Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Walters & Morse, P.C.
  • Patent number: 6435579
    Abstract: A bumper beam comprises a first and second channel members, a plate, and a mount. Each of the first and the second channel members being an elongated member that has a length between two opposing ends and a generally U-shaped cross section with a web that has two opposing edges and a pair of flanges that project in the same general direction from the two opposing edges of the web to terminal ends. The two web edges and the flanges extending along the length. The plate extends between and connecting the first and the second channel members. The mount is connected with one of the first and the second channel members whereby the bumper beam is connected with a frame member of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: Patrick M. Glance
  • Patent number: 6000744
    Abstract: A folding cover for a pickup truck bed includes an improved adjustable front hinge support for mounting the cover that permits the front panel to be opened and permits lateral, vertical, and longitudinal adjustment of the cover position. A wire spring latch fastens the front panel in a closed position and provides for vertical latch position adjustment. A rear panel side latch is opened with a depressible latch opener at the rear of the cover. An intermediate panel latch fastens the intermediate panels down at the side of the pickup truck bed. These latches release automatically when the cover is folded. Another intermediate panel side latch has a wire spring pin that can be manually or automatically disengaged. The cover also has wind deflecting sloped side edges integral with the panel frame and hinges integral with the panel frame. Novel seals seal the junctions between adjacent panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Advance Cover Company
    Inventor: John D. Kooiker