Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
296100020 | Handle or assist grip | 34 |
20080217941 | Active material enabled self-presenting devices - A self-presenting device includes, a member in physical communication with a vehicle surface, wherein the member is configured to have a first form and a second form, wherein the first form is configured to store the member and the second form is configured to present the member, and an active material in operable communication with the member, wherein the active material is configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to transition the member from the first form to the second form. | 09-11-2008 |
20080217942 | Handle for Vehicle Door - An handle assembly for a vehicle door and method of actuating a release mechanism, such as a door latch, are disclosed. The handle assembly may have a pull handle including a sliding leg, a pivot leg and a hand gripping portion extending between the sliding leg and the pivot leg, with the sliding leg adapted to guide the pull handle between a closed position and an open position, and with the pivot leg adapted to be secured for pivoting about a handle pivot axis about which the pull handle is pivotable. The handle assembly may also include a torque cable having a first end centered and rotatable about the handle pivot axis, and a second end adapted to operatively engage the release mechanism, with the first end rotationally fixed to the pivot leg. | 09-11-2008 |
20080246293 | Vehicle Outer Handle System - In a vehicle outer handle system including a circuit board which includes an electric part and which is contained in an operating handle, the operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering the circuit board is mold-coupled to the operating handle. Thus, a special water-proofing counter measure is not required, leading to a reduction in number of operating steps and a reduction in number of parts. Further, the generation of an abnormal sound during operation of the operating handle is prevented. | 10-09-2008 |
20080272610 | Tractor - An object is to provide an assist grip for an operator to easily ride on/off an operation section. An assist grip for supporting a weight of an operator riding on/off an operation section is disposed in front of a steering wheel so as to overlap steering wheel when viewed in front. | 11-06-2008 |
20090108607 | Active Material Enabled Self-Actuated Devices - A self-actuating device includes a member in physical communication with a vehicle surface and an active material. The member is configured to have at least a first form and a second form, wherein one of the first form and the second form is configured to stow the member and the other of the first form and the second form is configured to present the member. The active material is in operable communication with the member. The active material is configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal and the change in at least one property is effective to transition the member from one of the forms to another of the forms. | 04-30-2009 |
20090218838 | Handle - A interior trim component includes a handle having a cradle portion including a cavity. The handle also includes an insert portion nested within the cavity of the cradle portion. Each of the insert portion and cradle portion includes a first end and a second end. The first ends of the cradle and insert portions define a tucking portion. The second ends of the cradle and insert portions define a latching portion. A method for assembling the interior trim component is also disclosed. | 09-03-2009 |
20090243319 | Self-Actuating Devices - A self-actuating device includes a member in physical communication with a vehicle surface and an actuator. The member is configured to have at least a first form and a second form, wherein one of the first form and the second form is configured to stow the member and the other of the first form and the second form is configured to present the member. The actuator is in operable communication with the member. The actuator is actuated upon receipt of an activation signal and is effective to transition the member from one of the forms to another of the forms. | 10-01-2009 |
20090295180 | Vehicle grab handle - The invention relates to a vehicle grab handle ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090322110 | HAND HOLD POCKET - A pocket mounts just below a trailer's rear door to securely anchor a post. This mounting provides a solid three or four-point-contact when climbing into a trailer. A second pocket mounted to the inside of the trailer door provides easy and convenient storage. The handle-post may simply be lifted from one pocket, and dropped into the other, thus clearing passage for the door swing, while storing the handle post right at the point-of-use. | 12-31-2009 |
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. | 09-30-2010 |
20100276956 | FASTENER COVER EXTENSION PROVIDING BUCKLING PATH DURING SIDE IMPACT - A vehicle door construction having a 360° grab handle includes a fastener cover which conceals a fastener hole in an A-surface of the vehicle door and which provides a buckling path for the 360° grab handle. An L-shaped cover and a fastener hole configuration is provided in the lateral A-surface to reduce stiffness in the region and to absorb side impact loads. | 11-04-2010 |
20110025083 | GRAB HANDLE BRACKET - A mounting bracket for a vehicle grab handle includes spaced apart first and second roof attachment portions for mounting to a roof side rail and spaced apart first and second support portions depending downwardly toward a vehicle cabin. The first support portion depends from the first attachment portion and the second support portion depends from the second attachment portion. An interconnecting portion extends between the spaced apart first and said second support portions for mounting the vehicle grab handle. At least one reinforcing flange extends along at least one longitudinal edge defined by the roof attachment portions and the support portions. The at least one reinforcing flange extends from one or both of the first and second attachment portions a limited distance to a location spaced apart from the interconnecting portion. | 02-03-2011 |
20110049923 | Assist Grip Mounting Structure - In an assist grip mounting structure, a pair of mounting parts | 03-03-2011 |
20110175386 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A PILLAR GARNISH - Task: To eliminate problems in precisely positioning a garnish and a grip, and prevent an increase in the number of parts. | 07-21-2011 |
20110285160 | PIVOTING ASSIST HANDLE - An assist handle includes a hinge and a bar having a global axis. The bar is rotatable about the global axis between a first position and a second position. A spring biases the bar toward the second position. A sleeve is defined by either the bar or hinge, and is generally aligned with the global axis. A pin is operatively attached to the other of the bar or hinge and is partially disposed within the sleeve. The pin is configured to allow rotation between the hinge and the bar. The pin includes a wide portion and an undercut portion smaller than the wide portion. The undercut portion creates at least one clearance region between the pin and the sleeve. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291435 | GAP HIDER FOR ASSIST GRIP - A gap hider is provided for closing an opening between the ends of an assist grip and a trim panel, the gap hider fitting into a recess in the ends of the assist grip such that no adhesive or fasteners are needed. The gap hider provides that the trim panel can be deployed from beneath a portion of the assist grip without effecting the side air bag deployment. | 12-01-2011 |
20110309648 | ARTICLE TO FIX ON A SUPPORT PROVIDED WITH AN OPENING AND ASSIST GRIP HANDLE COMPROMISING IT - The article comprises a part comprising two lugs for snap-fastening said part on a support and two abutment means for bearing against that support. The part also comprises a body, provided with an aperture, to which are attached the lugs as well as a fixing foot adapted to be disposed through the aperture. The article has a locked configuration in which the fixing foot blocks said lugs in said snap-fastening position and an unlocked configuration in which said foot is adapted to be inserted and extracted from said part and in that said article further comprises quarter turn fixing means to make the article pass between said locked configuration and unlocked configuration. | 12-22-2011 |
20120080898 | ASSIST GRIP - A grip body ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120133168 | SLIDING GRAB HANDLE - A slidable apparatus that may form an interior vehicle door grab handle. The slidable apparatus includes a handle and handle support, wherein the handle support is fixed to an interior portion of a vehicle door, whereby the handle can be positioned initially in a rearward position so that adequate torque assist is provided to a passenger opening a vehicle door from the inside, and as the door opens, is movable to a more forward position so that the passenger can maintain hold on the grab handle throughout the opening process. | 05-31-2012 |
20120319421 | Articulating Clutch Hook System - A grab handle assembly with integrated articulating hook is disclosed comprising base elements and a handle pivotal on the base elements between closed and an open positions. A pivot pin is fixed to the handle and pivotally supported on a base element. A hook is pivotally supported on the pivot pin and is movable between a stored and a deployed position. In one form a resilient finger on the hook coacts with surfaces on the pivot pin to provide resistance to movement of the hook between the stored and deployed positions. The pin is configured to provide varied resistance at different hook positions. | 12-20-2012 |
20120326461 | GRAB HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE HAVING TELESCOPINGLY COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORTS - A telescopingly collapsible grab handle support assembly incorporated into a collapsible door trim pull handle for a vehicle is disclosed. The telescopingly collapsible grab handle support assembly includes a grab handle support and a grab handle support base. A portion of one of the grab handle support or the grab handle support base is fitted within the other of the grab handle support base or the grab handle support. A door grab handle is attached to the grab handle support. The grab handle support base is either attached to the door panel or is integrally formed with the door panel. A break-away structure is provided between the grab handle support and the grab handle support base. Some or all of the grab handle support assembly may be encased in an outer polymerized material. Upon impact the break-away structure is broken and the grab handle support and the grab handle support base telescope with respect to each other thereby minimizing loads upon a vehicle occupant. | 12-27-2012 |
20130020821 | ASSIST GRIP FOR VEHICLE - An assist grip for a vehicle to which a force can be easily applied from above when a passenger gets in and out of the vehicle, facilitating the movement of the passenger at that time. The assist grip includes a grip main body 4 vertically provided along a door opening of a vehicle | 01-24-2013 |
20130026776 | ASSIST GRIP FOR VEHICLE - There is provided an assist grip for a vehicle capable of gripping a grip main body easily when in use and applying force thereon and facilitating movement of getting off. The assist grip | 01-31-2013 |
20130341947 | ADJUSTABLE PILLAR TRIM GRAB HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - A movable grab handle assembly attached to the interior surface of the vehicle such as the vehicle pillar or on or adjacent to the vehicle headliner is disclosed. The movable grab handle assembly includes a slot formed on a surface of the interior. The slot includes a base having an adjuster plate. A grab handle is slidably mounted in the slot. The grab handle includes a user-operated release, such as a push button, that is operatively engaged with an adjuster plate release mechanism in the form of a pin. By operation of the push button the pin is movable between an adjuster plate engaging position and an adjuster plate disengaging position. Through use of the push button the grab handle is released to move any position in a direction toward the top of the pillar and a direction toward the bottom of the pillar. | 12-26-2013 |
20140077516 | ASYMMETRICAL GRAB HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - A grab handle assembly for a vehicle has an asymmetrical handle that spans between a first end and a second end. The first end is operably coupled with an A-pillar of a frame of the vehicle. The second end is operably coupled with the A-pillar below the first end. The asymmetrical handle has a slanted portion and a curved portion, configured to provide a smooth downward transition between the A-pillar and the handle and to slidably deflect a forward moving object. The slanted portion extends down from the first end at a first angle. The curved portion protrudes outward and upward from the second end at a second angle to join the slanted portion. The first angle is less than the second angle and the first angle is less than thirty-five degrees, such that the first angle provides a smooth transition to the handle. | 03-20-2014 |
20140097633 | STRUCTURE OF INNER-HANDLE FOR TAILGATE - A tailgate inner-handle is vertically rotatably mounted and includes: cylinders having sliding holes formed in outer circumferential surfaces along a longitudinal direction; pistons inserted in the cylinders and having fitting holes; a handle mounted at one end of the piston; a carrying bar entering the cylinders through the sliding holes to be inserted in the fitting holes; a motor connected so as to slide the carrying bar; and a control module configured to apply power to the motor according to whether the tailgate is opened or closed. The inner-handle according to the present invention protrudes from the tailgate or returns to an original position according to an opening/closing state of the tailgate, so that a user may more easily and conveniently hold the inner-handle regardless of a height of the user without needing to adjust an opening angle of the tailgate. | 04-10-2014 |
20140117692 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF ASSIST GRIP - Total four notched portions, two for each of both edges, are formed in a lateral leg to which a tensile load is applied when an assist grip is normally used. In an extending direction of the lateral leg, a position of the notched portion and a position of the notched portion are different from each other. Therefore, if excessive impact force is applied to the assist grip and a compression load is applied to the lateral leg, the notched portion is bent and the lateral leg buckles while being twisted. In this case, as compared to a case where the legs buckle by being bent so that the legs are overlapped with each other, the impact force is effectively absorbed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140145461 | PORTABLE TRANSPORTATION HAND-HOLD DEVICE - The present invention is a personal, portable hanging device that allows a user to temporarily and securely engage transportation hand-holds (e.g. a grab bar on a subway, boat, train, etc.) in a sanitary manner. The elongate device includes two loops at each end that are connected by two rigid intermediate sections that extend from the end of each loop and the two intermediate sections are joined by a central section. The central section includes a material with a high coefficient of friction that helps prevent the device from sliding along the hand-hold when in use. The loops are sized and shaped to receive a user's hands so that the user can hold onto the device and indirectly be secured to the transportation hand-hold. The device also includes fasteners to temporarily secure the device to a handhold or fold the device in a sanitary manner for storage. | 05-29-2014 |
20140167433 | EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - An exterior door handle system ( | 06-19-2014 |
20150102620 | Damper and Handle Device Having the Same - An embodiment provides a damper a damper including: a housing; a rotor; and a sealing member. The housing includes outer and inner cylinder portions to define a filling space portion therebetween for filling with a viscose fluid. The rotor includes a head portion and a cylinder portion extended downwardly therefrom so as to be inserted into the filling space portion. The sealing member seals the filling space portion. The rotor further includes axially-extending first and second groove portions provided on outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the cylinder portion near the bottom portion thereof. At least one of the first groove portions includes a communicating portion which communicates the inside and the outside of the rotor, and the second groove portion is apart from the communicating portion in a circumferential direction. | 04-16-2015 |
20150145268 | Vehicle Egress Aid - A vehicle egress aid consists in an elongated body having a pair of grasping members at a distal end thereof, a striker latch engaging member at an opposite end thereof adapted to releasable engage a vehicle door striker latch member, and a lever member located in proximity to the striker latch engaging member and adapted to actuate the striker latch engaging member to engage with and be removed from the vehicle door striker latch member. | 05-28-2015 |
20160075265 | ASSIST GRIP HANDLE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR - The invention concerns an assist grip handle for a vehicle interior, comprising a handle body provided with an internal space and a light-emitting device disposed in said internal space of said body, characterized in that said light-emitting device is distinct from said body and comprises a light source and a diffusion screen disposed in said internal space of said body, which body comprises a first part and a second part fastened together and configured to sandwich said light source and said diffusion screen, said diffusion screen being disposed facing both said light source and said first part of said body. | 03-17-2016 |
20160106030 | Assist device for lawn mower and method of use - An assist device | 04-21-2016 |
20160200233 | Safety Handle and Kit for Use on Public Transportation, Including the Methods of Use and Installation | 07-14-2016 |
20100019528 | Tonneau Cover - The invention belongs to the field of automobile parts, in particular, to a tonneau cover installed on the notchback (pickup) for covering and closing the rear truck bed. The tonneau covers of current vehicles are either too thick or heavy so it influences the flexibility of opening and closing and its requirements to the actuating mechanism are high; its thickness is large; and it occupies more of the already limited room of rear truck bed. This invention provides a truck bed back cover which occupies less rear truck bed room and is strong in strength, flexible in opening and closing and excellent in operating performance. It consists of the cover plate body which matches with the rear truck bed and is made of base materials. The base material is glass fiber reinforced polyurethane. The cover plate body is provided with an integral structure framework. The framework makes the cover plate body form protruding arrises on the surface of the side facing to the truck bed. Taking the built-in integral structure framework as support, the tonneau cover is cast with glass fiber reinforced polyurethane. It has enough strength and is small in size and light in weight, thus it occupies a small room of the rear truck bed. Since it is light in weight, the opening and closing of cover plate is flexible and the operation is convenient. | 01-28-2010 |
20100045064 | Work machine having a carrying framework and a covering hood - The invention relates to a work machine, particularly a transportable thick matter pump or concrete pump. The work machine comprises a carrying framework ( | 02-25-2010 |
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. | 09-30-2010 |
20110148137 | New-style tonneau cover - The invention provides a new-style tonneau cover, wherein comprises a cover plate body matching the rear truck bed. The cover plate body is a three-layer structure, comprising an outer layer, an intermediate layer and an inner layer from the exterior to the interior. The outer layer is made of polyurethane foam mixed with glass fiber; the intermediate layer is made of polyurethane foam and the inner layer is made of resin; the density of polyurethane foam in the intermediate layer is lower than that in the outer layer; polyurethane foam is light in weight and high in specific strength. In this invention, the cover plate body is made of three different layers so that the cover is light in weight and high in strength, taking up less room of the rear truck bed, better for free opening and closing operation. | 06-23-2011 |
20110221227 | Truck Bed Tonneau and Method of Manufacturing a Tonneau - A tonneau cover for a truck bed is provided with an inner panel and an outer panel. A plurality of five pointed star shaped indentations are formed on the inner panel. Each indentation includes ten angularly oriented sidewalls that extend from the inner panel and converge towards an upper land. Each upper land is attached to the outer panel at spaced apart intervals and provides reinforcement in ten different directional planes along the ten sidewalls. | 09-15-2011 |
20120043782 | VEHICLE WITH COVER ARRANGEMENT FOR THE LOAD BODY - The vehicle according to the invention has an open-top load body defined by end walls and side walls and has a cover arrangement with which the load body is closed in a closed position and opened in an open position, the covering arrangement including at least one roof segment which is pivotable between the closed position and the open position by means of at least one pivoting mechanism. The pivoting mechanism has at least one drive shaft in the region of an upper longitudinal edge of one of the two side walls, to which drive shaft the roof segment is rigidly connected. The pivoting mechanism further includes a rack and pinion drive having a rack, the rack being in operative connection with a pinion rigidly connected to the drive shaft for the purpose of opening and closing the roof segment. | 02-23-2012 |
20140191531 | MULTI-SECTION CARGO COVER - A compartment with a plurality of side-walls and a floor, which together at least partially define a cargo area. The plurality of side-walls include a first side-wall and a second side-wall, wherein the first side-wall is arranged substantially parallel to the second side-wall. The compartment also includes a multi-section panel configured to cover the cargo area. The panel has a first section with a first piece hinged to the first side-wall and a second piece hinged to the first piece, and a second section with a third piece hinged to the second side-wall and a fourth piece hinged to the third piece. When the first, second, third, and fourth pieces are extended relative to the first and second side walls and arranged substantially parallel to the floor, the cargo area is substantially covered by the panel. A vehicle employing such a compartment is also provided. | 07-10-2014 |
20140239666 | Trailer Roof with Removable Panels - A cargo container is disclosed having removable panels secured between roof bows that extend across the width of the cargo container. The roof bows may be constructed out of a metal or high strength composite material while the panels may be constructed from a similar high strength material or a lightweight plastic depending on the intended use of the trailer. A top sheet over the roof bows maybe required to secure the panels to the bows, or the top sheet may be optional for additional protection from the weather. Insulation may also be placed between the top sheet and panels if the container is to be used to carry refrigerated cargo. | 08-28-2014 |
20150123421 | VEHICLE BED COVER SYSTEM AND STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A modular cover system for a vehicle cargo bed includes a cover support frame mountable to the front wall and sidewalls of the cargo bed, a plurality of modular cover panels, and a seal configured for installation over a perimeter margin of the cover panels and the front, rear and sidewalls of the vehicle bed. Each panel is bounded by a rail, configured to include a forwardly projecting tongue and a corresponding groove at the rear. The panel rails provide sufficient support to permit removal of selected adjacent panels to provide open spaces for tall cargo. Each panel includes a latch operable to selectively secure the panel to the side bed rails or release the panel from the side bed rails, thereby enabling a user to selectively release one or more panels from the cover system. | 05-07-2015 |
20150145277 | TONNEAU COVER LATCHING SYSTEM - A tonneau cover system for a pickup truck cargo bed incorporates an internal frame work having a spring loaded latch assembly used for the ease of opening or closing of a tonneau cover system. | 05-28-2015 |
20150291078 | WHEELBARROW COVER - A cover for a wheelbarrow having a central region with a frame extending outwardly therefrom. A flexible gasket is provided on an interior surface of the frame and contacts the wheelbarrow's rim when the cover is set in place. Securement assemblies are engaged to lock the cover to the wheelbarrow and this deforms the gasket, thus providing a watertight seal between the cover and wheelbarrow. A hole is defined in the central region of the cover and a tubular member extends therethrough. A detachable cap is engaged with the tubular member to selectively close off access to the interior cavity of the wheelbarrow. A tether keeps the cap engaged with the cover. The cap may be removed to allow a pipe to be inserted into the interior cavity to pump liquid into or out of the wheelbarrow. | 10-15-2015 |
20150329149 | TONNEAU COVER INTERNAL FRAME MOUNTING SYSTEM - A tonneau cover system for a pickup truck cargo bed includes two longitudinal side rails attached to at least one fore and aft cross rail. Located at the outer edges of the cross rails are a series of individual holes having interconnection to an integrated slot used in the lateral adjustment of an adjustable clamp assembly. A series of clamp assembly are used to secure a tonneau cover system to the top wall surfaces of a pickup truck cargo bed. | 11-19-2015 |
20160039274 | TONNEAU COVER AND METHOD OF ATTACHMENT - A tonneau cover and a method of attachment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a self-energizing clamp can be used to retain a tonneau cover onto a side wall of a truck bed, or other vehicle bed. In some embodiments, the clamp can be rotated between a usage position and a storage position in order to prevent the clamp from incidental movement or harm while accessing the truck bed. | 02-11-2016 |
20160121704 | TONNEAU COVER SYSTEM - A tonneau cover system includes at least one tonneau panel configured to be coupled to a pickup bed. The tonneau panel includes a panel body. The panel body includes a first panel wall and a second panel wall opposite the first panel wall. The tonneau panel defines at least one open slot extending through the first panel wall. The open slot includes a channel and an opening in communication with the channel. The channel has a width that is greater than the width of the opening. The open slot is configured to securely receive a cargo attachment. | 05-05-2016 |