Abstract: A supplemental bumper consists of an insertion section that is dimensioned to be inserted into a receiver hitch at the rear of a vehicle. The supplemental bumper further has a contact surface, which is preferably flat, and which is positioned below the fixed rear bumper. The positioning of the supplemental bumper is intended to eliminate or at least reduce the risk that a front portion of an oncoming vehicle will, upon rear-ending the vehicle with the supplemental bumper thereon, pass below the fixed rear bumper and cause potentially significant damage to each car.

Abstract: A vehicle bumper assembly (10) comprising a hoop-like support (11) having a central aperture (19) surrounded by an upper beam (15) and lower beam (16) connected by outer portions (17 & 18), a resilient shell (12), and an undertray (13). The shell (12) is shaped to the support (11) and its lower portion (41) is backed by foam material (14) mounted on the lower beam (15) and its upper portion (42) is collapsible onto the upper beam (16). The undertray (13) and foam backed lower portion (41) provide spaced supports for the lower leg of a pedestrian.

Abstract: A system for hanging objects from conventional suspended ceilings comprises resilient clips snap-fitted to ceiling rails, an installation tool for controlling the clips, and an elongated pole that threadably couples to the tool, enabling clip manipulation. Each clip comprises an upper clasp, an integral, lower hook, and a midportion. Clasp jaws that yieldably deflect apart comprise opposed flanges that forcibly grip the ceiling rails. The installation tool comprises receptacles for temporarily receiving the clips, and an internal, threaded bore mated to the installation pole. Each receptacle comprises a pair of generally planar retaining arms that partially block a captivation slot. The midportions of the clips slidably fit within the installation tool captivation slots. When pushed towards the ceiling rails the jaws snap apart and surmount the horizontal rail portion. When released, the jaws retract, with their flanges firmly gripping the rail.

Abstract: A hand held utensil adapted to hold a fruit or vegetable, for example, a potato for peeling. The device has a first elongated member, a second elongated member, a slender slightly tapered rod-like projection, and a mechanism for rotating the projection to control rotation of the fruit or vegetable when peeling same. The first elongated member has a first end and a first connecting portion. The second elongated member has an upper end, a lower end and a hand held portion between the upper and lower ends. The upper end is attached to the connecting portion and substantially perpendicular to the first elongated member. The slender slightly tapered rod-like projection axially extends forwardly of the first end. The projection terminates in a point adapted to penetrate a vegetable or fruit.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus for automated parts movement includes a cylinder and a piston assembly slidably positioned within the cylinder. The piston assembly includes an outer piston having a recess in which an inner piston is slidably received. A transfer assembly is attached to the piston assembly and includes an inner rod, a sheath, and a gripper. Introduction of fluid at one port or end of the cylinder moves the piston assembly to extend the gripper and transport a gripped part to a target destination. At the target destination, the transfer assembly is moved via pressurized fluid in the cylinder to cause the gripper to release the gripped part. Introduction of fluid generally at an opposite end of the cylinder moves the transfer assembly and gripper to a retracted position relative to the cylinder.

Abstract: A retractable cargo bed includes a stationary frame adapted for mounting onto a deck of a truck and a travelling frame movable relative to the stationary frame between a retracted position and an extended position. A locking mechanism is provided which includes stop members secured to the bottom of the stationary frame at spaced intervals. A locking lever is carried by the travelling frame which is pivotally mounted for movement about an axis which is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the travelling frame between a downwardly angled locking position and a substantially horizontal release position. The locking lever is biased into the locking position. A release lever is provided for manually moving the locking lever to the release position.

Abstract: A motor vehicle storage module that is movable between an extended position and a retracted position, situated beneath the vehicle. The module has as at least one compartment enabling articles other than a spare wheel to be stored, is accessible from outside the vehicle, and it is closed at the rear by a rear facade arranged to constitute an element of bodywork when the module is in the retracted position.

Abstract: An environmental enclosure device for a vehicle includes a passenger compartment formed therein for receipt of an occupant. The device includes a roof portion disposed substantially over the passenger compartment to protect the occupant seated therein from undesirable weather elements or conditions. The device also includes at least one transparent portion extending generally downwardly from the roof portion toward the vehicle such that a space remains between the vehicle and a bottom edge of the transparent portion to allow the occupant to interface with fresh air elements of the outdoors while the enclosure device is in a closed position.

Abstract: A mount assembly and method are provided for securing a visor to a vehicle mounting surface. Initially, a vehicle mounting surface having an aperture formed therein is provided. A bracket assembly including a bracket having a first aperture, a latch slidably mounted to the bracket, and an arm disposed within the first aperture of the bracket are also provided. The arm is then rotated to a first position wherein the latch is caused to move to an inwardly retracted position. The bracket assembly is then placed adjacent the mounting surface such that a portion of the bracket and the latch are inserted into the aperture in the mounting surface. The arm is then rotated to a second position wherein the latch is caused to move to an outwardly extended position, the bracket thereby being locked relative to the mounting surface.

Abstract: A spring clip assembly and method are provided for supporting a visor body relative to a visor arm. Initially, a visor arm having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a recessed detent portion is provided. A visor body is also provided and has a spring clip assembly attached thereto. The spring clip assembly includes a housing, a spring disposed within the housing, and a bushing attached to the spring for sliding engagement with the visor arm. The visor body is then rotated about the visor arm between a first position wherein the roller contacts the detent portion of the visor arm, and a second position wherein the bushing contacts the cylindrical surface of the visor arm. The spring maintains the bushing in sliding engagement with the visor arm and biases the bushing toward the visor arm so as to provide a clamping force when in the first and second positions.

Abstract: A storage visor including a body portion and a plurality of overlapping flaps coupled to the body portion and forming a plurality of storage slots located between adjacent ones of the flaps. The storage visor further includes an expandable pocket coupled to the body portion, the pocket including at least one surface made of an elastic material.

Abstract: A retractable cover for recreational vehicle to provide retractable sunshade comprises a support frame connectable to a recreational vehicle roof. A cover spindle is connected to the support frame. A cover first end is windably connected to the cover spindle. A cover arm is rotatably connected to the support frame. The cover arm is connected to the cover second end. Multiple arched truss arms are rotatably connected to the support frame.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit comprises first and second cylinders, and a piston disposed in each of the cylinders. A pump communicates with one side of one of the pistons, and a pressure relief valve has a position wherein the pump communicates with another side of the one piston and with the other piston.

Abstract: A releasable linking unit has first and second support elements designed to be applied one against the other, said first support element having a catch loop; a hook joined to said second support element and displaceable relative to this second support element; control members having elements for guiding the hook between a locked position and an unlocked position. The guide elements are designed to bias the two support elements one against the other when the hook is fully displaced from its intermediate position into its locked position.

Abstract: A convertible roof having a backlite that is substantially vertical when the convertible roof is in a raised position is provided. An automatically powered actuator used to actively control retraction of a convertible roof and a backlite frame is provided. Actively controlling a roof bow immediately forward of a backlite frame is provided.

Abstract: A convertible roof system includes a front roof section, a rear roof section, an automatically power actuator and a linkage mechanism. In another aspect of the present invention, the front and/or rear roof sections are rigid, hard-top roofs. A further aspect of the present invention provides that the outside surfaces of the roofs have a generally vertical orientation when in their open and retracted positions.

Abstract: An impact damper as a connecting member between a bumper and a chassis of a motor vehicle for the purpose of damping the shock loading during a collision between this motor vehicle and an obstacle, predominantly through deformation work in a tube of the impact damper. The tube is connected to the chassis via a bracket and to the bumper via a bumper receptacle. The bumper receptacle, the bracket and the towing lug with the tube are connected to one another by a joining technique before they are connected to one another by a stamping operation. The advantage of the invention lies in low-cost production without compromises in terms of the functioning of the impact damper.

Abstract: A door protector module includes a unitarily constructed inner belt weatherstrip, a shield and a lower door seal which are attachable as a one piece assembly to a vehicle door inner trim panel or the inner door panel. The inner belt weatherstrip, the shield and the lower door shield are formed with complimentary adjoining shapes for affixing the inner belt weatherstrip, the shield and the lower door shield into a unitary structure by snaps, fasteners, adhesive, etc.

Abstract: One large opening (1) formed in a car body side portion and continuous in a back-and-forth direction is opened and closed by front and rear side doors (11, 12). When the side doors (11, 12) are closed, a lap portion (15) is formed where a rear end of the front side door (11) overlaps a front end of the rear side door (12) externally in a direction of car width. A reinforcing member (25) extending in a vertical direction is disposed on the rear side door (12) in the vicinity of the lap portion (15). The rear end of a front impact bar (27) disposed in the front side door (11) extends to the lap portion (15). The front end of a rear impact bar (26) disposed in the rear side door (12) is connected to the reinforcing member (25).

Abstract: A hatchback for an automobile has an essentially peripheral supporting frame (1) designed as a hollow metal section, with a windshield area and a wall area, with a connecting section (2) arranged transversely in the supporting frame (1) at the transition of the windshield area and wall area, with a windshield (3) mounted on the supporting frame (1) in the windshield area and with an outside door panel (4) mounted on the supporting frame (1) in the wall area, whereby hinge brackets (5) that are movable with the supporting frame (1) are mounted on the upper edge of the supporting frame (1) in the windshield area and are pivotably connectable by at least one hinge element (8) each to stationary hinge blocks (7) mounted on a stationary body part (6) when the automobile hatchback is installed.

Abstract: A door is moved in an opening direction at a first speed until the door reaches a decelerating area. A moving speed of the door in the opening direction is decelerated from the first speed to a second speed being lower than the first speed while the door has been moved in the decelerating area. The movement of the door is stopped when the door is moved beyond the decelerating area, the door comes in contact with an obstacle, and the moving speed of the door becomes lower than a predetermined speed corresponding to an open position of the door by a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A rear body structure of a vehicle has a pair of first reinforcement members, second reinforcement members and third reinforcement members. The first members are provided from both edges of the roof to a front section of the pickup bed. Each first member is provided so that its front section lies along one of the edges of the roof while its rear section lies along one of the first pillars. The second members are provided on upper edges of side panels provided at both sides of the pickup bed from the front to rear ends of the pickup bed. Each second member is jointed, at the front end to one of the first members. Each second member is segmented into a first crushable zone and a second zone. The first zone is located behind the second zone and more fragile than the second zone against the load applied from behind the vehicle.

Abstract: A sliding roof cover for the roof opening of a motor vehicle roof which is supported to be moved along and be raised on guide rails which run lengthwise on either side of the roof opening. The sliding cover including a bearing on each guide rail having a front and a rear swiveling guide arrangement for raising or lowering the front edge and/or rear edge section of the cover when opening or closing the cover, and the two swiveling arrangements being coupled to one another. Each swiveling guide arrangement has a swiveling arm coupled to the cover and two guide elements which are spaced apart from one another and are movably supported on a guideway located on the roof-mounted guide rail. The two guide elements of each swiveling arm are guided in a deflection section of the guideway such that they swivel the swiveling arms for lifting or lowering the front or rear section of the cover.

Abstract: In a vehicle roof with a roof opening and a sliding roof element movable between a closed position in which the roof element is disposed in the roof opening and an open position in which the roof element is moved below a section of the vehicle roof behind the roof opening, wherein the roof opening is delimited by a guide frame provided with a guide track structure including front and rear guide track channels into which guide pins of the roof element project, the guide track channels for the two guide pins have front sections with inclinations which are greater for the rear guide pin than for the front guide pin so that the rear end of the roof element is lowered faster during initial opening movement than the front end of the roof element and the guide pins are so mounted on the roof element as to be able to accommodate different distance requirements during transition of the roof element between the open and the closed positions.

Abstract: A convertible bench comprises a seat, a backrest and a pair of armrests extending between the seat and the backrest. Each armrest has a first end portion extending from the backrest and a second opposed end portion pivotally mounted to the seat for allowing the backrest to be swung about the armrests between a backrest position and a tabletop position. A stopper cooperates with the second end portion of each armrest for supporting the backrest in the backrest and tabletop positions thereof.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a reconfigurable chair for home or restaurant use for supporting a toddler or small child in a sitting position or an infant in an infant carrier.

Abstract: A tray assembly for use with a child's booster seat in an automobile, the booster seat having a back and a pair of sides, each side having a side top, the tray assembly including a foam tray and an anchoring strap. The foam tray is made of a continuous piece of foam rubber which is covered by cloth. The foam tray has a forward portion having a cutout for accommodating the child, the cutout defining a pair of wings. The anchoring strap includes an elastic portion and a pair of anchoring pins. A pair of anchoring holes are located in the wings of the foam tray to accommodate the anchoring pins of the anchoring strap. In use, the foam tray is positioned upon the side tops of the booster seat, the anchoring strap is extended around the booster seat, and the anchoring pins are mated with the anchoring holes to thereby hold the tray securely in place upon the sides of the booster seat, immediately above the child's lap.

Abstract: So that a device for use at beer gardens, wine gardens, parties, celebrations, or similar is gladly used by guests, is easily erected, and is stable, the tabletop element (1), the seat elements, and the roof element (8) are at least partially connected via a rod system with one another, and the rod system includes support elements that are positioned at least outside the outer circumference limit (14) of the tabletop element (1).

Abstract: An adjustable back rest for a motorcycle comprising a carrier assembly connected to the frame of the motorcycle, a back plate assembly pivotally attached to the carrier assembly and positionable at an inclination angle, and an extensible slide connected between the carrier assembly and the back plate assembly that extends or retracts to thereby adjust the inclination angle of the back plate assembly and then is secured in place to position the back plate assembly as desired. A pillion rest is attached to the back plate assembly and is angularly adjustable by positioning a plurality of bar links connected between the pillion rest and the back plate assembly. The carrier assembly can be positioned and secured to the motorcycle frame to provide back rest support for the driver, or it may be positioned and secured to a cargo carrier attached to the frame to provide back rest support for the passenger.

Abstract: The vehicle seat of a vehicle has a seat carrier with a side part, a buckle of a safety belt positioned thereon and a vertically adjustable underframe. The underframe is provided with a sector gear. An engaging element is arranged on the seat carrier and is designed to cooperate with the sector gear. During normal, non-accidental circumstances, the sector gear is in a rest position in which the engaging element is free from the sector gear. The buckle is connected to an upper end of a rope that cooperates with the engaging element. In an accident situation the engaging element engages the sector gear. A tightening unit for the belt has a driving cylinder. The rope is deflected in its direction at a point of deflection. A lower portion of the rope runs substantially in longitudinal direction of the side part. The other end of the rope is arranged on the driving cylinder. A holder for the tightening unit is provided on the side part.

Abstract: A seat sensor 10 including a pressure sensing mat 12, and several barbed members or tabs 14 which are integrally formed within sensing mat 12. Sensor 10 is adapted to be operatively installed on a conventional vehicle seat. In order to install sensor 10, several holes or cavities 20 are formed within the foam 22 of the seat in a conventional manner prior to assembly, and tabs 14 are forced into cavities 20. Once tabs 14 are inserted into cavities 20, barbed portions 18 “spring” outward against the sides of the cavities 20, thereby frictionally engaging and/or piercing the sides of the cavities 20 and securing seat sensor 10 to the seat.

Abstract: A unique system of form-fitting, reversible, partial slipcovers adapted to fit numerous upholstered chairs, two-seat sofas and three-seat sofas. The slipcovers are designed and manufactured to be easily installed, reversed and removed for cleaning. A set of slipcovers for any of the above pieces of furniture consists of a pair of arm covers, one to three seat cushion covers and one to three back cushion covers. All the slipcovers employ a dual-fabric construction allowing the slipcovers to be quickly and easily reversed for a multitude of decor changes.

Abstract: A retractable seat cover for providing temporary protection to a seat, such as an automotive seat or piece of furniture, includes a housing, a roll of fabric, a retraction mechanism, and a strap. The housing may have a slit for enabling the fabric to be extended from or retracted into the housing through the slit, or may have a support arm and end brackets for supporting the fabric therebetween. The fabric, which may be waterproof, moisture repellent, have anti-bacterial properties, have anti-slip properties, or combinations thereof for providing additional protection to the seat, is used to cover the upholstery of the seat. The retraction mechanism includes a spring roller mechanism for controlling rotation of the roll of fabric. The strap is coupled to a top portion of the fabric and is used to secure the seat cover to the seat.

Abstract: A portable aircraft cushion that may be selectively used by passengers seated in standard aircraft seats to provide greater back, head, and neck support so that the passengers may sleep easier. In the preferred embodiment, the cushion comprises a lower body support section made of a plurality of transversely aligned, interconnected air chambers which are filled with air using a supplied pump or the aircraft air ventilation system. When inflated, the top air chambers in the body support section are positioned approximately level with the top edge of the seat when fully reclined. Located above the body support section is an inflatable head and neck support section that extends above the top edge of the seat when inflated to support the user's head and neck. In the preferred embodiment, the head and neck section comprises two lateral support chambers separated by non-inflating webbing material.

Abstract: A seat for automotive vehicles, airplanes or the like has a seat part and a backrest part. Seat part supports are arranged on both sides of a longitudinal center plane of the seat on longitudinal sides of the seat part. Backrest part supports are arranged on the longitudinal sides of the backrest part. The seat part supports and the backrest part supports provide the passenger using the seat with a lateral support. For optimizing the seat with respect to comfort and support for the passenger using it, the seat part supports as well as the backrest part supports are constructed in an adjustable manner.

Abstract: An adjustment device of a chair backrest includes a fixed member a movable member and a fixing spanner. The fixed member is fixed to a bottom of a seat of a chair. The movable member is pivoted to the fixed member, and a support rod of the backrest is connected to a rear end of the movable member. The fixing spanner is connected to an outer end of a bolt passing through both a lateral curved slot of the fixed member and a round hole of the movable member from a connecting end portion thereof so as to be turnable between an unlocking position for allowing adjustment of the backrest and a locking position for fixing the movable member after the adjustment. The fixed member further has a curved bump enclosing the curved slot. The bump has a tapering lateral side with an upper portion bigger than a lower portion thereof, whereby the backrest can be further secured in position after the adjustment.

Abstract: A spring unit (11) for the weight setting of a chair (1), in particular an office chair, having a gas spring (12) and having a number of further spring elements (17, 18, 19; 27, 28) which can be connected up to the gas spring (12) individually or in combination. The spring unit (11) is expediently arranged between a seat carrier (7) connected to a rotary column (8) of the chair (1), and the seat (3), or a backrest link (4) which extends at least approximately parallel to said seat (3) and belongs to a backrest (2).

Abstract: A tilt adjustment assembly for a motorized reclining chair having a base frame adapted for rest on a floor surface. A seat and a back articulated support linkage are interconnected together for displacement of a seat and back of a reclining chair. An intermediate frame is mounted on the base frame through spring attachments, whereby to impart a rocking motion to the chair. A pair of foot rest linkages interconnect each of two of the said seat articulated support linkages to a foot rest plate. The tilt adjustment assembly comprises a motor-operated actuating rod secured at a free end to a sliding member to guidingly displace that member along a straight axis in a fixed plane and to any desired position along the axis. A pivotal link arm is pivotally secured at one end of the sliding member. A transverse linkage securing rod is secured to a second end of the pivotal link arm and extends transversely thereto.

Abstract: An inclination adjustment fitting for adjusting the inclination of a seat back relative to a seat body and tilting the seat into a release position includes a first and a second actuation element mounted about an actuation shaft, an opposing element secured to the seat back, a ratcheting disk mounted to the seat back and including a plurality of engaging teeth, and a ratcheting block mounted to the seat back and including an engaging surface. The seat inclination is adjusted by pivoting the first actuation element, thereby releasing the engaging teeth from the engaging surface and pivoting the second actuation element and allowing the ratcheting disk to rotate. The seat is tilted to the release position by pivoting the second actuation element wherein the first actuation element remains in its initial position and the ratcheting disk is secured against the seat body by means of the ratcheting block.

Abstract: A seat reclining device has a base plate secured to a seat cushion, an arm member secured to a seat back, upper and lower tooth plates pivotally mounted on a base plate and provided with upper and lower teeth, a cam member pivotally mounted on the base plate, and at least one support for the lower tooth plate. When the cam member moves the lower tooth plate in a direction to bring the lower teeth into contact with the upper teeth, the upper tooth plate is locked together with the arm member so that the seat back becomes unable to pivot relative to the seat cushion. In such a locked condition, the support supports the end portion of the lower tooth plate so as to maintain the engagement of the upper and lower teeth. Thus, the seat reclining device can lock the seat back with improved strength.

Abstract: A bearing for a part of a seat, such as, a pivotal armrest or a folding backrest. The bearing comprises a bearing arm which is connected to a fixed bearing block in an articulated manner. A locking element should be assigned to the bearing arm. The locking element proceeds to a stop when the bearing arm is quickly rotated around a joint but releases the bearing arm when the same is slowly rotated.

Abstract: An office chair includes three connecting element fixedly to a bottom of the seat for the back, the left armrest, and the right armrest to be detachably fitted to respectively; each of the back and the armrests has a support plate having several locating holes; the connecting elements allow respective support plates to be slid on; the support plates can't move up to separate from the connecting elements after having been slid onto the latter. Each of the connecting elements has a spring-loaded locating pin fitted thereto, which can be made to engage one of the locating holes of respective support plates to securely fix the support plates to the seat; thus, the back and the armrests can be adjusted in position, and can be detached from the seat for the chair to occupy less space in packing.

Abstract: An adjustable arm rest includes a plate secured on top of a housing with one or more fasteners and having one or more catches, and a casing slidably engage with the fasteners to guide the casing to slide relative to the housing and the plate. A board is slidably disposed above the plate and includes a number of recesses to selectively receive the catches of the plate, and to adjustably position the board and the casing to the plate and the housing. A follower may force the board away from the plate, to selectively disengage the catches of the plate from the board, and to allow the casing to be adjusted forwardly and rearwardly relative to the casing.

Abstract: A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and the back of a sea cushion of a motor-driven seat, respectively. A foot rest is mounted on the leg rest so that it can be extended and retreated. Motor-driven actuators each having a potentiometer are individually connected to them. The motor-driven actuators are controlled by a controller in response to an input of an operation switch, based on a position determined by the potentiometer, and in accordance with a predetermined reference position, thereby adjusting the angles and the positions of the seat parts. The motor-driven actuator is temporarily moved to the end of the stroke, so that limit switches are activated, and the reference position is adjusted based on the position determined by the potentiometer, thereby significantly reducing the amount of adjustment work.

Abstract: The invention provides a back support assembly mounted to the upright posts or canes of a wheelchair. The back support assembly can be adjusted independently with respect to a number of modes of adjustment including seat depth and width, the back height above the seat, and the angle of incline with respect to a plane defined by the wheel chair canes to which the back support is mounted. The back support assembly has a back support that is mounted at four points to cane clamps on each of the canes. A quick release mechanism is provided by a locking pawl on a mounting arm which permits single-handed release and removal of the back support from the mounting hardware while retaining the desired adjustment when the back support is remounted on the wheelchair. The back support assembly is frameless, and eliminates the additional weight that a support frame or carriage would add.

Abstract: A safety car seat for a child has a headrest vertical moving device, a shoulder belt position control device, a sleeping support position control device, a crotch belt position control device, a footrest step position control device and a moving device for changing the size or capacity of a support space for protecting the child. The shoulder belt position control device includes two holding plates that slide along two inclined elongated holes and are connected by two pivotable control arms to a control pin that slides along a vertical guide slot in the seat backrest. Upper portions of the shoulder belts pass through slit holes in the holding plates. The upper ends of the belts can be adjusted higher, wider apart and less inclined, or lower, closer together and more inclined.

Abstract: A hand truck is provided with at least one wheel which is driven and is steerable. A wheeled accessory is removably connected to the hand truck to be powered and directed in response to operation of the hand truck.

Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) includes various storage compartments so that the weight loaded onto the vehicle may be evenly distributed between the front and rear suspension of the ATV. The ATV is capable of hauling a variety of loads over various terrains. The ATV contains a rear storage compartment, at least two side storage compartments, a front storage compartment, and a front rack to enable the rider to carry or attach a wide variety of loads onto the ATV without causing the vehicle to overturn or flip up due to the additional weight. Additionally, the ATV may also include a tree guard positioned on each side of the ATV to protect the rear storage and side compartments and to prevent cargo on the rear storage compartment from being dislodged by trees that might protrude into the rider's path.

Abstract: A wheel balance weight includes a weight and a double-sided tape. The weight is formed as a substantially strip shape, is made from a ferrous alloy, and has opposite top and bottom surfaces and at least a groove. The groove is formed in the bottom surface of the weight, and crosses in the width-wise direction thereof being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof. The double-sided tape has opposite adhesive surfaces being disposed back to back with each other. One of the opposite adhesive surfaces is to be bonded onto the bottom surface of the weight, and the other one of the opposite adhesive surfaces to be bonded onto an inner peripheral surface of a wheel. Accordingly, it is possible to curve the weight with less force. Hence, it is possible to install the wheel balance weight to a wheel with ease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for driving a brake system pump motor, which has the advantage of simultaneously allowing prioritized, individual braking strategies, using the present invention as a subsystem for intelligently driving the pump motor. The invention provides the additional advantage of reducing pump motor current requirements, allowing the use of a reduced size of pump motor. The invention provides for a predetermined period of full-on voltage at the initiation of a braking request, subsequent periods of variable pump motor voltage on-time, depending on pulse width modulation of a drive motor signal based on a comparison between the motor voltage and a threshold voltage, and subsequent periods of full-on voltage for a predetermined period based on a comparison between the motor voltage and a safety threshold voltage.