Abstract: A cup and holder assembly including a cover wherein the assembly may be mounted on a surface such as the dashboard of a vehicle to provide the driver or passengers in the vehicle with a drinking cup which may be secured in the holder to prevent spillage of the contents in the cup which may be coffee or may be coins carried for the payment of tolls. The holder has a generally flat bottom surface to which a double adhesive panel may be bonded to permit attachment of the holder to the dashboard and has a cylindrical outer wall for retaining the cup when the cup is positioned in the holder. Two generally vertical slots are diametrically opposed in the inner surface of the outer cylindrical wall and at the bottom of each slot are circumferential slots extending in opposite directions from the vertical slots with said circumferential slots tapered to narrower widths away from the vertical slots.

Abstract: A cover assembly for covering the open bed of a pickup truck, which can be easily installed and which can be compactly and safely stored on the truck when not in use. The assembly includes a pair of flexible sheet cover sections with inner edges that can be zipped together and outer edges held to elongated levers which are hinged on mounts at the sides of the truck, so that when the levers are pivoted down the flexible cover sections are pulled taut. The outer edge of each cover section is wrapped about a long mount rod, and the rod and cover portion wrapped thereabout are held in a recess of the lever to substantially eliminate localized stress concentrations in the tightened cover section. The mount devices for mounting each lever on a truck side includes a block of rubber which fits closely through a stake hole in the truck, a bolt extending through the rubber block, and a nut which can be tightened to squeeze the block so that it expands sidewardly to become trapped in place.

Abstract: A camera support for automobiles and like vehicles utilizes the top of the vehicle instrument panel and the front seat cushion as a rest means for the support structure. Rear divergent telescoping legs impart lateral stability and height and angle adjustability. An elastic element interconnects the support and instrument panel to hold down the support structure. The rear telescoping legs are foldable to stowed positions within the channel supporting member.

Abstract: A camper body is adapted to be mounted on a stripped down, converted chassis of a small automobile to provide a minicamper vehicle. Only the front hood and fenders of the original body are left on the chassis. The camper body includes a new windshield opening and provides side floorboard portions on the bottom sides thereof which attach to the respective sides of the original floorpan of the chassis and thereby serve to widen the floorboard of the camper body. Stepped portions on the bottom rear of the camper body provide for extending over the rear wheels and the motor mounted on the rear of the chassis for the purpose of lengthening the camper body.

Abstract: A belt for holding of surveyors' tacks which may be worn about the ankle of the user. The belt is fitted at each end with snap fasteners, with a mid-section shaped as a cylinder and fitted with vertical holes through the top of the mid-section, in the worn position of the belt. Surveyors' tacks are individually located in each hole with the tack points protected inside the belt. The anklet belt enables a surveyor to readily grasp a tack from the belt, when kneeling, and fasten the tack at a surveyed point.

Abstract: A horizontal extension panel is provided for disposition immediately outwardly of the free end of the open tailgate of a pickup truck with the extension panel structure substantially coextensive with the tailgate and the opposing marginal edges of the extension panel structure and tailgate disposed in abutted relation. A pair of support arms extend across the upper surface of the extension panel structure along the opposite side marginal edges thereof and the support arms extend over the opposite side marginal edges of the tailgate and include terminal ends which overlap the opposite side marginal portions of the rear end of the floor of the pickup truck. A pair of rearwardly and downwardly inclined brace arms or members are secured at their rear lower ends to the outer portions of the support arms secured to the extension panel structure and the upper forward ends of the brace arms are secured to the upper rear marginal edge portions of the side walls of the pickup truck.

Abstract: A generally horizontal load bed construction including upstanding opposite side walls is provided together with an elongated flexible cover for extension and retraction over the upper edges of the side walls of the load bed. One end of the load bed is provided with a winding member to which one end of the flexible cover is secured for winding thereon and the opposite side walls of the load bed include elongated generally horizontal tracks extending longitudinally thereof and including downwardly directed opposite end portions. A pair of upstanding support arms are secured at their upper ends to the extendible and retractable end of the cover and the lower end of each support arm includes a pair of follower members spaced on opposite sides of the support arm and engaged with longitudinally spaced portions of the corresponding track or track member.

Abstract: Means for reducing the air drag on bluff vehicles are disclosed which facilitate improved fuel mileage and reduce induced air turbulence adjacent the vehicle. In one embodiment the air drag reducing means employs an airvane member secured in spaced relation to an air flow guide element in kit form for mounting adjacent a corner edge of the bluff surface to prevent separation of air flow from the corner edge and adjacent rearward surface of the vehicle and develop a net forward thrust on the air drag reducing means. Another embodiment includes an airvane member and means for mounting it adjacent a smooth curved windward corner edge of a bluff surface on the vehicle so as to define an air flow passage through which air passes from the bluff surface in attached relation to the corner edge and adjacent rearwardly extending surface of the vehicle.

Abstract: A rack for mounting on the roof of a vehicle for carrying bicycles. The rack retains the bicycles position by using a plurality of straps which are adjustably secured to the rack supports.

Abstract: A portable storage assembly for holding accessories in a vehicle has ambient and refrigerated spaces.

Abstract: A self-storing step structure for vehicular mounting including a first step section, means for pivotally connecting the first step section to a vehicle for pivotation about a horizontal axis between an operative position and a stored position, an extensible step section sidably engaging said first step section, and means for adjustably interlocking said first step section with said extensible step section at a preselected relative location.

Abstract: A movable bulkhead for partitioning a truck body or the like is pivotally supported on an overhead shaft. The shaft extends transversely between a pair of trolleys which ride along tracks and are capable of differential movement thereon. A second pair of trolleys are also track mounted to support a spring-loaded counterbalance mechanism for the bulkhead. Drum and cable assemblies included in the counterbalance mechanism automatically pivot the bulkhead to a raised position when the seal of the bulkhead against the flow of the truck is broken.

Abstract: A heavy duty truck carrier has a machinery platform mounted thereon for rotation in a generally horizontal plane about a substantially vertical axis. Material handling equipment, such as a crane or an excavator, is mounted upon the machinery platform in a position over the vertical axis of rotation. An operator's cab is offset from the axis of rotation and mounted upon an elevating mechanism attached to the machinery platform. The elevating mechanism has a pair of hydraulic cylinders mounted within a support frame and actuating arms extending upward from the cylinders and frame to support a bracket attached to the upper portion of the operator's cab. A pair of guide brackets project from the lower portion of the operator's cab and are slidably mounted for vertical movement about the outside surfaces of the hydraulic cylinders.

Abstract: A door system for motor vehicles is designed to prevent jamming of the door in the event of a collision. The end of the door that retains the door lock is constructed so that an opening or slit is formed between it and the neighboring door pillar. This opening (in top view) runs diagonally to the plane of the door and ends near the outer surface of the door in an offset in the pillar and a flange in the outer surface of the door. A portion of the flange perpendicular to the outer door plate faces an outer region of the door pillar offset with a clearance. This clearance is always made wider than the diagonal opening in order to prevent jamming of the door during a longitudinal impact on the vehicle.

Abstract: A ladder rack for van-type vehicles is disclosed. The ladder rack includes a frame which overlies the roof of the vehicle and includes a transverse member which supports a ladder placed on the frame. A hook member is provided for securing the ladder to the frame. One end of the hook member is pivotably attached to the transverse member near the center of the transverse member. An intermediate downwardly concave portion of the hook member extends outwardly with respect to the vehicle and projects over one of the rails of the ladder on the frame when the hook member is pivoted downwardly. The opposite free end of the hook member projects downwardly between the rails of the ladder when the hook member is pivoted downwardly. A lever is provided to pivot the hook member downwardly from an upwardly raised released position to a ladder holding position with the intermediate portion biased against the rail of the ladder, and the hook member is locked in the ladder holding position to secure the ladder to the rack.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a cab that has forward observation windows in the front wall on opposite sides of the main frame below the windshield, and an access door at one side with cab side windows in the door and on the opposite side. A pivoted, outwardly opening window structure may be used in either location. The window structure has a lock to secure it in any desired position between a sealed closed position and a fully open position. The lock operates by clamping onto a hinge pin, and is readily manually manipulated from inside the cab. As used on a forward observation window, the pivot axis is so located that opening the window does not interfere with a windshield wiper arm and blade for the window that occupies a generally upright parked position near the main frame.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a device for reducing the wind resistance of a vehicle having a rearward body portion of greater height than a forward body portion such as a tractor-trailer rig. A false roof of generally inverted U-shape is positioned on top of the roof of the forward body portion to form an air-flow channel. An adjustable vane is positioned at the rear of the channel to direct air flowing through the channel upwardly and over the roof of the rearward body portion. The inclination of the vane is adjustable in order to accommodate rear body portions of differing height. An air conditioning unit may be positioned within the air flow channel of the false roof.

Abstract: A control of a linkage for a foldable top of motor vehicles which is pivotally mounted at brackets arranged in recesses; the linkage, in the folded-together condition of the roof is accommodated in a closed off top compartment; in the course of its unfolding operation, a roof column which begins to erect itself, displaces a curved fabric-retaining bar forming the rear termination of the top upwardly by way of an entrainment mechanism; the entrainment mechanism which is formed in the manner of a quadrilateral joint system consisting of guide members, a lever, a guide lever and fabric-retaining member, is movably supported at the bracket by way of the lever and the guide lever; a connecting lever thereby pivotally connects the quadrilateral joint system at the free end of the roof column.

Abstract: A material handling implement is disclosed in this application. The material handling implement includes a body that defines an engine space at one end and a forward space at the opposite end with a pair of stanchions projecting upwardly at the rear of the body. The body consists of a rigid plate that is bent at spaced locations to define the bottom wall and side walls for the engine and forward spaces as well as outwardly directed flanges at the upper ends of the respective side walls. The body is reinforced adjacent the forward and rear ends and the reinforcement at the rear end defines a fuel tank. The body is further reinforced intermediate the forward and rear ends by walls that define compartments for housing chains.

Abstract: A cargo security system is provided which can easily be mounted in delivery trucks of a wide variety of sizes, and which provides a positive means for preventing the load in the trucks from sliding, especially when the load comprises stacks of receptacles supported on wheeled dollies. The security system of the invention comprises a plurality of upright support posts which are mounted on the deck of the truck and which are attached to the underside of the top of the truck along a fore and aft axis displaced from one of the side walls of the truck. A similar security system may be mounted on the truck adjacent the opposite side wall thereof.