Patents by Inventor Frans Bos

Frans Bos 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: 4672714
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door hinge for motor vehicles or the like, comprising two hinge halves which are pivotally joined to each other by means of a substantially cylindrical pivot pin. The first hinge half consists of a C-bracket, holding between its legs the pivot pin. The second hinge half is provided with a channel for receiving the pivot pin. According to the invention, the second hinge half consists of a bracket portion and a clamping member, which is releasably joined to the bracket portion by means of at least one fastener. The facing surfaces of the bracket portion and the clamping member define together the channel for the pivot pin when these parts are connected by screws to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: AB Volvo
    Inventor: Frans Bos
  • Patent number: 4113302
    Abstract: A wind deflector for vehicles provided with a sun-roof of the kind having a generally rectangular opening and a shutter therefor, the wind deflector extending along the leading transverse edge of said opening. The wind deflector is relatively inexpensive to construct and comprises the outer metal sheet of the vehicle roof and forms an integral part therewith. The deflector has a rearwardly and upwardly inclined section, and includes a reinforcing plate fixed to the deflector and extending along the leading transverse edge of the roof opening. Preferably the highest point of the rearwardly and upwardly inclined portion lies substantially at the same height as the rear transverse edge of the roof opening. Also, the inclined portion preferably has a slope of between 5.degree. and 35.degree. relative to the forwardly lying portion of the roof. To ensure rigidity of the wind deflector, the upper edge of its rearwardly and outwardly inclined portion is folded around an end edge of the reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Saab-Scania AB
    Inventor: Frans Bos