Patents by Inventor Bernard Deschartes

Bernard Deschartes 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).

  • Device for tensioning the retractable top of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7658435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for tensioning the retractable top of a motor vehicle (1). Said top comprises a front element (2) and a rear element (3) which are displaceable between the closed and opened positions thereof. The displacement of said elements is controlled by two articulated arms (6, 7). The inventive device is provided with arresting means (9) carried by the first arm (7) in such a way that is abuts against the second arm (6) when two elements (2, 3) of the top are relatively near to the closed position thereof. The arresting means (9) are provided with elastic means able to resist to the relative motion of the arms (6, 7) when the elements of the top (2, 3) are displaced from the relative position thereof, which is near to the closed position, and move towards said closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Societe Europeenne de Brevets Automobiles - Seba
    Inventors: Gérard Queveau, Bernard Deschartes
  • Device for tensioning the retractable top of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20060249980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for tensioning the retractable top of a motor vehicle (1). Said top comprises a front element (2) and a rear element (3) which are displaceable between the closed and opened positions thereof. The displacement of said elements is controlled by two articulated arms (6, 7). The inventive device is provided with arresting means (9) carried by the first arm (7) in such a way that is abuts against the second arm (6) when two elements (2, 3) of the top are relatively near to the closed position thereof. The arresting means (9) are provided with elastic means able to resist to the relative motion of the arms (6, 7) when the elements of the top (2, 3) are displaced from the relative position thereof, which is near to the closed position, and move towards said closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Gérard Queveau, Bernard Deschartes