03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140015179 | High Fatigue Arcuate Spring - An arcuate spring having a plurality of coils which are configured and dimensioned to provide an arcuate shape to the spring and being substantially free of internal stresses which would tend to urge the coils into linear alignment. The spring is designed to function under load conditions while maintaining its natural arcuate shape. The spring is can be heated by use of an induction heating process. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015180 | MAGNETIC DAMPER - Apparatus, systems, and methods for damping movement of a first mass relative to a second mass by magnetically generating induced current are provided. A magnet is coupled to one mass and a nonferrous metallic member is coupled to another mass that moves relative to the first mass. First and second springs are coupled to opposing ends of the magnet, the magnet being positioned between the springs. A guide member channels the magnet as it moves relative to the nonferrous member, the magnet being slidable along the guide member. The magnet is in close proximity to the nonferrous metallic member as the magnet moves. Upon causing movement of the magnet by either mass, the magnet generates an electrical current in the nonferrous metallic member that induces a counter magnetic field that opposes the magnetic field generated by the current to damp movement of the magnet as it moves. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015181 | OFFSET INDEX WELDING POSITIONER - Disclosed is a two station positioner for positioning work pieces for mounting and working at the same time. A first arm positioner can be located in a mounting position for mounting a work piece on the first arm positioner, while the other arm positioner is located in a working position, where another work piece can be welded or machined. The first positioning arm, in the mounting position, is sufficiently low to allow workers to mount the work piece without the use of elevated platforms. A pedestal exchange platform can then be indexed to place the first positioning arm with the mounted piece in the working position and the other positioning arm in the mounting position. In this manner, workers can mount work pieces while other work pieces are being worked. In the working position, the positioning arm is rotated on a horizontal axis, which reduces programming complexity for robotic welders or machines. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015182 | WORKPIECE RECOVERY UNIT - To prevent entrance of swarf or cutting oil from a workpiece recovery opening, in a workpiece recovery unit, a cover | 2014-01-16 |
20140015183 | Rotary Conveying Equipment for Exposing Substrate - Disclosure is a rotary conveying equipment for exposing a substrate. The rotary conveying equipment includes a carrying device and a rotary moving device. The carrying device carries the substrate by fastening the substrate thereon. The rotary moving device includes a rotating means, and the rotating means is connected to the carrying device and is moved together with rotated. And the efficiency of the exposure process is improved. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015184 | RAPID DOGGING AND ROLLING SYSTEM - A log rolling, support and clamp assembly includes a longitudinal frame having a plurality of rollers coupled to and positioned along the length of the frame from a first end to a second end and permitting rolling of a log on the assembly. A log rest and an opposing log dog are coupled to the frame, the log dog being slideably moveable towards the log rest. The assembly is attachable to a portable sawmill and assists in handling the logs after being loaded on the bed of the sawmill. Also disclosed is a sawmill and a kit having such an assembly. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015185 | WORK PROCESSING APPARATUS - To provide work processing apparatus capable of positioning and stably supporting various types of works of different shapes and capable of performing processing effectively by supporting a work in an arbitrary posture. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015186 | CONFIGURABLE WELDING TABLE AND FORCE INDICATING CLAMP - Disclosed is a configurable table that uses configurable mounting pieces to mount a work piece on the configurable table at a predetermined location. The configurable table includes a fixed portion of a mounting clamp that can engage a rotatable portion of a mounting clamp on a positioner or other device. The positioner can then rotate the configurable table and work piece to various orientations for performing horizontal welds, using robotic welders, as well as machining and cutting. The configurable table can also be used for initial fabrication, cutting, or working, which eliminates the need for separate fabrication and finish welding tables. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015187 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus configured to form a recessed portion at a portion at which a staple is driven into a sheet bundle from a sheet forming a surface of a side into which at least the staple is driven such that a sheet bundle to be discharged next on a sheet bundle stacking unit is stacked on a sheet bundle previously stacked on the sheet bundle stacking unit without catching on a staple of the previously stacked sheet bundle, and an image forming apparatus including the sheet processing apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015188 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a projection forming unit configured to form a projection on a sheet. The projection is formed in the vicinity of a binding portion of a sheet bundle. When a succeeding sheet bundle is discharged on the sheet bundle in which the projection has been formed on a top surface thereof, the succeeding sheet bundle is stacked by moving on the already stacked sheet bundle without being caught by the binding portion of the already stacked sheet bundle as an end of the succeeding sheet bundle is guided by the projection. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015189 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image forming system includes the following elements. An image forming apparatus forms images on plural sheets sequentially transported with a spacing therebetween. A sheet transport apparatus includes a transport section which receives and transports the plural sheets farther downstream. The sheet transport apparatus supplies a different type of sheet from a different-type-of-sheet supply device, inserts it into the spacing, and transports the sheets. The sheet transport apparatus includes the following elements. A transport information obtaining unit obtains information concerning transporting of sheets. A different-type-of-sheet stop unit supplies the different type of sheet, on the basis of the information concerning transporting of sheets, and stops the different type of sheet at a position before the transport section. A different-type-of-sheet supply information output unit outputs information concerning the supply of the different type of sheet, the information being obtained regarding a standby state of the different type of sheet. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015190 | PAPER INVERTING DEVICE - A paper inverting device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a guiding structure, a power mechanism, and a controller. The power mechanism is used for driving rotation of the guiding structure. The first sensor is used for detecting the position of the paper. The second sensor is used for detecting the thickness of the paper. According to the sensing signals from the first sensor and the second sensor, the controller may determine the timing of rotating the guiding structure and the rotating direction and the rotating angle of the guiding structure. Consequently, the guiding structure may be controlled to stop the paper and further invert the paper. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015191 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms an image on a recording material, and a feeder that feeds the recording material to the image forming section, wherein the feeder includes a recording material accommodating unit that accommodates recording materials, a suction device that sucks air, forming members that are provided with an opening formed close to the recording materials accommodated in the recording material accommodating unit, and form a negative-pressure space, which has negative pressure due to suction by the suction device, together with the recording material facing the opening, partition members that include edge portions formed close to the opening, are formed so as to extend from the edge portions toward the inside of the negative-pressure space, and partition the negative-pressure space into two or more spaces, and feeding members that feed the recording material pulled toward the forming members when the negative-pressure space has negative pressure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015192 | SHEET THICKNESS DETECTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A sheet thickness detector incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet conveying member to rotate and convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance direction, a driven sheet conveying member to contact the sheet conveying member and form at least one first transfer nip therebetween in a lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the sheet passing through the first transfer nip and rotated with the sheet conveying member in the sheet conveyance direction, a displacement member to contact the sheet conveying member and form a second transfer nip smaller than the first transfer nip in the lateral direction and to displace by an amount equivalent to the thickness of the sheet passing through the second transfer nip and supported at a support member, and a displacement amount detector to detect an amount of displacement of the displacement member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015193 | Adjustable Tray Rack - A machine to sort documents includes a stacker having a tier of the plurality of pockets and a magazine positioned at one end of the stacker. A first transport and a second transport operably associated with the magazine are configured to carry the documents through the stacker. Once the sorted documents are at the end of the machine, there is a tray system operably associated with the machine to allow the user to store the resulting sorted documents from the machine. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015194 | STATIC SEGMENT ROULETTE WHEEL - A roulette gaming wheel has at least three concentric components:
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20140015195 | CUSTOMIZED THERAPEUTIC PUZZLES - According to the present invention, there is provided a therapeutic puzzle. The puzzle comprises a plurality puzzle pieces. Each of the pieces has a top surface, a bottom surface and complimentary joints for detachably assembling the pieces together in a pre-determined pattern. The top surface of one or more of the pieces features a therapeutic message or a series of therapeutic messages designed to bring about a pre-determined therapeutic result when the pieces are assembled in the pre-determined pattern to form the puzzle. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015196 | "21" On the side - A method is provided for playing a card game using a deck of cards with rules to define a value of the cards in the deck, in accordance with an example. The method may include distributing a plurality of cards to a player and a dealer. A main wager may be received from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the player and a side wager may be received from the player for the plurality of cards distributed to the dealer. The plurality of cards distributed to the dealer may be revealed when a total value of the plurality of cards distributed to the player is less than or equal to a predetermined value. The player may be rewarded for the side wager when a total of the value of the plurality of cards distributed to the dealer equals the predetermined value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015197 | BEER PONG GAME AND METHOD OF PLAYING - A game kit comprises, in one embodiment, a plurality of different-sized containers for arranging on a playing surface and for use with a ball for throwing into the containers, and various method for playing the game. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015198 | BEAN BAG TOSSING GAME - An adapter for modifying a cornhole platform. The adapter may include an insert that may fit within the opening of the cornhole platform. Attached to the insert may be at least one barrier including sidewalls that may rest on the surface of the cornhole platform when the insert is within the opening. The barrier may include multiple rings attached to the insert. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015199 | BULK AMUSEMENT GAME TICKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The present invention is a prize distribution system for an amusement game that can deliver to a player a brick of tickets in bulk form, or deliver a prize that is shaped like a brick, in a reliable manner that is theft resistant and requires no human interaction to participate. The invention uses a conveyor belt and motor to extract a prize from a stacked or secured configuration, and move the prize to a bin accessible to the player. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a second motor and door system that opens and closes access to the bin, preventing a would-be thief from reaching through the bin to the prize stack in an attempt to remove a prize. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015200 | INTER STAGE SEAL HOUSING HAVING A REPLACEABLE WEAR STRIP - An inter stage seal housing for a turbine engine having upper and lower half inter stage seal housings in which a contact sealing surface of the seal housing is restored after an interval of engine operation. The contact sealing surface is restored by fitting a replaceable wear strip on the downstream sealing surface of the seal housing. In order to fit the replaceable wear strip, a circumferential groove is machined along an outer peripheral edge of the seal housing. The groove is machined to include axial location and radial retention such that the wear strips can be slid into the upper half and lower half inter stage seal housing circumferentially from the horizontal joint. The groove includes through holes and the wear strips include corresponding threaded holes such that the wear strips can be fastened in the groove by fasteners and fastener retention hardware. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015201 | HIGH PRESSURE SEAL BACK-UP - A seal mechanism for use with a downhole component comprises a first tubular member and a second tubular member, wherein the first tubular member is disposed within the second tubular member and separated therefrom by an extrusion gap; a circumferential groove disposed on the first tubular member; a seal disposed within the circumferential groove, wherein the seal is selectively positionable into engagement with the second tubular member; and a high pressure seal back-up disposed within the circumferential groove, wherein the distance between an inside diameter of the high pressure seal back-up and an outside diameter of the high pressure seal back-up is configured to remain substantially constant when pressure increases on the high pressure seal back-up, and wherein the high pressure seal back-up is configured to have an increase in its outer diameter in response to a pressure increase. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015202 | HIGH PRESSURE SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A seal assembly seals a gap between a pump plunger and a high pressure cylinder of a pump. The assembly includes a seal ring having a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end, and a rear axial end. An O-ring is positioned on the seal ring. A packing ring has a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end abutting the rear axial end of the seal ring, and a rear axial end. A non-metal packing follower has a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end abutting the rear axial end of the packing ring, and a rear axial end. The non-metal packing follower can be ceramic (e.g., carbide) or similar hard, wear-resistant materials. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015203 | Self-Energizing Seal - A self-energizing seal includes a housing and a plurality of annular seal ring segments movable relative to the housing. The annular seal ring segments include a circumferential slot and a plurality of holes defining a flow passage into the circumferential slot. A plurality of self-energizing ring segments are disposed in the circumferential slot. The annular seal ring segments and the self-energizing ring segments establish a seal with the exterior of a pipe and permit movement of the pipe in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the pipe. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015204 | SPACER AND GASKET ASSEMBLY FOR USE ON AN AIRCRAFT - A spacer and gasket assembly is shown for receipt between a static structure having an outer and inner surface and fastener holes therethrough and a removable structure having a base with fastener holes and an upper surface and a lower surface. The static structure and removable structure are engaged through a multiplicity of fasteners having a shaft diameter. The fasteners are adapted to apply a compression on the gasket between the static structure and the removable structure. The static structure and the removable structure have opposed, typically flat, facing walls. The spacer and gasket assembly comprising a substantially non-compressible spacer adapted for receipt between the static structure and the removable structure having a spacer thickness. A gasket has a deformable, flowable, elastomeric body and a skeleton having a skeleton thickness, the skeleton substantially integral with the body. The gasket has an uncompressed gasket thickness. The spacer and the gasket are adapted to be placed substantially between the facing walls of the static structure and the removable structure and the removable structure will compress and deform the gasket when the fasteners are torqued down. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015205 | POWER TOOL ADAPTOR AND A REVERSIBLE TOOL BIT HOLDER ADAPTED FOR A POWER TOOL ADAPTOR - A power tool adaptor for holding a tool adapted thereto including an adaptor body, a tool insertion cavity formed in an end of the adaptor body for receiving the tool, an elongated tool bit insertion cavity formed as a continuation of the tool insertion cavity, means for fixating the tool by protruding into one or more fixation recesses on the outer surface of the tool and means for attaching the power tool adaptor to a power tool; a reversible tool bit holder is further disclosed for holding two changeable tool bits, which reversible tool bit holder is adapted to fit into the power tool adaptor, along with a kit including a power tool adaptor and a reversible tool bit holder adapted to fit into the power tool adaptor. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015206 | TOOL CLAMPING FIXTURE - A tool clamping fixture includes at least one clamping unit, at least one operating unit, and at least one return damping unit. The at least one clamping unit is configured to fixedly clamp a machining tool in an axial direction. The at least one operating unit is configured to actuate the at least one clamping unit. The at least one return damping unit is at least configured to damp a return motion of the at least one operating unit. The at least one return damping unit is also configured to generate friction torques of different magnitudes in opposite directions of motion of the at least one operating unit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015207 | UNIVERSAL ACCESSORIES FOR OSCILLATING POWER TOOLS - An accessory for coupling to an attachment mechanism of an oscillating power tool includes a working end, an opposite rear end, and a fitment portion adjacent the rear end portion. The fitment portion includes a generally U-shaped opening open at the rear end and in communication with a central opening to receive a post of a tool clamping mechanism. The fitment portion further includes a first plurality of openings in communication with and extending radially outward from the central opening, a second plurality of openings not in communication with and positioned radially outward from the central opening. The central opening, the first plurality of openings, and the second plurality of openings are configured to couple the fitment portion to a plurality of different configurations of attachment mechanisms for oscillating power tools. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015208 | Multi functional sport footwear - A footwear includes: an upper portion; a sole connected to the upper portion; a blade connected to the sole; where the upper portion is configured to support a foot; where the sole is configured to support a foot bottom; where the sole is configured flexible to bend with the foot, the sole flexible to bend in at least one of, a toe area, a ball of the foot area, and a heel and arch area; where the blade comprises a low profile blade height measurement of approximately between one millimeter and fifteen millimeters; where the blade is configured to engage with an ice surface; and where the footwear is operable to wear on the foot. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015209 | FOLDABLE PASSENGER CARRIER - A foldable passenger carrier, such as an infant stroller, comprising a carrier frame with a frame body and at least one longitudinal frame element comprising a folding hinge with a locking mechanism in the folding hinge. The carrier further comprises a push-handle which is connected to the upper part of the frame body and comprises a handle adjustment hinge with a locking mechanism. The push-handle is foldable towards the forward part of the frame body at the handle adjustment hinge and the longitudinal frame element is foldable in a direction towards the lower part of the frame body at the folding hinge. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015210 | SHEET MATERIAL MOBILITY DEVICE - The invention comprises a rolling device that allows one person to easily transport sheet material goods commonly used in construction and remodeling. While there are carts now used for this purpose they are usually wide and unstable. This device is very narrow and is designed to transport one or two sheets of material at a time. Another feature of the cart is that it uses large wheels and tires which allows ease of travel over irregular surfaces as found on many construction sites. The wheels are mounted in a fashion that allows the material to be carried below the center of gravity which greatly enhances the stability of the load. The handles are easily removed so this device can easily be transported in even the smallest of cars. This cart solves the problem of handling large, heavy, cumbersome sheets of construction material. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015211 | Clamping Mechanism for a Two Wheel Panel Dolly - This patent is for a clamping mechanism for a two wheel panel dolly which is operated by turning a handle attached to the wheel axle. A threaded section of the axle is engaged with a threaded base clamp so that axle rotation drives the clamp along the axle to firmly grip a panel between the driven clamp and a the face of second clamp. Clamps are configured with different spacing between faces on opposite sides of the axle so that a wide range of panel widths can be accommodated with a relatively short clamping travel distance. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015212 | PENDULUM SUSPENSION DEVICE OF A SPRAY RAMP FOR AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE - A pendulum suspension device of a spray ramp, including:
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20140015213 | TRACTOR HAVING REINFORCED BUFFERING FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a tractor having a reinforced buffering function. The tractor includes: an upper link ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015214 | TRAILING ARM SUSPENSION BEAM ASSEMBLY - A suspension assembly includes an axle member, a first trailing beam assembly and a second trailing beam assembly. The first trailing beam assembly and the second trailing beam assembly each include a first end operably coupled to a vehicle frame and a second end that includes a downwardly opening recess, wherein the recess includes an outer periphery, the axle member is positioned within the recess, and wherein a weld extends about the entire periphery of the recess, thereby securing the trailing beams to the axle member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015215 | Control Arrangement For A Hydropneumatic Suspension System And Hydropneumatic Suspension System Comprising Such A Control Arrangement - A control arrangement for a hydropneumatic suspension system and a hydropneumatic suspension system are provided. The control arrangement has a pressure supply connection, a return connection, a piston chamber connection adapted to be connected to the piston chamber of a suspension cylinder of the hydropneumatic suspension system, an annular chamber connection adapted to be connected to the annular chamber of the suspension cylinder, and at least one controllable valve arrangement comprising a plurality of switch positions via which the pressure supply connection and the return connection are connectable to the piston chamber connection and the annular chamber connection. The annular chamber connection is in flow connection with the return connection via a pressure-limiting line having a hydraulically controllable pressure-limiting element. The pressure-limiting element has a control input adapted to be acted upon via a control line by a control pressure which is limitable to a predefinable pressure limit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015216 | SKATEBOARD WHEEL COVER - A skateboard wheel cover. The skateboard wheel cover can include a shielding portion, a sidewall portion coupled to the shielding portion, and a coupling portion coupled to the sidewall portion. The shielding portion may have an arcuate shape and may remain stationary while the skateboard is in use. The coupling portion may be adapted to couple to a wheel nut or an axle of a skateboard. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015217 | ACCESSORY CROSS BAR FOR A BICYCLE TRAILER - An accessory cross bar for a passenger carrier bicycle trailer comprising a bicycle carrier frame with a coupling arrangement at a front end of the frame for coupling of the bicycle trailer to a bicycle and a push-handle at a rear end of the frame. The accessory cross bar is adapted for horizontal mounting at the rear end of the bicycle trailer frame and has a non-circular cross-section. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015218 | ARM AND LEG POWERED VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided that includes a frame having a drive member supported for rotation thereon. A handlebar is supported for pivotal movement relative to the frame. A drive mechanism is provided on the frame that is configured to rotate the drive member in a first rotational direction when the handlebar is pivoted in either a first direction using a push-stroke or a second direction using a pull-stroke. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015219 | HAND PROPELLED AND STEERED BICYCLE - A bicycle. A front bicycle wheel and rear bicycle wheel are connected to a bicycle frame. A drive sprocket drives the rear bicycle wheel. Two hand grippable pivotally connected handles are each connected via a handle drive linkage to the drive sprocket. The pivoting of the handles in an approximately vertical plane controls the rotation of the drive sprocket and spins the rear bicycle wheel. In one preferred embodiment, the bicycle is a stationary bicycle. In another preferred embodiment the bicycle can be steered and taken on the street. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015220 | BICYCLE SHOCK WITH EXTENSION ARMS - A bicycle frame can have a main frame, a sub-frame and a shock. The sub-frame can move in relation to the main frame and the shock can be used to regulate that relationship. A linkage can also be used to regulate the relationships and control the rotation. The shock can further have a pair of extension arms to span a seat tube which is part of the main frame. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015221 | STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE INTERLOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE - A brake system is disclosed. The brake system includes a front brake mechanism, a rear brake mechanism, a front brake wire, a rear brake wire, a link, a support, and an interlocking brake wire. The link is rotatable around a fulcrum on one end thereof as measured in a longitudinal direction thereof. The support elastically supports the link at the fulcrum. The interlocking brake wire is connected with the link so as to pull the front brake wire and rear brake wire. The front brake wire, the interlocking brake wire, and the rear brake wire are connected with the link in this order, starting from the end of the link with the support, as measured in a longitudinal direction of the link. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015222 | BICYCLE TRAILOR FRONT WHEEL ARRANGEMENT - A front wheel arrangement on a bicycle trailer is provided. The connecting hook is arranged to be rotated on the connecting axis that comprises a locking arrangement for locking the front wheel in an in-use position and in a rest position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015223 | POWERED CONVERTER DOLLY AND SECURING DEVICE - A powered converter trolley for movement and attachment of trailers is provided. The trolley comprises a conventional converter trolley having a drawbar. The trolley has a power supply and operates as a towing device. The trolley connects to a freight trailer and can be raised or lowered from a stored position to a ground-engaging, working position. Alternatively, the wheels of the trolley may be powered for providing motion to the trolley. The trolley further comprises several attachment devices for securing the trolley to an intermodal railcar, including alternative hydraulic, mechanical, and electrically-powered tie down devices. A trolley movable along a railcar is provided for securing the trolley or trailer to the railcar and includes a hitch component for selectively interconnecting to a hitch component on the trolley or trailer. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015224 | Truck Bed Hitch Attachment - An above-bed structure having two or more feet is attached into a bed of a truck using inserts which can be removed or retracted to provide a flat, unobstructed truck bed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015225 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BRACKET FOR AN ADAPTABLE HITCH COVER - A hitch cover is shown and described. The hitch cover may include a base having first and second surfaces, the second surface having at least one engagement member attached thereto. The hitch cover may also include a mounting bracket selectively attached to the at least one engagement member of the base and extending from the second surface wherein the mounting bracket is configured to selectively engage a hitch receiver tube. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015226 | Trailer Ball Hitch with Recessed Lock Lever with Lever Latch - A ball clamp | 2014-01-16 |
20140015227 | BINDING - A binding for a vehicle, such as a skate for skating on ice or a ski. The binding has an upper chassis section and a lower chassis section, which are interconnected by means of coupling means. The upper chassis section and the lower chassis section are arranged to be rollable relative to each other in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The binding includes a first and a second contact surface at least one of the first and the second contact surface being curved. Thereby a stepless rolling motion between the upper chassis and the lower chassis is provided for, allowing the chassis to rock both backwards and forwards in relation to each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015228 | STROLLER - A stroller ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015229 | CONSTRUCTION CART - A foldable cart is described. The cart may be collapsed for transport in the bed of a pickup truck to a jobsite. Upon reaching the jobsite, the cart is removed from the pickup truck, unfolded and used to transport construction materials. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015230 | AIR BAG FOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a gas bag ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015231 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device capable of preventing a fish-mouth phenomenon and reducing the weight of a retainer is provided. The inner case has a plurality of holding holes for holding the retainer. The retainer has a bottom surface portion for supporting an airbag and an inflator, a side wall portion that is disposed at the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion and that has a height set to H so that the side wall portion hardly receives a pressure of the airbag when the airbag is inflated and developed, and engagement members that are disposed on the side wall portion and that are engageable with the holding holes. The substantially entirety of the retainer is housed in the inner case when the engagement members are engaged with the holding holes. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015232 | AIRBAG APPARATUS AND AIRBAG COVER - An airbag apparatus or the like in which the form of breaking of a tear line can be made more stable, and the deployment positions of an airbag cover and a bag portion can be made more stable is provided. An airbag apparatus includes a bag portion formed of a base cloth panel in a bag shape and deployed and inflated in front of a driver by being supplied with gas for deployment, an inflator that generates the gas for deployment, a retaining container in which the bag portion not in use is housed and at the top of which an opening is provided, and an airbag cover that substantially covers the opening of the retaining container when not in use and a front portion of which rises to uncover the opening when the bag portion is deployed and inflated. The airbag apparatus is provided in front of a seat of a saddle-ride type vehicle. The airbag cover has a tear line that is provided in the vicinity of the front end and extends substantially along the vehicle width direction and that is broken by input from the bag portion when the bag portion is deployed and inflated, and an opening is provided in the middle of the tear line in the vehicle width direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015233 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes a projected member that is accommodated in a seat back, and that is projected and deployed above the seat back when inflated by a gas supply; a lateral deployment member whose upper end side is connected to the projected member, whose lower end side is connected to a front end side of a seat cushion, and that is accommodated in a lateral side of the seat cushion and a lateral side of the seat back; and a tension support member whose one end side is supported by the seat back in a portion separated from the lateral deployment member in a seat width direction and whose other end side is connected to an upper end side of the lateral deployment member or the projected member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015234 | SEAT CUSHION AIRBAG DEVICE - A seat cushion airbag device mountable to a vehicle seat, includes an airbag includes an inflation portion including an upper fabric portion and a lower fabric portion joined to form a bag shape. The inflation portion is inflated between a support portion and a seat cushion of the vehicle seat by an inflating fluid supplied in response to an impact applied to the vehicle from a front side, such that a seat surface of the seat portion bulges, thereby suppressing a forward movement of an object to be restrained on the seat portion. The airbag further includes a restriction member which extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle seat within the inflation portion and which bridges the upper fabric portion and the lower fabric portion to restrict an inflated thickness of the inflation portion in the upper-lower direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015235 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus is provided having an inflator in which the waterproofing property of the connection between an initiator and a harness for distributing power is ensured by potting, and leakage at the time of the filling of a potting material is prevented. An airbag apparatus includes a bag portion formed of a base cloth panel in a bag shape and deployed and inflated by being supplied with gas for deployment, and an inflator that generates the gas for deployment supplied to the bag portion. The inflator includes a gas-generating agent, an initiator that causes the gas-generating agent to start gas-generating reaction, a housing that houses the gas-generating agent and the initiator, a harness for distributing power that supplies power to the initiator from the outside through an opening formed in the housing, a cap member disposed so as to face the surface of the housing around the opening, an annular elastic member disposed so as to surround the opening and so as to be sandwiched between the surface of the housing and a surface portion of the cap member facing thereto, and a potting material P filled in a space between the housing and the cap member on the inner side of the elastic member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015236 | GOLF CLUB HEAD COVER HOLDER FOR MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS - A golf cart is disclosed with a device for holding a golf club head cover. The device has an arm greater than 3 inches and less than 15 inches in length. The arm has a free end generally opposite the mounting with at least a portion of the arm and the free end pointed in a generally upright direction and adapted to receive and hold a golf club head cover thereover. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015237 | T-Bar Mounting System For Mounting An Accessory To A Hitch Receiver - An adjustable hitch receiver system provides multiple attachment points to adequately secure accessories such a pop-up canopy to an automobile. The mounting system includes a T-bar that connects to the hitch receiver with two adjustable arms. The adjustable arms of the hitch receiver system can be equipped with different attachment arms that are configured to attach to various accessories. The two adjustable arms can be used to secure two different accessories or secure a single accessory at two attachment points. In particular, a canopy attachment arm is configured to attach to a pop-up type canopy to securely and adjustably support the canopy. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015238 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPONENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY WITH A PLASTIC INSERT - A support structure component is provided for a motor vehicle body and to a correspondingly configured motor vehicle body. The support structure component includes, but is not limited to a support element and a plastic fastening structure arranged thereon, which includes, but is not limited to a fastening element for fastening a motor vehicle component. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015239 | FUEL TANK MOUNTING - A fuel tank mounting system for a motor vehicle including an end plate, a sleeve, a fuel tank bracket, and a pin for coupling the fuel tank to a frame of the motor vehicle while allowing the fuel tank bracket to move axially with respect to the pin and to rotate about the pin to reduce stress on at least one fuel tank mount used to couple the fuel tank to the frame. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015240 | PHOTOCOPY PAPER HAVING PRE-PRINTED MATERIAL FOR MARKETING ADVERTISING - A photocopy paper having pre-printed material for marketing advertising comprises a pre-printed surface and a blank surface, wherein the pre-printed surface and the blank surface are respectively disposed at two surfaces of the photocopy paper. A pattern layer having advertising scripts or patterns is pre-printed on the pre-printed surface. The pattern layer can be taking up a portion of the pre-printed surface or the whole pre-printed surface. The feature of the photocopy paper is that the blank surface can be provided for general photocopying purpose while the pre-printed surface can take benefit from advertising to reduce costs of papers. Moreover, the photocopy paper can be directly delivered to users' working or office locations such resource consumption problem caused by randomly delivering papers on the street can be replaced to effectively improve the advertising effect. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015241 | Tabbed Paper for Annotation of Documents Including Book Inserts - Transparent or substantially transparent sheets of paper or similar material suitable for inserting into a book or placed over a document are used to highlight or annotate a document without permanently marking or damaging the page. The inserts are thin enough so as to allow several inserts to be placed within a book without significantly increasing the book thickness or distorting the shape and size of the book when closed. Additionally, the inserts contain one or more tabs to allow a user to index and quickly find a particular insert and the corresponding page. An adhesive is present on the rear side of the insert to fix the insert to the page being annotated. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015242 | SECURITY TOKEN AND AUTHENTICATION - Security token ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015243 | SANITARY FITTING - A fitting housing forming a base of a sanitary fitting contains a pipe socket with which a fastening sleeve of a spout interacts for its rotatable mounting. The spout has an outer pipe in which a hose is accommodated as the water duct. That end of the hose facing the fitting housing is connected to a plug-in nipple which engages inside the fitting housing in a connecting element consisting of plastic. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015244 | Sanitary Fitting - A sanitary fitting contains a fitting housing with a basic element in the form of a straight circular cylinder with an open underside. An interior with a straight-line central axis is formed inside the basic element, into which and out of which lines pass through the open underside. The basic element has a branch which likewise has the form of a circular cylinder with an open outer face. The interior of the branch merges into the interior of the basic element. The branch contains a receptacle for a mixer cartridge. A connecting element inserted in the branch is used to make the water-carrying connection between the lines inside the basic element and the mixer cartridge inside the branch. The connecting element consists of plastic. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015245 | MULTI-DIRECTION FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING A PLURALITY OF WIRING ELEMENTS - A multi-direction fastening device for fastening a plurality of wiring elements is provided. The fastening device includes a casing having a front thread defining a front hole, a first rear thread defining a first read hole, a second rear thread defining a second rear hole, and a third rear thread defining a third rear hole. A first fastening component is fastened to the first rear thread. A second fastening component is fastened to the second rear thread. A third fastening component is fastened to the third rear thread. A first wiring element can pass the front hole and the first rear hole. A second wiring element can pass the front hole and the second rear hole. A third wiring element can pass the front hole and the third rear hole. The front hole can be engaged with a hole of an electric box, a board or a wall. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015246 | CLUTCHED JOINT FOR ARTICULATING FAUCET - A joint for an articulating faucet includes a first housing, a second housing, and a clutch assembly. The first housing defines a first inner cavity and the second housing defines a second inner cavity. The second housing is coupled to the first housing such that fluid may flow from the first inner cavity to the second inner cavity. The clutch assembly is coupled to at least one of the first housing and the second housing and is configured to apply a resistive torque that inhibits movement of the first and second housings relative to each other. The clutch assembly includes a clutch pin, an interface member, and an end cap. The end cap is coupled to a first end of the clutch pin and the interface member. Movement of the end cap varies the magnitude of the resistive torque applied by the clutch assembly. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015247 | CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE HOSES - A connector for flexible hoses, comprising: a hollow main body forming an element for coupling with a flexible hose comprising at least two ramp-like annular elements, separated by at least one circumferential recess and forming a housing for a sealing element; at least one sealing element, designed to be positioned in the recess; and at least one clamping element designed to apply a force in a radial direction on the outer surface of the flexible hose when the flexible hose is coupled with the hollow main body, and operating in conjunction with the sealing element to allow, in use, a sealed coupling between the flexible hose and the hollow main body. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015248 | Pivoting Pipe Coupling Having A Movable Gripping Body - A coupling for securing pipe elements together in end-to-end relation has segments joined at one end by a pivot attachment and at an opposite end by an adjustable connection member. The segments surround a central space which receives the pipe elements. A gripping body is captured between the segments. The segments have angularly oriented reaction surfaces. The gripping body has angularly oriented contact surfaces which interface with the reaction surfaces. When the segments are drawn toward each other by the connection members, interaction between the reaction surfaces and the contact surfaces forces the gripping body radially inwardly. Inwardly facing arcuate surfaces on the segments and the gripping body engage and retain the pipe elements. A method of inserting pipe elements into the coupling while the segments and the gripping body are supported on a seal is also disclosed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015249 | WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXCITATION SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR THEREOF - A stand-alone wind power generation system and a method for controlling an excitation synchronous generator thereof are provided. In this method, an input wind power is transformed into an electrical power and outputted to a load. With the use of a coaxial configuration, a windmill, a speed-increasing gearbox, the excitation synchronous generator, and a motor are integrated in the same shaft. The output voltage of the generator is stabilized by an excitation field control. With the use of a motor servo control, the speed of generator can be stabilized under a wind disturbance condition. Therefore, the output power and frequency can be stable. A power flow management unit can control battery sets to charge and discharge, so as to accomplish the proposed control method. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015250 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine includes a grid side converter coupled to a grid via a power line. The method includes determining a first active power reference and a first reactive power reference indicating a requested amount of active power and reactive power, respectively, depending on at least a wind turbine operation strategy; determining a positive and negative sequence components of a grid voltage; determining indications of an actual amount of active power and reactive power to be supplied by the grid side converter to the grid, respectively; generating a parameters defining a proportion of positive sequence current component and negative sequence current component to be injected by the grid side converter in order to supply active power and reactive power; and supplying, with the grid side converter, active and reactive power to the power line based on the current reference. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015251 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A WIND TURBINE - The invention provides a safety system for a wind turbine comprising a tower with a nacelle, and a rotor with blades and a connected drive train. The safety system comprises at least one load sensing system for providing a load signal significant for a load on the tower or rotor, and an electronic system which based on the load signal brings the wind turbine to a safe condition. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015252 | METHODS FOR ADJUSTING THE POWER OUTPUT OF A WIND TURBINE - A method for adjusting the power output of a wind turbine ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015253 | SUSPENDED ROTORS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND OTHER DEVICES - Apparatuses employing suspended rotors are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing forming an internal cavity and a rotor disposed in the internal cavity of the housing. The rotor has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also includes a first end ring coupled to the first end of the rotor and a second end ring coupled to the second end of the rotor. The first end ring and the second end ring are each magnetically repulsed from the housing to cause the rotor to be suspended relative to the housing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015254 | WIND TURBINE AND GENERATOR - A wind turbine having two blades is rotated by omnidirectional gas motion. A generator is connected by a shaft to the wind turbine for generating electrical power by the rotation of the wind turbine. A method of extracting energy from moving gas comprises rotating a wind turbine having two blades by omnidirectional gas motion. The method includes connecting a generator by a shaft to the wind turbine and generating electrical power by the rotation of the wind turbine. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015255 | Wind Turbine Installation and Advance Double Counter-Rotating Blades, 90 Degree Drive Assembly with Lower Generator Mounting System - A Wind Power system employing a three-tube tower, double, counter-rotating blades and a means to carry the wind energy power to a remotely located generator. The system employs a method to transmit the power from a horizontal vector to a vertical vector by means of a 90° magnetic translating method which delivers the power with no power loss. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015256 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A FLUID CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - Some embodiments relate to an example electrical power generation system that includes a fluid containment system (FIG. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015257 | GENERATOR - An electric power generation system including an engine, an electrical generator, and a system controller. The engine is configured to produce mechanical power and includes an engine controller and a turbocharger for raising air pressure to a boost pressure. The turbocharger is controlled by the engine controller during steady state operation of the system. The electrical generator is mechanically connected to the engine and converts mechanical power into electrical power. The system controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of an electrical load on the generator. During a transient condition during which the electrical load increases, the system controller is configured to directly control the turbocharger in order to change the configuration of the turbocharger in order to increase boost pressure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015258 | OVER TRAVEL HOOD LATCH - A hood latch having an extra-long fishmouth for enabling a vehicle hood to deflect downwardly upon impact, such as when hit by a pedestrian in a frontal crash. To prevent this deflection when the hood is slammed shut in ordinary use, a stop lever is pivotally mounted to the latch housing. The stop lever features first and second arms defining a slot therein. One arm has a proboscis thereon and is biased to align the slot with the fishmouth, with the proboscis jutting into the fishmouth. The proboscis receives an impact from the striker and rotates the stop lever to a blocking position wherein the non-proboscis arm intercepts the striker and prevents it from reaching the bottom end of the fishmouth. In the closed position the ratchet retains the striker at an intermediate depth in the fishmouth, enabling the striker to travel toward the bottom end thereof. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015259 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING MOVEMENT OF A DOOR - A locking device includes a body portion and a flange portion. The body portion is configured to slidably engage a horizontal portion of a door. The flange portion extends from an edge of the body portion such that the flange can engage at least a portion of a structure adjacent to the door. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015260 | INTEGRATED HANDLE AND LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR RV SCREEN AND ENTRY DOORS - A handle assembly is provided for a dual main door and screen door assembly of an RV or trailer. The assembly includes a main door module and a screen door module. The main door module includes an outside handle which retracts the main door plunger when the doors are both closed. The screen door module includes an inside handle which retracts the main door plunger from inside the RV or trailer when both doors are closed. The inside handle also retracts the screen door plunger when from inside the RV or trailer when the screen door is closed and the main door is open. An outside handle on the screen door module retracts the screen door plunger from the outside when the main door is open and the screen door is closed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015261 | COMPRESSION MOUNT PADDLE HANDLE - A paddle style handle assembly is provided for an RV, emergency vehicle or utility vehicle door or compartment. The assembly includes a housing and pivotal paddle which form a paddle module. The assembly also includes an ornamental bezel. The paddle module and bezel are compression mounted from the interior and exterior sides of a door panel, respectively, so that the panel is sandwiched between the paddle module and the bezel. The housing includes screw holders with molded flash membranes to hold screws prior to assembly on the door panel. The housing includes pockets formed around the paddle axle for receipt of gaskets to inhibit water infiltration. A counterbalance and a power lock actuator may be provided on the paddle module. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015262 | Vehicular Door Handle Assembly With Deployable Latch Connection - When activated, a handle assembly selectively allows the door latch of a door of a motor vehicle to be released. The handle assembly includes a base fixedly secured to the door and a handle assembly which in its passive state has minimal to no presence in the opening chain of the door latch. The handle assembly includes a handle strap with a handle grip or activation lever which allows completion of the force chain to the latch, thus selectively allowing desired door opening. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015263 | Vehicular Door Handle Assembly With Electrically Deployable Latch Connection - A handle assembly for preventing inadvertent opening of a motor vehicle door during a crash event. The handle assembly includes an activation mechanism coupled to an electrically-activated leg. When the activation mechanism is activated, then the electrically-activated leg is moved to an engaged position to engage an actuation pawl to prevent rotation of the actuation pawl so that, upon actuation of a handle strap, the actuation pawl engages and actuates the door latch release. However, if the activation mechanism is not activated, then the leg does not engage the pawl, and a movement of the handle strap does not actuate the door latch release as the pawl is permitted to rotate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015264 | VEHICLE END SECTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle end section structure capable of securing coupling rigidity at a coupling section between bumper reinforcement and a framework member where a hook attachment section is provided. The vehicle front section structure includes bumper reinforcement of B-shaped cross-section formed with a rearwards opening indented portion between a top and bottom pair of closed cross-sections, a crush box disposed at the rear of one length direction end portion of the bumper reinforcement, bolts and weld nuts for joining the bumper reinforcement at the top-bottom closed cross-sections to locations inside the closed cross-section of the crush box as viewed along the front-rear direction, and a pipe nut that is disposed in an indented portion facing an access hole to enable access to a hook member through the access hole and that is fixed to the crush box inside the closed cross-section of the crush box as viewed along the front-rear direction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015265 | COLLISION ENERGY ABSORPTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A collision energy absorption structure of a vehicle may include a bumper back beam that may be disposed in a traverse direction of the vehicle, a side member that may be disposed at a predetermined distance from the bumper back beam in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a crush box, of which a first side protrudes in a front direction of the bumper back beam and of which a second side may be interposed between the bumper back beam and the side member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015266 | Vehicle Bumper Assembly - The invention relates to a vehicle bumper assembly ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015267 | Apparatus and method for lifting a skimmer well lid and for cleaning and lifting a skimmer basket - A multipurpose tool and method usable to remove debris and/or other retentate from a skimmer basket or a filter associated with a swimming pool, and/or to remove the skimmer well lid and the skimmer basket and/or filter from a skimmer well. The tool comprises two elongate members pivotally connected, each elongate member having a protrusion connected thereto at one end and a handle at the other. Each elongate member can have a scooping element connected thereto. The protrusions can point away from each other and can be adapted to move away from each other in response to the handles being moved towards each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015268 | Single Handle Post Hole Digger - The present invention is a light-weight, single handle post hole digger. The single handle of the post hole digger is generally comprised of an outer elongated vertical handle and an inner elongated vertical shaft located substantially within the outer handle. The post hole digger of the present invention has two blade members used to cut into the ground and to loosen soil when in an open configuration and then used to capture and remove soil when in a closed configuration. In some embodiments, a first stationary blade member is permanently attached to the inner elongated vertical shaft by an adjustable pin or bolt and a second movable blade member is connected to the outer elongated handle via a connection rod. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015269 | COEXTRUDED ROOT DITCH MOLDING WITH HARD AND SOFT COMPONENTS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED FASTENER SYSTEM - A coextruded molding for mounting within a vehicle roof ditch having an elongated trim defining component constructed of a first material and a structurally supporting component constructed of a second harder material coextruded along a surface of the first material. The structural supporting component includes a main body terminating at inwardly angled ends so as to define an extending track. A plurality of fasteners are seated within the track for mounting the molding to the vehicle roof ditch. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015270 | STOWABLE CARGO COVER - A cargo cover assembly selectively covers a cargo compartment formed behind the rear seat and between spaced interior sidewalls vehicle. The cover assembly includes a housing pivotally connected to a rear seat and movable between storage and deployed positions. A cover, and preferably first and second cover portions, extend(s) in a lateral direction from the housing toward at least one of the interior sidewalls of the vehicle to a deployed position(s). Retaining members are formed in the sidewalls for securing the cover portions in the deployed positions. First and second rails may also be pivotally secured to the housing to receive perimeter portions of the respective cover portions and thereby add additional support and improving the aesthetics of the cover assembly. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015271 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR LOADING FLOOR - A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a loading floor, a height adjusting device for the loading floor with a guide, on which the loading floor is mounted pivotably on a front end portion about a pivot axis and movably for a movement with a component in vertical direction and the loading floor with the guide can be mounted in at least two different height positions, at least two support elements formed in a different vertical orientation for supporting a rear end portion of the loading floor in the at least two different height positions. The guide includes, but is not limited to a first guideway for moving the front end portion towards the top and a second guideway for moving the front end portion towards the bottom and the first and second guideway are formed spatially separated on the guide. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015272 | Reinforced Thermoplastic Structural Joint Assembly For A Vehicle - A structural joint assembly for a vehicle is provided with a first thermoplastic composite member having a protrusion containing fibrous material. A reinforcement member is provided with a receptacle for mating engagement with the protrusion. A second thermoplastic member is mounted to the first thermoplastic member over the protrusion such that the reinforcement member is provided between the first thermoplastic member and the second thermoplastic member but not adhesively bonded or overmolded therebetween. A method of manufacturing a structural joint assembly and a structural joint assembly manufactured by a method are disclosed. The methods include molding a first thermoplastic member with a protrusion with fibrous material and a second thermoplastic member. A reinforcement member has a receptacle and is mounted to the first thermoplastic member. The receptacle is retained by the protrusion without adhesive bonding or overmolding. The second thermoplastic member is joined to the first thermoplastic member. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015273 | VEHICLE SEAT HOUSING APPARATUS - A vehicle seat housing apparatus wherein a seat is swung back from a seatable position by a support mechanism and housed in a housing recess part such that the bottom is oriented upward, the housing recess part is formed on the floor behind the seat. The support mechanism includes a first support member, a second support member, a coupling shaft, and a folding mechanism. The first support member extends from either the floor or the housing recess part. The second support member extends from the bottom surface of the seat to the first support member. The coupling shaft couples the second support member to the first support member so as to allow back and forth swinging movement. The folding mechanism, when the seat is housed in the housing recess part, folds the first and second support members in a direction eliminating protrusion to the passenger compartment from the floor. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015274 | Emergency Hail Shield for Motor Vehicles - A rapidly installable for protecting upwardly facing horizontal surfaces of a motor vehicle from falling hail. The barrier may comprise a cover sheet which covers upwardly exposed surfaces of the motor vehicle and an absorbent panel capable of resisting impact of hail. The absorbent panel may comprise an array of parallel cushion panels having a folding joint disposed between each two adjacent cushion panels. The cushion panels may be enclosed within a sleeve which protects them from liquid and solid contaminants, and preferably, ultraviolet rays. The sleeve may comprise one common sleeve, or plural sleeves each enclosing one or more cushion panels. The barrier may include magnets enclosed within the sleeve or sleeves for adhering to steel vehicle bodies, and straps bearing connectors for engaging axle components of the motor vehicle. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015275 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE - A tonneau cover device that electrically moves a tonneau cover between an extension position, at which the tonneau cover conceals a cargo compartment of a vehicle, and a storage position, at which the tonneau cover is separated from the cargo compartment. The tonneau cover device includes a switch, which is operated from outside the vehicle, and a tonneau cover control unit, which moves the tonneau cover between the extension position and the storage position when the switch is operated. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015276 | TONNEAU COVER DEVICE - A tonneau cover device moves a tonneau cover, which is coupled to a hatchback door of a vehicle, between an extension position and a storage position. The tonneau cover device includes a detection unit and a controller. The detection unit detects whether a pre-operation for opening the hatchback door has been performed. The controller permits movement of the tonneau cover to the extension position when a courtesy switch, which is arranged in the vehicle, detects that the hatchback door is closed and the detection unit does not detect that the pre-operation has been performed. The controller restricts movement of the tonneau cover to the extension position when the courtesy switch detects that the hatchback door is closed and the detection unit detects that the pre-operation has been performed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015277 | FRONT AIR DAM FOR TRUCK - An air dam for a semi-truck tractor in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a rigid upper panel affixed to a bumper of the semi-truck tractor and a lower flexible panel affixed to the upper panel. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015278 | TRAVEL TRAILER - A travel trailer has a trailer body, including a front cap. The cap defines a recess in the front portion thereof. A recess cover is pivotally secured to said front cap for covering said recess. The cover is movable between a closed position, in which said recess is covered, and an open position, in which said recess is accessible. One or more liquid propane tanks are provided in the recess. The liquid propane tanks are covered when the recess cover is in the closed position and accessible when said recess cover is in the open position. | 2014-01-16 |