portion of the body frame in a traveling direction of the vehicle and faces the front wheel. The front wheel guide member includes a slant portion extending from one side to another side in a vehicle-width direction and from a front to a rear in the traveling direction. The opposite cover is supported by the front fork to cover a rear portion of the front wheel and faces the front wheel guide member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244469 | ENERGY ABSORBER WITH ANTI-SQUEAK ANTI-RATTLE FEATURE - An energy absorber includes a base sheet and a plurality of crush lobes extending from the base sheet. Each crush lobe includes a side wall oriented to crush and collapse to absorb energy when impacted in a first direction and includes an end wall. At least one of the base sheet and the end wall of at least one crush lobe includes an integrally-formed protruding countermeasure of lower standing strength than the crush lobes so that the protruding countermeasure acts to dampen movement causing buzzes, squeaks and/or rattles between the end wall and an adjacent structure. The countermeasure can be integrally formed or an insert, such as a magnet or other insert. Methods related to the above are also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244470 | Impact Element and Use of an Insert for a Carrier of an Impact Element - The present invention relates to an impact element having at least one carrier and at least one deformation element, wherein the carrier has a strip-shaped insert which is at least partly sheathed with plastic, wherein the strip-shaped insert is slit into at least two strips in at least one profile section and one strip is set back with respect to the other strip by shaping while forming a gap, with the deformation element being able to be fastened or being fastened to the carrier by means of at least one fastening means and the fastening means being guided through the gap between the strips of the insert, with at least one plastic molding being provided which is arranged such that it inhibits and/or prevents a relative movement between the fastening means or the deformation element and the insert. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244471 | Bumper System for motor vehicles - A bumper system for motor vehicles includes a cross member, and at least one crush box positioned between the cross member and the vehicle frame. Two coupling levers have opposite ends operably and pivotally connected with a crush box and cross member. The coupling levers are arranged in a mutually parallel relationship and oriented at an angle relative to vehicle travel, such that the cross member is supported by the crush box for displacement from a ready position toward the vehicle frame in both horizontal and vertical directions. An energy absorption element constructed from a foam material was positioned between a cross member and the crush box, and is clamped between the coupling levers to selectively resist inward movement of the cross member from the ready position upon impact to absorb impact energy. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244472 | FRONT ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A FRONT BUMPER SHIELD - The assembly is of the type comprising two pairs of front longitudinal members of a chassis of a motor vehicle and support and fixing mounting plates arranged at the front ends of the longitudinal members and comprising a front bumper shield comprising a one-piece plastics material frame consisting of an upper bumper beam and a lower bumper beam and two vertical members connecting the upper and lower bumper beams, the vertical members of the frame being configured to act as impact absorbers and fixed resting directly against the mounting plates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244473 | AUTOMOBILE BUMPER STRUCTURE - An automobile bumper structure reduces damage to a vehicle body in an offset collision by having a bumper member in an offset collision area formed by a separate member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244474 | Mechanical Grasping Device for a Fireplace - The present invention is a mechanical grasping device for fireplaces, specifically for manipulating and moving burning logs, embers and other hot elements in or near a fireplace. The present invention includes a hollow tubular structure, a solid rod that runs inside the length of the hollow tubular member, a looped handle that rotates attached to one end of solid rod, and pivotal and stationary grasping prongs located at the end opposite looped handle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244475 | EXTENDABLE REACHING TOOL - An extendable tool having an internal drive assembly is disclosed. The extendable components of the internal drive assembly are two, or more, telescoping drive shafts each having an alignment structure. The alignment structure ensures that the drive shafts generally maintain their circumferential alignment relative to each other, i.e. the shafts rotate together and maintain their orientation, while allowing the drive shafts to slide axially relative to each other. In one embodiment the drive shafts have a non-circular cross-section, and more preferably, a square cross-section. Each inner drive shaft has a cross-sectional area that is slightly smaller than the next larger outer drive shaft. Thus, the drive shafts may slide axially relative to each other. However, when the drive shafts are rotated, the non-circular shape causes the inner drive shaft and the larger outer drive shaft to engage each other and rotate together. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244476 | ELEVATOR FOR GRIPPING AND LIFTING A RISER JOINT - An elevator for gripping and lifting a riser joint or several interconnected riser joints of a completion and work over riser. A body includes a through bore for receiving a production pipe of a riser joint. The through bore is accessible via a longitudinal opening in the body. The body includes at least one locking device including a hydraulic cylinder. A piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder is moveable to and fro between an unlocking position, in which the piston rod allows a production pipe of a riser joint to pass into or out of the through bore via the longitudinal opening, and a locking position, in which the piston rod prevents a production pipe received in the through bore from passing out of the through bore via the longitudinal opening. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244477 | Assist Grip Assemblies - Disclosed is an assist grip assembly including a handle portion and at least one support structure, the at least one support structure including a securing surface attached to a mounting area of a vehicle body, and a transfer member comprising a flex portion and a contact portion having a contact surface, wherein the transfer member is formed with or attached to the handle portion and when a load is applied to the handle portion in a first direction, the contact surface of the transfer member contacts a contact area of the vehicle body and transfers at least a portion of the load from the mounting area to the contact area. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244478 | VEHICLE CONSOLE WITH MOVABLE ARMREST - This invention relates to a console that is adapted to be located between first and second seats in a vehicle, the console having a base including a guide surface; and an armrest supported on the guide surface for movement relative to the base in a first direction and a second direction that is different from the first direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244479 | SLIDING BAR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN CARGO STORAGE APPLICATIONS - A sliding bar assembly ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244480 | SUSPENSION MECHANISM HAVING TILT MECHANISM MOUNTED THEREIN - A tilt-integrated suspension mechanism which is simplified in apparatus configuration is provided. The mechanism includes first and second supporting legs | 2010-09-30 |
20100244481 | Vehicle Front Structure - A vehicle front structure has a pair of right and left apron side members | 2010-09-30 |
20100244482 | Tonneau Cover - Tonneau cover for mounting to a pickup truck having a cargo bed has a top panel and a bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel includes opposing arrays of upwardly extending projections having flat coplanar upper surfaces with the arrays divided by a beam feature that extends in a front to rear direction of the cover. The beam feature itself may include a series of upwardly extending projections having flat coplanar upper surfaces, which, advantageously, are elongate along the front to rear direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244483 | AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An automotive glazing having a mounting strip for mounting a glazing component attached adjacent at least one edge thereof, and extending along at least a portion of the length of that edge, is disclosed. The mounting strip is bonded to a major face of the glazing by a strip of adhesive material in contact with at least a portion of the mounting strip. At least another portion of the mounting strip is spaced from the major face of the glazing. The adhesive is positioned such that the mounting strip does not overlap the edge of the glazing. A cavity is formed between the glazing, the adhesive and the mounting strip, the adhesive forming a closed end of the cavity, and an open end of the cavity facing the edge of the glazing. The cavity is dimensioned to receive a portion of said glazing component. Preferably, the adhesive is polyvinyl butyral (PVB). A method of bonding the mounting strip to the glazing is also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244484 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A pedestrian protection device for a vehicle is provided at a vehicle-body front portion which comprises an engine room, a cowl box provided at an upper portion of a dash panel and extending in a vehicle width direction, and an engine hood pivotally supported at the vehicle body via a first hinge provided at a rear end portion so as to cover over the engine room. An engine-hood guide mechanism guides the engine hood upwardly and rearwardly so as to cover at least part of the cowl box when a collision of a pedestrian against a front bumper face is detected or predicted, and lowers the engine hood downwardly when a load acting on the engine hood exceeds a specified load. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244485 | AUTOMOBILE BODY STRUCTURE - The present invention is directed to a vehicle body structure in which a collision load applied to one of vehicle doors from a lateral side thereof is received by a load receiving member of a body via an impact beam and a door box of the door and is transmitted from the load receiving member to a cross member. The load receiving member includes a load receiving pipe that is formed as a linear tubular body disposed between the right and left doors so as to extend in a vehicle widthwise direction and is capable of transmitting the collision load from the door box of one of the doors to a door box of the other of the doors, and connecting portions that are capable of supporting the load receiving pipe at positions adjacent to the right and left doors and connecting the load receiving pipe to the cross member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244486 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes: a floor tunnel bulging from a center of a floor of a vehicle chamber; a pair of seats flanking the floor tunnel from left and right sides of the floor tunnel; a load receiving member placed on an upper part of the floor tunnel; a left floor cross member extending from a left side of the floor tunnel in the vehicle width direction; and a right floor cross member extending from a right side of the floor tunnel in the vehicle width direction. The load receiving member contacts the seat when the seat receives an impact load from a side of the vehicle body. In addition, the load receiving member transmits the impact load to the floor of the vehicle body. Left and right side rim parts of the load receiving member are connected respectively to the left and right floor cross members. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244487 | MOTOR VEHICLE FRONT-END PANEL COMPRISING A STRUCTURAL FRAME AND A BUMPER - This assembly comprises a structural frame ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244488 | Vehicle With Cabin - A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244489 | REINFORCING ELEMENT STRUCTURE - A reinforcing element structure placed between left and right seats. A reinforcing element comprises a pair of left and right side walls positioned so as to be disposed opposite from interior faces of a pair of left and right seats, and a reinforcing member for coupling the pair of left and right side walls. The pair of left and right side walls and the reinforcing member are jointly fastened to a tunnel section. A load that acts on the reinforcing element is transferred from one of the side walls to the other side wall via the reinforcing member. The load is withstood by a highly rigid reinforcing element constituted by the left and right side walls and the reinforcing member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244490 | INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for forming an integrated structural system for a vehicle is provided. The method including the steps of: securing a first beam component to a structural member by a molding process, the first beam component being molded from a first amount of thermoplastic material, the structural member being formed from a material different than the first amount of thermoplastic material; and securing a second beam component to the first beam component, the second beam component being separately molded from a second amount of thermoplastic material, the second beam component having a configuration different from the first beam component. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244491 | MOTOR VEHICLE DASHBOARD CROSS-MEMBER - A motor vehicle instrument panel cross-member ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244492 | Pillar Structure of Vehicle Body - A pillar structure of a vehicle body is provided with a pillar that forms a closed cross-sectional structure by means of an outer panel and an inner panel and extends substantially along the vertical direction. In the pillar structure, a reinforcing member is joined to a part including at least the periphery of an opening of the inner panel of the pillar. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244493 | REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY FOR A SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A saddle-type vehicle is provided with a rear cowl for covering a rear portion of a body frame, while having an opening capable of being closed with a rider's seat. The vehicle also includes a rear lamp assembly including a tail lamp bulb and a pair of turn signal bulbs, with stays being provided on the upper side of the rear lamp assembly. The rear lamp assembly is mounted to the body frame with a center cover, for covering the upper side of a tail lamp part of the combination lamp, and turn signal covers, for covering the upper side of turn signal parts and turn signal sockets in the combination lamp. The turn signal covers each have an arm located below the rider's seat and extending toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the arm is fastened to the stay. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244494 | VEHICLE INNER PANEL - A plurality of beads ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244495 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL USAGE IN WINDOW TREATMENTS - The window assembly for a vehicle includes a first portion supported by the vehicle and a second portion located proximate to the first portion. The second portion includes a phase change material (PCM) barrier. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244496 | UNDERFRAME FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An underframe for an automobile including two side rails, a transverse crossbar, a first floor member attached on the side rails and, on either side, a lateral reinforcing member, and a second floor member. Each of the rails includes an extension in a form of a portion under the crossbar, attached to the lower face of the central crossbar and connected to an attachment portion including a front portion that extends gradually towards the respective lateral reinforcement member and that is attached on a longitudinal portion of the respective lateral reinforcement member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244497 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF TUBE-SHAPED FRAMES - A first split-bracket is joined to a first tube-shaped frame by lazar welding. A second split-bracket is joined to an end portion of a second tube-shaped frame by the lazar wielding. The second tube-shaped frame equipped with the second split-bracket is assembled to the first tube-shaped frame equipped with the first split-bracket. A second flange of the first split-bracket and a second flange of the second split-bracket are joined temporarily by spot welding. The second flange of the first split-bracket and the second flange of the second split-bracket are joined by continuous welding with lazar welding. Accordingly, the tube-shaped frames can be connected properly without forming any hole at a wall of the tube-shaped frame, ensuring the rigidity of the connection portion of the tube-shaped frames. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244498 | DEFLECTOR OF SLIDING ROOF SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a deflector of a sliding roof system including a blade provided along on an front edge of an opening of a fixed roof and moving upward and downward along with an opening and closing movement of a roof panel; arms installed on right and left end portions of the blade, each of the arms provided with a cam pin and a support pin; a cam groove that guides the cam pin so as to define a movement trajectory of the blade; and a support groove that guides a frontward and backward movement of the support pin, wherein the support groove includes a guide frame that guides a frontward and backward movement of the roof panel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244499 | SEGMENTED ROOF COMPRISING DIFFERENTLY DIMENSIONED PINS - The present invention relates to a segmented roof for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of segments which are connected to one another in a cohesively bonded and/or interlocking manner, are guided laterally in guide rails by means of pins and are movable between a closed position, in which the segments are closely contiguous to one another, and an open position, in which the segments are pushed together and folded in a roof region, characterized in that, apart from the last segment [ | 2010-09-30 |
20100244500 | VEHICLE ROOF WITH HIGH INHERENT STIFFNESS - The invention relates to a vehicle roof which comprises an opening, a foldable arrangement ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244501 | CUSHION THAT CONVERTS INTO AN OTTOMAN - A cushion that converts into an ottoman includes a collapsible, hollow, rectangular container and a rigid, hollow, rectangular container including padding. The top of the collapsible container is open. The bottom of the rigid container is open, and a top and all sides of the rigid container are closed. The padding is disposed on the top of the rigid container. The collapsible container is configured to mate with the hollow portion of the rigid container when the collapsible container is collapsed to generate a cushion. The top of the collapsible container is configured to mate with the hollow portion of the rigid container when the ottoman is un-collapsed to generate an ottoman. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244502 | SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ARMREST - A seat assembly having a seat back and an armrest. The armrest is disposed on the seat back and is configured to pivot about an axis of rotation. The armrest has a headrest that is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The armrest is inhibited from pivoting about the axis of rotation when the headrest is in the extended position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244503 | FOLDABLE CHILD BOOSTER SEAT - A foldable child booster seat includes a seat base, a backrest, a support unit, and a tray. The seat base includes a seat portion having a seating surface, and a pair of armrests respectively disposed at left and right sides of the seat base. The backrest is mounted foldably to the seat base. The support unit is movably coupled to the seat base to permit height adjustment of the seat portion relative to the support unit. The tray is removably mountable to a selected one of the seat base and the support unit to dispose the tray in a selected one of a state of use and a stowed state. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244504 | ZONE LUMBAR MASSAGE SYSTEM - A lumbar system for use in a seat includes a frame having a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side, a pump mounted to the second side of the frame and operable to pressurize air, and a control module mounted to the second side of the frame. The control module is in communication with the pump to receive pressurized air. The lumbar system also includes a plurality of air cells mounted to the first side of the frame. Each of the plurality of air cells individually communicates with the control module to receive variable amounts of pressurized air provided by the pump such that each air cell is independently inflatable. The frame, the pump, the control module, and the plurality of air cells are installable in the seat as a single unit by coupling the frame to the seat. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244505 | Video Screen Assembly For Vehicle - A screen apparatus includes a screen assembly and structure. The structure defines a cavity having an opening to a vehicle passenger compartment. The screen assembly includes a frame and a video screen mounted with respect to the frame. The screen assembly is selectively movable between a retracted position in which the screen is inside the cavity and concealed from view, and a deployed position in which the screen is outside the cavity and visible from the passenger compartment. The screen apparatus is configured such that the movement of the screen assembly between the retracted and deployed positions is restricted to substantially linear translation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244506 | AMENITY POCKET - Embodiments of the present invention include an amenity pocket comprising a rigid structure, a vehicle surface, and a deployment mechanism. The deployment mechanism provides a non-zero deployment angle of the rigid structure relative to the vehicle surface. In some embodiments, the amenity pocket is coupled to a passenger seat back. In other embodiments, a mounting structure comprising a base may be pivotally coupled to the base of the rigid structure and coupled to the vehicle surface. An interior surface of the rigid structure may be coupled to a filler. In some embodiments, the filler may be coupled to a protective surface. In other embodiments, an exterior surface of the rigid structure may be coupled to a cover. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244507 | ARMREST WITH CUP HOLDER - An armrest with cup holder is disclosed, in which the cup holder is secured in the upper surface thereof, and that upper surface is covered with an upper cover section of trim cover assembly. Localized portions of the afore-said upper cover section, which lie between a flange of the cup holder and a lateral wall of the armrest, are each formed with an extension in the free end thereof. That extension is folded together with the corresponding end of the upper cover section and retained between the flange of cup holder and a support member provided around the flange of cup holder, thereby making protrudent the localized portions to compensate for and eliminate an objectionable recessed areas between those localized portions and cup holder flange. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244508 | BICYCLE SADDLE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A bicycle saddle structure includes a load-bearing shell having an elongate front portion, a widened rear portion and a bottom surface with a front seat and a rear seat which are formed at a predetermined minimum distance (dMu\l) therebetween, rails with a rear end portion, and a front end portion which is designed to interact with the front seat of the shell. The rails have a maximum longitudinal extension (Ir) longer than the predetermined minimum distance (dMu\l) between the seats. The structure includes a cam linkage member which is designed to be interposed between the front seat of the shell and the front portion of the rails to cause the shell to be snap fitted to the rails. A method of assembly of the above bicycle saddle structure is also provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244509 | ADJUSTING STRUCTURE FOR A SEAT TUBE OF A BICYCLE - An adjusting structure for a seat tube of a bicycle includes a seat tube, two engaging blocks, two cover members, and a locking unit, wherein two engaging blocks are symmetrically provided on two sides of a positioning seat of the seat tube, and the engaging blocks engages with each other by using the positioning seat, the two cover members are symmetrically fixed on outer sides of the two engaging blocks, and a locking unit laterally passes through the above-mentioned components and allows to be alternatively rotated tightly or loosely, thereby adjusting a saddle to become inclined and to move forward and backward easily. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244510 | DISPLACEABLE HEAD RESTRAINT - A displaceable head restraint for a seat has a padded portion that is displaceable relative to a base part of the head restraint from a nominal position to a safety position using a driving mechanism and returnable to the nominal position using a restoring device. The restoring device includes a handle releasably connected to a receiver plate, and the receiver plate is positioned on a fixed portion of the base part. A cable having one end attached to the handle and an opposed end connected to a rotatable member is disposed between the padded portion and the base part. Application of a force on the handle that is opposed to a direction of displacement of the padded portion between the nominal position and the safety position rotates the rotatable member to return the padded portion to the nominal position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244511 | HEADREST WITH ENERGY DISSIPATER FOR REAR PASSENGER - A headrest for mounting on one or more vertically extending posts positioned on the backrest of a vehicle seat, the headrest comprising one or more mounting sleeves positioned on the headrest and adapted to surround a portion of a respective one of said posts, pivot means extending between each mounting sleeve and the respective post to mount the mounting sleeve on the respective post in pivotal relation thereto about a pivot axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the post, each mounting sleeve being shaped and otherwise dimensioned on an internal surface to resist pivotal motion of the headrest between first and second positions below application of a directed threshold force to the headrest. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244512 | SEAT SYSTEM FOR THE INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A seat system for the interior of a motor vehicle, such as a driver's cab of a truck, has a vehicle seat that is movable from a home position, set on a seat support on the vehicle, into at least one further position. The vehicle seat is separable from the seat support and has a roller element device by which the vehicle seat can be moved into a position separated from the seat support. The seat support can include at least one coupling element for a connection line, with the coupling element being connectable to a coupling element on the vehicle seat. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244513 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is adapted to be disposed adjacent to an entrance/exit opening of a vehicle, the vehicle seat includes a seat main body and a tilting mechanism. The seat main body includes a sitting surface. The tilting mechanism is configured and arranged to selectively tilt the sitting surface about a rotational axis with the rotational axis being arranged diagonally with respect to a front-rear direction of the vehicle seat such that a lateral frontward portion of the sitting surface to be located closer to the entrance/exit opening of the vehicle is lowered when the sitting surface is tilted. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244514 | ARRANGEMENT OF OPERATION UNIT IN SEAT BACK - An arrangement of operation unit in one upper corner portion of seat back of automotive seat is disclosed, in which an operating lever of the operation unit is accommodated in a housing fixed to a connecting bracket disposed in such one upper corner portion, and a shape retaining bracket is fixed to the connecting bracket to retain the peripheral edge region of opening of a trim cover assembly through which an operating lever of the operation unit projects outwardly. The peripheral edge region is inserted between the shape regaining bracket and a bezel, and further, the connecting bracket, housing and trim cover assembly are connected with one another at a connecting point, thereby effectively retaining the peripheral edge region of opening of the trim cover assembly in a predetermined shape conforming to outer contour of the one upper corner portion of seat back. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244515 | Reclining Chair - In the specification and drawings a chair is described and shown with a resiliently flexible frame having a front seat support; a seat slidably engaged to the front seat support; and a back rotatably engaged to the frame, the back being rotatably engaged to the seat. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244516 | CHILD BOOSTER SEAT - A child booster seat includes a seat body having a cavity wall that confines a receiving cavity and that is formed with an opening. The child booster seat further includes a strap including a first end segment and a second end segment, and a coupling member attached to the second end segment. The strap is configured to couple with the seat body in a manner that the first end segment is retained in the receiving cavity and the second end segment is disposed to be extended through the opening in the seat body to dispose the first coupling member outwardly of the receiving cavity. The coupling member is connected releasably to the seat body so that the strap is operable to bind the seat body to the chair. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244517 | CHILD RESTRAINT SAFETY DEVICE - An apparatus for securing the head and/or torso of a child by way of a belt securing system is provided. Adjustable head and torso supporting portions can be attached to the seat of a lightweight vehicle, such as a bike trailer, or an airplane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244518 | CHILD BOOSTER SEAT AND HEIGHT-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM THEREOF - A child booster seat includes a seat body, a seat base coupled to and vertically movable relative to the seat body, and a height-adjustment mechanism mounted between the seat body and the seat base. The height-adjustment mechanism includes a support structure mounted co-movably to the seat body and formed with a plurality of positioning holes that are vertically spaced apart. The height-adjustment mechanism further includes a latching component coupled movably to the seat base. The latching component includes a stop piece for engaging a selected one of the positioning holes to releasably lock the seat body at a desired height relative to the seat base. The height-adjustment mechanism also includes a manually operable part for moving the stop piece away from the positioning holes to release locking engagement between the seat base and the seat body. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244519 | Infant Car Seat Base - An infant car seat base assembly has a base section with a top side, a bottom side, an upright base panel on a first end, and first and second openings vertically spaced apart on the upright base panel. A foot is attached to the first end and is slidable along the upright base panel in a direction generally normal to a plane of the bottom side between a first position and a second position. The foot has a foot body and a resilient, flexible leg extending up from the foot body. The flexible leg is exposed on an exterior of the base section and has a back side facing the upright base panel. The foot has a guide leg extending up from the foot body adjacent the flexible leg and positioned behind the upright base panel. A tab protrudes from the back side of the flexible leg and is sized to selectively seat in each of the first and second openings. The flexible leg biases the tab toward the upright base panel to seat in a selected one of the first and second openings when aligned therewith. The flexible leg can be bent outward away from the upright base panel to permit sliding the foot to one of the first or second positions. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244520 | CHAIR TYPE STRETCHING APPARATUS - A chair type stretching apparatus in this invention comprises a seat, a backrest, a flexible sheet, a tension means, and a controller. The flexible sheet is disposed on a top of the seat to extend an entire width of the seat. The tension means is provided on the seat and is configured to apply tensional force to the flexible sheet so as to move a center of the flexible sheet toward an upper direction of the seat. The controller is configured to control the tension means in order to move the center of the flexible sheet to a vertical direction. The tension means is provided on at least one width end of the seat in order to apply the tensional force along a width direction of the seat to the flexible sheet, whereby the tension means moves the center of the flexible sheet to the vertical direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244521 | CHAIR - A chair includes a seat | 2010-09-30 |
20100244522 | Chair providing more comfortable when seated in optimum posture while reclining - A chair has a link of a chair back, a link of a chair seat, and a link mechanism that pushes up the link of the chair seat when the link of the chair back is pressed to incline rearward, so that the occupant can take the optimum seating posture without being conscious, thus further improving the comfort in the reclined posture. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244523 | OFFICE CHAIR - A chair includes a chair leg, a backrest, a seat and a support member. The chair leg includes a stem that has a connecting end at a top thereof. The seat is integrally formed and has a seat frame, two reinforcement beams and a support member disposed between the reinforcement beams. The support member includes a plurality of ribs, and an axle connecting portion and an adjusting portion surrounded by the ribs. The axle connecting portion has an axle hole to couple with the connecting end. The support member has a support portion below the axle connecting portion. The adjusting portion includes a fixation hole. A bottom of the support member includes an axle mounting flange. One end of a support beam connects with the backrest and the other end of the support beam pivotally connects with the axle mounting flange. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244524 | VEHICLE SEAT - When a tilt-down function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a reclining device connecting a base member and an intermediate member is released, so that a seat back is tiltably rotated forwardly integrally with the intermediate member and a seat cushion is pushed by a boomerang link capable of moving with the intermediate member so as to be sunk downwardly while tiltably rotating a front link. However, when a walk-in function is performed, a rotationally-preventing condition of a memory device connecting the seat back and the intermediate member is released, so that the seat back can be tiltably rotated to a forwardly inclined position independently of the intermediate member that is maintained in a condition in which the intermediate member is integrated with the base member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244525 | SEAT APPARATUS AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR THE SAME - A seat adjustment mechanism, which adjusts an angle formed between first and second seat members rotatably connected to each other, includes a first link member adapted to be connected to the first seat member and including a first end rotatably supported by the first seat member, a second link member adapted to be rotatably connected to the second seat member and including a first end rotatably supported by the second seat member and a second end rotatably connected to the first link member, a drive device, and an extending and retracting device driven by the drive device and extending and retracting linearly, wherein one of the drive device and the extending and retracting device is rotatably connected to a second end of the first link member and the other of the drive device and the extending and retracting device is rotatably connected to the second seat member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244526 | AUTOMOBILE SEAT AND HEADREST THEREOF - A headrest for an automobile seat has a headrest body and an attachment member to be attached to a back of the seat to allow the headrest body to be moved up and down with respect to the seat back in a standing posture, while allowing the headrest body to be rotated about a pivot shaft to move a lower end of the headrest body in a frontward-rearward direction of the automobile. The headrest body has an expanded rear portion thereof to expand rearwardly and configured so that a distance between the surface of the expanded portion and the pivot shaft gradually decreases toward an upper edge of the expanded portion. The expanded portion is opposed to an upper surface of the seat back in the standing posture and contacts the upper surface when the attachment member is moved down. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244527 | CHILD SEAT - A child seat comprises a seat part, a backrest operable to rotate relative to the seat part, a backrest adjusting mechanism and a safety lock movably mounted on the backrest. The backrest adjusting mechanism comprises a positioning element mounted stationary relative to the seat part, and a latch element mounted on the backrest and movable to engage with the positioning element. The positioning element comprises a channel that delimits a range of adjustable angular positions of the backrest relative to the seat part. In addition, the safety lock has a lock position adapted to restrict displacement of the latch element relative to the channel, and an unlock position enabling the latch element to move out of the channel when the backrest is moved out of the range of adjustable angular positions toward a position lying substantially parallel with the seat part. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244528 | Mechanism for a Vehicle Seat for Adjusting the Angle of Inclination - A mechanism for a vehicle seat for adjusting the angle of inclination, and a hub-shaped centering means. The mechanism includes a first arresting fitting, a transfer means, rotatable about an axis of rotation, for release of the first arresting fitting, and a centering means, disposed between the first arresting fitting and the transfer means, configured to center the transfer means in a starting position and, against a return force, to enable a rotation about the axis of rotation and relative to the first arresting fitting out of the starting position about a first angular range in the first direction, and about a second angular range in a second direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244529 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A ROTATABLE BACK PART - A vehicle seat, in particular for a passenger automobile, is provided having a seat part, a back part connected thereto so it is rotatable, and a fitting for adjusting the angle between seat and back parts. The fitting including, but not limited to a first fitting part, which is fixedly connected to a structure of the seat part, and a second fitting part, which is rotatable in relation to the first fitting part, and which is fixedly connected to a structure of the back part. The first fitting part being both positively connected and also non-positively connected or materially bonded to the structure of the seat part, and/or the second fitting part being both positively connected and also non-positively connected or materially bonded to the structure of the back part. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244530 | SEAT RECLINING APPARATUS - A seat reclining apparatus includes a support frame tiltable about a support axis relative to a first frame, an angle adjustment unit causing a second frame to tiltably move forward or rearward relative to the support frame by a driving force of an actuator, the second frame being displaced in a direction to approach and separate from the support axis, a lock mechanism selectively operated to an unlocked state and a locked state, and a front stopper provided at the first frame to specify a forward tilt limit of the seat back by making contact with a forward tilt contact portion provided at the second frame in a state where the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state, the front stopper including a linearly-shaped contact surface that makes contact with the forward tilt contact portion and that matches or approximates a virtual straight line passing through the support axis. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244531 | ARMREST FOR CHAIR - An armrest for a chair includes a lower bushing, an upper bushing, and a resilient ring shaped part received in the lower bushing. An engaging portion is formed on an end of the lower bushing, and a side surface of the lower bushing defines a toothed rack hole, a plurality of teeth are formed at two opposite sides of the toothed rack hole. The upper bushing nests the lower bushing therein and defines a through hole corresponding to the toothed rack hole. A supporting is formed on an end of the upper bushing differing from the end of the upper bushing adjacent to the engaging portion. A button opposite to the through hole in the upper bushing is formed on the resilient ring shaped part and protrudes to an outer of the upper bushing from the toothed rack hole and the through hole. An H shaped latching portion is formed on the button and engages with the teeth of the lower bushing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244532 | CHILD BOOSTER SEAT WITH A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE ARMREST - A child booster seat includes a seat base, and an armrest support coupled to the seat base and formed with an installation space that opens upward. The armrest support has a wall confronting the installation space and formed with a plurality of restraining parts located at different heights of the armrest support. The child booster seat further includes an armrest assembly including a latching component having a tongue board that extends into the installation space and that is movable vertically within the installation space and a stop piece that projects from the tongue board for engaging selectively the restraining parts, and an armrest component coupled to the tongue board and vertically co-movable with the tongue board relative to the armrest support. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244533 | Chair accessory and method of using - Disclosed is a chair accessory comprising one or more board-like items, including planks, of various thicknesses having on or in each item at least one restraining device having one or more chair-leg contacting surfaces that will prevent a child, while sitting in the chair, from moving the board-like item out of its functional place with his feet. The chair accessory is used with a chair including a child's chair to provide a foot rest when the chair occupant's legs are too short to allow the occupant's feet to reach the floor to provide stability necessary to permit more advanced fine motor development. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244534 | LEG-RESTS FOR PASSENGER SEATS - Embodiments of the present invention include a leg-rest assembly comprising a leg-rest pan, a first frame, a slider bar, a second frame, and at least one deployment link. In some embodiments, the first frame includes at least two slides that are coupled to the slider bar. In other embodiments, the leg-rest assembly includes at least two seat diaphragm mounts, wherein the at least two seat diaphragm mounts are coupled the leg-rest assembly to a seat diaphragm. In some embodiments, a cushion is coupled to the leg-rest pan exterior surface. In yet other embodiments, the leg-rest assembly includes a foot-rest pan and a single frame with at least two foot-rest slides, where the foot-rest pan is coupled to the foot-rest slides. In these embodiments, the leg-rest assembly may also include a foot-rest bar. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244535 | LEG REST AND EXERCISING DEVICE - A leg rest and exercise apparatus constructed of an elongated planar member having concave depressions in one end thereof for receiving the legs of a user. The opposite end of the planar member has an irregular surface, preferably a plurality of protrusions, for engaging a support surface to prevent the apparatus from sliding during use. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244536 | Sofa kit - This invention concerns a sofa which solves the problems of the prior art by providing a sofa that can easily be assembled or disassembled by the end consumer at home. The disassembled sofa can be stored in 3 flat boxes. Storage in the flat boxes not only helps the warehouse to store the sofa, but when the end user has purchased the sofa it is easier in such flat boxes to transport it to the location where it will be assembled. The way this invention accomplishes these results is as follows: The parts of the sofa can be broken down into three boxes. Chaise sections can be assembled by placing the seat back flat on the ground and placing the seat frame/arm upright on top of the seat back. A metal threaded rod is used to connect the seat frame and the seat back. A metal nut is used to secure the seat frame to the back using a wrench that comes provided in the package of the kit. The legs are then twisted onto the bottom of the seat frame. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244537 | Sofa Kit - This invention concerns a sofa which solves the problems of the prior art by providing a sofa that can easily be assembled or disassembled by the end consumer at home. The disassembled sofa can be stored in 3 flat boxes. Storage in the flat boxes not only helps the warehouse to store the sofa, but when the end user has purchased the sofa it is easier in such flat boxes to transport it to the location where it will be assembled. The way this invention accomplishes these results is as follows: The parts of the sofa can be broken down into three boxes. Chaise sections can be assembled by placing the seat back flat on the ground and placing the seat frame/arm upright on top of the seat back. A metal threaded rod is used to connect the seat frame and the seat back. A metal nut is used to secure the seat frame to the back using a wrench that comes provided in the package of the kit. The legs are then twisted onto the bottom of the seat frame. The Chaise can be assembled in a left handed or right handed configuration. There is also a love seat portion and an ottoman portion. The love seat portion can also be assembled in a left handed or right handed configuration. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244538 | FRAME FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, comprising a structural element that consists of several components which are at least partly connected to one another. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing the motor vehicle seat according to the invention. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244539 | VEHICLE SEATING MATERIAL WITH HYDROGRAPHIC DESIGN - A vehicle seat assembly that supports a person in a sitting position may have a seat cushion that cushions the person while sitting. A piece of seating material that is formed of leather and/or faux leather may have an inner side that covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the cushion and an outer side that has a hydrographically applied printing design thereon. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244540 | UPHOLSTERED SEAT ELEMENT - An upholstered seat element for a vehicle seat comprises a foam padding ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244541 | Seat belt tongue - A seat belt system for use in a vehicle, which includes a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the webbing includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the webbing is attached to a retractor for either retracting the webbing or permitting withdrawal of the webbing, and wherein the second end of the webbing is connected to an anchor; a tongue mechanism connected to the webbing and positioned to separate the webbing into a lap portion and a shoulder portion; and a buckle mechanism configured to detachably couple with the tongue mechanism. The tongue mechanism is configured so that the tongue mechanism is slideably coupled to the webbing when the tension in the webbing is less than a cinching load, and when the tension in the webbing is equal to or greater than the cinching load the tongue mechanism applies a cinching force on the webbing to prevent the webbing from changing position relative to the tongue mechanism. The tongue mechanism is further configured so that when the tension in the webbing is less than the cinching load there is no cinching force applied to the webbing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244542 | RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A SEAT BELT DEVICE - A restraint system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244543 | Harness Buckle and Chest Clip Release - A child seat harness system has first and second lap belt straps extendable generally toward one another. A buckle assembly of the system has first and second buckle connectors each coupled to the respective first and second lap belt straps. The buckle assembly is positioned and configured to releasably latch the first and second lap belt straps at the buckle assembly. The system has a release mechanism that is configured, when actuated, to detach the first and second buckle sections at the buckle assembly. The system also has first and second shoulder straps extending collaterally up and away from the buckle assembly. A chest clip has two clip sections, one each coupled to a respective one of the first and second shoulder straps. The two clip sections are configured to releasably engage one another and are positioned above the buckle assembly. The release mechanism also disengages the two clip sections from one another when actuated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244544 | Ejector Unit For A Road Milling Machine Or The Like - The invention relates to an ejector unit, in particular for a road milling machine, having an ejector that is replaceably mounted on a carrier. In one aspect the ejector is curved in a scoop-like fashion. In another aspect the ejector is reversible upon the carrier to allow the ejector to be reversed after one wear surface is worn, thus presenting a new second wear surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244545 | Shearing Cutter on a Degradation Drum - In one aspect of the present invention, a pick comprises a forward end and rearward end. The forward end comprises a shearing cutter and the rearward end comprises a shank. The shank and the shearing cutter are arranged co-axially about a central axis. The shearing cutter is supported by an enlarged section that narrows towards the shearing cutter and that has a greater cross section than the shank along a plane substantially perpendicular to the central axis. The shearing cutter comprises a flat surface that is substantially perpendicular to the central axis. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244546 | AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY - An axle shaft is fabricated from two separate pieces. The axle shaft is comprised of an axle shaft body having a forged initial flange portion formed at one end. An axle shaft flange, fabricated by stamping or casting for example, is secured to the forged initial flange portion at a weld interface to form a finished axle shaft. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244547 | BRAKE EQUIPMENT FOR A LAND VEHICLE - Brake equipment comprising a hydraulic, single- or multi-circuit braking system of a land vehicle having an electric drive for executing a regenerative braking of the land vehicle by means of at least one electric machine in or on the drive train of the vehicle and also a braking of the land vehicle by means of at least one wheel brake. A brake pedal and at least one sensor are used to detect a braking requirement of the driver. A master cylinder is used to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid into at least one brake circuit that supplies at least one wheel brake in accordance with the braking requirement. Associated with at least one brake circuit is an electrohydraulic control unit comprising at least a first connection for hydraulic fluid and at least a second connection for hydraulic fluid. An electronic control unit controls components of the electrohydraulic control unit such as a hydraulic pump and switching valves as a function of a braking requirement and/or sensor signals that represent ambient quantities or characteristic quantities coming from the braking system. A regenerative brake unit has at least a first connection for hydraulic fluid and at least a second connection for hydraulic fluid and is hydraulically coupled into at least one of the brake circuits between the master cylinder and at least one of the wheel brakes. The regenerative brake unit is actuated by the electronic control unit to bring about the effect that, in the event of a regenerative braking operation, the volume of hydraulic fluid corresponding to the braking requirement is not supplied into the wheel brakes, but is stored. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244548 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR A MOTORCYCLE - A brake device | 2010-09-30 |