Patents by Inventor Brigitte Evels

Brigitte Evels 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).

  • Patent number: 5518157
    Abstract: A support foot for supporting the end of a railing tube on the roof of a motor vehicle. The foot is fastened on the roof of the vehicle and rests on a resting surface. An insertion pin is vertically and laterally spaced from the resting surface and produces a plug connection with the railing tube. At least one opening extending transversely though the foot. Cover plates cover both sides of the foot and at least one opening which passes through the foot. The support foot is a section cut off from an extruded profiled strip cut transverse to the longitudinal axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Happich Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Brigitte Evels, Karl-Heinz Lumpe
  • Patent number: 5419479
    Abstract: A roof luggage carrier for an automotive vehicle includes a pair of rails running the length of the vehicle and at least one transverse carrier extending between the rails. A clamping device at each end of the carrier clamps the respective rail. The carrier is a hollow section with an open channel on its bottom. The clamping device includes a support jaw held stationary on the carrier and positioned on the side of the rack pipe toward the outer side of the vehicle. A swingable clamping jaw cooperates with the support jaw to clamp the pipe between them. The clamping jaw is positioned on the side of the pipe toward the middle of the vehicle. The clamping jaw is a double arm lever swingable around a pivot pin that is supported on the support jaw. The upper parts of both the support jaw and the clamping jaw extend through the longitudinal opening in the carrier and into the interior of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Happich Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Brigitte Evels, Harald Brunner, Gerrit Fluss