| Lippert Components, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20110316305 | System for Securing Cover to Panel Door of Recreational Vehicle and Living Space Extension for Recreational Vehicle - A system for securing a cover to a panel door of a recreational vehicle, the cover typically being a tent, as well as the resultant living space extension for the vehicle. An elongated, rigid extrusion is secured peripherally to the panel door, and an elongated channel is shaped to fit in a cavity of the extrusion and be retained in place, with the channel being stitched to the bottom skirt of the cover. With the channel engaged on the extension, the cover is retained essentially permanently in engagement on the panel door. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110169231 | System for Leveling Recreational Vehicles and the Like - A system and method for leveling a vehicle when stationary. The system includes three zones with a first zone at the front end, and the second and third zones on opposite sides of the vehicle. All zones include leveling jacks, each having a blind side and a rod side. At least one leveling jack is located in the first zone, and at least two leveling jacks are located in each of the second and third zones, straddling the wheel on that side, and the blind sides of the jacks in each zone are connected together. The rod sides of all of the jacks are connected to a common fluid line, which typically is low fluid or pressure free. In operation, once the vehicle is stationary, all of the jacks are extended from a retracted position to an extended position meeting the surface upon which the vehicle is located. Fluid is then applied to the blind side of one of the second and third zone leveling jacks to raise the lower of the two sides, and, if the front end is higher than the rear, fluid to the blinds of the leveling jack in the first zone is reduced, while if the front end is lower than the rear, fluid to the blind side of the leveling jack in the first zone is increased, with the vehicle then being level. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20100277898 | Threshold Lighting System - A threshold lighting system for recreation vehicles and the like. The system includes a threshold with a first light cavity extending along one side of the threshold for emitting light inwardly into a recreational vehicle in a first direction generally parallel to the vehicle floor, and a second light cavity on the opposite side of the threshold for emitting light in a second direction down the stairs leading to the threshold. The light cavities are preferably part of an extrusion forming the threshold, and the threshold is typically part of a door frame assembly provided as a unit. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100253046 | Equalizer for a Suspension System - An equalizer for a suspension system for a trailer is configured to absorb or dampen the harsh shocks or vibrations coming off of the leaf springs proximate to a center frame hangar, thus allowing for a “softer” ride. The equalizer utilizes one or two independent equalizer arm assemblies or castings which are each rotatably secured within the equalizer. Each equalizer arm assembly or casting is operatively associated with one of the leaf springs such that upon upward movement of the leaf spring, the associated equalizer arm assembly or casting is forced to rotate within the equalizer and to deform a shock absorber provided within the equalizer. The shock absorber, upon the deformation thereof, absorbs the harsh shocks or vibrations which would otherwise normally be transferred from the leaf springs, to the equalizer, and thus to the frame of the trailer. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100219660 | Strap Bed Lift - A vehicle includes a lifting mechanism that may be used to lift one or more objects between a lowered or use position and a raised or stowed position. The lifting mechanism includes a strap to lift the objects. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20090200782 | TOWED VEHICLE STABILIZING APPARATUS - An apparatus for stabilizing a towed vehicle when stationary, such as a fifth wheel trailer. A pair of independent stabilizing legs is attached to the pin box for towed vehicle, each of the leg being attached to an opposite side of the pin box by means of a universal joint. When deployed, a fine adjustment extends between the legs for altering the leg spacing. When stowed, each of the leg is located in a bracket shaped to engage and retain the leg. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090108564 | Positioning Guide for Aiding Connection of a Fifth Wheel Towed Vehicle - A positioning guide for aiding connection of a fifth wheel towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, where the fifth wheel towed vehicle has a pin box assembly. A mirror is secured to a cover for the pin box assembly, the mirror being located at an orientation so that it is visible from the towing vehicle when the cover is attached to the pin box assembly. The mirror may be convex and located in a cowl forming part of a cover. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20080238119 | STRAP BED LIFT - A vehicle includes at least two items that move vertically between a lowered position and a raised position. In one embodiment, one of the items is a seating unit having a seat back and a seat base such as a couch or a dinette. The seating unit may convert into a bed. In another embodiment, one of the items may be a bed. The vehicle may also include a cargo area which is configured to receive an off-road vehicle. One or more of the items may be lifted in the cargo area to provide additional cargo space in the vehicle. The vehicle may also include other items that move vertically such as a desk, a table, a workbench, an entertainment center, an appliance, a television, a sink, a cupboard, a cabinet, a shelf, and/or a counter. | 10-02-2008 |
