Patents by Inventor Karl Konig

Karl Konig 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: 4269425
    Abstract: To securely avoid any gap formation between a ring mount barrier and adjoining parts of the floor of an articulated vehicle such as a bus, a safety cover construction is carried by a turntable coupling for supporting the ring mount barrier. The safety cover construction has a U-shaped transverse cross-section defining a receiving space for receiving a lower end of the ring mount barrier with upper free ends of legs of the U-shaped cross-section in engagement therewith. The safety cover construction is formed of an elastic material, such as rubber or synthetic plastic, and thus is able to remain in engagement with the ring mount barrier despite changes in pitch and bending angles between portions of the vehicle articulated by the turntable coupling. To further assist in retaining the upper ends of the legs in engagement with the ring mount barrier, according to a preferred embodiment, a spring steel reinforcement may be embedded within the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Konig, Emil Heldmaier