Abstract: The latch assembly of the present invention is adapted for use on motor vehicles, such as agricultural and construction vehicles, recreation vehicles, utility and emergency vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. The latch assembly includes a housing with a rotor and catch rotatably mounted therein for movement between open and closed positions for releasing and retaining a striker bolt on the door. Holes in the housing allow the housing to be mounted either internally or externally to the door frame. The rotor and catch are impregnated with a lubricant to minimize friction and extend the life of the latch assembly. A grease block is also provided within the housing to inhibit entry of contaminants, such as dirt, water, and the like, so as to further extend the life of the latch assembly.

Abstract: A rotary-latch lock (1), of which a rotary latch (8) has a fork mouth (9) for accommodating a mating locking part (6) which, in a locked position of the rotary-latch lock (1), is located in front of a blocking flank (16) formed by a fork-mouth leg (11), having a window-like opening (17, 25, 26) which promotes plastic deformation when the blocking flank (16) is subjected to increased loading, wherein the opening (17, 25, 26) forms a bending/extending web (18, 23, 24).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for a secondary lock for securing accessories in a radiation therapy system. The latching mechanism provided in accordance with the present invention includes a primary lock, a secondary lock, and a retainer shaft. The primary lock includes a head at a first end of the primary lock, and a protrusion at a first side of the primary lock. The secondary lock includes a main body, an engagement tang at a first end and a first side of the main body, and a locking tang at the first end and a second side of the main body. The retainer shaft is coupled to the primary lock and the main body of the secondary lock, where the secondary lock is fixedly positioned when the protrusion engages the accessory and the head resides between the engagement tang and the locking tang.

Abstract: A tamper proof label and closure construction includes a coded label section with a passage for reclosing a bag and further includes a closure section which may be wrapped around gathered package material and sealed. Removal of the sealed closure section will indicate tampering or intentional opening of the closed, sealed bag.

Abstract: A spring detent mechanism for a reversible lever includes a cantilevered lever catch rigidly attached to the sleeve and a C-shaped clip disposed in a groove in the sleeve. The lever catch includes a button for engaging the lever and the C-shaped clip is disposed adjacent the button to prevent longitudinal movement of the lever unless the button is depressed.

Abstract: A resilient bumper assembly for a vehicle having an elongate horizontal beam mounted transversely to an end of the vehicle. Exterior flexible sheet cladding mounted on the beam defines an elongate internal chamber between its inner surface and the outer surface of the beam. An elongate resilient impact absorber is mounted to the beam and housed within the internal chamber, with top, bottom, inner and outer surfaces. Vertically extending cavities within the impact absorber, each opening to at least one of the top and bottom surfaces of the impact absorber provide resilient collapsing and rebound of the impact absorber on impact. The absorber may include variations in the size and shape of cavities, thickness of walls between cavities, and variations in the characteristics of material of which it is molded in order to modify the resilient characteristics of the absorber to suit different design needs.

Abstract: A system for attaching a fender trim molding piece adapted to be held firmly and removably in place by a combination of hooked mounting fasteners. The hooked ends of the mounting fasteners hold the edge of the fender wheel well opening. The flat end of the fasteners are inserted through mounting holes or slots in the fender trim molding and are then pulled through the holes with a tool such as common pliers. The fasteners are then bent back over the fender trim towards the hooked end thereby trapping the fastener and leaving the fender trim piece attached to the edge of the wheel well.

Abstract: A bumper system for vehicles includes a tubular beam having front, top, bottom, and rear walls, and further having open tubular ends. The bumper system further includes a pair of mounting brackets each having a V-shaped mounting section attached to the rear wall of the open tubular ends and having an integral corner-forming section extending from the mounting section laterally around the associated ends and forwardly to a location where the corner-forming section attaches to the front wall of the one end. The corner-forming section includes a resilient portion shaped to flex and absorb energy upon corner impact, and further is adapted to transfer energy directly to the vehicle frame, thus providing efficient and effective energy absorption upon corner impact.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for picking up individual objects or particles and placing them in containers or cavities filled with liquid. The invention allows in particular a simple handling of the objects and thus considerably reduces the operation costs of such a plant (FIG. 2). In this method and device, an adhesive is applied to an end portion of a transport structure. An object to be transported is held by the adhesive until it is delivered to the desired location.

Abstract: A golf ball retriever includes a plate member with spaced apart tear shaped tines each having a leading edge and an opposing trailing edge, and a surface spaced apart from an opposing surface of an adjacent tine a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball for enabling the tines to guide the golf ball between the spaced apart surfaces during a raking movement of the retriever. A flange extends along the trailing edge of each tine to reduce the distance between surfaces to less than the diameter of the golf ball for lifting the ball from its position typically within a muddy water hazard bottom and trapping the ball between the tines during a raking movement of the retriever.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for attaching a container to a support, such as a tether or lanyard, includes a flexible body releasably attachable to the neck of the container and a flexible clip disposed on the body for releasable attachment to the support. A plate also depends from the body of the assembly for engagement with the body of the container.

Abstract: A grapple 1 comprises a sleeve 8 moveable along a shaft 12. The sleeve 7 is joined to an upper attachment 6 for receiving the long-line of a crane, and the shaft 12 is joined to a pivot attachment 13. The sleeve 7 and the pivot attachment 13 are joined to jaws 2 and 3 which can move in a scissor-like fashion. Pushing down on the sleeve 7 causes a rider 9, forming part of a catch rod 8, to move into a series of stepped channels in a block 14 associated with the shaft 12. The rider 9 can be positioned in the channels to lock the jaws 2 and 3 open, and can be subsequently removed from the channels to enable the jaws 2 and 3 to close towards one another.

Abstract: A head restraint for a vehicle is in the form of a transparent net or membrane which is supported above and/or to the rear of the seat back, as for example by attachments to vehicle structure such as the roof, the rear shelf support structure, and/or the seat back itself.

Abstract: Vehicle cockpit assemblies and methods of installing same within vehicles are provided. A vehicle cockpit assembly includes a dash insulator that is configured to be attached to a vehicle firewall, an instrument panel attached to the dash insulator, and a floor covering also attached to the dash insulator. A plurality of apertures are formed through the dash insulator, each of which is configured to overlie a respective opening in a vehicle firewall when attached thereto. Each aperture is configured to sealably receive an item extending therethrough such that substantially no gaps exist between the item and the substrate. Polyurethane may be added to one or more selected portions of the dash insulator to reflect and/or absorb sound.

Abstract: A toolbox system for pickup trucks that provides toolboxes or storage units are equipped with a guide track receiving a plurality of rollers to allow them to be extended out of the tailgate of the truck bed for easy access. The invention can be used with or without a bed cap. The guide track and rollers, similar in appearance and design to a heavy duty drawer slide system, is mounted on each side of the bed near the top edge of the bed area. The toolbox or storage system with drawers, conventional in design, then moves along the gide track. The toolbox or storage system may then be moved from its stowage position behind the cab area, by releasing a locking mechanism and sliding the toolbox to the rear of the bed. There, tools and other items can easily be removed without climbing into the bed area.

Abstract: There is provided a display apparatus which can avoid different visibility according to positions of seats in an automobile and which can supply information to passengers seated on all the seats. The display apparatus 1 comprises a rotary portion 5 adapted to be mounted on a ceiling wall of the automobile, an arm portion 6, and a display unit 7. The rotary portion 5 has a base part 5a which is rotatable around a rotation axis 5b intersecting the ceiling wall 3. The arm portion 6 is supported by means of the rotary portion 5 so as to rotate around a rotation axis 10a. The display unit 7 is supported by means of the arm portion 6 so as to rotate around rotation axes 12a, 13a.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a rear body opening that is closed by an upwardly-pivoting liftgate assembly that itself defines, when in a closed position, a secondary opening whose lowermost portion achieves a height on the vehicle significantly below the vehicle's beltline. The liftgate assembly also includes a pivotally mounted liftglass assembly for closing the secondary opening, thereby permitting limited access through the secondary opening into an interior space of the vehicle. When the liftglass assembly is in its closed position, the lowermost edge of the liftglass assembly extends downwardly on the vehicle to a height significantly lower than the vehicle beltline. A raised feature of the liftglass assembly, preferably having a color and surface finish that is coordinated with a painted body surface, defines a step that is substantially aligned with the vehicle beltline to thereby aesthetically substantially continue the vehicle beltline across the rear of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat portion and an adjustable backrest portion which is movable between a forward operating position and a rearward operating position relative to the seat portion. Both the upper and lower sections of the backrest portion move upwardly relative to the seating portion when the backrest portion moves from the forward operating position to the rearward operating position. A lockable adjustment mechanism is included to enable a user to lock the backrest in a suitable position from the forward to the rearward operating positions.

Abstract: Structure for securing a load detection element under a vehicle seat in combination with a support leg element having a hole formed in one end portion thereof, wherein the load detection element is pivotally connected with the support leg element, while being fixedly secured by first and second securing pins to the vehicle seat. The first pin has an end riveted to a bottom side of the vehicle seat and an end portion extending through the hole of support leg element. Such another end portion has a head larger in diameter than that hole and is disposed outwardly under the support leg member, with one space given between the head and support leg member. The second pin has a end fused and fixed in the bottom side of vehicle seat and a head disposed beneath the load detection element, with another space given between the head and support leg member.

Abstract: A vehicular floor panel (20) for attachment to a floor pan (16) of an automotive vehicle (12) is provided. The floor panel (20) is a reversible floorboard having a first surface (22) and a second surface (24) that is opposite to the first surface (22). This first surface (22) has a fabric covering (26) attached thereon. Additionally, the second surface (24) has at least one mounting device (28, 34, 36) integrated thereon for securing an item to the floor panel (20). The floor panel (20) also includes at least one fastener (54, 60) for selectively coupling the panel (20) to the floor pan (16) of the automotive vehicle (12) thereby permitting access to either the first surface (22) or the second surface (24) of the floor panel (20).

Abstract: A windup window shade is provided with windup window shade means which, in the extracted state, make possible different degrees of opacity at the window. To this end, the two window shade web can either be wound on separate windup shafts and spread out in the same direction from the same starting point, or the two window shade webs have been connected with each other and, after having been extended, are moved in the manner of a film in front of the window. Two windup shafts are employed in both cases, wherein in the one case the two windup shafts are located directly next to each other, while in the other case the windup shafts are separated from each other during the extension of the shade.

Abstract: A container covering system for open truck containers provides enhanced control and maneuverability of a tarp for covering containers of different sizes. A tarp can be extended and retracted under rotary movements of elements of the system to adapt for different lengths of containers. A tarp device includes the tarp, which can move between a stowed position and an extended position to cover the top of an open container. A pair of forward arms are pivotable with respect to a first pivot axis defined on the device. A pair of rear arms are pivotable respect to second pivot axis that is defined on the rear ends of the forward arms. A cross member extends between the end of the rear arms which are opposed to the second pivot axis. The cross member retains the leading end of the tarp and is movable with the rear arms. The rear arms are biased to rotate towards the rear end of the container. A biasing member is configured to rotate the rear arms around the second pivot axis.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a container of a vehicle, wherein the container has a first end and a second end. The cover assembly comprises a retractable cover having a first end attached to a roller assembly and a second end attached to a cover support element, and rolling means adapted to roll the cover upon the roller assembly. The cover support element is supported by at least one pivot arm at an upper end thereof. The pivot arm is pivotable about a lower end thereof at a point intermediate the two ends of the container and adjacent the bottom of the container, between a first position in which the cover support element is adjacent the first end of the container and a second position in which the cover support element is adjacent the second end of the container. The roller assembly is mounted for movement between a lower position.

Abstract: A top for a convertible vehicle, including a roof frame extending from a rear region of the convertible vehicle as far as a windshield arranged between A-pillars of the convertible vehicle in a closed state of the top. The roof frame includes at least one rear frame piece, a central frame piece connected in an articulated manner to the rear frame piece, and a front frame piece. The top also includes a front element and a cover of the top fixed to the front element. The front frame piece is connected in an articulated manner directly to the central frame piece, and the front element is connected pivotably with respect to the front frame piece to the front frame piece.

Abstract: A convertible roof system for an automotive vehicle include a roof bow that is operable between extended and retracted positions to vary tension of the roof cover and is actuated by a link that travels along a camming surface when the folding mechanism supporting the cover moves between the raised and stowed position.

Abstract: A convertible roof for an automotive vehicle is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, a convertible roof includes first, second and third roof sections. At least one of the roof sections rotates over one hundred and eighty degrees when moving from a raised position to a stowed position. Another aspect of the present invention employs a balance link interconnecting the second roof section and the vehicle. Another aspect of the present invention provides that a substantial portion of one of the roof sections is positioned below a top of a vehicle wheel well.

Abstract: An appendant to existing vehicle door panel armrests that renders the arm support location more adjustable and the arm more comfortable. The device generally contains three components: a cushion, a base plate, and one or more projections of various sizes. The projections may be installed in various configurations by the end-user for use with many makes and models of vehicles. The appendant can be stably placed to rest on the existing armrest top surface with the projections inserted into the existing door-pull opening or cavity. The present invention may be easily installed or removed with no permanent alteration of the existing door panel or exiting armrest. Several adjustable features permit adjustments for height, forward/rearward/sidewise position, and up/down tilt.

Abstract: An awning device, an associated kit and an associated method of using the kit to assemble the device for use as an auxiliary rain shield over a sleeping unit slidably attached to a recreational camping vehicle are disclosed. The device includes the interconnected components of two pair of securing brackets, a pair of corner posts, a generally rectangular sheet, a primary adhesive strip, and a complementary adhesive strip. The interconnected components of the device make up the auxiliary rain shield over the sleeping unit which provides the sleeping unit additional protection from water damage. The kit includes the unassembled components of the device. The method of using the kit includes the steps of adjoining, affixing, aligning, connecting, extending, hooking, mounting, obtaining, and screwing.

Abstract: A framework of a vehicle superstructure, in particular for rail or road bound vehicles for passenger transport, having a side-wall structure containing an inner side facing the interior of the vehicle superstructure and an outer side facing outwards and longitudinal sections (1) and vertical sections (101) forming cross-like connecting places, whereby at one, several or all cross-like connecting places made between longitudinal sections (1) and vertical sections (101), the longitudinal section (1) is continuous and crosses behind the vertical section (101) on the inside at least in part and is releasably attached to the vertical section (101). For the purpose of releasable connection of the longitudinal section (1) to the vertical section (101), the longitudinal section (1) contains at least one undercut longitudinal groove (2) which runs in the longitudinal direction and crosses behind the vertical section (101).

Abstract: A jointed lateral hopper door device capable of raising and retracting one or more lateral hopper doors upward, allowing a totally free access space without impeding access to the cargo material.

Abstract: A trailer including an inner frame that is made of metal, an outer shell that is made of a non-metal and that at least partially surrounds the inner frame, and at least one wheel rotatably secured to the inner frame. In a preferred embodiment, the outer shell is made of a plastic. The inner frame includes a lower frame portion with which the at least one wheel is rotatably secured, and an upper frame portion that supports at least a portion of the weight of the outer shell. Preferably, the upper frame portion includes a middle support member that extends upwardly from the lower frame portion, and a first bar assembly that is hingedly connected to the middle support member. In another embodiment, a second bar assembly is hingedly connected to the middle support member.

Abstract: This body structure is suitable for a motor vehicle, especially for a passenger car, which is provided with deformation elements of metal, which extend at a distance from the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle. When viewed in the height direction of the vehicle, these deformation elements have several deformation hollow supports, which are one above the other and extend, for example, between a front region and a dimensionally stable passenger compartment. To optimize the body structure, each deformation element has a first, lower deformation hollow support, a second, middle deformation hollow support and a third, upper deformation hollow support, the deformation hollow supports connecting relatively short cross-members and being connected through the agency of a mounting plate with a transverse wall of the passenger compartment in their end region facing the front region.

Abstract: A rail (14) for an automotive frame (12) is provided for absorbing kinetic energy in front end crashes. The rail (14) is a metal bar having a front portion and a plurality of indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) integrally formed therein along the longitudinal axis (42). The indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) are intended to permit the deformation of the metal bar so as to enhance the absorption of the kinetic energy of a front end crash.

Abstract: The pickup truck has a back panel separating the passenger compartment and cargo bed, connected to the rear floor panel of the vehicle and formed with an opening which is opened and closed by a hinged panel. A lower back panel constitutes the lower end of the back panel and defines the bottom edge of the opening. The lower back panel has a forward flange and a backward flange extending a certain distance from its front and rear ends. The flanges are connected to the rear floor panel such that the lower back panel and the rear floor panel together form a closed space therein. Thereby, the rigidity of the lower back panel, in particular, the bottom edge of the opening in the back panel where a cargo tray is mounted is increased, so that deformation of the lower back panel due to heavy cargo load can be prevented. The front circumferential edge of the forward flange is bent upward, and drain parts which extend through the rear floor panel are formed at predetermined positions in the forward flange.

Abstract: Connection for a grill panel (10) of a motor vehicle, incorporating a pair of mountings for the grill panel. To provide a safe and dimensionally stable connection for the grill panel, it is proposed, inter alia, that each mounting be associated with a hinge (20; 30) for a side door of the vehicle.

Abstract: An adjustable fastener assembly for a vehicle includes a retainer for connection to a first vehicle part and a tab portion for connection to a second vehicle part to be received by the retainer. The adjustable fastener assembly also includes an adjustable mechanism between the tab portion and the retainer to act as a temporary holding device to prevent the tab portion from exiting the retainer after a position of the first vehicle part and the second vehicle part are set to a desired location relative to each other.

Abstract: A vehicle roof molding to be fitted into a roof groove of a roof panel of a vehicle. The vehicle roof molding includes a head portion, a leg portion protruding from the head portion to be fitted in the roof groove, a pair of protruding portions provided on both sides of the leg portion respectively, and a pair of engaging pieces, each provided in the vicinity of the protruding end of protruding portion respectively and including an elastic deforming portion in a root portion thereof and a tip end. The distance between tip ends of the engaging pieces in a free state is set to be larger than a groove width of the roof groove. The engaging piece is press-contacted with the side wall of the roof groove due to a resiliency of elastic deformation of the elastic deforming portion while the leg portion is fitted in the roof groove.

Abstract: A sunroof assembly is provided for a vehicle having a roof with an opening. The assembly includes a panel structure, a pair of lift arms coupled to the panel structure, and a pair of track members. Each lift arm has a pair of cam structures providing a camming surface on each opposing side thereof. A pair of lifting cam structures are slidably coupled to each track member and have supports positioned on each lateral side of its respective lift arm to resist deflection of the lift arms. The lifting cam structures have camming surfaces engaged with camming surfaces of the cam structures. The lifting cam structures and the camming surfaces of the lift arms are configured such that sliding movement of the lifting cam structures along the track members relative to the lift arms creates a camming action to raise the lift arms.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has a roof arrangement which has a sliding cover at least partially opening up and closing a roof opening, and a wind deflector device with a wind deflector blade. By way of a tilt-out lever arrangement the deflector can be displaced into an inoperative and operative position, the tilt-out lever arrangement being disposed with its first end at the vehicle in a first swivelling axis extending approximately parallel to the transverse axis of the vehicle and being connected by its second end with the wind deflector blade.

Abstract: A child car seat (10) to be to be mounted on a car seat has a child car seat body (10a). The child car seat body (10a) is provided with belt guides (13, 17). The child car seat (10) is mounted on a car seat (25). A seat belt (26) is engaged with the belt guides (13, 17) of the child car seat body (10a) to fasten the child car seat (10) to the car seat (25).

Abstract: A metal frame glider having preassembled wooden seat panels. A bench back panel and a bench seat panel each include three vertical wooden support members to which a plurality of horizontal wooden slats are attached.

Abstract: An adjustable lumbar support for chairs and vehicle seats, which provides an adjustable contour to the seat back for varying degrees of lumbar support to the seat occupant is disclosed. The lumbar support includes a mounting base, a lumbar plate, and a pair of articulated linkage arms. Each of the linkage arms includes an upper and lower segment, which are pivotally connected by an elbow joint. The lower segments of each linkage arm are pivotally connected to the mounting base and the upper segments of each linkage arm are pivotally connected to the lumbar plate. A Bowden cable is connected to the linkage arms at the elbow joints, such that extending or retracting the cable pulls or pushes the elbow joints together or apart to actuate the lumbar support. The linkage mechanism composed of the linkage arms and the six pivotal joints allows the lumbar plate a limited degree of pivotal movement between its fully extended and fully retracted positions.

Abstract: A chair includes a seat, a backrest mounted to the seat, the backrest including a rear face having two sides, a chassis fixed to an underside of the seat, a leg assembly attached to the chassis, two stays respectively attached to the sides of the rear face of the backrest, and a connecting frame. Each stay has an upper end fixed to an associated side of the rear face of the backrest. The connecting frame has two ends and an extension extending from the connecting frame. The extension is securely connected to a rear end of the chassis. Each end of the connecting frame is fixed to a lower end of an associated stay.

Abstract: A chair, in particular a work or office chair, having a seat mounted onto a chair frame. The front region of the seat can be inclined about a horizontal, pivoting shaft which is displaced upwards and downwards, following a spatial guide curve in relation to the chair frame. The seat is also connected in an articulated manner to a rocker which is directed upwards and extends backwards from an articulated rocker bearing fixed to the chair frame and which is connected at a distance from the rear edge of the seat, or at the side of said seat. The chair also includes a backrest which is attached to the section of the rocker that is directed upwards, the inclination of the backrest being disproportionately altered, in a forced manner, with the alteration of the inclination of the seat.

Abstract: A seat device comprises a base and a seat itself comprising a back and a seat proper. The back comprises a bottom portion and a top portion pivotally mounted on the bottom portion via a first locking mechanism. The bottom portion of the back is pivotally mounted on the base via a second locking mechanism. Both locking mechanisms can be unlocked simultaneously so as to allow the top portion to be retracted into the bottom portion within a cavity provided in the base.

Abstract: A reclinable passenger seat having a seat frame mounting a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, and a legrest assembly mounted adjacent a forward end of the seat bottom for being selectively extended generally downwardly and outwardly from the seat bottom for supporting the legs of the passenger. The legrest assembly also includes a legrest diaphragm mounted for pivotal movement in relation to the seat bottom and a legrest extension diaphragm telescoped within the legrest diaphragm for being selectively extended and retracted relative to the legrest diaphragm to provide an appropriate length leg support for the passenger. The legrest diaphragm and the legrest extension diaphragm each include respective pairs of spaced-apart rails and a fabric attached under tension to the rails for forming a taut, resilient support for the legs of the passenger.

Abstract: A stool includes a base and a post extending from a top of the base with a seat pivotably connected to a top of the post. A foot rest has a collar through the post extends and a recess is defined in an inner periphery of the collar. A cam member is received in the recess and a lever is connected to the cam member. A fastening member is received in the collar and mounted to the post. The cam member urges against an outside of the fastening member by operating the lever.

Abstract: A chair and kit for producing a kit. A plurality of legs and cross-members are connectable together to form a chair frame. A leather seat portion and back portion are mounted to the frame and secured together by lacing extending through the opposed ends of the back and seat portion.

Abstract: A seat assembly mounted on a floor of a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame operatively secured to the floor. The seat assembly also includes a seat back having a seat back frame including side members and an upper crossmember extending between the side members fixedly secured to the seat cushion frame. A recliner mechanism is fixedly secured to the seat cushion frame for pivotally moving the seat back relative to the seat cushion, and an armrest is connected to one of the side members. In addition, a bracket includes a base and first and second mounting arms extending out from the base. The base is fixedly secured to one of the side members. The armrest is secured to the first mounting arm and the recliner mechanism is secured to the second mounting arm such that the bracket maintains a predetermined distance between the armrest and the recliner mechanism.

Abstract: An adjustable support system of seat structure includes two side supporting units foldably extended from two vertical sides of the back panel, at least an elongated element having a predetermined length of holding portion extended from the back panel through the two side supporting units respectively, and an adjustable locker securely locked up two free end portions of the elongated element for adjusting the length of the holding portion of the elongated element, so as to adjust a folding angle between each of the side supporting units and the back panel.