03rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100013180 | THREE-WHEELED VEHICLE WITH REAR AXLE CONTROL LINK - A three-wheeled vehicle includes a frame including a longitudinal axis and a steering head, an engine-transmission assembly coupled to the frame, a steering assembly pivotably coupled to the steering head, a front wheel rotatably coupled to the steering assembly, a rear axle assembly, a control arm coupling the rear axle assembly to the frame, a pair of rear wheels rotatably supported by the rear axle assembly, and a substantially laterally-extending link interconnecting the rear axle assembly and the frame to control lateral motion of the rear axle assembly relative to the frame. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013181 | JOINT UNIT, PREFERABLY FOR MOUNTING THE CHASSIS CONTROL ARM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A joint unit such as for mounting the vehicle control arm of a motor vehicle, is provided with a control arm-side housing ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013182 | Tree stand wheel attachment - The tree stand wheel attachment has a rigid plate adapted for attachment to a tree stand. A plurality of wheel attachment struts is disposed on the plate. The struts are adapted for fitting forked wheel assemblies thereto. A laterally opposing pair of the struts includes a first pair of axle couplings, the first pair of axle couplings accommodating an axle and wheel assembly. A second pair of axle couplings is disposed directly on the plate to provide an alternate location for the axle and wheel assembly. A plurality of holes in the plate allows bolts to pass through the holes to secure attachment of the tree stand wheel attachment base to the tree stand via rigid compression straps. Rigid handles are attached to the tree stand to facilitate manipulation by a user. The tree stand wheel attachment may be operated in wheelbarrow fashion to carry equipment and game. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013183 | Three wheeled scooter - A new and improved stand up type scooter used for traveling across generally flat terrain such as asphalt or concrete. The invention comprises of a three-wheeled scooter manually, gas, or electrically powered. The scooter consists of a frame, floor deck, steering tee handle, pivoting front suspension, two front wheels for added traction, and one rear powered or non-powered wheel. The invention incorporates a center stand for upright storage and a foldable handle for compact transport of the mechanism. Optional quick attach seat system for riding in seated position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013184 | Manpower-driven device with bi-directional input and constant directional rotation output - The present invention is related to a manpower driven device being able to do particular bidirectional pedaling to provide constant directional output for driving the loading wheel train, wherein its pedaling direction is selected by the rider according to his/her operating statuses of the muscles and joints, or the same directional outputs of different speed ratios is made further through the different driving directional inputs. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013185 | BICYCLE - A bicycle is provided on which a person can efficiently ride in a comfortable posture along a slope and effectively utilize the strength of the legs while pedaling along a level road. This bicycle includes: a stem fixing a handle on an upper-end part thereof and including a front wheel-shaft supporting member in a lower part thereof; a front wheel attached pivotally via a front wheel shaft to a lower-end part of the front wheel-shaft supporting member; a front frame supporting a middle part of the stem in such a way that a front-end part thereof makes a handling turn freely, and extending rearward; a rear frame fixing a saddle on an upper-end part thereof, including a rear wheel-shaft supporting member in a lower part thereof, and attached pivotally at a lower-end part of the rear wheel-shaft supporting member via joint members to a rear-end part of the front frame in such a way that the rear frame sways back and forth freely; and a rear wheel disposed via a rear wheel shaft a predetermined height above the joint members at the rear wheel-shaft supporting member in such a way that the rear wheel rotates freely, and rotated by a pedal-attached crank on each side. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013186 | POWERED RETRACTABLE MOTORCYCLE STAND - A fully powered motorcycle stand is disclosed that is attachable to a motorcycle undercarriage and is able to extend legs on either side of the motorcycle. The legs are extended by a leg extending mechanism, such as an electric motor or a hydraulic pump and piston. Legs can include tubular and/or solid bars, and can have feet attached to the leg bottom. The legs can be connected, such as by a crossbar, or if not connected, can be separately extendable to different lengths so as to support the motorcycle vertically on uneven terrain. A stand controller sends control commands to the leg extending mechanism. A safety mechanism can be included that prevents leg extension while the motorcycle is moving, and an anti-theft system can be included that prevents leg retraction without a key or passcode. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013187 | Bicycle Utility Bracket - A bicycle utility bracket to accommodate an auxiliary child seat and a towed bicycle that can be mounted on either rigid or suspension type bicycle frames. To accommodate a towed bicycle, the bicycle utility bracket device is positioned between a tow bicycle, such as an adult bicycle, and a towed bicycle, such as a child's bicycle, enabling the towed bicycle to function as a one wheeled trailer behind the leading tow bicycle. This or a variation of this same device can also accommodate an auxiliary child seat. The device can include pivoting structure provisions which can articulate with a suspension style bicycle frame as it articulates. This device can also provide a cushioned ride for an occupant in the child seat and a rider on the towed bike when used with a suspension type bicycle. It also includes provisions to quickly and conveniently attach or remove a towed bicycle which allows each bicycle to be operated independently as desired. When the towed bike or child seat is disconnected, the compact bicycle utility bracket device can conveniently remain on the tow bike. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013188 | Trailer Connection Assist System - A trailer connection assist system includes a towing vehicle having a hitch receiver, a trailer having a trailer hitch, a system controller, a position sensor provided on the hitch receiver and the trailer hitch and communicating with the system controller, a vehicle motor of the towing vehicle interfacing with the system controller, vehicle wheels of the towing vehicle interfacing with the vehicle motor and a steering system connected to the system controller and the vehicle wheels and adapted to steer the vehicle wheels. The system controller is adapted to operate the vehicle motor and the steering system responsive to input from the position sensor. A method of aligning a hitch with a hitch receiver provided on a towing vehicle is also disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013189 | Adjustable Trailer Hitch - The adjustable trailer hitch assembly of the present invention is designed for attachment to the head of most commercially available trailers. The adjustable trailer hitch assembly includes a first weldment member pivotally attachable to a head of a trailer, and a second weldment member operably connected to the first weldment member for lateral movement between extended and locked positions. Collapsible extension arms operably connect the first and second weldment members providing movement between the extended and locked positions. The collapsible extension arms are positionable between a first collapsed position with the first and second weldment members adjacent one another defining the locked position, and a second extended position with the first and second weldment members separated from one another defining the extended position. A vehicle connection element is operably connected to the second member, with the vehicle connection element moveable along a vertical length of the second member for connection to a tow vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013190 | Joint between two hinge-linked vehicle parts such as of an articulated vehicle,comprising articulated joint - The invention relates to a joint ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013191 | Performance enhanced snowboard - A performance enhanced snowboard having an extended, generally planar deck with a nose, a tail, and a central section. The deck also has an overall length, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The nose has a widest portion that defines a nose chord line having a nose chord length. The tail has a widest portion that defines a tail chord line having a tail chord length, and the central section has a narrowest portion that defines a central chord line having a central chord length. The nose chord length is greater than the central chord length, and the nose chord length is between about fifteen and thirty-five percent of the overall length of the deck. The tail chord length is between about one percent and ten percent greater than the central chord length, while the distance between the tail chord line and the central chord line is between about forty to ninety percent of the distance between the nose chord line and the central chord line. The structure permits the invented board to function like a surfboard or skateboard while also sliding like a conventional snowboard. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013192 | SHOCK-ABSORBING SNOWBOARD ATTACHMENT DEVICE - Base for a binding device for attaching a boot to a snowboard, said base having a shock-absorbing portion ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013193 | RECREATIONAL BINDING WITH ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION INTERFACE - A binding system is provided that is effective for use on recreational device, such as a snowboard, and that is adapted to mate to, or that includes, a boot or other footwear worn by the user. In general, the binding system includes a base plate for support a rider's foot, and a connecting element for mating the base plate to an elongate board, e.g., a snowboard. The connecting element is effective to mate the base plate to a snowboard about a fixed central axis and to allow pivotal movement of the base plate about the central axis with respect to the snowboard. The binding system can also include at least one compression member mated to the base plate and/or to a snowboard. The compression member(s) are effective to compress between the base plate and the snowboard in response to a force applied to at least one of the base plate and the snowboard. The binding system is particularly advantageous in that the compression members provide enhanced biomechanical operation, absorbing chatter and shock, and increasing mobility. Moreover, there is no relative motion between the base plate and the boot, so the rider's ability to control the snowboard is not adversely affected. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013194 | SNOWBOARD MOUNTING SYSTEM - A snowboard mounting system includes a first member attached to a snowboard and a second member attached to a snowboard binding and the two members may be selectively engageable and rotatable with one another. In one embodiment, the first member includes a lip portion arranged with a body portion to form a channel. The lip portion includes a slot that extends into the channel. The slot is configured to receive a toe portion of the second member as a heel portion of the second member is moved into the channel. Because the second member is attached to the snowboard binding, the rider may secure the binding to the snowboard by rotating the binding relative to the snowboard, which moves the toe portion away from the slot and into the channel. In a riding position, the snowboard binding is coupled to the snowboard, yet remains rotationally free with respect the snowboard. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013195 | Foldable Stroller - A foldable stroller includes a support frame including two back posts, a first folding bar, a second folding bar, a third folding bar, a fourth folding bar, a bottom bracket, and a slide. The two back posts are rotated backward and downward toward the first folding bar to fold the third folding bar and the second folding bar between the two back posts and the first folding bar and to fold the bottom bracket under the first folding bar so as to fold the stroller. Thus, when the stroller is folded, the back posts are rotated backward and downward to reduce the volume of the support frame to the minimum value so that the folded stroller has the smallest volume, thereby facilitating storage and transportation of the stroller when not in use. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013196 | Inflatable and Foldable Stroller - A stroller that is inflatable/deflatable and foldable to aid transportation. Wheels to aid dragging on the ground like a suitcase on wheels. Optionally, a power source and air compressor to aid inflation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013197 | Airbag apparatus - An airbag of an airbag apparatus includes a bag body, a supplementary bag, a communication hole that communicates the bag body and the supplementary bag, an open/close element that opens and closes the communication hole and a connecting element extending from the open/close element. The connecting element is connected at the leading end to an anchor mechanism that regulates the operation of the open/close element under control of a control device. The open/close element keeps closing the communication hole while the anchor mechanism holds the connecting element whereas opens the communication hole when the anchor mechanism releases the connecting element such that inflation gas is fed into the supplementary bag. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013198 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG - A curtain airbag to be installed in the roof frame area of a motor vehicle. The curtain airbag has an airbag skin including two side walls connected by an edge region, wherein the airbag skin surrounds a gas chamber. The gas chamber includes at least one protective area and at least one guide chamber fluidly connected to the protective area wherein the guide chamber is inflatable between the protective area and an internal structure of the motor vehicle when the curtain airbag is in an installed state. Furthermore, a plurality of fixing devices are provided for connecting the curtain airbag to the internal structure of the motor vehicle, wherein at least one guide chamber fixing device is located in the area of guide chamber in order to achieve a high level of operational safety and easy installation. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013199 | AIRBAG SYSTEM, VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING AN AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD FOR AN AIRBAG SYSTEM - The invention relates to an airbag system comprising an airbag module, which has an opening mechanism for the airbag tear seam of a seat cover for the airbag accommodated underneath the cover in a non-visible manner, wherein the opening mechanism is configured such that the deploying force of the airbag tears a hole or holes into the tear seam, which bring(s) about a slight opening of the seam according to the physics of a ‘run,’ wherein a strip, or plurality of strips, or strip ends sewn into the airbag tear seam of the seat cover in more than one locations is/are torn from the seam driven by the deploying force of the airbag. The invention further relates to a vehicle seat comprising such an airbag system, and to a deployment method for such an airbag system. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013200 | Air Bag Device For Knee Protection, Deployment Method For Air Bag Device For Knee Proctection, And Vehicle - In a vehicle front structure | 2010-01-21 |
20100013201 | Liquid cooled hybrid - An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid and a piston are also housed within another chamber. This chamber is sealed by a burst disk. The piston includes an opening. During deployment of the inflator, the burst disk is ruptured and the piston moves towards the distal end of the inflator. The movement of the piston hydraulically expels the liquid through the opening in the piston such that the liquid cools and contacts the gas formed by combustion of the gas generant. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013202 | Squib, Gas Generator for Air Bag and Gas Generator for Seat Belt Pretensioner - A squib includes an SCB chip connected to electrode pins so as to ignite by externally applied electric current, and a capacitor electrically connected to the electrode pins in parallel with a thin film resistor on the SCB chip. The capacitor is arranged above the header, and the SCB chip is directly mounted on the capacitor so that the thin film resistor on the SCB chip and the capacitor are electrically connected through electrodes provided on a substrate of the SCB chip, while the size of the SCB chip is smaller than that of the capacitor. In this way, the invention provides the squib which effectively eliminates surface unevenness when the capacitor is located, and enables the connection of the SCB chip and the capacitor to the electrode pins only by one reflow process, and further makes it possible to use an even smaller chip than those used in the prior art. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013203 | TETHER SYSTEMS FOR INFLATABLE CUSHIONS - An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a tether system for use in a vehicle. The airbag and the tether are configured such that upon airbag deployment the tether applies sufficient tension to the cushion to mitigate occupant ejection from the vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013204 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AIRBAG CUSHION, AND THE AIRBAG CUSHION - An airbag cushion is manufactured with a rear fabric panel and two front fabric panels. Each front fabric panel has a projecting tether portion to be sewn to an inner face of the rear fabric panel. The front fabric panels are, firstly, superimposed each other. A back end of the projecting tether portion is sewn to a part of a periphery of the front fabric panel, to form a second stitch portion in a recessed shape. A front end of the tether portion is then sewn to the inner face of the rear fabric panel. A periphery of the rear fabric panel is, in addition, sewn to a periphery of the front fabric panel corresponding to the periphery of the rear fabric panel, to form a third stitch portion. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013205 | Seat Belt Retractor and Torsion Bar Providing Secondary Load Limiting - A torsion bar, constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, an elongated bar has a first end, a second end, and a mid-section between the first and second ends. The first end of the elongated bar has a material void. The first end preferably has a diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the mid-section. In one design, the material void is a slot extending longitudinally, and the first end may also define a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots extending longitudinally. In another design, the material void is a bore extending longitudinally, and the first end may also define a plurality of slots extending longitudinally and extending from the bore through an exterior surface of the elongated bar to leave a plurality of fingers at the first end. In these designs and other, the torsion bar and the material void may be cold forged, thereby eliminating a second forming step. The torsion bar may also include a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013206 | FLUID STORAGE TANK TRAILER - Embodiments provide a fluid storage tank trailer including a base including a set of rear wheels, a tank supported by the base, the base including a set of skids adapted to engage the ground forward of the rear wheels when the trailer is not connected to a tow vehicle, the skids being adapted to support the tank bottom in relation to the ground, a forward frame adapted to be towed by a tow vehicle, a forward platform elevated above the forward frame, the forward platform having a first end adjacent a first front corner, the forward platform having a second end adjacent a second front corner, the forward platform defining a walkway between the first end and the second end, a first ladder extending along a first vertical axis parallel to the first front corner, the first ladder extending from the first end of the forward platform downward to the forward frame; a second ladder extending along a second vertical axis parallel to the second front corner, the second ladder extending from the second end of the forward platform downward to the forward frame. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013207 | FLUID STORAGE TANK TRAILER - Embodiments provide a fluid storage tank trailer including a base including a set of rear wheels, a tank supported by the base, the base including a set of skids adapted to engage the ground forward of the rear wheels when the trailer is not connected to a tow vehicle, the skids being adapted to support the tank bottom in relation to the ground, a forward frame adapted to be towed by a tow vehicle, a forward platform elevated above the forward frame, the forward platform having a first end adjacent a first front corner, the forward platform having a second end adjacent a second front corner, the forward platform defining a walkway between the first end and the second end. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013208 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material configured to completely extend over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book and a plurality of reinforcing elements disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. Each reinforcing element includes a segment, spaced from the other reinforcing elements of the plurality of reinforcing elements, that is adapted to be disposed adjacent a corner of a cover of a book when the stretchable material is extended over the outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, thereby protecting a corner of the book cover. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013209 | Security device for confidential information - This security device for confidential information, mentioned in a document (D), includes an element ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013210 | SECURITY DOCUMENT/CARD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY DOCUMENT/CARD - A security document, in particular, a card, for identification, preferably ID cards (for example, a personal identity card), comprising a card body, a security element, applied to the card body and planar information preferably in words and/or images, characterized in that the information is at least partly overlaid over or covered by the security element, wherein the security element is completely or at least partly visible. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013211 | Identification tag - An identification tag is provided that includes an elongate strip of flexible material having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end. The identification tag further includes adhesive material and a label, the label being configured such that information may be added thereto. The strip of flexible material may be configured to wrap around about itself to produce a generally circular shape. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013212 | Gardening Movable Adapter Whose Output Flow can be Controlled and Regulated - An adapter for a gardening tool includes an adapter body, a connecting member, and a control member. The connecting member is rotatably mounted on the adapter body. The control member is rotatably mounted on the connecting member. The control member has a mounting tube which is provided with an oblique control flange. Thus, the control flange of the control member can be moved to close or open the water flow of the adapter and to change and regulate the water output flow from the adapter by rotation of the control member, thereby facilitating a user operating the adapter to close or open the water flow and to change and regulate the water output flow. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013213 | Structure for connection between integrated panel and fluid device - A connecting structure for an integration panel and a fluid device which, in order to promote integration of fluid pipes, can be further compactified is provided. In a concentric double flow path type connecting structure, an integration panel | 2010-01-21 |
20100013214 | Integral 90 Degree Fitting Hydraulic Quick Coupler and Attachments and Work Machines Employing the Same - A hydraulic quick coupler for coupling hydraulic hoses of an attachment to a work machine includes a cylindrical quick release coupler end portion configured to mate with another quick coupler to form a sealed hydraulic connection. A middle portion of the quick coupler is connected to the end portion and provides a fluid path to the end portion. An integral 90° elbow of the quick coupler includes a threaded end providing a threaded connection to the middle portion, a flare style coupler end for coupling to a fitting of a hydraulic hose, and a 90° bend section connected between the threaded end and the flare style coupler. The 90° bend section provides a fluid path between the threaded end and the flare style coupler and is configured to redirect hydraulic fluid flow by 90°. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013215 | Barb Clamp with Collet Interlocks - Disclosed herein is a barb clamp for a flexible tube having a predetermined inner diameter defining a passageway therein and an outer surface. The clamp includes a barb connector having a tubular configuration with a first end for disposing within an end of the tube, a cylindrical collet having a through center aperture slidable over the first end of the barb connector, the collet having a first end and a second end, the first end including a plurality resilient members each having a first lateral edge having a first interlocking portion and an opposing second lateral edge having a second interlocking portion, and a cylindrical sleeve having a through center aperture for slidably receiving the collet. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013216 | FLUID SYSTEM COUPLING WITH PIVOTING HANDLE ACTUATING MEMBER - A fluid system component is provided that includes first and second elements configured to be removably engaged with each other to define a fluid passageway. The first element defines at least one groove. Correspondingly, the second element includes at least one engagement member configured to be received in a corresponding groove. The presence of a line pressure in the passageway substantially forecloses disengagement of the first and second elements until the fluid pressure in the fluid passageway has decreased to a predetermined magnitude. A handling and locking mechanism for selectively securing the second element relative to the first element is included. The locking mechanism includes a pin controlled by a crank arm assembly adjacent a collar handle. The crank arm assembly includes a crank arm handle that rotates to withdrawn the pin from the second element and which facilitates rotation of the first element relative to the second element. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013217 | Tube joint and method of joining tubes in an engine exhaust system - A substantially leak free joint connecting conduits in an exhaust system of an engine. The joint connects a first exhaust conduit extending between a first distal end and a first join end, and a second exhaust conduit extending between a second distal end and a second join end. The joint comprises a substantially circular bead formed by a tip of the first join end curled radially outward and around until it contacts an outer surface of the first exhaust conduit. A mating surface formed in the second join end that defines an at least partially axially open seat flared radially outward from the second exhaust conduit. At least a portion of the seat shaped to substantially conform to at least ninety degrees of a circumference of an external surface of the substantially circular bead. The external surface of the bead directly contacts the seat of the mating surface such that the portion of the seat curves around a portion of the circumference of the bead. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013218 | COUPLING ELEMENT WITH A SHUTTER VALVE, AND A COUPLING INCORPORATING SUCH AN ELELEMENT - The invention concerns the female or male member ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013219 | CONNECTION FOR HIGH-PRESSURE MEDIUM CONDUITS - In connection for high-pressure medium conduits, in which a first conduit ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013220 | EXTRUSION RESISTANT GASKET FACE SEAL - A seal assembly for a fluid coupling includes: (a) a generally planar, substantially rigid seal retainer with opposed first and second faces, having an annular first groove formed in the first face; (b) a first resilient seal disposed in the first groove; and (c) an annular first backup ring positioned radially outboard of the first resilient seal and secured to the first resilient seal, wherein the first backup ring is substantially harder than the first resilient seal. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013221 | Method and apparatus for repairing a flawed welded joint in a core spray piping system - A clamp is disclosed which structurally replaces a cracked P | 2010-01-21 |
20100013222 | ELECTRIC ENGINE START WITH TWO MOTORS AND SINGLE MOTOR DRIVE - An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and balanced. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013223 | HYBRID ENGINE INSTALLATION AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH AN ENGINE INSTALLATION - A hybrid engine installation ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013224 | USE OF PITCH BATTERY POWER TO START WIND TURBINE DURING GRID LOSS/BLACK START CAPABILITY - The disclosure concerns a wind power plant and its operation during grid loss, wherein the wind power plant comprises a plurality of rotor blades, a blade pitch drive, a rotor shaft, an electric generator, and a control unit for controlling the operations of the wind power plant, wherein the plurality of rotor blades are rotatably connected to the rotor shaft, such that the pitch of the rotor blades can be adjusted by the blade pitch drive under the control of the control unit, and wherein the rotor shaft is operatively connected to the electric generator for generating electric energy, the wind power plant further comprising an energy storing unit for powering the blade pitch drive, wherein the control unit comprises a control module for adjusting the rotor blades and for entering a self-sustaining mode of operation of the wind power plant. With the self-sustaining mode of operation basic functions of the wind power plant, in particular safety and security functions as well as lubrication of the rotatable parts of the wind power plant are sustained even for long periods of a grid loss. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013225 | WIND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING ENERGY THBOQGI A VERTICAL-AXIS TURBINE ACTUATED BY MEANS OF KITES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC ENERGY THROUGH SOCH SYSTEM - A wind system for converting wind energy including at least one kite that can be driven from ground immersed in at least one wind current and a vertical-axis wind turbine placed at ground level. The wind turbine includes at least one arm connected through two ropes to the kite, the kite configured to be driven through the turbine to rotate the arm and convert wind energy into electric energy through at least one generator/motor system operating as a generator that co-operates with the turbine. The ropes are configured both to transmit mechanical energy from and to the kites, and to control the flight trajectory of the kites. A process produces electric energy through such a system. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013226 | Tethered Autonomous Air Vehicle With Wind Turbines - A wind turbine energy conversion device that can take advantage of the higher speed and more persistent winds at higher altitudes is hereinafter disclosed. The wind turbine energy conversion device includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) connected to one end of a tether (which may include multiple shorter tethers), the other end being connected to a terrestrial anchorage point. The UAV flies at altitudes where wind speeds can reach 40 mph or higher. The UAV comprises a flying wing with one or more trailing wind power turbines and flies airborne maneuvers designed to increase relative wind speed up to about four times the true wind speed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013227 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION - The invention relates to a method for the operation of a wind power plant ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013228 | SURFACE PIERCING TIDAL GENERATOR - A tidal generator includes a floating structure and a shaft that is supported over a moving body of water. The shaft is coupled to multiple rotors that have pitched blades that extend radially from the center of the rotor. Portions of the lower blades are submerged in the moving water. The movement of the water relative to the tidal generator causes the rotors and shaft to rotate. The shaft is coupled to an electrical generator. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013229 | HYBRID WAVE ENERGY PLANT FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION - The innovation herein proposed describes a plant to produce electricity by the sea waves. The plant is designed to be installed on shore, near shore and offshore scenarios: on the coast line, in shallow waters and in deep waters. The plant is operated by action of the sea waves on a series of floaters (A). The resultant force on each floater (A) acts on a mechanical load amplifier (B) which moves two vertical high pressure piston pumps (C). These pumps (C) send pressurized fresh water to a hyperbaric system (E). The hyperbaric system (E) supplies an outflow water jet through a controlled valve that moves a conventional turbine (G). This turbine (G) connected to the electric generator (H) produce electricity. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013230 | Flowing Water Energy Device - This invention is a device for transforming the energy of flowing water into useable energy. At a minimum, the device comprises one or more flow diversion structures, one or more paddle wheels, and one or more generators. A gearbox or transmission may be added to increase the rotational speed of the generators. A subsea cable may be included to transmit the electrical energy produced to shore. Other elements may be added as described by the claims of this patent application. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013231 | Water Current Power Generation System - A water current power generation system is provided, including a plurality of flotation tubes joined by a body structure; a plurality of ballast chambers joined by a body structure; a plurality of induction type power generation units disposed within housings associated with one or more of the flotation chambers, ballast chambers and body structure; and a plurality of propellers disposed in mechanical communication with each of the induction type generator units. Methods and means of deploying, positioning, maintaining, controlling and operating the system are also provided, as are detailed descriptions of novel inductor type generators used to obtain power from fast moving water currents, flotation tanks for tensioning the system against a submerged anchoring system disposed on an associated seafloor, and fluid-filled ballast chambers equipped with multiple sub-chambers that lend precision control and continuous adjustability to the system. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013232 | Solid particle separator device and a hydraulic installation including such a device - The device ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013233 | Vertical shaft, horizontally driven, shrouded wind/electric system - (1) A vertical shaft, horizontally driven, shrouded wind turbine utilizing one common vertical shaft turned by a series of fixed vertical wing type blades extracting maximum energy from the wind in lift, drag and volume; and (2) an alternator for generating electrical current, with multiple flywheels composed of a nonmagnetic chemical element possessing a free electron and a ring of electrically non-conductive permanent magnets arranged adjacent to each other in magnetic attraction and placed between each disk and ring adjacent to stationary three phase sinusoidal “S” windings of coated copper magnet wire aligned in close proximity to the magnets in each flywheel. Certain elements in the composition of the magnets and metallic chemical element possessing a free electron in motion interact with the copper magnet wires to enhance the flow of paired electrons, thus giving this voltage-intensive alternator the ability to demonstrate remarkably high efficiencies even at relatively low RPMs. The metals in the electromagnetic field are non-ferrous and contain free electrons so any eddy-currents with resultant heat losses are almost nonexistent. If more power output is desired, additional sections can be added to the wind turbine thus capturing more energy from the wind, additional flywheels and copper windings added to the alternator increasing the output generated by this unique wind turbine and electrical generating device. Multiple flywheels and windings, in turn, further reduce the internal resistance against the flow of paired electrons. A wind/electric system with tomorrow's technology for today's world | 2010-01-21 |
20100013234 | WIND TURBINE COMPRISING A DETUNER - A wind turbine comprises a wind-driven rotor ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013235 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DAMPING OF TOWER-OSCILLATIONS - A method and an arrangement for the damping of tower-oscillations are provided. The method for the damping of tower-oscillations includes transforming a rotation into electrical power using a generator, which is located on top of the tower. The electrical power is transformed from AC to DC and back to AC by a converter. A power-reference-signal is used by the converter to control the delivered electrical power. A variable power-offset-signal is added to the power-reference-signal before it is used for the control. The variable power-offset-signal is based on a mean value of the power-reference-signal and a side-to-side-oscillation of the tower. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013236 | TETHER HANDLING FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRICITY GENERATORS - A power generation system ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013237 | WIND POWERED ENERGY AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is comprised of a wind powered energy amplification method and systems for capturing wind power and harvesting tangentially amplified energy. The harvested tangentially amplified energy is converted, processed and stored for use for generating continuous, on demand and stand by electricity to supply electricity. The present invention is further comprised of methods and systems for extracting, processing and storing water and carbon dioxide to supply water and supply carbon dioxide. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013238 | VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE AND GENERATOR - A wind turbine and generator apparatus for mounting on a substantially vertical fixed cylindrical object includes a stationary generator member encircling the cylindrical object and fixed to the cylindrical object. A rotating generator member encloses the stationary generator member, and is rotatably supported by the stationary generator member. A plurality of blades is mounted to the rotating generator member such that a wind contacting the blades is operative to rotate the rotating generator member about the stationary generator member to generate electrical energy. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013239 | Method Of Moving The Rotating Means Of A Wind Turbine During Transportation Or Stand Still, Method Of Controlling The Moving Of The Rotating Means, Nacelle, Auxiliary Device, Control And Monitoring System And Use Hereof - Methods of moving a rotating device of a wind turbine during transportation or standstill are provided. The methods include securing at least one auxiliary device to a position and connecting the device to one or more shafts of the rotating device at transportation or standstill. The auxiliary device is able to store, generate and/or convert energy during transportation, transferring energy continuously from at least one auxiliary device to one or more shafts of the rotating device during transportation or standstill, and moving one or more shafts of the rotating device continuously or discontinuously from a position to another. Also provided is a nacelle for a wind turbine, an auxiliary device, a control system for controlling moving of a rotating device of a wind turbine nacelle during transportation of the nacelle and use thereof. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013240 | INLINE WATER PUMP DRIVE AND WATER COOLED STATOR - An all-terrain vehicle is shown including an engine with a water pump, generator, and crankshaft having a common axis of rotation. The water pump and generator share a common wall to transfer heat from the generator to the water pump. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013241 | Bicycle-seat power generation device - A bicycle-seat power generation device includes a seat, a frame, an electrical generator, an electrical generation module, a mount, and a cushioning unit. The electrical generator includes a spindle gear. The electrical generation module includes a toothed rack and a transmission gear train. The toothed rack has an upper end abutting against an underside of the seat. The transmission gear train has an end engaging the toothed rack and another end engaging the spindle gear of the electrical generator. The mount accommodates the electrical generation module and the electrical generator therein in order to have the electrical generation module and the electrical generator coupled between the seat and the frame. The cushioning unit is also coupled between the seat and the frame and is fixed together with the mount in order to drive the toothed rack of the electrical generation module for effecting power generation. As such, a bicycle-seat power generation device that features simultaneous shock absorption and power generation is provided. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013242 | Aircraft combination engines plural airflow conveyances system - An engine combination for generating forces with a gas turbine engine generating force, and an internal combustion engine provided in the combination as an intermittent combustion engine generating force having an air intake, there being a plurality of air transfer ducts each extending from a different location in the gas turbine engine so as to be capable to provide air in each of those air transfer ducts at one end thereof at pressures differing from one another and connected at the other end of each to the air intake to transfer air thereto. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013243 | Power Turbine Speed Control Using Electrical Load Following - A power turbine speed control system for a turbo-shaft type gas turbine engine that has a gas generator compressor spool and a power turbine spool and drives an electrical generator that powers at least one electrical load by way of at least one electrical bus, comprises a power turbine controller that senses the rotary speed of the power turbine spool and generates at least one signal that changes the torque of the electrical generator in response to the sensed change in the rotary speed of the power turbine spool. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013244 | LOCK SYSTEM - A lock system is provided which is made to facilitate connecting work of a slide pin with a cam member and reduce looseness in the connected state. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013245 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET DOOR ACTUATION MECHANISM - An inlet door and actuation mechanism for an auxiliary power unit has an actuation mechanism mounted within a housing. The housing includes a bearing mount for allowing a bearing on the mechanism to adjust angularly as the inlet door pivots. The bearing mount and bearing provides a fireproof enclosure between areas on opposed sides of a wall of the housing. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013246 | Double Lock Override Mechanism for Vehicular Passive Entry Door Latch - In a particular embodiment, the door latch system includes a ratchet, a pawl, a release lever, a lock link, a double lock lever and a double lock override lever. The ratchet is movable between a closed position for holding a striker, and an open position. The pawl is movable between a ratchet locking position wherein the pawl holds the ratchet in the closed position, and a ratchet release position wherein the pawl permits the ratchet to move to the open position. The release lever is movable between a rest position and a pawl release position. The lock link is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In the engagement position the lock link is positioned to transfer movement of the release lever to the pawl release position into movement of the pawl to the ratchet release position. In the disengagement position the lock link does not transfer movement of the release lever to the pawl release position into movement of the pawl to the ratchet release position. The double lock lever is movable between a double locking position wherein the double lock lever prevents movement of the lock link out of the disengagement position, and an undouble locking position wherein the double lock lever permits movement of the lock link to the engagement position. The double lock override lever is movable between a first position wherein the double lock override lever prevents the double lock lever from being in the double locking position, and a second position wherein the double lock lever is movable to the double locking position. The ratchet has a double lock override control surface thereon that is positioned to move the double lock override lever to the first position when the ratchet moves to the open position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013247 | Recessed latching device for breakout sliding doors and patio doors - A recessed latch handle is provided that permits one sliding door to fully open and slide over another sliding door, and it permits a trackless breakout sliding door to fully open in the breakout position. The latch handle is designed with an adjustable hook and it extends from the latch housing rather than the doorjamb. The latching mechanism typically includes at least one flap handle so that one sliding door may fully pass over a second sliding door. The second handle may be a flap handle or an extended handle. The recessed latch handle includes a recessed box, a latching mechanism, a shaft connecting the handles and the latching mechanism, and a means for resistively operating the latching mechanism. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013249 | Bumper beam - A bow-formed bumper beam for a vehicle has a hat profile with a central flange ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013250 | SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - An object of the invention is to provide a shock absorbing member enabled to reduce stress applied at the moment of impact to each part serving as an attaching portion. The shock absorbing member | 2010-01-21 |
20100013251 | DEJECTA COLLECTOR FOR PETS - A dejecta collector for pets comprises a main body, a loading assembly and an elastic inserting member. One end of the loading assembly is assembled to one end of the main body, and the inserting member is inserted around the opening of the loading assembly and then connected to the main body for the user to control the loading assembly to open and close to hold and carry the dejecta of pets to the rubbish collection point. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013252 | Lawn and Garden Debris Scoop - The lawn scoop is designed to make picking up any type of small, loose debris a cleaner and easier task for the user. In general terms, the device is a scoop type shovel with the addition of a multipurpose hook/guide at the top end of the handle. After raking or sweeping the debris into a pile, the user stands in front of the debris and attaches the hook/guide part of the scoop to their front pant pocket or belt. This keeps the scoop at the proper angle while enabling the user to use both hands to rake or sweep the debris onto the scoop. Then, by placing the rake or broom over the top of the scoop, aligning the handles of both the scoop and rake using the hook/guide, the user holds both handles together for lifting and disposal. The hook/guide is also designed as part of the hanging system which provides for convenient storage of the combination of scoop and rake/broom. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013253 | CHANGEABLE GRIPPING ELEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - A gripping apparatus for gripping containers may comprise a gripping element which has two gripping parts that can move relative to one another and a carrier on which the gripping parts are arranged. At least one portion of the container to be gripped can be received between these gripping parts. The gripping apparatus may comprise a detachment mechanism for detaching the gripping parts from the carrier, wherein this detachment mechanism can be actuated manually and without the aid of a tool in order to detach the gripping parts from the carrier. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013254 | Chopsticks - Chopsticks, used for eating, of the type that have a notch, to enable them to be coupled together, arranged in an oblique position on one of the surfaces close to the upper end of the chopsticks, with a suitable slope for assembling the chopsticks in the manner of pliers, with a depth equivalent to half the thickness of the chopstick and with a width equivalent to the width of the actual chopstick, provision having been made for each of the upper edges of said notch to end in ribs that emerge towards the inside of the notch in order for one chopstick to be snap-fitted together with the other. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013255 | Constrained Layer Damping for Vehicle - The invention relates to a vibration damper for application to a vehicle bottom plate ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013256 | CONSOLE FOR A VEHICLE - A console is provided, in particular a central console for a vehicle, having a rail pair for the essentially horizontally displaceable accommodation of inserts of the console between the rails of the rail pair in guides of the rails, as well as a storage space between the inserts and the floor of the vehicle. For such a console, it is provided that the rails are implemented as freestanding brackets, the brackets at least being mounted in the floor of the vehicle, an essentially horizontally situated section of the particular bracket, which is distal from the floor, having at least one guide. Such a console offers high flexibility in regard to the storage space usable in this area with structurally simple design and may be advantageously used both with and also without the inserts in this aspect. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013257 | Trailer utility box - The present invention is directed to a modular storage system for storing items on a trailer. The modular storage system includes a plurality of containers connected to the railing of a trailer. The containers may be modular so as to be selectively arrangeable along the railing. The containers may be connected to the outside or inside of the railing. At least one of the containers may be positioned over a wheel of the trailer and include a wheel well for housing and protecting the wheel. The containers may include lockable lids for protecting the stored items. The containers may further include one or more attachments, such as a tool rack or T-mount. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013258 | Seatbelt Anchor Assembly - A seatbelt anchor assembly for a motor vehicle seatbelt restraint system. The anchor assembly includes an anchor and a separate ferrule component. The anchor forms an engagement for the seatbelt and has an extending plate end. The ferrule component is adapted to be mounted to the vehicle through various means such as cable or direct mechanical fastener attachment. The ferrule forms a U-shaped cross-section which engages with the anchor and interlocks with it. In one embodiment, a retaining clip is provided enabling the anchor and ferrule components to be assembled without tools. A pair of holes is provided to enable final connection to be provided through a threaded fastener. Features are provided to prevent to make it apparent that the components are improperly assembled. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013259 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF CONTAINER DEVICE FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A mounting structure of a container device that is intended for use in a vehicle mounts a container device | 2010-01-21 |
20100013260 | COVERING FOR INTERIOR VEHICLE SURFACES AND METHOD OF APPLYING COVERING - Disclosed herein are interior vehicle surfaces having a substrate and a covering having imposed thereon a decorative pattern. The covering is applied to the substrate oriented so that a segment of the decorative pattern forms an angle of less than ninety degrees with a visual reference line. Application of the covering includes determining a visual reference line with respect to the interior vehicle surface to be covered, rotating the covering less than ninety degrees such that a segment of the pattern originally parallel to the visual reference line is now angled with respect to the visual reference line and applying the rotated covering to the interior vehicle surface. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013261 | VEHICLE SUNSHADE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a vehicle sunshade device | 2010-01-21 |
20100013262 | Sunshade for motor vehicles - A sunshade assembly includes a housing, the housing enclosing a lengthwise interior space and including a lengthwise slot extending between the interior space and an outer surface of the housing; and a sunshade apparatus disposed within the housing and including a sheet of shade material wound upon a roller and unwindable therefrom to an extended position. The sheet of shade material is biased to a wound configuration around the roller and is extendible through the slot. A leading edge of the shade material includes a support bar attached thereto. The support bar is disposed outside of the housing and is configured and dimensioned so that it cannot be withdrawn through the slot into the housing. Also provided herein is a kit for mounting the sunshade assembly to an interior surface of a vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013263 | Vehicle-mountable sun visor - A vehicle-mountable sun visor includes: a shaft of which one end is mounted on a vehicle body; a support, which is mounted on the shaft; a sun visor body in which two resin core members are coupled with each other by a hinged portion and the two resin core members are folded with the hinged portion being a fold so as to involve the other end of the shaft and the support; a first slide guide, which is provided in proximity to the hinged portion, for guiding sliding of the support; and a second slide guide, which is provided on an internal face of one of the two resin core members, for guiding sliding of the support. The support is slidably held in a space surrounded by the folded two resin core members, the first slide guide, and the second slide guide. The support turns around the shaft, and the sun visor body thereby turns. The support slides along the two resin core members, the first slide guide, and the second slide guide, and the sun visor body thereby slides relative to the shaft. In this manner, operability in sliding operation of the vehicle-mountable sun visor is enhanced. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013264 | RETRACTABLE VEHICLE TOP AND COMBINED PACKAGE SHELF AND TONNEAU COVER - A retractable hardtop assembly is provided for a vehicle. A retractable hardtop assembly includes a front section that is connected by a linkage to a vehicle and a rearward portion that is connected by a separate linkage to a decklid of the vehicle. A package shelf/tonneau is secured by a linkage to the back section of the linkage. The package shelf/tonneau is moved from a package/shelf position below the rearward portion of the roof to a tonneau position above the retractable roof when the retractable roof is disposed in the storage compartment. The package shelf/tonneau is moved between the front portion of the roof and rearward portion of the roof during the extension and retraction cycles. The package shelf/tonneau may be rotated 360° as it is moved between the package shelf and tonneau positions. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013265 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOISE IN A SOFT TOP VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for reducing noise in a vehicle having a soft top roof. The apparatus includes a main extension bar having a first end and an opposing second end. A first coupling mechanism is affixed to the first end and a second coupling mechanism is affixed to the second end. The first and second coupling mechanisms are attached to roll bars located on a top portion of the vehicle. With the apparatus in place upon the roll bars, the main extension bar exerts upward force against the soft top roof of the vehicle, thereby reducing movement of the soft top roof and noise within the interior of the vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013266 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - An impact beam that absorbs an impact of a vehicle collision is provided in a vehicle door, at a position between an inner panel and an outer panel. The impact beam has a wavy portion that undulates in the height direction of the vehicle door. The center axis of the wavy portion extends along the longitudinal direction of a vehicle. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013267 | Body stiffening structure for a side dump trailer - The side dump trailer including a side dump body pivotally mounted on a wheeled frame and which is pivotally moveable between a transport position to at least one side dumping position. A body stiffening structure assembly is secured to the exterior surface of the side dump body and is comprised of two or more body stiffening structures welded to the exterior surface of the side dump body in a spaced-apart relationship. The body stiffening structures include elongated stiffening rails secured thereto and extending therebetween which are also welded to the side walls of the side dump body. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013268 | Impact Protection Structure - There is disclosed herein an impact protection structure for providing lateral or side impact energy absorption and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013269 | B-pillar having electronic control device, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to a vehicle pillar (e.g., a B-pillar) electronic control device, and/or a method of making the same. A pillar is molded, with the pillar being at least initially clear. An inner surface of the pillar is painted a desired color. Areas of the paint are laser etched away from the inner surface of the pillar to form one or more symbols. At least some of the symbols correspond to control buttons and/or indicators. Each symbol is substantially flush with an outer surface of the pillar. Control electronics are inserted into a recess formed in the pillar, with the recess being formed in the inner surface of the pillar. The control electronics are sealed in the recess via an adhesive. The adhesive may have a foam core. The pillar may be substantially impermeable with respect to debris and/or other elements. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013270 | VEHICLE ROOF - A vehicle roof with a roof opening disposed within a fixed roof outer skin of a vehicle and a cover ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013272 | Foldable Dining Chair for Children - A foldable dining chair for children comprises a frame body ( | 2010-01-21 |
20100013273 | Foldable director's chair - A foldable director's chair comprises a pair of armrest unit and leg frame unit. Each armrest unit and leg frame unit is hollow tube of which the right angle ends extending straightly downward or upward for a suitable length with their opening of the tubes corresponding to each other via a gliding tube connecting through the armrest unit and the leg frame unit. The diameter of the gliding tube is smaller than that of the tube of the armrest unit allowing one end of each gliding tube being able to engaged through the tube of the armrest unit and fixed to each other via nails and first retaining sleeve while another end being engaged through the leg frame unit without being fixed thereto allowing the armrest unit moving straightly upward or downward along the gliding tube. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013274 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A FOLDABLE CHAIR - A frame structure for a foldable chair comprises a front interconnecting supporting unit, a rear interconnecting supporting unit, a lateral interconnecting supporting unit, an armrest unit, a seat supporting unit, an armrest unit, and a transverse supporting rod. The front interconnecting supporting unit is installed with a front leg unit, a crisscrossed supporting unit. The rear interconnecting supporting unit comprises a rear leg unit, an arc-shaped supporting unit of which one end of each section is curved in shape. Each of the lateral interconnecting supporting unit includes two board members pivotally crisscrossed connected with each other between the front and rear leg unit. Beneath the armrest unit, a gliding rod is extending along thereof and a connecting joint is protruding there from. The transverse supporting rod is formed with a connecting plate, a rod and a connecting joint. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013275 | SEAT BACK STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SEAT - In a seat back with movable headrest, a pressure receiving element is movably provided, which includes pressure receiving regions for receiving loads applied from lumber and dorsal parts of seat occupant The pressure receiving element is movably connected with a crank member which is movably provided between two lateral frame members of seat back frame. Further, that pressure receiving element is connected with a support shaft extended between a par of rotating links rotatably arranged on the respective afore-said two lateral frame members. A biasing element is provided to normally bias the headrest to a home position. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013276 | MODULAR STANDING FRAME - A modular standing frame is described herein. The modular standing frame has a chair module adapted to raise and lower a user between sitting and standing postures without inducing shear between the user and the seat and seat back of the chair module. The chair module may be selectively coupled to one of a glider module adapted to provide walking-type exercise to a standing user, a workstation module that provides a work surface for a sitting or standing user, and a mobility module that allows the standing frame to be moved about by a user much like a wheel chair. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013277 | Debris collection systems, devices and methods for attachment to chairs - A debris collection system includes a collection device configured to be coupled to legs of a chair. The collection device has an open top end and a bottom end and a plurality segments coupled to one another. Each segment includes a fastening mechanism, wherein the fastening mechanisms of adjacent segments are coupled to one another such that one of the legs of the chair extends between the fastening mechanisms of the adjacent segments. Optionally, the collection device may have a frusto-conical shape. The bottom end may be open and debris collected by the collection device may be channeled by the collection device through the open bottom end. Optionally, a container may be positioned below the open bottom end to collect debris directed through the open bottom end. The collection device may have a funnel shape with walls that taper inward from the top end to the bottom end. Each of the segments may be substantially identically formed to define the collection device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013278 | SEATING STRUCTURE MADE OF NATURAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A seating structure, particularly a bicycle saddle, includes a load-bearing shell and a cover element for contact with a user. The shell includes a first base element made from a composite material composed of a synthetic polymeric matrix and a natural fiber-containing reinforcement. The shell may have one or more differential deformable portions. A process for making such a seating structure is also disclosed. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013279 | SHOCK ABSORPTION DEVICE AND SEAT INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to a shock absorption device making it possible to tilt the back of a seat frontward in case of a shock greater than a predetermined value, the device including a plate and an absorbing shaft, the plate including a brake cavity and a hole through which the absorbing shaft passes, the hole and the brake cavity being separated by a bridge, and the dimensions of the bridge being such as to break when the stress exerted on the back is greater than a predetermined value. The invention also relates to a seat for a passenger vehicle and, more particularly, an aircraft, the pivotal rotation of which is provided with such a device. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013280 | Standing Aid for Risers - A standing aid for supporting a person and relieving leg fatigue while standing on a riser step. The standing aid comprises a seat capable of supporting a person standing on the riser step, a vertical stand having a top end secured to the seat and a mounting system secured to a bottom end of the vertical stand. The mounting system has a clamp having a first surface for extending over and in contact with a top surface of the riser step and a second surface for extending below and in contact with a bottom surface of the riser step. The first surface of the mounting system has a relatively small footprint in that it has a second predetermined width which is less than the first predetermined width of the riser step. This small footprint allows people to maneuver around the standing aid while moving on and off the riser step. | 2010-01-21 |
20100013281 | Dual-seat frame of baby stroller - A dual-baby stroller includes a main frame to which front and rear wheels are connected and two positioning members are located on two side frames of the main frame so as to be connected with a seat frame which includes two side rails which are two inverted V-shaped rails. Two front reception members are located on a front portion of the seat frame and two rear reception members are located on a rear portion of the seat frame so as to be respectively connected with the front and rear seats. Two pivotal rods are connected between the two side rails and cooperated with two pivotable units respectively such that the two pivotal rods are pivoted inward about the pivotable units. The front and rear seats can be arranged to face the same direction or to face each other. | 2010-01-21 |