Abstract: A heat insulating window includes a pair of outer glass panes (10, 12) held apart by a spacing member (16) and surrounded by a frame. One frame member (26) serves as a dessicant concealing member which holds a removeable dessicant cartridge (44). The dessicant cartridge connects to a conduit system (42) providing gas communication to the air space between the glass panes (10, 12).

Abstract: A heat insulation window includes a pair of outer panes (14, 16) defining an interior air space (12) and held apart by a spacing member which as opposed and parallel first and second outer surfaces. A third outer surface extends between the first (21) and second (23) outer surfaces. The spacing member defines a first sealing groove (32)at the junction between the first (21) and third (19) outer surfaces and a second sealing groove (32) at the junction between the second (23) and third (19) outer surfaces. The sealing grooves (32) are filled with a gas-tight seal element. A metal band (34) overlays the third (19) outer surface and has edge flanges (34A, 34B) which fit into the first and second sealing grooves (32), isolating the third (19) outer surface from the seal element.

Abstract: An arrangement for permitting retraction of a vehicle foot pedal, operable on a conventional push rod (14) of a brake booster or a clutch, in a frontal crash of sufficient magnitude, comprises a rotary member (1) attached to, and mounted on a blade (13) of the foot pedal for free rotation about the pivot, and adapted to be coupled to the push rod (12) . The rotary member (1) has a decoupling feature (3-8) that is not activated during normal operation of the foot pedal, and displacement means (10, 11) is provided to cause partial rotation of the rotary member (1) upon a frontal impact of sufficient magnitude, to stress the decoupling feature (3-8) until a threshold value is reached whereupon the decoupling feature (3-8) is activated, thereby disconnecting the push rod (14) from rotary member (1) and hence from the blade (13) of a foot pedal, to permit free pedal movement.

Abstract: An arrangement for permitting retraction of a vehicle foot pedal, operable on a conventional push rod (14) of a brake booster or a clutch, in a frontal crash of sufficient magnitude, comprises a rotary member (1) attached to, and mounted on a blade (13) of the foot pedal for free rotation about the pivot, and adapted to be coupled to the push rod (12) .The rotary member (1) has a decoupling feature (3-8) that is not activated during normal operation of the foot pedal, and displacement means (10, 11) is provided to cause partial rotation of the rotary member (1) upon a frontal impact of sufficient magnitude, to stress the decoupling feature (3-8) until a threshold value is reached whereupon the decoupling feature (3-8) is activated, thereby disconnecting the push rod (14) from rotary member (1) and hence from the blade (13) of a foot pedal, to permit free pedal movement.