22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090134582 | Seal Assembly - A centrifugal pump seal assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134583 | Dual seal assembly - The present invention discloses a dual seal assembly, in particular for sealing a gas compressor, comprising a first mechanical seal assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134584 | Mechanical seal assembly - The invention refers to a mechanical seal assembly comprising at least one pair of co-operating seal rings ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134585 | LIP TYPE SEAL - For easier separation and sorting by material of constructing parts and better assembly retainability among the constructing parts and installing workability, a lip type seal has a elastic material-made first lip seal member ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134586 | Reciprocating seal - The present invention relates to a reciprocating seal used, for example, for a shock absorber. A main seal lip | 2009-05-28 |
20090134587 | High temperature negative creep gasket and manufacturing same - A negative creep gasket with corrugated core of high temperature Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) provides multiple leak-tight, automatic and continuous seal between the flanges of Bolted Flanged Connection (BFC) used in plant/piping systems that operate under critical conditions including a variety of high operating temperatures within the range of from 300° C. to 1120° C. The specific high operating temperature of the BFC is in the temperature interval of reverse martensitic phase transformation from martensite to austenite of the SMA from which gasket corrugated core is manufactured. The gasket corrugated core is shape-memorized to the “swelling” during gasket manufacturing and bolt preload force application, and a free gasket “swelling” due to shape recovery of initial configuration of the core is constrained by rigid flanges at high operating temperature of the BFC that leads to appearance of reactive shape-recovering stresses having direction inverse to the direction of operating creep of the gasket. The manufacturing of the high temperature negative creep gasket is disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134588 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A suspension system for a vehicle ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134589 | Roller ski - In-one aspect, a leg activated brake for a foot supporting rolling device, such as a roller ski. Roller skis generally have one wheel mounted to each end of the foot supporting frame which houses a ski binding for the skier's boot. The brake system mounts to the frame of the roller ski and when the brake is activated by the leg, the brake applies frictional force to the rear wheel to stop the roller ski. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134590 | SNOWBOARD AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE PRACTICE OF SNOWBOARDING - This snowboard comprises a bottom at least partly defined by a base, a top and sides which connect the bottom and top to each other. Part of the top and the sides being part of a visible surface of the snowboard in use. The snowboard comprises a first part of means for reversibly mounting at least one removable decorative mask on said visible surface. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134591 | FLEXIBLE SKATEBOARD WITH GRINDING TUBE - A skateboard may include a pair of foot support boards connected by a torsion bar connecting element, a torsion bar cover tube mounted to the foot support boards and surrounding at least a portion of the torsion bar connecting element and an outer tube mounted for rotation around the torsion bar cover tube in response to contact with an obstacle. One or more bushings supporting the outer tube on the torsion bar cover for rotation. The skate board may include a tube mounted for rotation on a connecting element between the foot support areas. A method of skateboarding may include providing a skateboard having a longitudinal axis running between a pair of foot support areas and providing a tube mounted for rotation about the longitudinal axis between the foot support areas in response to contact with an obstacle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134592 | STABILISER BAR FOR A VEHICLE - A stabiliser bar assembly for a suspension arrangement in a vehicle has a first diameter D | 2009-05-28 |
20090134593 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A V-STAY IN A LARGE VEHICLE - A mounting system for securing a first vehicle component to a second vehicle component, where the first vehicle component is provided with first and second mounting bosses and the second vehicle component is provided with corresponding first and second mounting brackets, where the first vehicle component is secured to the second vehicle component by first and second threading members and mounting holes included in the first and second brackets and in the first and second bosses, wherein the bosses and the brackets are provided with mating contact surfaces that are tapered around the mounting holes. Besides absorbing impacts and relieving the stress on the threading members, the fastening member is easily mountable in the bosses on the axle casing by a mounting system according to the invention, since the tapered contact surfaces are self-centering and the two parts are thereby easily correctly positioned and secured by two threading members. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134594 | Control Arm and Knuckle Assembly - An assembly including a control arm and a steering knuckle, one of the control arm and the steering knuckle having a first end with a ball, the other of the control arm and the steering knuckle having a socket that includes a bearing structure formed so as to surround a portion of the ball to securely fasten the ball to the socket. The control arm has a bayonette configuration to receive a first node and a second node is cast directly onto the control arm | 2009-05-28 |
20090134595 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SUSPENSION SYSTEM - An apparatus having a suspension system with a first part which is acted upon by a mass, a second part, and also an air spring arranged between this first part and this second part. At least one supplementary volume device for air is provided, the volume of which can be varied in a controlled manner, and also a first control device for adjusting the volume of the supplementary volume device. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134596 | LOWER SPRING SEAT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION - A lower spring seat mounting structure in a suspension of a vehicle, including a spring mounting portion to which a lower end portion of a coil spring is mounted, the spring mounting portion being disposed on a lower link, an elastic lower spring seat including one side surface that is in contact with the spring mounting portion and the other side surface that is in contact with the lower end portion of the coil spring, and a seat mounting portion at which the lower spring seat is connected to the spring mounting portion. The seat mounting portion is arranged within a range defined between two straight lines which extend through a center of the lower spring seat and form an angle of ±45 degrees with respect to an axis of the lower link in a plan view. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134597 | VEHICLE PROPELLED BY MUSCLE POWER, IN PARTICULAR STEP SCOOTER - Vehicle propelled by muscle power, in particular scooter, with at least one driving wheel and at least one tread surface ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134598 | BICYCLE HEADSET ASSEMBLY - The following method involves a bicycle steering assembly on a steerer member attached to the bicycle's front fork. A threaded top portion of a headset bottom cup is inserted into a threaded bottom end of a head tube and the headset bottom cup is rotated until a bottom portion of the headset bottom cup abuts against the head tube. A threaded bottom portion of a headset top cup is inserted into a threaded top end of the head tube and the headset top cup is rotated until a top portion of the headset top cup abuts against the head tube. A bearing is juxtaposed between the bottom portion of the headset bottom cup and the top portion of the headset bottom cup. A bearing is juxtaposed between the top portion of the headset top cup and the bottom portion of the headset top cup. The steerer member is slid through the following in order: the headset bottom cup, the head tube, and the headset top cup. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134599 | Swivel Hitch and Method of Using Same - A swivel multi-hitch includes a tongue with a first end adapted to be connected to a vehicle and a second end extending therefrom. The swivel multi-hitch also includes a swivel plate that is configured to be selectively mountable between a work orientation and a storage orientation. Furthermore, a fixation plate is connected to the tongue. When the swivel plate is disposed in the storage orientation, the hitch opening is disposed adjacent to the vehicle. When the swivel plate is disposed in the work orientation, the hitch opening is disposed extended from the ball. A method for using a swivel multi-hitch on a vehicle is also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134600 | Gooseneck Frame for Recreational Vehicle - Disclosed is a gooseneck frame trailer designed to tow recreational vehicles. Also disclosed is a recreational vehicle combined with a gooseneck frame trailer for easier and advantageous towing. The use of a gooseneck frame trailer for this purpose is beneficial over existing fifth wheel art in many respects. It is easier to use, is less expensive and provides more maneuverability and better weight distribution when towing. It also provides more storage space on both the trailer and tow vehicle than previous designs and methods available and additionally provides storage areas and at least one storage container in certain embodiments. The use of this invention also decreases the number of stairs required to access the interior of the recreational vehicle. Also disclosed is a method for towing a recreational vehicle by mounting the recreational vehicle on a gooseneck frame trailer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134601 | VEHICLE HITCH WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DAMPING - The present invention is directed to a trailer hitch isolation assembly that attaches to the tongue of a fifth wheel trailer and that provides a moveable connection between a tow vehicle and the trailer. The hitch assembly includes a floating hitch attachment member such as a king pin, which is adapted to be attached to a tow vehicle. The hitch isolation assembly allows the hitch attachment member to move at least vertically relative to the tow vehicle to which the hitch assembly is connected. One or more air springs connect the floating hitch attachment to the frame of the trailer. These air springs permit relative movement between the attachment support member and the frame. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134602 | SNOWBOARD BINDING - A snowboard binding ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134603 | Collapsible crib - The present invention relates to collapsible cribs. The cribs have one or more of the following characteristics: adjustable length and/or, width and/or height, lightweight, easily collapsed, very compact when collapsed and easily carried, stored and transported. Embodiments disclosed relate to pens, cribs, and play yards with and without wheels. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134604 | Canopied foldable baby carriage - A baby carriage includes: a pair of front legs; a pair of connecting members; a pair of guide sleeves respectively fixed to intermediate regions of the pair of front legs; a pair of rear legs having their upper ends pivotally connected to the pair of connecting members, respectively; a pair of push bars sidably held by the pair of connecting members and the pair of guide sleeves, respectively; width-direction connecting means for connecting left and right sides of the baby carriage each formed by each front leg, each rear leg, and each push bar to each other; and a canopy having its both ends in a width direction respectively connected to and held by the pair of push bars at a position lower than the pair of connecting members. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134605 | FOLDING TRAILER - The invention relates to a trailer of the type adapted to be folded from an expanded state to a compact state. The trail includes a central chassis portion ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134606 | CONSOLE SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR USE IN AN INTERIOR CABIN OF A VEHICLE - An accessory system suitable for use in an interior cabin of a vehicle includes an attachment element adhesively attached to an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle, and an accessory module. The accessory module includes structure adapted to attach to the attachment element. The accessory module encompasses an antenna and a forward facing camera. The forward facing camera has a forward field of view through the windshield of the vehicle and in the direction of forward travel of the vehicle. The accessory system may include an image processor for processing image data captured by the forward facing camera. The forward facing camera may capture images for at least one of a collision avoidance system and an automatic headlamp control system. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134607 | Air bag apparatus - According to the air bag apparatus, for example, a side air bag apparatus | 2009-05-28 |
20090134608 | VEHICULAR AIR BAG DOOR - A vehicular air bag door is disclosed. More particularly, a vehicular air bag door for achieving a reduction in the number of constituent elements and a simplified manufacturing process thereof is disclosed. The vehicular air bag door includes a chute provided at an instrument panel to mount an air bag module thereon, a door plate provided in an opening of the chute and connected with a door section defined in the instrument panel, and a hinge provided between the chute and the door plate. The chute, the door plate, and the hinge are integrally formed with one another. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134609 | Airbag cover and airbag apparatus - An airbag cover for maintaining a folded shape of an airbag when the airbag is folded and accommodated within a casing, is designed to bulge from an opening formed on a panel constituting a vehicle inner wall for deploying between the panel and an occupant. The airbag cover includes a flat structure for covering at least a side of the airbag facing the opening before a deployment, and a tear line located on the flat structure and facing the opening so as to allow the airbag to bulge from the opening when deployed by cleaving the flat structure. The tear line is located on a side closer to the occupant relative to a center of the airbag cover in a direction of a vehicle length. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134610 | VEHICLE AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device provided in a side of a vehicle seat, which device comprises a case for accommodating a folded airbag. The case has a lid and a wall. The lid has tear lines formed so as to rupture when the airbag deploys and separate the lid into a plurality of parts. A hinge is formed on a boundary between the lid and the wall. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134611 | Knee airbag - A knee airbag apparatus includes a front panel configured to face toward an occupant when the knee airbag deploys and a rear panel configured to face toward an instrument panel when the knee airbag deploys. The rear panel is joined to the front panel to form an inflatable knee cushion configured to inflate to protect an occupant's knees during a crash event. The knee airbag further includes at least one internal tether extending between the front and rear panels. The internal tether is attached to the front panel at a front panel attachment location offset from a rear panel attachment location. The knee airbag further includes an external tether attached at one end to the front panel, and at a second end at the knee airbag housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134612 | Occupant Restraining Apparatus - An occupant restraining apparatus that allows for a comfortable seat cushion and does not require an installation space for an inflator along a side of a seat frame is provided. An inflatable seat bag | 2009-05-28 |
20090134613 | Hanging Strap - The invention relates to a holding loop for installation into a person conveying means, having a fastening loop ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134614 | Debris deflecting lift truck wheel guard - The debris deflecting lift truck wheel guard is comprised of a deflecting material assembly, preferably made of metal, synthetic, and/or natural materials, that is attached to a lift truck via at least one adjustable or fixed mode of attachment. The assembly is positioned so that the deflecting material extends down either in front of and/or behind the wheel toward the floor. As the truck moves, the deflecting material moves along the floor in the projected path of the wheel(s) and removes debris from that path. One debris deflecting lift truck wheel guard is needed per wheel or set of wheels to protect them all from premature wear. The debris deflecting lift truck wheel guard protects the wheel(s) of lift trucks from premature wear caused by contact with debris. This technology is unique in that it seeks to clear only the projected path of the wheel(s) of debris, as opposed to a larger portion of the floor, and it does so while the lift truck remains in normal operation. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134615 | SHEET DIVIDERS WITH MULTIPLE ROWS OF OFFSET TABS - A set of sheet dividers comprises a first plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location along the same side as all other dividers in the first plurality and to a first extent from the opposite side of the sheet, and a second plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location along the same side as all other dividers in the second plurality and to a second extent from the opposite side of the sheet that is greater than the first extent. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134616 | SHEET DIVIDERS WITH MULTIPLE ROWS OF PARTIALLY OFFSET TABS - A set of sheet dividers comprises a first plurality of sheet dividers with tabs defining gaps therebetween when stacked together, and a second plurality of sheet dividers with tabs at locations corresponding to the gaps in the first plurality of sheet dividers when the first plurality of sheet dividers and the second plurality of sheet dividers are arranged in a stack, the length of the tabs of the second plurality of sheet dividers being greater than the gaps in the first plurality of sheet dividers. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134617 | SHEET DIVIDERS WITH VISIBLE TABS AND CORRESPONDING COVERED TABS - A set of sheet dividers comprises a first plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location and for a first length along the same side as all other dividers in the first plurality; and a second plurality of sheet dividers, each divider comprising a sheet with a tab extending therefrom at a different location and for a second length along the same side as all other dividers in the second plurality, the second length being shorter than the first length, the second plurality being divided into subsets of dividers having their tabs adjacent one another and overlaid by the tab of a corresponding one of the first plurality of sheet dividers when the subset and corresponding one of the first plurality of sheet dividers are stacked together. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134618 | ID CARD COMPRISING A CONTOURED RELIEF STRUCTURE, AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD - An identification card of plastic, for example PVC or polyester, is introduced, in which tactile symbols in the form of foamed relief structures are clearly visually perceivable. The symbols are outlined by a contour achieved by discoloration of the plastic. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134619 | Pipe fitting with tabs - A pipe fitting or pipe having a body and at least one radially outward projecting projection disposed on a exterior surface of the pipe fitting. The projection may have a leverage point configured such that force applied to the leverage point is translated into a force on the pipe fitting. A method of installing the pipe fitting is also disclosed, including a preparation step, a first coupling step, and, optionally, a second coupling step. In the first coupling step, a force may be applied to one of the projections on the pipe fitting to manipulate the pipe fitting to operably couple it with a pipe. In the optional second coupling step, a force may be applied to one of the projections on the pipe fitting to brace the pipe fitting to operably couple it with a pipe. An installation tool may be used to apply a force to the projection. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134620 | Revolving Compensator of High Pressure for Pipe - A rotary compensating device used in a pipe under high pressure comprises an inner pipe ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134621 | FLUID LINE ASSEMBLY - A fluid line assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134622 | Coupling Device - Coupling device ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134623 | FLUID ENERGY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A preferred embodiment includes a system for power generation through movement of fluid having a variety of configurations and implementations. One preferred embodiment includes a system for power generation through movement of fluid includes a power generating cell with a generally cylindrical housing a ring for rotating disposed in said housing, one or more impellers fixedly coupled to said ring, and a generator operably coupled to said ring for receiving energy from the one or more impellers in which fluid is disposed about one or more impellers for creating energy. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134624 | EMERGENCY PITCH DRIVE UNIT FOR A WIND TURBINE - An emergency pitch drive unit for a wind turbine comprises: an electrical motor arranged for adjusting the pitch angle of a wind turbine rotor blade; an emergency power supply unit for supplying electrical power to the motor; and a controller configured for controlling, in the event of a power failure. The motor to adjust the pitch angle uses the electrical power from the emergency power supply unit. The emergency power supply unit comprises a fuel cell. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134625 | POWER BACKUP SYSTEM FOR OFFSHORE WIND GENERATORS - The inventions concerns a cable comprising a cable jacket and at least two medium voltage wires disposed within the cable jacket for transporting medium voltage current and at least two low voltage wires disposed within the cable jacket for transporting a low voltage current. Further, it concerns a wind turbine having a generator for generating electricity, wherein the generator being electrically connected to at least two medium voltage wires for feeding the generated electricity into a grid, the wind turbine having further a low voltage network for providing low voltage power to low voltage consumers, the low voltage network being electrically connected to a low voltage cable, wherein the low voltage cable and the medium voltage wires are accommodated in a common cable jacket. Finally it concerns a wind park comprising at least two wind turbines, each of the wind turbines having a generator for generating electricity, wherein the generator being electrically connected to at least two medium voltage wires for feeding generated medium voltage current to a grid, the wind turbines having further a low voltage network for providing low voltage power to low voltage consumers of the wind turbine, the low voltage network being electrically connected to a low voltage cable, wherein the low voltage cable and the medium voltage wires are accommodated in a common cable jacket. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134626 | ELECTRICAL MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A GENERATOR - The invention relates to an electrical machine ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134627 | Arrangement for a direct drive generator for a wind turbine and method for the assembly of the generator - The invention concerns an arrangement for a direct drive generator for a wind turbine, which generator comprises a stator with several stator segments each stator segment having at least one stator element for the power generation and which generator comprises a rotor pivotable around a centre axis of the generator and relatively to the stator with several rotor segments each rotor segment having at least one rotor element for the power generation, wherein said arrangement comprises at least one stator segment and at least one rotor segment, and wherein the at least one stator segment and the at least one rotor segment are able to be at least temporarily supported against each other. The invention concerns further a direct drive generator comprising such an arrangement, a wind turbine comprising such a direct drive generator as well as a method for the assembly of the direct drive generator. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134628 | Direct drive generator and wind turbine - The invention concerns a direct drive or directly driven generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator having at least one stator element for power generation and a rotor pivotable around a centre axis of the generator having at least one rotor element for power generation, the generator having an air gap between the stator element and rotor element, wherein the stator comprises a front and a rear ring-shaped supporting element and stator segments being attached to the front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator, wherein junctions between the front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and stator segments are located substantially at a radius in relation to the centre axis of the generator which is smaller than the radius of the air gap between the stator element and rotor element. Furthermore the invention concerns a wind turbine comprising such a direct drive generator. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134629 | Direct drive generator and wind turbine - The invention concerns a direct drive or directly driven generator for a wind turbine comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator comprises a stator ring comprising several ring-segment-shaped stator segments each having at least one stator element for the power generation and wherein the rotor comprises a rotor ring pivotable around a centre axis of the generator, the rotor ring comprises several ring-segment-shaped rotor segments each having at least one rotor element for the power generation. Furthermore the invention concerns a wind turbine comprising such a direct drive generator. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134630 | Wind turbine - The invention concerns a wind turbine comprising a retaining arrangement, a main shaft and a direct drive generator comprising a rotor having a first and a second supporting element and a stator having a first and a second supporting element, wherein the main shaft is pivoted relatively to the retaining arrangement by a first and a second bearing, the first supporting element of the rotor and the main shaft are connected with each other, the first supporting element of the stator is supported on the main shaft and/or on the first supporting element of the rotor by a third bearing, the second supporting element of the stator and the retaining arrangement are connected with each other and the second supporting element of the rotor is supported on the retaining arrangement and/or on the second supporting element of the stator by a fourth bearing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134631 | HARVESTING ENERGY IN REMOTE LOCATIONS - Electrical energy is produced at a remote site by converting kinetic energy from the environment. The kinetic energy may include vibrations and flow of fluid. In some embodiments the kinetic energy causes magnets to move with respect to coils in order to produce electrical energy. An anchor holds the device in place, and permits the device to be retrieved or relocated. A flexure or compliant membrane that helps determine the position of the magnets with respect to coils is defined by mechanical properties that permit oscillatory movement in response to the inputted kinetic energy. The device can be tuned to different vibration and flow regimes in order to enhance energy conversion efficiency. Further, the device may be mounted in a secondary flow path such as a side package or annular tube. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134632 | Energy Harvesting System and Method - An energy harvesting system is arranged to harvest energy generated by a rotating tire. The system comprises a chamber holding fluid and an energy converter arranged to extract kinetic energy generated by a flow of the fluid, the flow being induced by a deformation of the chamber during the tire rotation, and further arranged to convert the kinetic energy into electrical energy. A method of harvesting energy generated by a rotating tire is also provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134633 | Backrest lid - A pivotable vehicle component is usable as a load or pass-through in a vehicle seat and include a pivotable latch which prevents the pivotable component from being unlatched from a force being applied by luggage (or other objects) during rapid decelerations such as in a crash. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134634 | Multi-Point Lock Assembly - The present invention is an improved multi-point door latch. The door latch is for mounting in a stile of a door and for latching to a corresponding keeper mounted in a corresponding door jamb. The multi-point door latch includes a housing containing first and second gears, each gear being rotatably mounted to the housing, the gears intermeshing to rotate in opposite directions between first and second positions. One of the gears is mountable to a door lock lever to rotate in response to movement of the door lock lever. The door latch also includes a first and second hook pivotally mounted to the housing, each hook being movable between a latching position for engaging the keeper and a non-latching position. The door latch also includes an actuator coupling the first and second hooks to the first and second gears, respectively. The actuator permits the hooks to move between their latching and non-latching positions in response to the rotation of the gears between their first and second positions, respectively. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134635 | DOOR BOLT ASSEMBLY - A door bolt assembly ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134636 | LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism for locking a cover unit to a base unit which comprises a bottom panel and a cover panel fixed to the bottom panel and defining a through hole, includes a latch member configured for being slidably installed to the bottom panel and between the bottom panel and the cover panel, a hook protruding from the cover unit, a button movably fixed to the bottom panel, and a resilient member connected to the button configured for restoring the button. The latch member includes a latch portion and a sliding slot. The hook extends through the through hole of the cover panel to engage with the latch portion of the latch member. The button includes a driving portion sliding in the sliding slot of the latch member for driving the latch member to slide toward the button to disengage from the hook. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134637 | Flush latch with positive lock - An aircraft panel latch comprises an upper latch member comprising a rotatable lock member, a lock member movement means, and a lock position visual indicator. The lower latch member is mounted to a support structure. The lower latch and the upper latch members are pivotally connected. The lower latch member comprises a lock member retention structure. The visual indicator can comprise color coded indicia, where the alignment of a first color set indicates an unlocked position and the alignment of a second color set indicates a locked position. The visual indicator can comprise the physical location of the lock member movement means relative to the lock member. The visual indicator can comprise the physical location of the lock member movement means in combination with the colored indicia. The lock member retention structure can further comprise a ramp, a spring, or both a ramp and spring. The latch can be locked and unlocked using a hex tool. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134638 | Vehicle Door Lock - Rotary latch lock for the locking closing of a vehicle door, having a lock case | 2009-05-28 |
20090134639 | Snap-action closure suitable for a thin-walled cabinet - A snap closure suitable for a thin-walled cabinet such as a sheet-metal cabinet, particularly for drawers, plug-ins, doors, or the like which can be pushed into or swiveled into a sheet-metal cabinet, comprises a housing which can be mounted in an opening of the cabinet sheet metal. One side (the outer side) of the housing has a handle and a closure actuating element, while a closure hook proceeds from its other side (inner side) so as to be swivelable against spring force. The closure hook is connected to the actuating element by a freewheeling coupling. According to the invention, the actuating element is formed by the handle which is mounted in the housing so as to be swivelable around an axis, and this axis is parallel to or coaxial to the axis of the closure hook. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134640 | StopGuard - StopGuard is a creative and new in-site, in the residential security demand for better and more effective alternatives in the safeguarding of life safety, as well as the protection of personal property. In addition, StopGuard will introduce the industry to a new method of anti-intrusion. Not to exclude other applicable situations that the StopGuard device may be implemented or used to accomplish its clear advantage of resistance, deterrence, and stopping capabilities by integrating the strength and integrity of the strongest and closest (as reference to proximity) access going in and out of the home. StopGuard will accomplish this task by a combination of unbreakable hardware in association with the concrete or other floor material to successfully protect the occupants of the home from unlawful entry. StopGuard, when in place, will block the door and provide invaluable protection with the new concept of integrating an alternative place for protecting the home. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134641 | SHOCK ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle including a top wall to which a shock is to be applied and two side walls integrally formed with the top wall and extending from the top wall such that the side walls are opposed to each other, thereby forming an angular U-shaped cross section. The side walls have a waveform in which convex portions and concave portions are alternately and continuously provided. In addition, a bottom plate is integrally formed with an end portion of the respective side walls. The shock absorbing structure further includes a first window portion that is formed over a portion of the each side wall including a part of a bottom portion and parts of opposite side portions of the concave portions and a portion of the bottom plates that is connected to the bottom portion and that is positioned between the opposite side portions. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134642 | Shock dampener bumper for motor-vehicles - Shock dampener bumper for motor-vehicles, adapted to be applied on to motor-vehicles of various kind, both for personal uses and for sports contests, for protecting the constructive structure of each motor-vehicle from any possible damage and/or breakage thereof, in the case in which the motor-vehicle falls. Bumper composed of first and second component parts combined and assembled to each other with adequate arrangements, of which said first component parts (disc | 2009-05-28 |
20090134643 | ARRANGEMENT FOR UNDERRUN PROTECTION FOR A VEHICLE - An underrun protection arrangement for a vehicle having a frame includes an impact element arranged in a position that corresponds to an anticipated impact from a force in the event of a collision with another vehicle, and at least one energy-absorbing connecting element which connects the impact element to the frame and which is designed to be compressed in the event of the collision. The connecting element includes an outer section and an inner section which are telescopically arranged so that displacement of the outer section in relation to the inner section may occur upon the impact while energy is absorbed, the connecting element also including an energy-absorbing unit arranged to be compressed while absorbing energy during the displacement. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134644 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ANIMAL WASTE - The present invention contemplates an apparatus for collecting animal waste. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. The apparatus further includes a tubular head that is operatively associated to one end of the elongated member, the tubular head having a leading end and an opposed trailing end and defining a bore extending between the leading end and the opposed trailing end of the tubular head. The apparatus also includes a bag positioned within the bore and selectively connected to the leading end of the tubular head and extending through the bore and the trailing end of the tubular head to define a receptacle for collecting litter, in particular, animal waste. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134645 | TWEEZERS - A tweezer includes two symmetrical levers attached at one fixed end thereof. Each lever has a connecting section connected to a holding section, which is connected to an end section extending therefrom in that order. A distance between the two connecting sections gradually decreases towards the holding sections. A distance between the two end sections gradually increases away from the holding sections. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134646 | AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR GUIDING, RETAINING AND ADJUSTING CABLES - The fastenings of the wire ropes for loading containers are subjected to huge stresses, making it necessary to use screwed-in robust grips. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134647 | RAILROAD WHEEL STEELS HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE - Steels having a pearlitic structure and containing 0.65 to 0.80 weight percent carbon, 0.90 to 1.10 weight percent silicon, 0.85 to 1.15 weight percent manganese, 0.001 to 0.030 weight percent phosphorus, 0.009 to weight percent niobium, 0.05 to 0.15 nickel, 0.20 to 0.30 weight percent molybdenum, 0.10 to 0.30 weight percent vanadium and 0.005 to 0.040 weight percent sulfur with the remainder of said steel being iron and incidental impurities, can be used to make railway wheels that are particularly resistant to rolling contact fatigue and, hence, shelling. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134648 | BEDFRAME, BED COMPRISING THIS FRAME, AND METHOD FOR FITTING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THIS BED - The frame comprises a base ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134649 | Tunnel console for passenger compartment of a vehicle - A console of a tunnel for the passenger compartment of a vehicle has an outer structure that houses, in a fixed position, a glove compartment fitted with a hatch; the console has a wall, which is positioned outside of said compartment and is movable, in response to an action by the user, with respect to an upper surface of the structure, between a lowered position and a raised position, so as to project upwards with respect to this upper surface and define an outer compartment when located in the raised position. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134650 | SLIDEOUT ROOM SUPPORT AND LEVELING DEVICE - A slideout room leveling device for supporting and leveling a slideout room floor of a recreation vehicle. The device may have a base mounted to a threshold of the trailer frame and a support arm that has a friction reducing member mounted to the support arm. A spring member may be mounted on the base to assist in supporting and leveling the slideout room floor. The support arm of the slideout room supporting and leveling device may remain in continuous contact with the floor of a slideout room during extension and retraction in order to support and level the slideout room. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134651 | Commercial Vehicle Cab Accessory Mounting System - A driver's cab of a commercial vehicle includes at least one rail mounted to the exterior of the cab. The rail has an attachment structure extending along the rail enabling releasable attachment of designated accessories at optional positions along the attachment structure. A commercial vehicle cab accessory mounting system and use of such a system are also disclosed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134652 | Console box structure - A console box assembly is configured such that a box body ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134653 | Storage compartment with a supporting frame, and receiving device for a supporting frame - The invention relates to a storage compartment for a motor vehicle, with a wall ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134654 | GLOVE BOX ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE - A glove box energy absorbing structure that does not use braces to attach to an instrument panel or instrument panel reinforcement is provided. The energy absorbing structure includes a selectively collapsible pillar proximate to a bottom region of an upper glove box and a selectively collapsible pillar as part of a top wall of a lower glove box. The selectively collapsible pillar of the lower glove box is oppositely disposed from and adjacent to the selectively collapsible pillar of the upper glove box. The two selectively collapsible pillars afford for engagement with each other and thereby afford for energy to be absorbed during an accident when the lower glove box is impacted by the knee of a passenger sitting in the front seat of a motor vehicle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134655 | Motorcycle wind deflector accessory support - A motorcycle wind deflector accessory support for attaching one or more motorcycle accessories to the accessory support. The accessory support has one or more support members forming a substantially rigid support structure contoured to correspond to at least a portion of the shape of a front surface of a wind deflector. The support structure defines at least one window through which at least a part of the front surface of the wind deflector is visible, together with an attaching structure that holds the support structure against or over at least a section of the front surface of the wind deflector. The accessory support may have a base for attachment to the motorcycle and/or may engage an exposed edge of the wind deflector. The accessory support may also have one or more rear support elements for supporting accessories. Accessories include decorative overlays for a front surface of the wind deflector, radio antennas, lighting, and reflectors. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134656 | Sun visor apparatus for vehicle - A sun visor apparatus for a vehicle includes a sun visor body, a supporting member supported on a roof panel and supporting the sun visor body so that the sun visor body moves in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle between a first position where the sun visor body is positioned in a storage space provided on an underside of the roof panel and a second position where a rear end of the sun visor body is positioned behind a mirror body of an interior rearview mirror when viewed from a driver, and a shade extending from the sun visor body to the storage space in accordance with a movement of the sun visor body. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134657 | SUN VISOR FOR VEHICLES - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique which contributes to stabilized movement of a sliding structure in a slide-type sun visor for vehicles. Representative sun visor for vehicles includes a sun visor body, a support shaft, a sliding member, a clip member and a clamping device. The clamping device accommodates a clearance in a circumferential direction between the support shaft and the sliding member and prevents relative rotation of the support shaft and the sliding member. The clamping device is mounted to the sliding member and rotates together with the sliding member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134658 | WATER SHIELD FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A water shield for a door of a vehicle includes a main body with at least one sealing portion for sealing to the door. The water shield also includes at least one rib coupled to the main body for increasing stiffness of the water shield. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134659 | COLLAPSIBLE DOOR PANEL SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY - A collapsible door support structure includes a pre-defined bend or local stiffening feature. The collapsible structure is either be incorporated into the door handle or is incorporated into a bracket that is either attached to the door handle or to the door pull cup. If in the form of a bracket, at least one end of the bracket is attached to the door inner sheet metal. The other end of the bracket may be attached to the door handle or to the door trim panel. If used as a door pull cup support bracket a portion of the bracket is fixed to the bracket. In the event of an impact upon the vehicle door, the door inner sheet metal panel is pushed horizontally in a direction that is vehicle inward. The collapsible feature of the structure formed between the door inner sheet metal and the door trim panel causes the horizontal movement to be translated into vertical or upward movement and transmitting the energy away from the vehicle occupant, thus avoiding the door trim panel from being pushed inward into the passenger area of the vehicle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134660 | SIDE IMPACT DOOR TRIM BUCKLE INITIATOR DESIGN IN ARMREST AND GRAB HANDLE REGION - A side impact door trim buckle initiator design is provided in a vehicle armrest and grab handle region. The disclosed support structure design induces buckling in the door handle supports while continuing to provide acceptable durability and strength. Two modifications to the door armrest and grab handle structures are made. First, an angled section is added to the material flow strap of the armrest supporting structure to promote buckling. This approach overcomes the difficulty of known material flow straps which tend to be horizontal, thus introducing a strong compressive load path. By adding an angle to the flow straps the vertical motion is forced upon a lateral impact. Second, vertical components of the door handle support structure are removed while a buckle initiator in the door handle support is added. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134661 | Molding for vehicle - A molding for a vehicle includes a molding body provided at a door of the vehicle, at least one light-emitting body provided inside an end portion of the molding body for notifying an occupant of a state of the door, and a light-transmitting portion provided at the molding body for transmitting light emitted by the light-emitting body. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134662 | Scissor style pivoting vehicle door - A vehicle door that opens from a point of rotation in a scissors like motion is provided. When the door is unlatched, it moves away from the side of the vehicle and swivels upward in a scissors like motion traveling along an arcuate path which parallels the curvature of the vehicle. It is suitable for use with any vehicles including four door sedan, two door coupe, two or four door convertible, pick-up truck, van, minivan and minibus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134663 | Expandable Mobile Facility - A mobile facility has a fixed frame, an expandable roof section, an expandable floor section, and an expandable side section. Interior space within the mobile facility is expanded by expanding the expandable roof section, the expandable floor section and the expandable side section. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134664 | CURBSIDE LOADER AND UNLOADER - A bed has been provided for use with a vehicle in which the bed has a side loading apparatus and an opposite opening side wall through which material can be dumped from the bed. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134665 | CAB STRUCTURE OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - The frame body is formed by a plurality of pipe-shaped members including a first column portion, a beam portion, the front end portion of which is connected to the upper end portion of the first column portion, and a middle column member that is disposed rearward from the first column portion. The upper guide portion is provided along a beam portion in a position ranging from a first position to a second position. Here, the first position is located frontward from the middle column member and rearward from the first column portion, and the second position is located rearward from the middle column member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134666 | Floor Plate for a Vehicle - Floor plate for attaching to the bottom of a vehicle, the floor plate comprising at least one element ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134667 | Bottom Structure of Vehicle Body - A second cross member, which extends in the lateral direction of a vehicle, is provided between one of floor side members and one of tunnel under reinforcements below a front floor panel. The bottom wall of the second cross member is arch-shaped, and a space is provided under the bottom wall. Due to the arch-shaped bottom wall, the second cross member deforms upward upon side collision of the vehicle, whereby the components arranged in the space are not damaged. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134668 | Bodywork - A motor vehicle bodywork has a floor assembly with an upwardly convex and downwardly open longitudinal center tunnel and two side sills parallel thereto. Floor elements are disposed between the longitudinal center tunnel and the side sills. A driver side and a passenger side are each provided with at least one front and one rear seat crossmember, seen in the direction of travel. The seat cross-members extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle and rest on the associated floor elements. It is important that the driver side and/or passenger side seat cross-members are each connected to each other in their upper regions via a plate-like thrust element. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134669 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle has a rear axle cross member, from which two diagonal struts project forward in a V-shape, which diagonal struts are connected with their front end in each case to a vehicle longitudinal member. Here, it is important that an annular, closed stiffening structure is provided behind the rear axle cross member as viewed in the direction of travel. The stiffening structure is supported with its front end on the rear axle cross member and with its rear end, via struts which project rearward in a V-shape, on rear vehicle longitudinal members. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134670 | Seal and water catch for recreational vehicle - A seal between a base structure and a slide out structure of a recreational vehicle includes a panel section mounted to the base structure, the panel section including a front edge, a rear edge, a first side and a second side. A sealing element extends from the panel section, between the front edge and the rear edge, in a direction from the first side toward the second side of the panel section, the sealing element extending to contact the slide out structure and wipe moisture therefrom upon relative movement of the slide out structure and base structure. A catch flange extends upwardly from the rear edge of the panel section. A first side basin detail extends from the first side of the panel section, and a second side basin detail extends from the second side of the panel section. The catch flange, the first side basin detail and the second side basin detail define a water catch that is open at the front edge of the panel section, the water catch collecting moisture wiped from the slide out structure by the sealing element. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134671 | VEHICLE ROOF WITH A MOVABLE ROOF SECTION - The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof section which can be deployed into a ventilation position by means of a deploy and/or displacement mechanism and/or then displaced above or below the vehicle roof or an at least temporarily stationary roof section for at least partially releasing a roof opening in the vehicle roof. The deploy and/or displacement mechanism comprises at least one vertical gate ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090134672 | Drive appratus for sunroof - A sunroof driving device includes a pair of rail members adapted to be arranged at both edges of a roof opening formed in a vehicle roof in a vehicle width direction and each extending along a vehicle longitudinal direction, a slide member slidably supported by each of the rail members in a longitudinal direction therof, a supporting member connected to the slide member and supporting a movable panel opening and closing the roof opening, a cross-connecting member extending along the vehicle width direction for establishing connection between respective front ends of the rail members, a drive motor arranged at the cross-connecting member and including a rotating shaft extending along the cross-connecting member, a torque wire extending along the cross-connecting member and integrally rotating with the rotating shaft, and a torque-transmitting member rotated by the torque wire and sliding the slide member along each of the rail members. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134673 | Folding frame for a folding chair with seat back - A spring locking knob and a fixed stop at the upper ends of the front legs of a chair frame cooperate to restrict movement of a slideset joining the front legs, rear legs and seat support struts of a chair in making the chair more stable and resistant to an inadvertent folding closure. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134674 | Theraputic support device - The present invention relates to therapeutic furniture and apparatus and therapeutic method wherein a recumbent or semi-recumbent therapist applies foot or hand pressure therapy to the patient seated in tandem configuration in front of therapist, and wherein both patient and therapist are supported by device. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134675 | Motor Vehicle Seat Provided With a Ventilation Device - The backrest and/or seat cushion part of a motor vehicle seat include/includes padding with a ventilation device including a ventilation layer and a device for heating and/or cooling the air flowing through the ventilation layer. The padding can be heated and/or cooled by the ventilation device in an improved manner by a warm or cold air flow for heating the seat or ventilating the seat. The heating and/or cooling device forms a sandwich with at least one heating and/or cooling layer and at least one air-permeable layer. The air-permeable layer has a structure by which the air flow can be converted into a turbulent and/or diffuse flow. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134676 | Vehicle seat with a seat heater - A motor vehicle seat with a seat heater comprises at least one heating element with metallic heating and/or contact conductors which are uninsulated or insulated with thin paint layers and which are applied to a carrier material. A textile layer with a liquid-repellent impregnation formed by an impregnating agent is arranged between the surface of the seat in contact with the user and the heating and/or contact conductors. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134677 | Motor Vehicle Seat with an Air Supply Device - In a motor vehicle seat for a closed motor vehicle, an air supply device is provided for supplying the head, neck and shoulder region of the seat occupant with warm air that can emerge via an air discharge opening on that side of the backrest which faces the seat occupant. In order to surround the head, neck and shoulder region of the seat occupant with a draft-free and inconspicuous air cushion or air space, an air discharge opening that extends at least over approximately one third of the width of the backrest of the vehicle seat is provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134678 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH EMERGENCY HARNESS RELEASE - The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has disposed therein at least one pair of laterally spaced shoulder belt restraints; (c) a child harness wherein the harness comprises a pair of shoulder belts running from the restraints in the seat back to a seat bottom locking tongue, each shoulder belt having a restraint engaging means affixed to an extreme end of the belt for insertion into the laterally spaced pair of restraints in the seat back, and a buckle affixed to the front center portion of the seat bottom for receiving the seat bottom locking tongue; and (d) an emergency means of disengaging at least one of shoulder belts from at least one of the restraints in the back of the seat, the disengaging means being actuated from the rear face or side of the seat. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134679 | COMBINED MANUAL RECLINE AND MANUAL LUMBAR ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A control device for regulating adjustment of vehicle seats is disclosed. The control device is a dual function control arm which combines the manual recliner and lumbar mechanism into a single handle. The handle is moved in a first direction to release the seat back recliner mechanism without affecting the lumbar adjustment mechanism. The same handle is moved in a second direction to actuate the lumbar adjustment mechanism without affecting the recliner mechanism. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134680 | MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BACK STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A motor vehicle seat back structure comprising a backrest support frame which consists of a surface turned towards the seat user's back, a lordosis support which is arranged on the front part of the backrest support frame for supporting the user's back and an adjusting device for vertically adjusting the lordosis support position with respect to the extension plane of said backrest support frame. The adjusting device comprises at least one adjusting element operably connected to the lordosis support and at least one sliding element which is displaceable with respect to said adjusting element and interacts therewith in such a way that when the sliding element moves, the adjusting element is displaced with a directional component perpendicularly to the displacement direction of the sliding element and performs an action on said lordosis support in the direction. | 2009-05-28 |
20090134681 | Adjusting System for a Vehicle Seat - An adjusting system for a vehicle seat is specified that comprises a lower rail that can be mounted rigidly to the vehicle, an upper rail that is displaceable along the lower rail and can be mounted rigidly to the seat, a locking device for locking the upper rail to the lower rail, a memory module that is movable along the lower rail and can be fixed alternately with respect to the seat or to the vehicle and which includes a movable blocking catch for effecting positive locking to the lower rail, and a seat-mounted control lever for actuating the blocking catch and a seat-mounted actuating means for unlocking the locking device. | 2009-05-28 |