Abstract: Storage batteries and/or aggregates thereof are constructed to provide a high impact absorbency, so that their mass will serve a dual function: storing electricity and absorbing collision impacts.The collision protection for humans also involves two separate functions: impact absorption and gradual deceleration. The former is achieved by adding highly shock absorbent closed cell foamed metal plates to the battery aggregate, the second by spacing these in such a way that the impact absorption occurs gradually, so that the deceleration at no point exceeds that of 7 times gravity acceleration. To this end the battery aggregate is designed so that the shock energy absorption occurs in many centers or zones of the battery aggregate, thus providing a safe deceleration curve over a distance equal to the distance from leading side to trailing side of the battery aggregates as installed.

Abstract: The invention provides a road vehicle having two vehicular sections connected together by an articulation joint having on each side thereof a shock-absorbing or arrester device having a pair of arms adapted to engage each other through an abutment when the two vehicular sections pivot relative to each other in one direction and to become disengaged from each other when the two vehicular sections pivot relative to each other in the other direction. The abutment of each pair of mutually engaging arms has an interlocking profile to prevent lateral movement therebetween, and stop mechanisms are provided to retain each arm when they are disengaged from each other, in such a position that when they next become engaged owing to said vehicular sections pivoting in said one direction, said arms are positioned for interlocking engagement with each other.

Abstract: An axle suspension particularly applicable to trailers includes an elongated, substantially rigid beam, a pneumatic bellows located at one end of the beam, a hanger bracket located at the other end of the beam, an axle connecting means rigidly connected to the beam and axle, and an elastomeric bushing structure located at or near the pivot connection between hanger bracket and beam which has a different degree of deflection beamwise than hangerwise, is sufficiently rigid to provide suspension stability and is sufficiently resilient to allow operative deflections in response to articulations of the suspension to maintain substantially constant the distance between the hanger bracket and the axle connecting means.

Abstract: A collapsible carriage frame has a front leg pivoted intermediate its ends to a tie bar which is also pivoted to one end of a side member which supports a basket-bassinet. The other end of the side-member is pivoted to a rear leg of the frame. Both the front and rear legs are pivoted to a handlebar which upon rotation relative to the front leg will fold the frame and position all the members of the frame so they are approximately parallel to one another.

Abstract: An antifriction roller bearing having a bearing assembly comprising an outer race, an inner race, and rolling bearings interposed between said races, in which assembly the rolling bearings each comprise a roller having its ends in thrust load transmitting engagement with the outer race, which rollers are also in thrust and load transmitting relation to the inner race intermediate the ends of said rollers by way of right grooves and flanges formed in both the rollers and inner race, which are in substantially complemental interfitting relation. The area of engagement of said rollers with said inner race at least equals the area of engagement of said rollers with the outer race. The rollers have their thrust transmitting surfaces that engage corresponding surfaces of the outer race, and their thrust transmitting surfaces that engage corresponding surfaces of the inner race, angled with respect to the longitudinal axes of the respective rollers.

Abstract: A seat-belt apparatus of the kind which is arranged to be mounted in a vehicle for automatically moving a seat-belt of the apparatus into, and away from, an operative position across a vehicle seat. A seat-belt retraction mechanism is coupled to the seat-belt and is mounted on a vehicle door adjacent the said seat. The retraction mechanism includes a locking mechanism for inhibiting withdrawal of the seat-belt from the retraction mechanism, and is provided with means for controlling operation of the locking mechanism having a first state in which operation of the locking mechanism is inhibited and a second state in which operation of the locking mechanism is permitted.

Abstract: A safety ski binding wherein the boot is releasably mounted on a sole plate which in turn is releasably secured to the ski so as to be released therefrom upon the application of forces of predetermined magnitude and direction. The sole plate may be mounted on the ski by two pairs of mounting elements, one of said mounting elements in each pair being carried by said sole plate, the other mounting element in each said pair being adapted for mounting on said ski. Said pairs of mounting elements may be positioned in fixed spaced relation on opposite sides of the longitudinal center of said sole plate. One or both of said pairs of mounting elements may include a plunger of low profile not projecting above the upper surface of the sole plate. One or both of said low profile plungers may be positioned below said upper surface of said sole plate.

Abstract: A trailer has an outer metal framework for supporting the trailer flatbed, and a series of upright sidewall sleeves mounted along each side of the flatbed frame. Each sidewall sleeve comprises a sheet piece rolled to form an elongated tubular section adjacent a generally planar flanged section extending laterally away from one side of the tubular section. The flanged sections of the sidewall sleeves are rigidly attached to the flatbed framework, and provide means for bolting the trailer side panels in place. The tubular sections of the sidewall sleeves provide structural strength for the side panels and also provide a means for holding support struts for a canopy top which covers the trailer flatbed.

Abstract: A machine element is guided for linear movement along an I-beam by means of two endless rows of rolling elements on each side of the beam. The raceways for the roll bodies under load extend along the inner edges of the flanges of the beam, the raceways being positioned so that the force action lines on the roll bodies in the two raceways on each side of the beam converge in a direction away from the respective side of the beam.

Abstract: A synchronous control system for a pair of hydrostatic transmissions and more particularly a drive for a vehicle using a pair of hydrostatic transmissions with each driving a propulsion member and a straight tracking control therefor, with the system having a pair of pressure-responsive displacement controls, associated one with each transmission and pressure lines connected thereto for providing a control pressure signal which is applied to a displacement control.