20th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150130125 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, an image forming unit, a tray unit and an attaching portion. The tray unit includes a pivot portion. The sheet is placed on the tray unit in an open state. The tray unit is capable of making a sliding movement in an axial direction of the pivot portion in a closed state. The tray unit is attached to the attaching portion in the closed state. The tray unit includes a pair of hooks that project from opposite end parts in the axial direction and each includes a projection. The attaching portion includes a pair of openings and a pair of engaging portions. The projections are inserted into the opening. Engaged positions of the projections with the engaging portions are variable according to the sliding movement in the closed state of the tray unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130126 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING ITEMS USING POSITION COMPENSATION - The present applications relates to techniques and equipment to control the alignment of cut sheets of paper that are transported in parallel in an inserting system prior to their assembly into a document and inserted into an envelope. The alignment of the parallel sheets is adjusted by commanding incremental position changes to servo drive motors used to control the position of the parallel sheets during their transport through a hold module of the inserting system. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130127 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a first guide that defines a conveyance path and rotates about a fulcrum with the opening of the cover, the fulcrum being provided at a lower portion of the first guide, the conveyance path extending upward and downward and through which the sheet is conveyed; and a second guide that defines the conveyance path in combination with the first guide, the second guide being rotatable with the cover being open. The second guide moves in a direction away from the fulcrum with the opening of the cover. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130128 | INITIATING ALIGNMENT CORRECTION OF PRINTED MEDIA SHEETS - Sheet length data is received for printed media sheets passed through a printing device. A length difference between the printed media sheets is calculated, and in response to the length difference exceeding a specified threshold, an alignment correction in a finishing device is initiated to align the printed media sheets. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130129 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PAPER FEED CASSETTE - An image forming apparatus includes a body, a paper feed cassette, a rotary operating member, an engaging portion, engaged portions, and a size detection switch. The rotational operating member is rotatable. The engaging portion engages the rotary operating member with the paper feed cassette. Any one of the engaged portions is engaged by the engaging portion. The size detection switch is used to detect the size of a recording medium stored in the paper feed cassette. The rotational operating member includes a pressure portion that activates the size detection switch. The rotational force in the first direction necessary for causing the engagement to be released is greater than the rotational force in the second direction necessary for causing the engagement to be released. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130130 | LIGHT-UP SHUFFLEBOARD EQUIPMENT - A light-up shuffleboard disc includes a lighting component, and a disc component with a cavity for receiving the lighting component. The disc component is constructed so as to allow light from the lighting component to illuminate the shuffleboard disc when the lighting component is received within the cavity of the disc component. A light-up shuffleboard set includes a light-up shuffleboard court, and a plurality of light-up shuffleboard discs. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130131 | LOTTERY MARKING APPARATUS - The present invention relates generally to apparatuses to facilitate the playing of lottery games. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatuses for marking or puncturing lottery play slips. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130132 | APPARATUS FOR CARD HANDLING DEVICE CALIBRATION - A device for automatically calibrating for card size and thickness during card handling is disclosed. The device includes a card receiving area, a card stacking area and a card moving system for moving cards from the card receiving area to the card stacking area. An elevator located in the card stacking area has a movable platform for moving a stack of cards. At least one sensor senses at least one of position of the platform, height of the platform, position of a card in the elevator, height of a card or cards in the elevator, pressure applied to a card in the elevator, presence of the platform at a predetermined height, presence of the platform at a predetermined position, presence of card(s) on the platform, and absence of card(s) on the platform. A method for calibrating a card handling device during shuffling is also disclosed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130133 | METHOD FOR PLAYING CARD GAME - A method for playing a card game is disclosed. The method includes dealing (N−k) cards to at least one player's hand and dealing (N+k) cards to a dealer's hand (k=1, 2, . . . , N−1), selecting k cards from among the (N+k) cards of the dealer's hand according to a predetermined method, and determining a winner and a loser by comparing N cards remaining in the dealer's hand with N cards including the selected k cards and the (N−k) cards dealt to the player's hand. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130134 | Single Wager Multi Round Blackjack Game - A method of playing a card game is disclosed wherein receiving a first wager from a player to play standard blackjack against a dealer; receiving a second wager from a player to play a secondary game; dealing an initial hand of cards to the player and to a dealer; dealing additional hit cards to the player to complete the initial player hand; checking the player's initial final hand total or score to see if it qualifies for the secondary game. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130135 | POLYGONAL PROJECTILE GAME WITH LANDING TARGET CANVAS - A Polygonal Projectile Game with Landing Target Canvas includes a Polygonal Projectile and a Landing Target Canvas. The Polygonal Projectile, in various implementations of an embodiment is star-shaped with at least 4 vertices. The Landing Target Canvas is delineated into a plurality of sections, which denotes the number of points to be delineated for the player who successfully lands a projectile within those boundaries. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130136 | PORTABLE TARGET APPARATUS - A portable target apparatus is disclosed that includes a main body and a first target plate adjacent the main body. The first target plate is operable to move independent of the main body when struck by at least one projectile. A support member is coupled to the first target plate and is operable to retain the main body in an upright position when the main body is struck by at least one projectile and move the main body from the upright position to a non-upright position when the first target plate is struck by at least one projectile. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130137 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEALING A ROTARY MACHINE USING A SELF-CLEANING FACE SEAL - A self-cleaning hydrodynamic face seal for use with a rotary machine is provided. The hydrodynamic face seal includes a seal ring having a radially-extending seal face. In addition, the hydrodynamic face seal includes at least one brush coupled to the seal ring. The at least one brush includes a plurality of flexible elements extending away from the radially-extending seal face of the face seal ring. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130138 | ROTARY MACHINE ASPIRATING SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An aspirating face seal for use with a rotary machine includes a rotating seal ring including a radially outer surface that includes an oblique portion. A stationary seal ring is coupled proximate the rotating seal ring such that a first gap is defined therebetween. The stationary seal ring is movable along a centerline axis of the rotary machine between an open position and a sealed position, and includes an extension member that extends across the first gap. An auxiliary seal includes at least one seal tooth that includes a seal tooth tip. The at least one seal tooth extends radially inward from the extension member such that a second gap is defined between the seal tooth tip and the oblique portion. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130139 | Apparatus and Methods for Insertion of Gaskets - A gasket insertion cradle with a bottom frame portion configured to align a gasket between opposing flanges of a flange assembly and capable of being removed from the flange assembly by simply rotating the frame portion free once the gasket is within ring grooves of the opposing flanges. Gasket insertion devices may have a top portion hinged to the cradle and configured to secure a gasket between the top portion and the cradle during installation. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FURNACE SEALING - The present invention relates generally to furnace systems and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a split-ring assembly for sealing a junction between a catalyst tube and a furnace. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a ring-seal assembly. The ring-seal assembly includes a housing ring coupled to an outer surface of a furnace. The housing ring is disposed around a circumference of a tube proximate a junction with the furnace. The ring seal assembly further includes a brush seal that is at least partially disposed within the housing ring. The brush seal is disposed around the circumference of the tube. A plurality of brushes extend radially inwardly from the brush seal towards the tube. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130141 | COMPONENT SEAL - A mechanical seal includes an elastomeric member, a spring biasing device, a longitudinally floating first member having a seal face, a longitudinally non-floating second member and a longitudinally floating third member. The elastomeric member is in sealing engagement with the first member, second member and third member and the spring biasing device is longitudinally positioned between the first member and the second member. One of either the first member or the second member is provided with at least one protruding male portion and the other member of either the first member or the second member is provided with corresponding female portion into which the male portion locates. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130142 | ROTARY MACHINE SECONDARY SEALING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A seal ring assembly for use with a rotary machine that includes an axis of rotation includes a seal housing comprising a secondary sealing surface and a secondary seal assembly coupled to the seal housing. The secondary seal assembly includes a seal ring coupled to the seal housing, wherein the seal ring is configured to form a secondary seal with the secondary sealing surface. The secondary seal assembly also includes at least one protection ring positioned upstream from the seal ring. The secondary seal assembly is configured to be biased along the axis such that biasing the at least one protection ring facilitates removing debris from at least a portion of the secondary sealing surface over which the seal ring travels during biasing. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130143 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OIL SCRAPER PISTONG RING - An oil scraper piston ring and a method for producing it in which a base body is provided with a running surface profile by machining the radially outer circumferential surface thereof, the running surface profile including two running surface lands and an interposed groove, wherein the running surface profile corresponds to that of the finished oil scraper piston ring, and on the groove side, seen in the circumferential direction, drainage holes are introduced into the groove base, at least the running surface lands are provided with a wear-resistant PVD, DLC or TaC layer and, if needed, the wear-resistant layer is subjected to a polishing, honing or lapping operation. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130144 | DRILL CHUCK - A drill chuck having a chuck body, which is produced from plastic, in particular from fibre-reinforced plastic, and has a spindle holder and a tool holder and in which clamping jaws that can be adjusted by a threaded ring are guided. The chuck body has a securing ring on an outer circumference in a region of the tool holder. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130145 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLES - Herein provided is a suspension assembly that can constantly maintain a frictional force between the ground contact surface of a rear wheel and the road surface when a vehicle goes around a curve. The suspension assembly includes a suspension mechanism and a linkage mechanism. The suspension mechanism is configured to allow a center-of-rotation shaft of the rear wheel to be displaced with respect to a vehicle body in the vertical direction. The linkage mechanism is configured to link the suspension mechanism and the center-of-rotation shaft such that an axis of roll of the vehicle body is constantly located in the vicinity of the contact ground surface and movement of the center-of-rotation shaft with respect to the suspension mechanism is allowed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130146 | GAS SPRING AND GAS DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A gas spring and gas damper assembly ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130147 | Attachment for Sliding Boards - A binding for a sliding board includes a stationary part connected to the board, forming a rotating body, and provided with a retaining and fastening arrangement; and a moving part provided with an attachment and retaining arrangement for attaching and retaining same in relation to the retaining and fastening arrangement of the stationary part. The retaining and fastening arrangement of the stationary part are formed by peripherally arranged flanges separated from the board, as well as including portions with no flanges. The moving part includes a boot securing arrangement including a cavity, which can also rotate, provided with internal ridges, the cavity having a diameter approximately equal to that of the rotating body of the stationary part together with the flanges, such that the connection between the stationary part and the moving part takes the form of a bayonet coupling obtained by insertion and rotation. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130148 | LUGGAGE CASE STRUCTURE WITH PROTRUDING LOWER PORTION - A luggage article having a lower portion supporting a pluralities of supports and including a plurality of walls forming a luggage case structure defining an interior cavity and having a front wall, back wall, opposing side walls, and a bottom wall, at least one support assembly being mounted on a lower portion adjacent the front wall, the lower portion of the front wall has a protruding ledge structure extending at least partially laterally across the front wall, front edges of the opposing sidewalls being offset rearwardly from the front edge of the protruding ledge structure to enhance stability. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130149 | CHILD RESTRAINING SEAT - A child-restraining safety seat assembly includes a safety seat with a body defining a secured seating area sized to securely hold a child or smaller-than-average adult human and a fixed-shape rotatable restraining member mechanically coupled to the body and having an open position where the seating area is unobstructed and a closed position where the seating area is obstructed by the restraining member. The body can include a back support member and a seat member, each with an inner surface portion at least partially defining the secured seating area. The restraining member can further include an upper body restraining member disposed in an overlapping configuration with the inner surface portion of the back support member. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130150 | CHILDREN BALANCING VEHICLE - A children balancing vehicle comprises a front vehicle rack, a handle set, a rear fork, a seat tube and a fastening component. The front vehicle rack has a front fork. A front wheel is assembled below the front fork while a stand pipe is disposed thereon. A vehicle rack body is disposed at a rear of the stand pipe. The handle set is disposed onto the stand pipe. The rear fork has a plastic main body. A rear wheel is disposed below the rear fork. The seat tube passes between the vehicle rack body and the plastic main body of the rear fork. A seat cushion is disposed onto the seat tube. The fastening component passes among the vehicle rack body, the plastic main body of the rear fork and the seat tube so as to mutually assemble and fasten them. An assembling of the whole children balancing vehicle can be composed by using simple fastening components. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130151 | EXTRUDED ADJUSTABLE SKATEBOARD - Embodiments are provided of skateboard decks and skateboard assemblies each having a unitary body of extruded aluminum, the body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. Each embodiment can have a handle portion formed in the unitary body and configured to receive one or more fingers, the handle portion positioned proximate one of the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge. Each of the embodiments disclosed herein can also comprise a first truck rail and a second truck rail extruded with the unitary body on the bottom surface, the first truck rail and the second truck rail running along at least a portion of a length of the unitary body and forming a track configured to movably receive a plurality of truck assemblies. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130152 | STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a steering apparatus for a vehicle, and an embodiment of the present invention can improve a repair efficiency of a vehicle due to easy detachment between a dust cap and an inner cover. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130153 | AUTOMATIC SHOCK ABSORBER SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE - An automatic control shock absorber system for a bicycle is provided. The system includes one or more sensors. A controller outputs a control signal to a damping adjuster according to the one or more sensors, such that the damping adjuster controls level of damping force based on the sensors. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130154 | Skateboard / Longboard Truck with Improved Mechanical Advantage - A skateboard or longboard truck comprises a hanger and a baseplate assembly. A redesigned hanger, a large ball pivot, a load-redirecting pivot cup, a tapered kingpin and other improvements give the hanger a high kingpin ratio and a high angle of mechanical advantage, thereby improving the performance and turning characteristics of the truck. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130155 | Skateboard / Longboard Truck with Advanced Pivot Mechanism - A skateboard or longboard truck comprises a hanger and a baseplate assembly. A redesigned hanger, a large ball pivot, a load-redirecting pivot cup, a tapered kingpin and other improvements give the hanger a high kingpin ratio and a high angle of mechanical advantage, thereby improving the performance and turning characteristics of the truck. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130156 | Skateboard / Longboard Truck with Advanced Pivot Mechanism - A skateboard or longboard truck comprises a hanger that includes a structural member that embraces an axle or pair of axles that support two wheels. The axle or pair of axles include two bearing standoffs that separate a bearing surface of the axle from a face of the structural member that embraces the axle. Alternatively, the structural member that embraces the axle or pair of axles includes two bearing standoffs that separate a bearing surface of the face of the structural member from a non-bearing surface of the face of the structural member. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130157 | HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH COMPOSITE BEAM - The invention relates to an axle/suspension system that includes a composite beam and separately pultruded axle connection and bushing end brackets. The composite beam has an internal support with vertical stitching to minimize delamination, which is lightweight and maintains rigidity of the beam while still maintaining flexibility. The beam includes a pair of ends. The axle connection bracket is connected to one end of the beam and captures the axle. The bushing end bracket is connected to the other end of the beam and is connected to a hanger of the heavy-duty vehicle. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130158 | Driven Axle of a Dual-Track Vehicle - A driven axle of a dual-track vehicle is provided in which a wheel-guiding control rod on the body of the vehicle or on a cross member connected to the body of the vehicle is stabilized spatially in an slightly elastic fashion via a control rod bearing on the body. The control rod of the right-hand wheel is additionally connected to the control rod of the left-hand wheel via a coupling rod. The coupling rod is exclusively supported on the left-hand and right-hand control rod, preferably in the vicinity of the respective control rod bearing on the body of the vehicle that is disposed in an offset fashion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to the associated wheel bearing. A mechanical deep-pass filter is provided in the coupling rod and/or in the connection between the coupling rod and a control rod stabilized relative thereto. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130159 | SUSPENSION ARM FOR VEHICLE - [Problem] To provide a highly rigid and curved suspension arm for a vehicle, which can be manufactured with high productivity without forging or casting. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130160 | AMUSEMENT VEHICLE WITH ROWING-TYPE AUXILIARY DEVICE - An amusement vehicle with rowing-type auxiliary device mainly comprises a rotating apparatus pivotally disposed on the chassis and a controlling apparatus disposed on both sides of a seat of the chassis. The controlling apparatus comprises two controlling wheels pivoted on the chassis, a pair of transmission assemblages disposed on the chassis to drive the controlling wheel, and two controlling bars disposed to drive the transmission assemblages respectively. Each transmission assemblage includes a unidirectional device disposed on a driving gear which is connected to the controlling wheel. By using hands to cause a reciprocating movement of the controlling bars, the transmission assemblage drives the controlling wheels to rotate in one direction and move forwards. The rotating apparatus is controlled by stepping feet on to decide the moving direction. Therefore, users use hands and feet to obtain a self-propelling sliding motion, thereby increasing the exercise and amusement of the use. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130161 | SWING ARM - There is provided a swing arm for a motorcycle. A base section is connected to a chassis framework via a pivot member. A pair of rear-arm sections extend rearwards from the base section. A pair of bracket sections are respectively provided at rear end portions of the rear-arm sections to rotatably support a rear wheel. Each of the bracket sections is formed into a shape including a hole through which an axle of the rear wheel passes, an engaging plane formed at a region surrounding the hole, and a peripheral formation plane positioned to connect with the outer periphery of the rear-arm sections. An inner surface of the peripheral formation plane in the width direction is formed so as to be inclined outwards in the width direction from a side of formation region of the hole towards a front side as viewed from the top. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130162 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL VIBRATION ISOLATING FOOT PEG - A motorcycle foot peg ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130163 | ADJUSTABLE BALLASTED PULL HITCH - An agricultural implement with a ballasted hitch having an open ended tube and removable ballast blocks sized so that they can be loaded into the hitch tube by hand. The blocks are removably retained in the hitch by a bolted plate or, alternatively, a retaining bolt or pin. The number of ballast blocks needed is determined by the weight and size of any rear implement attachment chosen by a customer. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130164 | Platform Trailer with Reinforced Neck - A platform trailer includes a neck reinforcement structure located in the neck region. The neck reinforcement structure includes a first beam reinforcement structure located adjacent an inner side of the first beam that is oriented toward the second beam, and a second beam reinforcement structure located adjacent an inner side of the second beam that is oriented toward the first beam. A plurality of internal cross members extend between and interconnect the first and second beam reinforcement structures. A fifth wheel plate is fixedly secured to and that extends between both the first and second beams. A kingpin is connected to the fifth wheel plate and is adapted to be engaged by an associated tractor fifth wheel. The neck reinforcement structure allows for use of aluminum alloy beams with a reduced height in the neck region of the trailer. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130165 | Towing Apparatus - A towing apparatus that is operable to receive and store a tow rope and is further configured to protect the tow rope when not deployed for use. The towing apparatus further includes a shank that is configured to couple with a receiver of a conventional frame hitch. A base plate is secured to the shank wherein the base plate has hingedly coupled thereto a body having a plurality of walls forming an interior volume. A shackle is secured to the base plate on the opposing side from the shank and is configured to receive an end of a tow rope. A pair of fasteners are operable to maintain the body in a closed position so as to protect a tow rope secured to the base plate. A strap is further included being operable to retain a tow rope in a stored position. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130166 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A HANDLE OF A ROLLATOR - The invention concerns a height adjustment device ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130167 | AIRBAG PACKAGE FOR AN OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN AIRBAG PACKAGE - The invention relates to an airbag package ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130168 | Airbag with Attachment Means - An airbag for a vehicle has an attachment pocket with a through-opening, which extends through the layers of the attachment pocket, a first flat attachment means with a through-hole, wherein the first attachment means is arranged in the attachment pocket so that the through-hole is exposed on both sides of the attachment pocket through the opening, a second attachment means with a threaded area, a coupling area, and a head area, a spacing means, which is formed on the first attachment means and/or on the second attachment means, wherein the threaded area is designed to be connected to a corresponding vehicle-side threaded means. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130169 | VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL AND VEHICLE AIRBAG APPARATUS - An instrument panel has a base member and a cover member, which is adhered to the top surface of the base member. A first cleavage groove serving as a start point of rupture of the base member caused by inflation pressure of an airbag is formed in the back surface of the base member. The cover member is configured by a ground fabric layer, a cover layer adhered to the top surface of the ground fabric layer, and a cushion layer adhered to the back surface of the ground fabric layer. The cushion layer is formed of a knitted original fabric. A second cleavage groove is formed only in the back surface of the cushion layer out of the layers configuring the cover member in correspondence with the first cleavage groove of the base member. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130170 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular airbag includes an airbag cushion, a cushion cover, and a flap. The cushion cover surrounds the airbag cushion. The flap is disposed between the airbag cushion and the cushion cover. The flap includes end portions joined to the cushion cover. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130171 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE HAVING INFLATABLE EXTENSION - A curtain airbag system for an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a curtain module substantially embedded in the roof rail in its normal, non-inflated state. The module includes an inflatable curtain attached to an inflator. The inflatable curtain has a forward portion. An elongated and inflatable extension is attached to the forward portion of the curtain. When the curtain is inflated in an impact event the elongated and inflatable extension extends from the curtain and at least partially overlaps the A-pillar and at least part of the grab handle. The elongated and inflatable extension is a first extension and extends from the forward portion of said curtain. The inflatable curtain may include a second, triangular-shaped extension extendable from the forward portion of the curtain when the curtain is inflated. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130172 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a pillar, a roof rail, a pillar trim panel mounted to the pillar, a pillar airbag and a curtain airbag. The pillar airbag is mounted to the pillar in a stowed orientation between the pillar trim panel and the pillar. The pillar airbag is arranged to be deployed in a first direction extending away from the pillar in a deployed orientation. The curtain airbag is mounted to the roof rail in a stowed orientation along the roof rail, and is arranged to be deployed in a downward direction extending away from the roof rail to a deployed orientation. The pillar airbag is positioned outboard of the curtain airbag with the curtain airbag overlaying a portion of the pillar airbag with respect to a second direction transverse to the first direction while the pillar airbag and the curtain airbag are in their deployed orientations, respectively. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130173 | ACTUATOR AND VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEM - An actuator, especially for a vehicle protection system, comprises at least one wire ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130174 | DOGHOUSE STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED TETHER STRAP - The present invention relates to the securing of a garnish in a vehicle. The garnish is disposed over the airbag and secures to one or more apertures in the vehicle. The garnish includes a cover, which hides the airbag before it is deployed. A tether is attached to the cover. The tether extends from the cover, and includes a flexible securing portion which is received in the vehicle aperture. When the airbag deploys, the garnish is displaced. Displacement of the garnish, and deployment of the airbag, is enabled by the flexible securing portion, which deforms in response to the airbag, thereby allowing deployment while maintaining attachment of the cover to the vehicle. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130175 | TRAILER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A trailer and method of manufacturing a trailer are provided. The trailer has a storage vessel which may include hoppers and which is partially formed from a plurality of top wall segments having peaks. The peaks or other components may be angled relative to one another to provide improved aerodynamics. A jig is provided to facilitate the manufacturing process. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130176 | Two-sided string-bound book - A reversible notebook combines the features of accordion-folded pages and unique string binding. The accordion-folded pages allow for the continuous presentation of text or images with no area lost to bound margins. This is ideal for small presentations such as a portfolio of business cards. As another advantage, the notebook has uniform thickness rather than being thicker at one spine than the other. The string binding allows the notebook to be opened at either spine while the other spine remains secured closed. In conjunction with the accordion fold, this allows for presentation of two different sequences of content. The notebook may be large enough to use as a journal or album. For larger implementations, magnets or locks may be used to further secure one or both spines. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130177 | Spiral Notebook Repair Strip - A spiral notebook repair strip includes a substrate having a first side and second side having a latent pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) thereon. The substrate includes at least a pair of cut openings extending from an edge of the substrate inwardly and each terminate in a separate aperture for receiving a portion of a wire binder of the spiral notebook. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130178 | Two-Way Read-and-Show Illustrated Flip-Over Storytelling or Picture Books and Aids - A book format, and methods to create such books, where the first story page on one of the leaves of the book and a second story page on an adjacent leaf are in diametric contraposition to each other. The first set of first story pages carries an illustration of a portion of a story with each successive first story page carrying another illustration of another portion of the story, so that the set of first story pages taken together illustrate substantially the entire story. The second story pages carry mirror images of the illustrations on their corresponding first story pages. The pages are disposed so that the audience sees the first story pages and their respective illustrations while the storyteller or reader sees the second story pages, optionally with text, and the mirror images of the illustrations corresponding to the first story pages viewed by the audience. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130179 | POLYMER BANK NOTE WITH OPTICAL SECURITY ASSEMBLY PROVIDING IN-SUBSTRATE FOCUSING - An assembly adapted for use as a polymer bank note with optical-based security features. The apparatus includes a planar substrate formed of a thin layer or sheet of transparent polymer such as a polypropylene. The apparatus includes an image stack (e.g., multiple layers of ink and other materials) applied to a first side of the planar substrate. An optical security assembly is provided that includes an array of lenses on the first side of the planar substrate that extends on the first side adjacent to the image stack. The optical security assembly includes an image element, such as interlaced images, on a second side of the planar substrate opposite the lens array. The lenses are each configured to have a focal length corresponding to the thickness of the planar substrate and to focus at the second side upon a portion of the image element to provide “in-substrate focusing.” | 2015-05-14 |
20150130180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLAMPING FLANGES AND OTHER CONNECTIONS - A clamp assembly for temporarily applying compressive force to a flange connection assembly, such as a bolted pipe flange. Frame members are pivotally attached to interconnecting linkage members to form an elongate assembly having joinable ends. When installed around the circumference of a flange connection assembly, interchangeable cuff members removably attached to the frame members apply compressive forces to a flange connection assembly in order to facilitate a fluid-pressure seal. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130181 | SINGLE LOCK AND DOUBLE LOCK COUPLINGS HAVING A LOCKING RING WITH IDENTIFYING INDICIA AND METHODS OF USE AND ASSEMBLY - Couplings for use with mating couplings with locking rings are disclosed. A stem coupling may have a coupling head configured to attach with a head portion of the mating coupling, a stem mated to the coupling head where the stem has a threaded portion on an outer surface, and a retractable locking sleeve positioned on a portion of the coupling head. The retractable locking sleeve may have a locked position and an unlocked position for preventing and permitting the coupling head to attach to or_detach from the mating coupling. The stem coupling includes a stem locking ring having a first position preventing axial movement of the locking sleeve and a second position permitting axial movement of the locking sleeve. The stem locking ring may also include at least one of a color and indicia to alert a user to a type of media for which the stem coupling is intended. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130182 | THREADED JOINT FOR STEEL PIPE - A threaded joint for a steel pipe includes a pin and a box each of which is provided with a contact surface that includes an unthreaded metal contact portion having a seal portion and a threaded portion. This threaded joint includes an ultraviolet ray-curable resin coating film that is formed on the contact surface of at least one of the pin and the box; and an acrylic silicone resin coating film that is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the ultraviolet ray-curable resin coating film. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130183 | DOUBLE WALL TUBE ADAPTER AND JOINT - A joint for a double wall tube assembly includes an adapter having an inner wall and an outer wall connected by a web, and a flange extending from the outer wall. The inner wall is configured to receive an inner tube of a double wall tube assembly. The outer wall is configured to be connected to an outer tube of the double wall tube assembly. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130184 | BARBED HOSE END FITTING APPARATUS FOR PTFE CORE HOSE - A barbed hose end fitting apparatus for a PTFE core hose sealing couples a PTFE core hose to a fluid component. The fitting apparatus includes a fitting carrying a first barb for sealing insertion of one end of a PTFE hose forced over the first barb. An opposite end of the fitting includes threads to couple the fitting to another fluid component. A gripping surface formed of hex flats can be disposed intermediate between the ends of the body to facilitate coupling and uncoupling of the fitting to another component. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130185 | Vibration-Resistant Boltless ESP Component Connection - Devices and methods for reversibly securing first and second component subs of submersible well pump assembly. First and second component subs are provided with connection end portions which are placed into a sealed abutting relation. A connecting collar is threaded onto the first component sub. A locking groove on the first component sub receives a locking dog therein. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130186 | CONTROL AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR HELICOPTER TURBINE ENGINES - An electrical control and power supply system for at least one helicopter motor/generator, the system including a first DC/AC converter selectively delivering AC electrical power to the at least one motor/generator, depending on respective positions of contactors of a connection matrix actuated from an electronic control circuit, the first DC/AC converter powered with DC by a DC power supply device that includes either a circuit for rectifying an AC voltage delivered via a contactor by a starter/generator of an APU, or a voltage booster DC/DC converter powered from a battery via a contactor. The connection matrix further includes a contactor connecting the first DC/AC converter in parallel with the second DC/AC converter to make it possible, once at least one of the motors/generators has started, to inject additional power from the starter/generator of the APU. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130187 | METHOD OF OPERATING A WIND PARK - A wind turbine is provided having a first converter connected between an electric generator of the wind turbine and a DC link and a second converter connected between the DC link and an output of the wind turbine connectable to a utility grid. The wind turbine further includes a wind turbine controller adapted to control at least one of an output current of the wind turbine, an output voltage of the wind turbine, a reactive output power of the wind turbine, an output voltage of the DC link and an output current of the DC link. The wind turbine further includes a communication device adapted to receive a control signal and to set a control parameter of the wind turbine controller in accordance with the control signal. A network converter, method of operating a wind turbine, methods of operating a wind park and computer-readable storage medium are also provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130188 | AIRBORNE WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM WITH GROUND GENERATOR AND UNORTHODOX POWER CAPTURE OR TRANSFER - An airborne wind energy conversion system with a ground generator and unorthodox power capture or transfer means, including such embodiments as: a system with an ultra-long flexible wing, which serves both for power harvesting and power transfer; a system with a tethered wing, the tether having an airfoil cross section in at least a substantial part of its length and participating in power harvesting; a system with a very long semi-circular wing, harvesting and transferring wind power by its helical motion; a system in which a conventional wing both harvests wind power and excites waves in the tether, the waves transferring the power. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130189 | REGENERATIVE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A regenerative electricity system that can be installed in an electric vehicle to recharge the batteries with the movement of the vehicle while it is driven. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130190 | Mechanical wave/oscillation translator to produce rotary shaft power - Transverse and longitudinal wave energy is transformed into useful mechanical energy. The basic unit is composed of a linkage body with a socket located at each end. A main bevel gear inserted into each socket engages with a bevel gear attached to a transverse power shaft. A one way clutch permits the bevel gear to move in one direction. A number of these units can be connected end on end to magnify the mechanical energy transformed from wave energy. The terminus of the transverse power shaft is connected to the rotor of an electrical generator. As the linkage bodies interact with the force of the waves, the transverse power shaft is rotated which then causes the rotor of the electric generator to spin creating electricity. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130191 | GRAVITY-BASED ENERGY-STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for harvesting, storing, and generating energy includes a subsurface structure supporting machinery to convert received energy into potential energy, store that potential energy, and at a later time convert that potential energy into electrical energy. The system includes one or more buoyant chambers that support the subsurface structure and are maintained with an internal that is approximately equal to the ambient pressure at their deployed depth. The system is anchored to the seafloor with one or more mo lines. Suspended from the subsurface structure are one or more weights that are hoisted up or lowered down by one or more winches The one or more winches comprise a spooling drum, and one or more motors and/or one or more generators or one or more motor/generators. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130192 | GRAVITY BASED ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE - The present invention provides a gravity based energy conversion system. The gravity based energy conversion system includes a circular pulley, a first container, a second container, a rotational energy conversion unit, and an electric energy generation unit. The first container and the second container are suspended on either sides of the circular member using a connecting member. According to the present invention, weight of the first container and the second container is altered to obtain continuous ascending and descending movements of the first container and the second container. The ascending and descending movements of the first container and the second container generates a bi-directional circular motion at the circular member. The rotational energy conversion unit converts the bi-directional circular motion of the circular member into a unidirectional rotational movement. The rotational energy conversion unit feeds the rotational energy to the electrical energy generation unit which then generates electric energy. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130193 | GLOVE BOX FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - Disclosed is a glove box for an automobile. The glove box for an automobile includes a glove box door which is open/closed; a first lock rod including an end protruding to a side of the glove box door in the glove box door to lock the side of the glove box door; and a second lock rod including an end protruding to an opposite side of the glove box door in the glove box door to lock the opposite side of the glove box door. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130194 | GLOVE BOX FOR VEHICLE - A glove box for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a push rod housing which is fixed to a glove box door; a push rod which is slidably disposed in the push rod housing in order to lock or unlock the glove box door; and a guide rod which is coupled to the push rod, and moved along an outer surface of the push rod housing when the push rod slides, such that when a user presses the knob, the knob is operated without rattling. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130195 | ELECTRIC LOCK FOR DOORS - An electric lock for doors has a housing with an opening, including a first catch and a second catch, an overlap formed by which enables the operation of the present invention. A blocking element connected to a driving device is displaced between an opening position and a closing position whereby the blocking element would stop the first catch from turning when being in the closing position, therefore controlling the turning of the second catch, rendering the opening a locked status and locking up the latch; when the blocking element is in the opening position, the blocking against the first catch would be eliminated, therefore turning the second catch together and rendering the opening an unlocked status, allowing the latch to be unlocked. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130196 | SAFETY BOLT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A safety bolt device comprising: a drop down bolt, the drop down bolt comprising: a cross-member; a first vertical pin attached to a first end of the cross-member; a second vertical pin attached to a second end of the cross-member, the second vertical pin parallel to the first vertical pin, and a fixed distance from the first vertical pin; a door receiver configured to receive the first vertical pin, the door receiver comprising: a bolt; a bolt vertical pin hole located on the bolt, the bolt vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the bolt vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the bolt, and the bolt vertical pin hole configured to accept the first vertical pin; a jamb receiver configured to receive the second vertical pin, the jamb receiver comprising: a pin; a pin vertical pin hole located on the pin, the pin vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the pin vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the pin, and the pin vertical pin hole configured to accept the second vertical pin; where the door receiver is configured to attach to a door, and the jamb receiver is configured to attach to the door jamb of the door, and where the safety bolt device is configured to prevent the door from being opened when the drop down bolt has been dropped into the door receiver and the jamb receiver. A safety bolt kit comprising: a kit housing, the housing comprising a base, and a hinged cover; a safety bolt device located in the kit housing, the safety bolt device comprising: a drop down bolt, the drop down bolt comprising: a cross-member; a first vertical pin attached to a first end of the cross-member; a second vertical pin attached to a second end of the cross-member, the second vertical pin parallel to the first vertical pin, and a fixed distance from the first vertical pin; a door receiver configured to receive the first vertical pin, the door receiver comprising: a bolt; a bolt vertical pin hole located on the bolt, the bolt vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the bolt vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the bolt, and the bolt vertical pin hole configured to accept the first vertical pin; a jamb receiver configured to receive the second vertical pin, the jamb receiver comprising: a pin; a pin vertical pin hole located on the pin, the pin vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the pin vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the pin, and the pin vertical pin hole configured to accept the second vertical pin; where the door receiver is configured to attach to a door, and the jamb receiver is configured to attach to the door jamb of the door, and where the safety bolt device is configured to prevent the door from being opened when the drop down bolt has been dropped into the door receiver and the jamb receiver. A safety bolt system comprising: a door rotatably attached to a doorjamb; a door receiver attached to the door, the door receiver comprising: a door receiver housing, the door receiver housing comprising: a door receiver entry hole located on a top surface of the door receiver housing; a door receiver exit hole located on a bottom surface of the door receiver housing; a bolt; a bolt vertical pin hole located on the bolt, the bolt vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the bolt vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the bolt, a bolt hole located on a door receiver rear surface of the door receiver housing, where the bolt is configured to slide into the bolt hole; threads located on a distil end of the bolt; a door receiver housing drift pin hole located in one side of the door receiver housing; a bolt drift pin hole located in the bolt, generally perpendicular to the bolt vertical pin hole and offset from the bolt vertical pin hole; a door receiver drift pin configured to slide into the door receiver housing drift pin hole and the bolt drift pin hole thereby locking the bolt with respect to the door receiver housing; a nut configured to mate with the threads, such that the nut and the distil end of the bolt are on one side of the door, and the door receiver is attached to the opposite side of the door; a jamb receiver attached to the doorjamb, the jamb receiver comprising: a jamb receiver entry hole located on a top surface of the jamb receiver housing; a jamb receiver exit hole located on a bottom surface of the jamb receiver housing; a pin; a pin vertical pin hole located on the pin, the pin vertical pin hole being a through hole, and the pin vertical pin hole oriented generally perpendicular to the length of the pin, a; a pin hole located on a rear surface of the jamb receiver housing, where the pin is configured to slide into the pin hole; a jamb receiver housing drift pin hole located in one side of the jamb receiver housing; a pin drift pin hole located in the pin, generally perpendicular to the pin vertical pin hole and offset from the pin vertical pin hole; a pin drift pin configured to slide into the jamb receiver housing drift pin hole and the pin drift pin hole thereby locking the pin with respect to the jamb receiver housing; a drop down bolt configured to slide into the door receiver and the jamb receiver, the drop down bolt comprising: a cross-member; a first vertical pin attached to a first end of the cross-member; a second vertical pin attached to a second end of the cross-member, the second vertical pin parallel to the first vertical pin, and a fixed distance from the first vertical pin; where the first pin is configured to slide into the door receiver entry hole, through the bolt via the door receiver vertical pin hole, and out the door receiver exit hole; and where the second pin is configured to slide into the jamb receiver entry hole, through the pin via the pin vertical pin hole, and out the jamb receiver exit hole. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130197 | Anti-Ligature Handle and Escutcheon For Operating a Lock - An anti-ligature handle and escutcheon for operating a lock. The handle and escutcheon are smoothly curved in all directions to eliminate hanging points and prevent suicide by preventing the attachment of a ligature to the handle or escutcheon. The handle is curved to allow fingers to be inserted behind the handle to pull on the handle. The handle is attached to a handle plate that slides behind an escutcheon plate portion of the escutcheon. Multiple ligature traps in the form of an inverted “V” are positioned in parallel offset rows between the handle plate and the escutcheon plate to prevent the insertion of a ligature around the handle and handle plate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130198 | FLIPPING HOOK APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING FOOD ITEMS - A flipping hook apparatus for allowing a user to reduce the number of cooking utensils needed for a given job, eliminating food dropping, moving a user's hand further away from a heating element while manipulating food, minimizing arm and wrist twisting while manipulating food, and more safely lower food onto cooking surfaces. The flipping hook apparatus comprises a hook member having an elongated shaft and a hook portion permanently attached to an elongated handle. The hook portion is defined by a 90 degree bend in the elongated shaft, followed by a 1 inch diameter roll in a 150 to 160 degree angle. It is contemplated that the hook member is constructed out of stainless steel and the handle is constructed out of wood having up to three coats of polyurethane so as to seal and protect the wood. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130199 | LIFTING HOOK AND SAFETY LATCH FOR LIFTING HOOK - A lifting hook includes a hook body with a hook stem; a tip; a safety latch with a fastening end and a free latch end, the fastening end being pivotally fastened close to the stem for movement between an open and a closed position, the safety latch being in the open position substantially against the inside of the hook body in a position that leaves the hook jaw open while in a closed position the latch end extends across the hook jaw to the tip of the hook, closing the jaw from the inside; and an actuator of the safety latch arranged between the safety latch and the hook stem, the actuator of the safety latch including delay mechanism configured to return the safety latch from the open position to the closed position in a delayed manner. A safety latch of a lifting hook is also provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130200 | HOT STICK ADAPTER, COMBINATION, AND METHOD - An adapter for a dielectric hot stick, the hot stick having a hook, the hook being movable along an axis of travel that includes a retracted position where the hook is within an axial passage in the hot stick, and an extended position where the hook is extended past a work end of the hot stick, the adapter comprising: a frame with a hot stick seat shaped to be mounted on the work end of the hot stick, the frame defining a lever passage positioned to at least partially align with the axial passage in use; and a lever assembly pivotally connected to the frame, the lever assembly having a first end with a connector for the hook and being at least partially within the lever passage, and the lever assembly having a second end defining or connected to a tool part to move the tool part relative to the frame to carry out a function when the hook moves along the axis of travel. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130201 | END EFFECTOR - An end effector for the packaging industry comprises has a frame, a bridge on top of the frame, a rack and pinion assembly, actuation rods, carrier assemblies, and vacuum ports. The rack and pinion assembly is configured to be operatively connected to a robot's rotatable shaft, and to the actuation rods. The actuation rods are fixedly connected to one or more of the carrier assemblies. As the robot's shaft rotates, the rack and pinion assembly is actuated, which actuates the actuation rods, which causes the carrier assemblies fixedly connected to the actuation rods to move longitudinally along the frame. Each carrier assembly includes a carrier block and at least one pick-up member. Each carrier block has at least one arm with a grabber to cooperate with an adjacent arm with grabbers of an adjacent carrier block(s) of the same subgroup. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130202 | RAIL WHEEL - A rail wheel with a wheel body and wheel brake discs connected thereto with fastening elements on both sides is designed in such a way that at least in the respective contact regions of the wheel brake discs a mechanically and thermally highly resilient intermediate layer is arranged on the wheel body | 2015-05-14 |
20150130203 | MULTI-PIECE ACOUSTIC SPRAY FOAM CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An acoustic spray foam control system and method for a vehicle includes an acoustic spray foam control baffle, a wedge member and acoustic spray foam. The acoustic spray foam control baffle is mounted within a cavity defined in a vehicle body of the vehicle. The acoustic spray foam control baffle has a tapered recess portion defining a tapered recess. The wedge member is complementarily received in the tapered recess of the tapered recess portion of the acoustic spray foam control baffle for applying force against the tapered recess portion to set the acoustic spray foam control baffle within the cavity. The acoustic spray foam is injected into the cavity on one side of the acoustic spray foam control baffle and contained thereby. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130204 | DECORATION PART - A decoration part includes a base member having a front-side surface and an outer peripheral end portion, a skin covering the front-side surface of the base member, and a holding member mounted to the front-side surface of the base member and arranged on a rear-surface side of the skin. The skin has a stitch line formed with a thread, and a part of the stitch line is arranged in the outer peripheral end portion. The holding member holds the thread with which the skin and the holding member are sewed and has a linear shape extending along the stitch line. The holding member has a mount portion mounted to a holding member mount portion of the base member and a stitch portion that is sewed with the thread. The holding member has the stitch portion closer to an outer peripheral end of the base member than the mount portion. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130205 | Method for Rescue and Recovery of Incapacitated Persons - A method for a two person rescue team to rescue an incapacitated person from a hazardous environment includes a wheeled platform with a contoured recess shaped to accommodate an air pack. The platform is sufficiently low to the ground so that a transported person, as well as the rescue personnel can be kept below the heat in an inflamed building. The platform straddles a water hose which is used as an escape path by the rescue team to extract the incapacitated person. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130206 | CENTER CONSOLE - A center console has a basic support on which functional parts and trim parts are attachable. In order to provide a center console having a basic support which is of simple construction and/or is manufacturable in a cost-effective manner, the basic support ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130207 | STORAGE COMPARTMENT APPARATUS FOR DOOR OF A VEHICLE - A storage compartment apparatus for a door of a vehicle includes an elongated body that extends along an axis. The elongated body includes impact-absorbing elements arranged along the axis and an axially elongated storage compartment opening at an axial end and coextending with the impact-absorbing elements along the axis. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130208 | OPENING/CLOSING ASSISTING APPARATUS OF GATE FOR TRUCK - An apparatus for assisting opening/closing of a gate for a truck may include a housing mounted onto a lower side of the floor panel, a lifter having a first end pivotally coupled to the floor, wherein the lifter generates elastic repulsive force when being compressed while a length of the lifter is decreased, a first arm having a first end pivotally connected to a second end of the lifter, a second arm having a first end pivotally mounted on the housing and a second end pivotally connected to a second end of the first arm, and a third arm having a first end pivotally connected to a third end of the second arm and a second end pivotally connected to the gate, wherein when the gate rotates downwardly and is opened, the first arm, the second arm, and the third arm are moved to compress the lifter. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130209 | TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame, and an engine supported by the frame and operably coupled to the ground-engaging members. Additionally, the two-wheeled vehicle includes an upper and lower fairing assembly that cooperate together to define wind flow around the vehicle. Vents and deflectors are controllable to regulate the airflow to the rider. A vehicle control unit is operable to control the heated grips and the cruise control. A trunk is provided for mounting to the motorcycle and is electrically coupled to a harness running beneath the seat. The vehicle is further profiled to receive a hand held GMRS handset and smart phone. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130210 | VEHICLE WITH COVER SYSTEM FOR THE LOAD-CARRYING STRUCTURE - A vehicle has a load-carrying structure limited by end and side walls and open at the top. A cover system covers the load-carrying structure in a closed position, and uncovers it in an open position. The cover system has at least one roof segment, swiveled between the closed position and the open position using at least one swivel mechanism having at least one drive shaft, with the roof segment being rigidly attached to the drive shaft. A drive turns the drive shaft, which is rotatably secured to at least two swivel levers that are able to be swiveled on a shared swivel axis, thus moving the drive axis between its position on the upper longitudinal edge of one of the two side walls and a position that is laterally spaced from the side wall, and aligning the shared swivel axis with the upper longitudinal edge of the side walls. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130211 | Telescoping type cover for truck beds and the like - An enclosure assembly enabling the selective covering of an area such as the bed of a pickup truck. The assembly includes a plurality of extendable collapsible cover section interconnected by an actuation system. The actuation system enables the rear cover section of the assembly to be pivoted to a collapsed or extended position by a pivoting structure having unique cam and leverage characteristics. The entire assembly can be selectively power operated or locked into position using a clutch mechanism associated with the actuation system. The actuation system can be powered by an electric motor or by a hand crank operating through bevel gears in case of a system failure. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130212 | TONNEAU COVER LOCKING SPRING CLAMP - A tonneau cover system for a cargo box of a pickup truck including a cover member positionable generally over the cargo box of the pickup truck and a locking spring clamp assembly. The locking spring assembly having: a linkage member coupled to the cover member at a connection location along the linkage member; and a latch housing slidably coupled to the linkage member. The latch housing includes an engaging member engaging the cargo box of the pickup truck in a latched position. A first biasing member urges the latch housing into the latched position. A locking feature releasably couples the linkage member and the latch housing into a locked position, such that a distance between the connection location and the engaging member is generally constant in the latched position and generally maintained by the locking feature in a locked position. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130213 | COMPOSITE SOFT TOP ASSEMBLY FOR SUV, BOTH 2 AND 4 DOOR - A composite soft top assembly having a convertible roof portion that provides an open air feel with a soft, flexible outer layer. The composite soft top assembly further includes soft sides with hard glass or hard polymer materials connected to a frame, which is connected to the soft sides of the assembly. Additionally, the rear window has a removable horseshoe frame structure about which the hard rear window is connected with hinges to allow for the rear window to pivot about at least one hinge between an open and closed position. Additionally, the rear window can have a wiper or electronic wire mounts for a center high mount stop lamp. Additionally, the horseshoe frame structure allows for the connection of other electrical components such as a rear defrost system. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130214 | DOOR FRAME FOR VEHICLE - A door frame for a vehicle for ensuring aesthetic features of the vehicle, reducing the production cost, and minimizing the entire weight may be coupled with a bright molding providing for improving aesthetic features of a vehicle and a door glass run guiding open/close of a door glass. The door frame may include: one outer frame at which the bright molding is mounted; and one inner frame disposed at an internal side compared with the outer frame, coupled with the outer frame. The door glass run may be interposed and coupled between a glass run supporting portion formed at the bright molding and a glass run contact portion formed at the outer frame, and the bright molding may be directly mounted to the outer frame without an additional member. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130215 | DOOR FRAME FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a door frame for a vehicle that may be coupled with a bright molding provided for improving aesthetic features of the vehicle. The door frame may include an outer frame at which the bright molding is mounted and an inner frame. The outer frame may be disposed to an external side of the vehicle and have a shape in accord with a shape of the bright molding. The inner frame may be disposed at an internal side of the vehicle with respect to the outer frame and have a shape in accord with the shape of the outer frame. The shapes of the bright molding and the outer frame may be formed such that the bright molding is directly mounted to the outer frame without aid from any additional coupling member. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130216 | DOOR FRAME FOR VEHCLE - A door frame for a vehicle may include an outer frame disposed at an external side of the vehicle, and an inner frame disposed at an internal side of the vehicle compared with the outer frame and having a shape in accord with a shape of the outer frame. The outer frame and a bright molding provided for improving aesthetic features of the vehicle may be configured such that the bright molding is able to be directly mounted to the outer frame. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130217 | SORB ENERGY MANAGEMENT CROSSMEMBER - An apparatus turns a front wheel of a vehicle inward during an offset frontal impact. The apparatus includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail spaced from each other. A bumper is supported by the first and second frame rails. A beam extends between and engages the first and second frame rails. The beam includes an extension extending from the first frame rail away from the second frame rail to a first end spaced from the first frame rail for being positioned forward of the front wheel and for being forced into the front wheel during the offset frontal impact. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130218 | VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED DRIVER UNIT WITH LOCKING AND FORCE ABSORBING MEANS - A vehicle with a driver's cab including a driver unit with a vertically suspended floor structure and a vehicle steering control, a vehicle speed control and a driver's seat. The cab is provided with a deformation zone behind the driver unit for absorbing force in case of a frontal collision. A horizontal beam belonging to the cab frame structure is positioned in front of the driver unit. An arrangement for positively locking the beam to the driver unit is provided in case a frontal collision causes the beam to contact the driver unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130219 | TURNING WORKING VEHICLE - A turning working vehicle is provided with a monitor arrangement structure where a driver's seat is arranged on an operation part disposed on a turning body, and a working part manipulation lever which manipulates a working part and a monitor which displays various information are disposed on either one of left and right sides of the driver's seat. The monitor is arranged in an upright state outside and in front of the working part manipulation lever, and a display screen of the monitor is directed toward a viewpoint side of an operator seated on the driver's seat and performing manipulation while viewing a front side. An outer manipulation lever is arranged in an upright state behind the monitor thus allowing the operator to view the display screen of the monitor between the outer manipulation lever and the working part manipulation lever within a field of vision of the operator. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130220 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A VEHICLE LOAD FLOOR HAVING A CELLULOSE-BASED CORE AND MADE BY A COMPOSITE, COMPRESSION MOLDING PROCESS AND HAVING A WOOD GRAIN FINISH - A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor having a cellulose-based core to compartmentalize a cargo area of the vehicle into an upper compartment and a covered lower compartment is provided. The floor has a wood grain finish. The load floor includes a compression-molded composite panel that includes first and second outer layers of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a core of cellulose-based material and positioned between the outer layers. The core has a large number of cavities. The outer layers are bonded to the core by the first and second sheets and by press molding. The first outer layer having a top surface on which a multi-layer sheet is bonded by the press molding. The multi-layer sheet has a substantially planar upper support surface to support cargo in the upper compartment and to provide the load floor with the wood grain finish. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130221 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A CARGO TRIM PANEL MADE BY A COMPOSITE, COMPRESSION MOLDING PROCESS AND HAVING A WOOD GRAIN FINISH - A cargo management system including an automotive vehicle seat having a backrest which separates the vehicle interior into a passenger area at the front of the vehicle and a cargo area at the rear of the vehicle is provided. The system includes a vehicle load floor which includes first and second outer layers and a core of cellulose-based material positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities. The outer layers of the load floor are bonded to the core by press molding. The load floor has a wood grain finish. A compression-molded, composite cargo trim panel is secured to the backrest and includes a base layer and a coverstock sheet bonded to the base layer by press molding. The coverstock sheet provides the trim panel with a wood grain finish in an upper compartment of the cargo area. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130222 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND INCLUDING A PAIR OF OPPOSING CARGO TRIM PANELS, EACH OF WHICH IS MADE BY A COMPOSITE, COMPRESSION MOLDING PROCESS AND HAS A WOOD GRAIN FINISH - A cargo management system including a vehicle load floor and a pair of opposing cargo trim panels supported above the load floor at opposite sides of the load floor within the interior of the vehicle is provided. The load floor has a wood grain finish. The load floor includes a first outer layer, a second outer layer and a core of cellulose-based material positioned between the outer layers and having a large number of cavities. The outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding. The trim panels are compression-molded, composite cargo trim panels supported above the vehicle load floor at opposite sides of the load floor. Each panel includes a base layer and a coverstock sheet bonded to the base layer by press molding. Each coverstock sheet provides its respective trim panel with a wood grain finish. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130223 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front section structure includes: a suspension tower; an apron upper member that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction along a top wall portion of the suspension tower, a pair of frames that are disposed to a vehicle front side and a vehicle rear side of the suspension tower, that extend from the apron upper member towards a vehicle lower side and vehicle width direction inner side, and that are integrally formed with a cast-formed suspension tower structural body together with the suspension tower and the apron upper member; a cross rib that is formed at the apron upper member and that extends along the apron upper member; and a pair of vertical ribs that are respectively formed at the pair of frames, that extend along each of the pair of frames, and that are connected to the cross rib. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130224 | LOAD MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A bracket for protecting a flange of a body of a vehicle includes a first portion, a second portion, and a channel defined between the first and second portions. The channel receives the flange. The bracket includes a back side and adhesive disposed on the back side. A front side of the bracket is disposed opposite the back side. A transition surface on the front side slopes inwardly from the first portion to the second portion for deflecting a wheel away from the flange during an offset impact. | 2015-05-14 |