Patents by Inventor Hidehiko Kusakari

Hidehiko Kusakari has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6793354
    Abstract: A vanity mirror device for a trunk includes: a back plate of a vanity mirror, which is carried on an inner wall of a trunk lid, so that it can be turned between a housed position and any use position; and a clip device mounted on the back plate for grasping a retaining shaft provided on the inner wall of the trunk lid when the back plate is at the housed position. The clip device includes: a pair of resilient finger portions rising from the back plate and intersecting each other immediately before the retaining shaft; and claw portions which are formed at tip ends of the resilient finger portions and which are brought into engagement with opposite side of the retaining shaft by resilient forces of the resilient finger portions. Thus, it is possible to easily return the vanity mirror to the housed position, while increasing the retaining force for the vanity mirror when it is in a housed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Access Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiko Kusakari, Hiroyasu Oomori
  • Publication number: 20040032674
    Abstract: A vanity mirror device for a trunk includes: a back plate of a vanity mirror, which is carried on an inner wall of a trunk lid, so that it can be turned between a housed position and any use position; and a clip device mounted on the back plate for grasping a retaining shaft provided on the inner wall of the trunk lid when the back plate is at the housed position. The clip device includes: a pair of resilient finger portions rising from the back plate and intersecting each other immediately before the retaining shaft; and claw portions which are formed at tip ends of the resilient finger portions and which are brought into engagement with opposite side of the retaining shaft by resilient forces of the resilient finger portions. Thus, it is possible to easily return the vanity mirror to the housed position, while increasing the retaining force for the vanity mirror when it is in a housed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Hidehiko Kusakari, Hiroyasu Oomori
  • Patent number: 6502884
    Abstract: A CD changer support device mountable in a trunk forming a luggage compartment of a motorcycle, includes a storage recess to store a CD changer. The storage recess is provided in a luggage compartment-forming wall of the trunk. A swing support device allows the CD changer to swing between a protruding position where the opening of the CD changer protrudes inside the luggage compartment and a storage position where the CD changer is stored within the storage recess. A cover plate covers the CD changer. When the CD changer is in the storage position, the cover plate blocks the opening of the storage recess so as to be flush with the inner surface of the luggage compartment-forming wall. When an operating force is applied to the swing support device, the CD changer swings between the protruding position and the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Access Corp.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shimazaki, Hidehiko Kusakari, Tsuneaki Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20020041105
    Abstract: A CD changer support device mountable in a trunk forming a luggage compartment of a motorcycle, includes a storage recess to store a CD changer. The storage recess is provided in a luggage compartment-forming wall of the trunk. A swing support device allows the CD changer to swing between a protruding position where the opening of the CD changer protrudes inside the luggage compartment and a storage position where the CD changer is stored within the storage recess. A cover plate covers the CD changer. When the CD changer is in the storage position, the cover plate blocks the opening of the storage recess so as to be flush with the inner surface of the luggage compartment-forming wall. When an operating force is applied to the swing support device, the CD changer swings between the protruding position and the storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Takayuki Shimazaki, Hidehiko Kusakari, Tsuneaki Sakamoto