Patents by Inventor Bodo Mentzel

Bodo Mentzel 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).

  • Arm rest shaped to include a through grip or hand grip with hollow molded body
    Patent number: 4226464
    Abstract: An arm rest for a vehicle: a hollow molded body with a padded outer layer; the hollow body is held together at a film hinge or at a clip connection.The invention relates to an arm rest with an included hand grip or with a separate hand grip attached to it for use in a motor vehicle, or the like and which arm rest comprises a supporting reinforcement insert that is provided with a padded outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Assignee: Gebr. Happich GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Janz, Bodo Mentzel
  • Arm rest with recessed ashtray, for motor vehicles, or the like
    Patent number: 4165898
    Abstract: An arm rest for a vehicle, including a recess for an ashtray insert; the arm rest is of foamed material and is covered with a skin layer that is secured to the foamed body and that is securely attached to the walls defining the recess for the ashtray insert; a detent or clip is formed in the skin layer at the ashtray insert recess for holding an ashtray insert in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1979
    Assignee: Gebr. Happich GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Janz, Bodo Mentzel