50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130328283 | TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSVERSE CONTROL ARM - A transverse control arm for installation in a motor vehicle is being configured as a single-piece malleable structure of uniform material and includes two bearing mounts for receiving elastic bearings and an arcuate center portion which extends between the bearing mounts and has a hollow cross section. The center portion includes in cross section a web and side panels respectively extending from the web in spaced-apart confronting relationship, in particular in parallel relationship. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328284 | CONTROL ARM WITH SOCKET - A control arm for a vehicle suspension is provided. The control arm includes a control arm body having a connector for attachment to a wheel assembly, a horizontal bushing for coupling the control arm with a vehicle frame and a vertical socket for also coupling the control arm with a vehicle frame. The vertical socket has a housing which is press fit into an opening of the control arm body and a stud which extends through the housing for engagement with the vehicle frame. A bearing is positioned within the housing between the housing and the stud. The stud has a rounded outer surface, and the bearing has a rounded inner surface for allowing rotational movement of the bearing and housing relative to the stud. A retainer member is in engagement with the housing and the bearing for retaining the bearing in the inner bore of the housing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328285 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKING TOGETHER TWO SLIDABLY MOUNTED TUBES - The invention relates to a locking device ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328286 | FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKOUTS - A fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a support bracket operably coupled to a vehicle frame member; a hitch plate that has a throat adapted to receive a kingpin and a rear portion, wherein the hitch plate is pivotably coupled to the support bracket for pivoting between a first and second positions; a stabilizer assembly coupled to the hitch plate, the stabilizer assembly operating between an unlocked position, wherein the hitch plate pivots between the first and second positions, and the locked position, wherein the stabilizer assembly is coupled with the rear portion and a select one of the vehicle frame and the support bracket, thereby restricting pivotable movement of the hitch plate; and a remotely located controller that operates the stabilizer assembly between the unlocked and locked positions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328287 | Drop-Down Tilt Stop Assembly For Fifth Wheel Assembly - According to the present invention, a fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a support bracket adapted to operably couple with a vehicle frame. The hitch assembly also has a hitch plate that includes a throat adapted to receive a kingpin of a trailer and a rear portion. The hitch plate is pivotably coupled with the support bracket and is pivotable between a first position and a second position. Further, the hitch assembly has a limiter linkage that includes a first end pivotably coupled with the rear portion. A second end of the limiter linkage is movable between a stowed and a deployed position. In the stowed position the second end is spaced from the vehicle frame. In the deployed position the second end of the limiter linkage is detachably coupled with the vehicle frame, thereby limiting movement of the hitch plate between the first and second positions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328288 | Remotely controlled snow board binding - A snow board comprises an elongate board and at least one binding mounted transverse the longitudinal axis of the board. The binding includes an anchor pivotally mounted on the binding. The anchor moves between two operative positions to lock, and then release, the heel of a boot in the binding. A motor assembly increases and decreases the tension in a cable to move the anchor between the two operative positions. The motor assembly is remotely controlled. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328289 | Toepiece Which Releases a Boot Automatically as a Result of Twisting - A toepiece of a binding to secure a boot to a gliding board includes two rigid jaws pivotable about respective horizontal axes oriented in a longitudinal direction. A releasing system for automatically releasing the boot by twisting the boot, associated with tilting of jaws. Tilting of at least one jaw causes the toepiece to take up a closed configuration, a releasing configuration for releasing the boot as a result of twisting of the boot, or a fitting configuration. The releasing system includes an elastic return for the jaws in the closed configuration and releasing configuration of the toepiece. Connection between a jaw and the elastic return includes at least one transmission link articulated to the jaw about a hinge axis oriented in the longitudinal direction so the jaw and transmission link form a knuckle joint that deforms in the plane corresponding to the transverse direction and vertical direction of the toepiece. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328290 | ADAPTABLE VEHICLE - The present disclosure is directed at an adaptable vehicle that includes a pair of primary rollers for rolling along a surface on which the vehicle is travelling. At least one of the rollers is rotatably powered. The adaptable vehicle also includes two sets of linking arms, one of which is coupled to one of the rollers and the other of which is coupled to the other of the rollers such that moving the sets of linking arms can shift the axes of rotation of the rollers without impeding rotation of the rollers. The sets of linking arms are connected to and rotatable about an actuatable hub. Actuation of the hub causes at least one set of the linking arms to rotate about the hub and shifts the axis of rotation of at least one of the rollers to allow the vehicle to adapt to its surroundings. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328291 | Active Bolster Assembly - An inflatable active bolster for a vehicle occupant, the active bolster comprising a front wall and a rear wall, the front and rear walls being interconnected to form a hollow chamber. The front wall has deformable features that permit the hollow chamber to volumetrically expand upon inflation of the hollow chamber by an inflator. The active bolster further includes a reaction plate for attachment of the active bolster to a suitable vehicle mount structure. The hollow chamber is attached to the reaction plate through a releasable engagement mechanism. The active bolster provides for snap-in installation, and easier detachment for servicing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328292 | Airbag Device - An airbag device with an airbag module ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328293 | AIR BAG - An object of the present invention is to provide an air bag having a mechanical characteristic durable against the gas of high output and high temperature generated from an inflator which has been compacted in recent years while reducing amount of the gas leaked from sewn part of the air bag. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328294 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - Lifting up of a side airbag toward a vehicle upper side when there is a side collision is suppressed or prevented. In a side airbag, a tether is provided that divides the side airbag into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The tether is attached in an attitude that, viewed from a vehicle forward side, is inclined such that a vehicle width direction inner side thereof is higher than the vehicle width direction outer side. A gas jetting aperture is formed at a lower end portion of a diffuser of a gas jetting unit. The gas jetting aperture is disposed in the lower chamber and is oriented toward a lower face of the tether. Therefore, during a process of expansion of the side airbag, gas strikes the lower face of the tether, then strikes portions that have not yet unfolded, and flows downward. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328295 | STABILIZER DEVICE FOR AN OPERATING MACHINE - Stabilizer device for an operating machine, having a chassis with a pair of stabilizer means associated to one of two opposite ends thereof. They include two stabilizer arms constrained to be symmetric with respect to a vertical middle plane and equipped with feet for resting on the ground. Each stabilizer arm includes a first, straight segment bound with one first end to the chassis and one second segment hinged to the second end of the first segment. The first and second segments are aimed at being mutually positioned in a retracted position (R) in which the encumbrance of said stabilizer arm remains within the operating machine maximum size limits, and an extended, in-operation position (L), in which the related resting foot is in contact with the ground. The axes of both first segments of said pair are included in the same plane, that is perpendicular to the middle plane. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328296 | BELT-STRAP ARRESTER - A webbing catcher ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328297 | POLE BASKETS FOR SKI POLES FOR THE TOURING SECTOR, WHICH POLE BASKETS CAN BE FOLDED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE POLE TIP - The invention relates to a pole basket ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328298 | Low-profile vacuum tank trailer for transporting flowable material - The present invention discloses a tank trailer for transporting flowable material. The tank trailer includes a low-profile tank having a rear section, a front section, and a transitional section. The transitional section connects the rear section and the front section such that flowable material can flow among the sections. The rear section has a rear circumference and a rear center of gravity. The front section has a front circumference and a front center of gravity. The front circumference is smaller than the rear circumference, and the rear center of gravity is lower than the front center of gravity. The sections have tops that are collinearly aligned. The front section and the transitional section are frameless underneath. The tank trailer also includes a trailer suspension operatively connected to the rear section. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328299 | RECESSED ADHESIVE BINDING SYSTEMS - Recessed adhesive binding systems. One system can include a plurality of sheets arranged in a stack, each of the plurality of sheets having a front surface, a rear surface, and an exposed edge. At least one of the front surface and the rear surface of each of the plurality sheets can include at least one recessed adhesive positioned adjacent the exposed edge to form an at least partially exposed recessed adhesive, which can be selectively activated. The rear surface of a first sheet in the plurality of sheets can be positioned adjacent the front surface of a second sheet in the plurality of sheets, or vice versa, and the exposed edges of the plurality of sheets can be staggered, such that the exposed edge of the second sheet extends further outwardly from the stack than the exposed edge of the first sheet in the stack. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328300 | Roof Pipe Flashing - A roof pipe flashing with a raised boot and elongated opposite extensions extending therefrom which roof pipe flashing is used to cover and weatherproof an existing but damaged roof pipe flashing on the pitched roof of a building. The roof pipe flashing can be made manually by cutting or tearing along pre-marked lines on the flat base of a roof pipe flashing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328301 | THREADED UNION FOR TUBULARS USED IN HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID APPLICATIONS - A threaded union for tubulars used for high-pressure fluid applications includes a unitary nut supported by at least two nut retainer segments received under a top wall of the nut in an annular segment retainer groove in one of the tubulars. The nut retainer segments fully support the unitary nut. The nut retainer segments are held in the annular segment retainer groove by securing the nut retainer segments in the segment retainer groove. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328302 | FACILITATING ACCESS OF POLE-MOUNTED ITEMS - Apparatus for use in a pivoting pole assembly including a first component comprising an outside face adapted for connection with a support element, and a first inside face, and defining a first central wiring passage; and a second component defining a second central wiring passage, and comprising an outside face adapted for connection with the base end of the elongate object and an inside face rotationally coupled to the first inside face. The first central passage and the second central passage are fluidly connected and share a common axis of rotation, and the first component rotates with respect to the second component about a common axis of rotation. The apparatus also includes an annular locking mechanism including arcuate channels a radial distance from the axis; and protrusions extending into the channels such that upon respective rotation of components the protrusions travel along the channels. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328303 | Pipe System - A pipe system comprises a metallic pipe section having a wall comprising a metal material, and a deformation absorber coupled to the first pipe section in end-to-end relation. The deformation absorber comprises a composite pipe section having a wall comprising a composite material formed of at least a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing fibres embedded within the matrix. The composite pipe section is configured to sustain a greater level of strain than the metallic pipe section when the pipe system is subject to deformation by a load event. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328304 | CONNECTOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT COMPRISING SUCH CONNECTOR - A connector adapted to be detachably arranged in an opening of a housing of a medical device and including a connecting element to which a single-use article can be connected outside of the housing is disclosed. Via a hollow link portion the connecting element is connected to a coupling adapted to be inserted into the interior of the housing through the opening of the housing. Moreover, the connector includes a spring element adapted to be detachably arranged at the link portion so that the connector is supported at the housing to be axially resilient via the spring element. A medical device for extracorporeal blood treatment including such connector as an interface to a single-use article, for example, is also disclosed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328305 | SEAL HOLDING DEVICE FOR PIPE CLAMP - A pipe clamp including an annular clamp housing having an opening for inserting therein a pipe, opposing clamp members located near ends of the annular clamp housing, one or more tightening elements for fastening and tightening the clamp members towards each other in a direction transverse to an axial length of the annular clamp housing, and an annular seal placed in an inner perimeter of the annular clamp housing, wherein one portion of the annular seal is attached to the annular clamp housing with one or more mechanical fasteners and another portion of the annular seal is slidingly attached to the annular clamp housing with one or more mechanical fasteners so that the annular seal is permitted to move and expand radially about as the pipe clamp is tightened by one or more tightening elements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328306 | JOINT MEMBER, JOINT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIMIT MEMBER - A joint member that includes a cylindrical sleeve member having a first outer diameter portion having a first outer diameter and a second outer diameter portion having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter. The joint member further includes a cylindrical nut member having an inner peripheral surface on which a first thread is formed and a bottom in which an opening is formed. The joint member further includes a limit member fixed to an outer periphery portion of the second outer diameter portion inserted into the opening and in contact with an outer surface of the bottom of the cylindrical nut member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328307 | Composite Tubes for a Fluid Transport System - A method and apparatus for reducing an intensity of an electrical discharge that occurs within a fluid transport system in an aerospace vehicle. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a transport member. The transport member is configured for use in the fluid transport system. The transport member is comprised of a material configured to reduce voltages and currents, induced in response to an electromagnetic event, along the transport member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328308 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING EXHAUST KINETIC ENERGY - An apparatus and method for recovering exhaust kinetic energy. The apparatus includes a valve assembly, a motor generator and a controller. The valve assembly includes a rotary shaft which is disposed in an exhaust gas pipe and a flap which is disposed on the rotary shaft. The flap is rotated by an exhaust gas that is ejected. The motor generator is connected to the rotary shaft of the valve assembly, and in a first instance generates electricity using a rotational force transmitted from the rotary shaft and in a second instance applies a torque to the rotary shaft. The controller fixes the rotary shaft of the valve assembly at a predetermined angle in the first instance and adjusts the speed of rotation of the rotary shaft by controlling the motor generator in the second instance. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328309 | MATRIX CONVERTER APPARATUS FOR WIND-POWER GENERATION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MATRIX CONVERTER, WIND-POWER GENERATOR APPARATUS, WIND FARM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIND TURBINE - A matrix converter apparatus for wind-power generation according to an embodiment includes a matrix converter and a controller. The controller adds information about a voltage phase of the power grid or information about a voltage phase of the generator to a power-grid-side power factor to generate information about a current phase, and generates a control signal for controlling the matrix converter based on the information about the current phase. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328310 | Systems and Methods for Combined Flow Control and Electricity Generation - Systems and methods for combined flow control and electricity generation are described. Various embodiments may comprise an energy recovery device adapted to produce an electric current. At least a portion of the electric current may be used to power a pump. A control system may be adapted to adjust operating parameters of the system to stabilize or maximize the efficiency of the energy recovery device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328311 | TIDAL POWER GENERATING DEVICE - The invention provides a tidal power generating device that has a large area to receive pressure of a tidal current and can be used in a water surface region. The tidal power generating device includes a cylindrical body that floats by itself and a blade that is continuously provided from a front portion to a rear portion on an outer periphery of the cylindrical body and has torsion in a single direction. The cylindrical body has an interior space through which a power generating nonrotary shaft, a connecting pipe, and a mooring nonrotary shaft pass. The power generating nonrotary shaft is provided with a fan-shaped weight and a power generator. The rear portion of the cylindrical body is sunk when the tidal power generating device is placed on water. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328312 | Method and Apparatus for Harnessing Hydro-Kinetic Energy - Apparatus and method is disclosed for generating usable power derived from oscillatory hydro-kinetic energy available in the movement of waves having a given height and being spaced apart by a predetermined distance at the surface of a body of water. Apparatus and method is disclosed for generating usable power derived from hydro-kinetic energy available in a body of water moving in at least one direction of movement, the at least one direction being substantially horizontal or substantially vertical. Apparatus and method is disclosed for generating usable power derived from hydro-gravitational forces available at a site having a source of water at a first elevation higher than a second elevation at a selected location where the usable power is to be derived. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328313 | DIRECT DRIVE ROTARY WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION - An apparatus and method for converting wave energy using the relative rotational movement between two interconnected float assemblies and the relative rotational movement between each of the float assemblies and a spar which extends from a connection with the float assemblies at the water surface into the water. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328314 | SOLAR CHIMNEY WITH WIND TURBINE - A solar chimney includes an elongated chamber having the general configuration of an hourglass. The chamber includes one or more heat exchangers for heating air in the chamber by solar energy. A turbine in the chamber is driven by updrafts of air created in the chamber, and the turbine drives an electric generator or other machine. An exhaust wind turbine assists in the production of such updrafts. A vertical axis wind turbine harnesses energy of wind in the environment of the chimney, and such energy is used to drive the exhaust wind turbine. Excess wind energy is stored for later use. A set of extendable and retractable vanes, mounted externally of the chimney, deflects wind, in the environment of the chimney, towards the vertical axis wind turbine. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328315 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY - An apparatus for generating electricity from mains water is comprises a shaft and a rotor supported on the shaft. The rotor is rotatable in the apparatus as mains water flows through the apparatus. The apparatus also comprises spaced bearings for supporting the shaft. A stator is electromagnetically coupled to the rotor such that, as the rotor is rotated by the mains water flowing through the apparatus, it causes the stator to generate electricity. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO HARVEST FLUID ENERGY IN A WELLBORE USING PRELOADED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE ELEMENTS - A magnetostrictor assembly ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328317 | UTILIZING FLUX CONTROLLABLE PM ELECTRIC MACHINES FOR WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS - A wind turbine is disclosed. The wind turbine comprises a tower with a nacelle mounted to the tower. A hub, with a plurality of blades extending therefrom, is rotatably mounted to the nacelle. A main shaft rotates with the hub, and at least one generator system is operatively connected to the main shaft. The generator system of the wind turbine comprises a permanent magnet generator. The permanent magnet generator comprises a rotor and a stator for generating a high frequency alternating current (HFAC) power output from the rotation of the main shaft, and a magnetic flux diverter circuit for modulating the output of the permanent magnet generator. The generator system may further comprise a power transformation circuit for transforming the HFAC power output into a low frequency alternating current power output. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328318 | MOVABLE OBJECT-MOUNTED WIND POWER GENERATING APPARTUS - A movable object-mounted wind power generating apparatus includes an air introducing member being attached to an inside or an outside of an movable object and having, at one end thereof, an air inlet which introduces air to be received by the movable object and, at the other end thereof, an air outlet which discharges the air introduced from the air inlet, a generator driving mechanism which is rotatably disposed inside the air introducing member and is connected with a power generator and which is driven by the air introduced inside the air introducing member from the air inlet. The drain mechanism has a drain chamber which is in communication with the air outlet of the air introducing member and to which the air discharged from the air outlet is introduced, and the drain chamber has a cross-sectional area larger than an opening area of the air outlet. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328319 | Impact Type Wind-Driven Power Generating Device - An impact type wind-driven power generating device is classified into a vertical shaft impact type wind-driven power generating device and a horizontal shaft impact type wind-driven power generating device. The two types of the impact type wind-driven power generating device adopt a power rotor mechanism of a multi-stage impacting blade to utilize the energy of in-coming wind to the maximum extent, thereby improving the utilization of the wind energy. The energy of the in-coming wind is increased due to the height difference and the lateral exhaust of a high-altitude exhaust duct, so that the power rotor can generate electric power at a low load even in a sunny windless day. The power generating device overcomes the disadvantages of low utilization of the wind energy and the power rotor being difficult to be activated. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328320 | Wind-Powered Rotor and Energy Generation Method Using Said Rotor - A wind power rotor has a first and second rotor device. The first rotor device rotates about a first axis of rotation and has at least two rotor blades moving on a peripheral track about the first axis of rotation. The rotor blades are such that they describe a virtual first shell surface of a virtual first rotating body upon rotation about the first axis of rotation. The second rotor device rotates about a second axis of rotation and has a second rotating body with a closed second shell surface. The second rotating body is arranged at least partially inside of the virtual first rotating body. The first rotor device can be driven by wind in a first direction of rotation and the second rotor device has a drive device, and can be driven in a second direction of rotation which is opposite that of the first direction of rotation. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328321 | Rare earth permanent magnetic coreless generator set - A rare earth permanent magnet coreless generator set is provided, comprising: a frame, an engine, a generator, an inverter and an output power box, wherein the generator further comprises: a generator holder mounted on the engine; a generator casing mounted on the generator holder; a stator mounted on the generator casing, comprising disc windings and a shell made of polymer covering the disc windings; a first magnetism stopper mounted on an output shaft by a flat key; a second magnetism stopper mounted on the output shaft by the flat key; a plurality of rare earth permanent magnets mounted on the first magnetism stopper and the second magnetism stopper by a permanent magnet clamp and corresponding to the stator. The rare earth permanent magnet coreless generator set generates less heat and has higher power output efficiency. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328322 | NON-TO-MINIMALLY FRACTIONALIZED BIOMASS-FUELED RENEWABLE ENERGY - A novel Biomass Combustion Unit apparatus purposefully designed to be uniquely fueled with Non-To-Minimally Fractionalized Biomass for the intentional production of heat for conversion to a multiplicity of useful energy forms. More particularly, said apparatus provides useful heat for: (i) Power Generation, (ii) Heating Applications, (iii) Cogeneration or Combined Heat and Power (CHP), (iv) Trigeneration or Combined Cooling, Heat, and Power (CCHP), (v) Mechanical Energy and (vi) Facilitating the production of Biofuels. Additionally, methods and systems are presented wherein the abovementioned forms of energy deploy organic and inorganic working fluids, in both Subcritical and Supercritical Power Generation Cycles, via Organic Rankine Cycle and a modified Rankine Cycles, respectively. Further, Woody Biomass Energy Crops and Biofuel components are presented as well. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328323 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method and mechanism for starting an internal combustion engine, having a summed torque extending in a wave form over a rotational angle of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, by means of an electric machine which is rotationally coupled to the crankshaft and torsional elasticity which is effective between the crankshaft and the electric machine. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328324 | LOCKING DEVICE - The locking device contains a latch element and an elastic element. The latch element has a middle bulge and a first bulge and a second bulge to the lateral sides of the middle bulge. The contour of the three bulges is curved. The latch element has a downward extended shaft and two positioning pins vertically extended from the two major faces of the latch element. The elastic element is sleeved over the shaft. The locking device has sliding slots on its casing's front and back faces for the accommodation of the positioning pins, respectively. The latch element is positioned beneath an axle of the locking device's handle. The axle has a notch so that, when the handle is turned to open a door, the middle bulge of the latch element would be embedded into the notch so that the door remains open to avoid its mistakenly closing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328325 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A switching mechanism of vehicle door lock device includes a pivotable first lever and a second lever that pivotably acts on a pawl. An inertial lever is provided on the first lever and is pivotable about an axis (X | 2013-12-12 |
20130328326 | HOOK LATCH - The invention pertains to a lock ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328327 | 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. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328328 | COMPRESSION LATCH - A compression latch for a closure comprising a latch mount having an inboard side and an outboard side and a latch member having a first end and a second end; and a drive shaft configured to drive the compression latch. The shaft is actuated remotely. The drive shaft is pivotably connected to the mount at a first link pivot point, the first link pivot point having a first longitudinal axis. The latch member first end is pivotably connected to the mount at a latch member pivot point remote from the first link pivot point and inboard thereof, the latch member pivot point having a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The latch member is pivotable about the latch member pivot point between an open position and a closed position. The latch member is connected to the drive shaft by a linkage such that the latch member is moveable between said open position and said closed position by rotation of the drive shaft. The latch member comprises a striker at its second end. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328329 | LOCK MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a lock module. The aim of the invention is to provide a lock module which can contribute to a reduction in the complexity of assembly. In order to achieve said aim, the lock module comprises a plurality of components, that is to say at least two components, which are selected from the following: a lock having a locking mechanism consisting of a pawl and a rotary latch, in particular a servolock; a drive, in particular an electric drive for the lock, particularly preferably for the servolock; an actuating lever system; a locking lever system; and a handle module having an opening handle, in particular an outer opening handle. The lock includes at least one drive which is movably mounted within the lock module. The drive can therefore be moved relative to the other one or more components of the lock module. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328330 | LATCH MECHANISM SYSTEM FOR EARTHQUAKE AND CHILD PROOFING A CABINET - A latch mechanism system for earthquake and child proofing cabinet door is disclosed. The latch mechanism can be connected to a preexisting cabinet door and either a preexisting or a new door handle. The latch mechanism system can be set with a preferred frictional resistance to increase or decrease the difficulty of turning the door handle in order to open the cabinet door. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328331 | COMPRESSION LATCH - A compression latch comprising a housing, a handle, and a latch member is provided. The housing has an inboard and an outboard side, and defines a plane substantially parallel to a closure plane. The handle is pivotably connected to the housing at a handle pivot point having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to said plane, and the latch member is pivotably connected to the housing through a latch member pivot point, which is remote and inboard from the handle pivot point and also has a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to that of the handle pivot point. The latch member is pivotable about the latch member pivot point between an open and a closed position. The handle is connected to the latch member by a first linkage so the latch member is moveable between said open and closed positions by angular movement of the handle about the handle pivot point. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328332 | Electric Door Strike Having a Dead Latch Release Platform Actuated by a Spring Latch Keeper and a Spring Latch Lifter Feature - An actuator-controlled strike comprising a housing disposable within a doorframe and including a chamber for receiving a spring latch and a dead latch of a mortise-type lockset. A keeper is pivotably mounted within the chamber to restrain the spring latch. A pivotable spring latch lifter is positively driven by the keeper, and a pivotable dead latch release platform is supported by the keeper when the spring latch is locked within the strike. The keeper is released by the actuator and then may be rotated which causes rotation of the dead latch release platform, allowing the dead latch to enter the chamber. The keeper positively drives the spring latch lifter to lift the spring latch onto the external ramp of the strike. In an alternate embodiment, an internal ramp feature may be used instead of the spring latch lifter to positively lift the spring latch out of the chamber. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328333 | Vehicle Door Bumper Guard having Door Edge Attachments - A vehicle door bumper guard device is provided that includes either a temporary or permanent fixture for attachment between two adjacent door edges of a vehicle. The device comprises an elongated, hollow structure surrounded by an energy attenuating material, which is supported by an elastic strap fed through the interior of the structure. The ends of the strap terminate at a door edge clip, which can be temporarily fixed around a door edge or mechanically fastened thereto. The device includes formed ends to promote aerodynamics when applied in a permanent configuration, and is constructed of relatively inexpensive material to promote producibility but retaining durability. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328334 | Vehicle Body - A vehicle body has a longitudinal member and a bumper cross-member. Furthermore, the vehicle body has a cantilever, which extends transversely to the longitudinal member along a transverse vehicle axis and is fastened to the longitudinal member in a torque-resistant manner. The cantilever is arranged in such a way that the cantilever protrudes into an intermediate space between a wheel mount and the bumper cross-member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328335 | Hook Assembly - The present application is directed to a hook assembly, comprising (A) a main body operationally configured to attach to a support line, (B) a load bearing member attached to the main body and pivotal from a fully closed position to a fully open position, the load bearing member defining a gape of the hook assembly; and (C) a non-load bearing member pivotally attached to the main body operationally configured to obstruct said gape. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328336 | MANHOLE COVER LIFT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A manhole cover lifting device has an elongated member which extends a length between a first end and a second end. A handle is connected to the first end and a scraping hook is connected to the second end. An adjustable member slides along the elongated member between a first stop and a second stop. A carriage hook is adjustably connected to the adjustable member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328337 | Apparatus for Mounting an Object to a Structure in a Vibration-Free Manner - The invention relates to a device for mounting an object to a structure in a vibration-free manner. The device has an elastic arrangement that supports the object at the structure in a stiff manner in the directions of at least two of the total of six translational and rotational degrees of freedom and in a soft manner in the directions of at least one of the total of six translational and rotational degrees of freedom. Main modes of motion of the object in the directions of the rigid support have natural frequencies that are higher than any main mode of motion of the object in any direction of the soft support at least by a factor of ten. The soft support is undamped, and a damping device is provided for any main mode of motion of the object in any direction of the soft support. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328338 | INTERIOR PART FOR VEHICLE - An interior part ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328339 | VEHICLE OUTER MIRROR DEVICE - A back coat, a metal thin film and a top coat are applied to an outer surface of a base member of a visor cover of a vehicle door mirror device, and in particular the metal thin film is formed by vapor deposition. The film thickness of the metal thin film can accordingly be made thinner than a case of when forming a metal film by plating, and the thickness of the metal thin film is easily managed. Accordingly, unwanted deformation of the visor cover when forming the metal thin film to the outer surface of the visor cover is not occurred, or deformation occurring in the visor cover can be suppressed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328340 | Back assembly for wheelchair users for installation in motor vehicles - A backrest arrangement for installation in a motor vehicle for transporting wheelchair users, and a motor vehicle including the backrest arrangement. The backrest arrangement includes a fixing device that attaches the backrest arrangement to the roof of the motor vehicle. A backrest is mounted to the fixing device and is configured to support a wheelchair user. The backrest is rotatably mounted to the fixing device by a telescoping bar. The backrest may thereby be moved between a stowage position and a substantially extended operative position by rotating the backrest down from the stowage position and extending the telescoping bar. While in the stowage position, the backrest may be disposed completely in the roof region of the motor vehicle so that the backrest arrangement does not take up space in the passenger region. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328341 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A cargo management system includes a vehicle floor pan, a passenger seat having a seat back and a seat cushion, and an adjustable load floor. The passenger seat is disposed on the vehicle floor pan. The passenger seat has a seatback that is pivotally mounted to the seat cushion. The adjustable load floor is disposed above the vehicle floor pan. The adjustable load floor has a rear end and a front end wherein the front end is operatively configured to engage with the base of the seatback. The adjustable load floor being is operatively configured to move between a first position and a second position as the seat back moves between the upright position and the collapsed position. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328342 | Rotational Damper and Vehicle Seat with Rotational Damper - A rotational damper | 2013-12-12 |
20130328343 | MOTORIZED AUTOMOBILE SUNSHADE VISOR (MOTO-AUTO VISOR) SUPER DELUXE, DELUXE, AND BASIC MODEL - Moto-Auto Visor is an automobile windshield visor that is placed on the dashboard and stuck by 2 suction cups. Moto-Auto Visor helps protect the interior of the vehicle from the Sun's Ultraviolet rays and also keeps it cooler. Moto-Auto Visor is also beneficial to Handicapped Individuals that can't easily remove and install a Sunshade. Moto-Auto Visor opens and closes its shades with Rods connected to the center console, which move in a circular up and down motion. Moto-Auto Visor in its Center Console has a compartment that can store a monetary expressway device and other belongings. Moto-Auto Visor has 3 Variations called Super Deluxe, Deluxe, and Basic. The Super Deluxe can be made to operate by either of 3 ways. First, by on off switch powered by direct or alternating current, secondly by an auxiliary remote control device and third manual. The Deluxe can be made to operate by either of 2 ways, on off switch and manually. While the Basic on manually. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328344 | SUNSHADE APPARATUS - A sunshade apparatus includes: a light blocking sheet to block light at an opening of a vehicle and open the opening; a winding member to which a first edge of the sheet is fixed and which is capable of winding and unwinding the sheet; turning members disposed on both sides of the opening in the width direction; a single rope member adjustably engaged with a second edge of the sheet in the operating direction, extending from both end portions of the second edge respectively toward the light-blocking side in the operating direction, and turning at both of the turning members respectively toward the opening side in the operating direction, and whose both side terminals are respectively fixed to both end portions of the winding member to be capable of being wound and unwound by the winding member; and an urging member to urge the winding member to rotate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328345 | Actuation Mechanism For A Tarping System - An actuation assembly for a cover extendable over an open-topped container body from a stowed position to a deployed position includes two actuator mechanisms on each side of the body, each including at least one torsion spring having a base portion and at least one reaction end and at least one reaction post in contact with a corresponding reaction end of the at least one spring. In a first exterior actuator mechanism, the reaction post is connectable to the bail arm, while in the second interior actuator mechanism the reaction post is mountable to the container body. A common shaft extends between the base portions of the spring(s) of each actuator mechanism to transmit torque from the interior spring(s) to the exterior spring(s), serving as a rotating anchor for the exterior actuator mechanism. Only the exterior actuator mechanism is situated outside the side extent of the container body. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328346 | Roll-up Tarp Apparatus - A roll-up tarp apparatus for a truck box having first and second ends, first and second longitudinal sides and an open top. The apparatus includes a tarp, a roll bar, an arm and a biasing member. The first longitudinal edge of the tarp is interconnected to the first longitudinal side of the truck box and the second longitudinal edge of the tarp is attached to the roll bar member. The roll bar is operatively connected to the truck box and is rotatably movable between the first and second longitudinal sides of the truck box, which enables the tarp to close or open the truck box. At least one biasing member is operatively connected to the roll bar or the arm, with the biasing member able to exert a tensioning force in the direction of the second longitudinal side of the truck box so that the tarp is under tension. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328347 | LOCK AND ROLL UP TONNEAU COVER METHOD - A soft top fabric cover supported by an internal frame work provides a removal end support rail in closest range to a cargo bed tail gate, contains a latch system which allows coupling or uncoupling of the fabric cover from both left and right side longitudinal rails. Further, both left and right longitudinal rails incorporate a full length downward angled slot which accepts an incorporated receiver located on the outer edges of the fabric cover. Upon tensioning, the fabric cover is securely coupled to its internal frame work. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328348 | Integral solar panel system for an electric vehicle - Integral solar panel for an electric vehicle to recharge the traction battery pack. An integrally installed electronic solar panel array that is capable of fully recharging an automobile with energy obtained from sunlight or other wavelengths of ambient energy. Such an energy collecting panel is modular and may be removed or replaced with common tools. Further, such a collecting panel is non-glass, shatterproof, and non-glare. Further still, such a solar panel is designed to provide an isolated source of power to directly recharge the main traction storage device, such as a battery or a capacitor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328349 | PARTIAL-FILLED BAFFLE - A baffle for sealing a vehicle structure, comprising a carrier with an interior body portion characterized by a plurality of spaced-apart members, providing voids, and an expandable material, that may also have openings, disposed on the carrier which, upon expansion, fills a vehicle cavity and covers the interior body portion and each of the voids. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328350 | ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE - An attachment arrangement for a vehicle comprises a bracket having a first end part and a second end part. The first end part of the bracket is attachable to an inside of a first vehicle body part. The first vehicle body part is attachable to a second vehicle body part. A structural foam is arranged on the second end part of the bracket. The structural foam has an expansion factor such that when the structural foam is heated, the structural foam is expandable from the second end part of the bracket and adherable to the second vehicle body part. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328351 | REAR-END ELEMENT AND REAR END FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - A rear-end element ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328352 | STRUCTURE FOR SIDE PORTION OF VEHICLE - A structure for a side portion of a vehicle, the structure having a bulkhead provided within a closed cross-section of a center pillar. The bulkhead is disposed so as to be superposed on the lapping section of a lower door beam in the width direction of the vehicle and has a movement restriction section capable of supporting the lapping section. When the lower door beam is moved by a load inputted in the lower door beam from a side of the vehicle, the movement restriction section supports the lapping section of the lower door beam to restrict the movement of the lapping section in the vertical direction. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328353 | FLOOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY CENTER SECTION - In a floor structure of a vehicle body center section, a floor side member is provided at lower portions of a main floor panel, a vertical wall is formed at a front side of a rear floor panel, a rear seat is installed on the rear floor panel, a rear seat leg extends downward along the vertical wall, a lower end portion of the rear seat leg is mounted to a portion of the rear floor panel, a rear seat leg reinforcement member that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction is disposed on each of upper portions at both left and right sides of the floor panels, a rear end portion of the reinforcement member is connected to the lower end portion of the rear seat leg, and a front end portion of the reinforcement member is connected to the main floor panel and the floor side member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328354 | INTEGRATED DOOR SCUFF PLATE AND WIRE SHIELD - A scuff plate assembly for use with an automotive vehicle door side sill includes an elongate scuff plate trim and a U-shaped wire shield for housing a wire harness. The scuff plate trim and wire shield are integrally coupled by a deformable living hinge that is disposed on an upper portion of the wire shield. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328355 | OPEN ROOF SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An open roof system for a vehicle comprises at least first and second movable elements, each movable between a retracted and a deployed position. At least two drive cable assemblies transfer the motor torque to said movable elements. The drive cable assemblies comprise a flexible first part having first and second ends, the first part being driven by a motor. The first end of the flexible first part connects to a first movable element, in a first direction, and a first guiding channel in a lateral guide guides the second end. The drive cable assembly further comprises an elongated second part, guided in a second guiding channel in a second direction towards a second movable element and connected thereto. During at least part of the operation, the elongated second part moves substantially in the same direction as the second end of the first part of the cable assembly. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328356 | REVERSING STRUCTURE FOR BACKREST OF PRAM - Disclosed is a reversing structure for the backrest of a pram. The front ends of seat carrier bend pipes ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328357 | SEAT DIVIDER WITH RECESSED TOP PANEL AND TWO-WAY VIEWING WINDOW - A seat divider for an automobile configured to create a barrier between children seated in the back seat of an automobile also allows visual contact and communications between them through a two-way viewing window and a top divider panel that can be raised and lowered when needed. The seat divider holds recessed desk top tables that can be extended and supported through their legs or by the armrests on the back seat for use by the children to read, write, watch DVD's, or play with toys. The seat divider also has storage space and trays to hold toys, books and other material as well as pen and pencil holders. The seat divider has specially configured seat belt and shoulder strap hooks that allow the middle seat belt and shoulder strap to be inserted through them to firmly secure the seat divider to the back seat of the vehicle. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328358 | Multifunctional Seating Furniture - Seating furniture in the form of a bench having a main frame ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328359 | Ventilation and Cooling System for an Office Chair - A ventilation and cooling system for an AERON office chair is disclosed. It consists of an air mover, a power supply unit and a control switch. The system attaches underneath the seat of the chair. Airflow from the air mover is directed towards the seat to dissipate the body heat of the chair's occupant. The increased airflow cools the posterior and crotch regions of the person occupying the chair. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328360 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHAIR - A chair according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seat frame, a plurality of legs, a backrest and an armrest. The plurality of legs are rotatably coupled to the seat frame at front and rear portions of the seat frame. The backrest is rotatably coupled to the seat frame at the rear portion of the seat frame. The armrest is rotatably coupled to upper ends of the legs. The armrest includes a movable member and a first elastic member. The movable member is retained inside the armrest and is movable along the armrest. The movable member is rotatably coupled to the backrest. The first elastic member is located inside the armrest and applies an elastic restoration force against the movement of the movable member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328361 | Modular Aircraft Emergency Bed System - An aircraft medical emergency treatment system includes an elongate frame that defines a seating arrangement having a seating area shaped to support multiple seated users or a prone user. The seating arrangement includes one or more drawers that movably cooperate with the frame to expose medical accessories such as one or more medical gas cylinders, a gas pump, a power source, a heater, etc. The system includes a container and a stretcher that each removably cooperates with the frame and is stowable in other areas of an aircraft remote from the seating arrangement. The container and stretcher may be shaped to be received between a pair of arms disposed at opposite ends of the seating arrangement and constructed such that the stretcher can be supported by the container when the container is supported by the seating area of the seating arrangement. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328362 | BEACH CHAIR COVER WITH REMOVABLE POCKET/PURSE - A portable chair cover can be attached to a portable folding chair and remain on the chair. A storage pouch on the back and pockets on the sides store desired items during transportation and while the chair is occupied. A shoulder strap provides hands-free transporting of the chair with the cover attached. A removable pocket with a carrying strap is alternately used as a pocket on the chair and as a purse or carry bag for valuables when detached from the chair. A foot support cover is used on a foot support portion of a lounge and draped down on the sand on a beach chair. The foot support cover is removable for shaking off the sand. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328363 | Adjustment mechanism for the longitudinal adjustment of a seat in a motor vehicle - An adjustment mechanism, particularly for the longitudinal adjustment of a seat of a motor vehicle, with a transmission housing ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328364 | Aircraft seat with a single-beam structure and aircraft comprising such a seat - The aircraft seat, the aircraft including a cabin equipped with a floor exhibiting lines of points for fastening seats generally parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft, includes a seat bucket that is integral by its seatback with a single beam oriented along an axis that is approximately perpendicular to the floor, which beam is integral with fastening points located on at least two separate lines on the floor of the cabin of the aircraft. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328365 | ADJUSTABLE SPINE PRESSURE RELIEF APPARATUS - An adjustable spine pressure relief apparatus. The apparatus can include a back support assembly, the back support assembly including a back brace reinforced with a stiffener, an adjustment assembly, the adjustment assembly including a first sliding member coupled to the back support assembly, and a second sliding member slideably engaged with the first sliding member, and a mounting assembly coupled to the second sliding member, the mounting assembly including a plurality of mounting members for attaching the mounting assembly to a portion of a vehicle seat. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328366 | AIRCRAFT SEATING ARRANGEMENT ACCOMMODATING HIGH-PERCENTILE HIP WIDTHS - An aircraft seating arrangement for accommodating high-percentile hip widths including a seating unit including a plurality of adjacent, side-by-side seats and a plurality of armrests including end armrests positioned at opposing ends of the seating unit and middle armrests positioned between adjacent seats, wherein the end armrests are narrower than the middle armrests to maximize available hip space. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328367 | ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT FURNITURE AND METHOD - An adjustable height chair has a pair of side frames and a seat frame with two seat/backrest portions secured together, with the seat frame pivotably mounted in the side frames. The chair height is changed by rotating the side frames in a direction opposite to the rotation of the seat frame, so that a seat panel which previously served as a platform to sit on becomes a backrest, and vice-versa. The chair preferably has one or more crossbars to serve the double duty of strengthening the frame of the chair, and supporting the seat panels in both sitting positions of the chair. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328368 | CHILD CAR SEAT AND HEADREST WITH SIDE IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION - A child car seat has a substantially rigid seat shell with a seating surface side and configured with a seat bottom section, a seat back section, and two side wings laterally spaced apart and protruding forward relative to an upper region of the seat back section. A support layer of substantially rigid foam material is positioned over at least the seating surface side of the side wings. A body of compressible resilient foam material is adjacent the support layer on at least the side wings. The body has an outer surface that is substantially sealed. One or more air passages are in fluid communication between an interior within the outer surface of the body and the atmosphere. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328369 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A child safety seat is adapted to be disposed on a vehicle seat and the vehicle seat comprises a fixing rod. The child safety seat comprises a base, a seat body and a fixing device. An assembling direction is defined on the base and the base is capable of being disposed on the vehicle seat. A facing direction is defined on the seat body and the seat body is assembled on the base along the assembling direction. The fixing device is pivotally connected to the base by a pivot axle and used for connecting with the fixing rod. An axial direction of the pivot axle is perpendicular to the assembling direction and the facing direction. Accordingly, the fixing member of the fixing device of the child safety seat can pivot with respect to the base between an accommodating position and a using position. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328370 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, VEHICLE SEAT, ROW OF SEATS,VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR THIS - An adjusting device for a motor vehicle seat is provided. The adjusting device includes a seat track arrangement with a first track part on a motor vehicle side and with a second track part arranged displaceably to the first track part. A supporting structure capable of connecting with a seat structure is mounted pivotably on the second track part about a pivot axis of a first pivot arrangement. The supporting structure has a second pivot arrangement with a pivot joint for a backrest structure. The backrest structure is connected and/or capable of being connected with the supporting structure in a foldable manner about a folding axis on a rear side relative to the seat structure. A switching arrangement facilitates an optional pivoting about the pivot axis and/or about the folding axis. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328371 | REMOVABLE BACK SHELL FOR AN AIRCRAFT SEAT - An aircraft seat that includes a seat bottom frame having a back, a seat back frame pivotally connected to the back of the seat bottom frame, and a seat back shell. The seat back shell has at least a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, and at least two side panels disposed between the front and back panels which connects the front panel to the back panel. The combination of the front, back, and side panels form a gap to receive the entire seat back frame. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328372 | VEHICLE LOCK - The present invention provides a lock device for locking by inserting a striker into a base member. The lock device includes a latch, which is disposed on the base member and constrains and releases the striker, and a pawl, which holds the latch. Backlash of the latch is limited by a simple structure. A cam member is rotationally connected to the base member by a rotation shaft different from that of the pawl. An engaging protrusion and recess are formed on the pawl and cam member, respectively. When the pawl is at an allowable position, the protrusion and recess are engaged with each other to hold the cam member. The engagement is released when the pawl rotates to a holding position, engaging the cam member with the latch, which is at a locked position, thereby rotating the latch such that the striker contacts the bottom surface of a base groove. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328373 | Neck Rest - It is described a neck rest where the cushion | 2013-12-12 |
20130328374 | Security Restraint Chair - This invention relates to a security chair that may be used to confine a suspected violent person, such as a criminal, in a courtroom or other setting, where the person must be safely secured for a not insubstantial period of time. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328375 | One Piece Back Frame For A Vehicle Seat - A one-piece back frame including an upper portion, a lower portion and a pair of vertical portions. The upper portion includes a first flange bent downwardly and a second flange bent upwardly to enclose the upper portion. The first and second flanges are brazed or welded to one another, which has the effect of strengthening the upper portion of the back frame and increasing its resistance to forces and moments during front or rear impact. Additionally, a pair of tubes extend through and are connected to upper portion. The tubes are designed for receiving a head restraint, but also serve the additional purpose of further strengthening the upper portion to increase its resistance to forces and moments during front or rear impacts. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328376 | PNEUMATIC SEAT CUSHION SYSTEM - A pneumatic seat cushion system ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130328377 | SEAT PAD AND SEAT FOR VEHICLE - Ridge portions | 2013-12-12 |
20130328378 | SEATBELT BUCKLE TONGUE ASSEMBLY - Self adjusting and/or locking buckle tongue assemblies for use with occupant restraint systems in vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a buckle tongue assembly includes a plate having a tongue portion configured to cooperatively engage a corresponding buckle assembly. The buckle tongue assembly of this embodiment can further include first and second web gripping portions carried by the plate. The second web gripping portion is configured to move relative to the first web gripping portion between a first position in which the web gripping portions are spaced apart to permit movement of a web therebetween, and a second position in which the web gripping portions are engaged or interlocked to clamp the web therebetween. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328379 | Wear Resistant Cutting Tool - A cutting tool includes a cutting tool body having an axial forward end, an axial rearward end, a head portion adjacent the axial forward end and a shank portion adjacent the axial rearward end. The head portion includes a partial frusto-conical portion having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a first side surface having a first lateral transition edge and a first terminal edge, wherein the first lateral transition edge is adjoined to the first lateral edge of the partial frusto-conical portion; and a second side surface having a second lateral transition edge and a second terminal edge, wherein the second lateral transition edge is adjoined to the second lateral edge of the partial frusto-conical portion, and wherein the first terminal edge is adjoined to the second terminal edge to form a cutting edge. The cutting tool also includes a hard cutting tip. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328380 | Spinning Hub Cap - There is described a spinning hub cap assembly comprising: a base section connectable on its inside to the end face of the wheel center hub and on its outside to an outer section; and an outer section rotatably connected to the base section, wherein the rotatable connection permits rotation of the outer section about the wheel axis of rotation. The outer section may further comprises an outer face and an inner face, wherein the inner face further comprises a bearing mounted thereon on a bearing mount; wherein the base section outside further comprises a receiving well for receiving the bearing in mated, attached relationship. The assembly may further comprise a retention shaft employed to retain together, in rotational relationship, the outer section and the base section. In another embodiment, the base section further comprises a rotational assembly on its outside which is fixably connectable to the cap outer section. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328381 | Spinning Rim Assembly for a Wheel - A wheel rim cover assembly for use with a vehicle wheel rim is provided. The wheel rim cover assembly comprises a rim cover element, a rotating element, and a controller element. The rotating element comprises at least one blade that is rotatable in speed and moves in a direction independent from the rotation of the vehicle wheel rim to which it is attached. | 2013-12-12 |
20130328382 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SELF-LOCKING NIPPLES - A method for manufacturing self-locking nipples comprising the steps of providing a semi-finished nipple ( | 2013-12-12 |