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7380804 Vibration damping apparatus for steering systems  
Disclosed herein is a vibration damping apparatus for steering systems. The vibration damping apparatus of the present invention includes a fluid-filled chamber which is provided between upper and...
7380803 Shopping cart modified for vehicle transport  
A shopping cart modified for vehicle transport and advertising method provides shoppers with a personal shopping cart they keep and use to transport groceries from the store to their home without...
7380802 Sliding recreational device  
A sliding recreational device having a body, a seating area for a passenger, and a sliding pan mounted on the bottom of the body is disclosed. A cushioning element mounted in the body protects a...
7380801 Ice skate blade runner holder and blade runner and method of manufacture  
A method of manufacturing a blade of an ice skate includes the steps of providing a T-shaped stock piece of material having a plate and a leg extending from a center of the plate; machining the...
7380800 Method and system for controlling a dual mode vehicle suspension system  
A method and system for controlling a vehicle suspension system switchable between two modes of operation, including a first mode for when the vehicle is experiencing an on-road driving condition...
7380799 Adjustable vehicle suspension system with adjustable-rate air spring  
An adjustable vehicle suspension system includes a plurality of damping members and an air spring operatively associated with each of the damping members. The suspension system also includes a...
7380740 Seat belt retractor and seat belt device  
A seat belt retractor is provided in which two winding performances are achieved while reduced power consumption of a motor and simplified control of the motor are also achieved. A clutch gear is...
7380633 Vehicle sensing method for detecting a pedestrian impact  
The collision of a vehicle with a pedestrian is detected by the presence of a foreign object in a sensing zone above the hood of the vehicle within a prescribed time of an initial impact with the...
7380631 Automotive passenger restraint and protection apparatus  
An automotive passenger restraint and protection device for an automotive vehicle has a seatbelt which restrains an occupant of the automotive vehicle. The device includes an electric retractor, a...
7380458 Pressure sensor port  
A pressure sensor port having reduced potential for blockage of a sensor by debris in a fluid. The pressure sensor includes a housing forming the sensor port. The sensor port defines an internal...
7380391 Agricultural mower maneuvering and lightening devices  
A mower including a hitching structure configured to be connected to a motor vehicle, a cutting mechanism, a maneuvering device configured to bring the cutting mechanism from a working position to...
7379804 Occupant protection system for a motor vehicle  
An occupant protection system for a motor vehicle includes at least one crash sensor for measuring a motion variable. The occupant protection system includes an occupant protection device,...
7378013 Gooseneck trailer coupler  
A coupler comprised of a coupler housing having a first opening formed therein. The opening has a concave cavity. A cylindrical socket is formed within the housing. A second opening in the housing...
7377733 Universal apparatus for the inspection, transportation, and storage of large shell structures  
An apparatus for holding an aerospace structure, having an edge and a surface, includes a base. Coupled to the base is an edge support adapted to releasably engage the edge of the structure. Also...
7377713 Front-wheel support for a wheel chair  
A front wheel support for a wheel chair, the front wheel support having a curved tube for attachment to a frame member of the wheel chair and a curved part. The curved part has a first portion with...
7377590 School bus passenger seat with energy absorbing occupant restraint  
A vehicle passenger seat active occupant restraint provides for absorbing energy from a passenger during sudden deceleration of a vehicle. The torso belt portion of a three-point restraint system...
7377570 Modular components for an all-terrain vehicle  
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with an elongated wheelbase has a rear-mounted receptacle for receiving one of a plurality of interchangeable modular components, such as a passenger seat, a cargo...
7377563 Deployable vehicle rear access step apparatus and method  
A vehicle step includes an appearance surface; a pair of step surfaces; a lock for securing the step within a bumper; and a pivoting mechanism for rotating the step. The appearance face forms an...
7377552 Fuel tank for straddle vehicle  
A straddle vehicle includes a main frame obliquely extending downward and rearward from a head pipe. Right and left sub-frames obliquely extend downward and rearward from the main frame, and seat...
7377551 Collapsible snowboard pole  
A collapsible snowboard pole is presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention a snowboard pole can be provided with a manually expandable and compressible shaft, a basket at the tip,...
7377550 Retractor fixing structure of rear seatbelt system  
A retractor of a three-point rear seatbelt system is affixed to a rear roof rail without excessively protruding out at the bottom of the rear roof rail. Such an arrangement provides sufficient rear...
7377549 Protector for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle  
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle includes left and right front wheels supported independently of each other on a vehicle body such that driving power is transmitted to said front wheels by...
7377548 Adaptive depth airbag  
An airbag device includes an airbag formed with at least one fabric panel and an inflator. The fabric panel includes at least one loop along a perimeter of the fabric panel. The inflator is a dual...
7377547 Method for storing a side curtain air bag  
A method of folding together a vehicle side curtain airbag is provided that includes bending a base section of an extended air bag toward the outboard side of the vehicle and fully over onto a...
7377546 Air bag module with vent controlled by tether  
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus ( 10 d ) includes an inflatable occupant protection device ( 300 ) and a support member ( 316 ). A vent opening ( 350 ) extends through the support member (...
7377545 Micro gas generator with automatic ignition function  
A micro gas generator with an automatic ignition function operated before being weakened by heat without impairing the cleanliness of exhaust gas, comprising gas generating agent, a cup body for...
7377544 Occupant protection system  
To simplify the mechanism of an occupant protection system in which a seat bag at the front part of a seat cushion and a lap bag are inflated to protect an occupant and also to simplify the...
7377543 Vehicle steering wheel with floating horn  
The invention relates to a steering wheel ( 11 ) of an automotive vehicle with an airbag module ( 21 ) fixed thereto through at least one intermediate device ( 33 ) comprising a spring ( 37 ), a...
7377542 Vehicle seat side air bag system  
A side air bag module is disposed in a cavity in a vehicle seat. At least one reinforcement panel is secured to either the air bag module or the seat frame on an anchoring edge. The opposite edge...
7377541 Leg-protection device for vehicle occupant  
A leg-protection device is disposed under a steering column for protecting a vehicle occupant. The leg-protection device includes an airbag to be inflated upwardly along a bottom surface of a...
7377540 Airbag unit and case of airbag unit  
A case of an airbag unit has a case body for forming a storage room for accommodating an airbag. The case body has a bottom section, a pair of first side walls, and a pair of second side walls. The...
7377539 Airbag unit and case of airbag unit  
A case of an airbag unit includes a case body for forming a storage room for accommodating an airbag, and a movable component attached to the case body for forming at least a part of an edge of an...
7377538 Shopping buddy  
A portable folding shopping cart and utility carrier has a folding frame and a flexible basket and bottom shelf which can be folded to a compact size and shape for storage when not in us and can be...
7377537 Adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control  
An adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control has a seat, a pair of rotating joints, and a one-handed adjusting mechanism. The pair of rotating joints are rotatively...
7377536 Shock absorbing trailer hitch  
Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted...
7377535 Bicycle frame  
A bicycle frame assembly including a down tube and a monolithic down tube support. The down tube support preferably defines a pocket configured to receive an end portion of the down tube such that...
7377534 Bicycle frames and bicycles with permanent rear wheel fenders  
A bicycle frame includes a head tube, a top tube, a down tube, a pair of chainstays, a pair of seatstays, and a rear wheel fender providing structural support to the bicycle frame. A seat tube is...
7377533 Steering damper apparatus, and method of using same  
A steering damper is provided coaxially with a steering shaft, and a handlebar load is provided by causing a variable valve to generate damping force, using rotation of the steering shaft. The...
7377532 Pedal drive scooter  
A vehicle and in particular a scooter in which there is present a first and a second element separated from each other and movable relative to a base frame, the elements defining respective...
7377531 Retractable running board  
A retractable running board assembly is mounted to the frame of a vehicle. The running board is selectively extendable between a retracted position, which is close to the vehicle's frame, and a...
7377530 Tapered sleeve suspension arm joint  
A suspension is provided that eliminates welded connections between the suspension control arm and the axle. The suspension includes a control arm coupled to a vehicle frame. The control arm has a...
7377529 Active roll control system for a vehicle suspension system  
An actuator assembly for an active chassis of a motor vehicle that includes an actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes a first rack and a second rack, and a drive pinion that is in operative...
7377528 Cambering vehicle with rocking-bar cambering mechanism  
The inventive device includes a tricycle frame comprising a front wheel steering mechanism, the left and right trailing arms with folding mechanism, the left and right rear wheel brake systems, and...
7377527 Pet jogger  
A three-wheeled vehicle having a reversed tricycle configuration provides a means of transporting a quadraped pet, such as a dog, to accompany the pet owner while he or she jogs or runs behind the...
7377526 Wheel-mounting assembly for a stroller  
A wheel-mounting assembly includes: a pivot shaft; a frame-connecting part; a wheel-mounting part pivoted to the frame-connecting part through the pivot shaft and formed with a retaining hole; a...
7377525 Portable worktable  
A portable worktable has a frame, top, legs, and latches. The frame has rails, a plate perpendicular to the rails, and supports beneath the rails for wheels. The top mounts upon runners hinged to...
7377524 Roller skate  
A roller skate includes a shoe body and a wheel portion comprising a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly. The front wheel assembly and the rear wheel assembly can be easily attached to...
7377523 Hydraulic suspension with a lock-out mechanism for an off-highway vehicle  
A vehicle has an axle connected to a frame by at least one hydraulic cylinder with two chambers separated by a piston. A hydraulic circuit controls flow of fluid between two cylinder chambers and...
7377522 Vehicle with movable and inwardly tilting safety body  
A suspension system for a vehicle ( 50 c ) having a body ( 52 c ) and a plurality of wheel support assemblies ( 56 c, 58 c ) includes a tie structure ( 60 c ) interposed between the body and the...
7377501 Aerostatic suspension system for rolling equipment and vehicles  
An aerostatic suspension system ( 1 ) for rolling equipment and vehicles that takes advantage of atmospheric pressure to create, via cylinder and piston sets, forces that are transmitted by levers...